About Radiance

Dr. Cang “Carson” Huynh was born and raised in Vietnam until age 9.  Due to stricken poverty and lack of socioeconomic opportunities in the country after the Vietnam War, his father Mr. Di Van Huynh took his son and together, they escaped out of the country by boat in the darkness of one summer’s night in 1986.  The two of them along with ninety six other “boat people” were robbed and attacked by pirates.  They were then left stranded out in the open sea for seven days and nights with little food and water left onboard.  On the eighth day as they were hopelessly lost at sea, they were spotted by oil rig workers.  They were then rescued and taken to a refugee camp in Malaysia.  They eventually made it to America and settled in the Atlanta area where the young Dr. Huynh received his primary and secondary education.

After completing his undergraduate study in Atlanta, Dr. Huynh went on to earn his D.M.D. degree from the Medical College of Georgia and his M.D. degree from the Emory University School of Medicine.  He then completed a year residency in General Surgery with the Emory University Department of Surgery, working with specialists in disciplines of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery, and Plastic Surgery. During his time at Emory, he developed a more focused interest in the complex anatomical structures and functions of the face.  He went on to complete a 6 year residency program in Maxillofacial Surgery at Emory University.  Dr. Huynh received intensive training in surgical reconstruction of traumatic injuries and treatment of congenital and development disorders of the face, head, and neck. He was awarded the Robert A. Bays Achievement Award for achieving the highest exam score.

After completing his surgical training at Emory as a chief resident, Dr. Huynh was selected for a highly sought-after Facial Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship under the tutelage of Dr. T. William Evans, a renowned facial cosmetic surgeon. Fellowship training is the highest level of formal education achievable by a physician and is considered the gold standard in surgical education attainable in any given field.  Dr. Huynh was chosen among more than 40 candidates from around the world for this prestigious position. He then further honed his surgical craft through operating with highly skilled plastic and cosmetic surgeons in New York City and Beverly Hills prior to building his private practice in, Radiance Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine in Atlanta.  Dr. Huynh devoted a total of 15 years toward higher education, medical school, and surgical training.  He is one of few surgeons in the country who hold dual-doctorate degrees in both highly specialized fields of maxillofacial and facial plastic surgery. Dr. Huynh routinely attends several continuing education meetings each year to offer the cutting edge advances in aesthetic medicine to his patients.

With a humble immigrant background, Dr. Carson Huynh believes in giving back to his community by donating his time to charitable events close to home and abroad. In the summer of 2017, he was able to return to his birth country of Vietnam as a volunteer visiting surgeon providing pro bono surgical services to underprivileged adults and children. He considers this experience to be the biggest honor and accomplishment of his career.