Dr. Gaylon McCollough is an internationally recognized surgeon, teacher, author, and motivational speaker. Dr. McCollough was an Academic All-American center on Alabama Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant’s 1964 National Championship team. That same year, McCollough was drafted by the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. Choosing a career in medicine, instead, he has distinguished himself as a pioneer in his profession.

 Dr. McCollough has authored a number of books including Let Us Make Man, Shoulders of Giants, Before and After, and The Appearance Factor. In 2008, he released The Long Shadow of Coach Paul Bear Bryant.   

After 25 successful years in Birmingham, Dr. McCollough and the internationally acclaimed McCollough Plastic Surgery Clinic moved to Gulf Shores, Alabama where he founded the McCollough Institute for Appearance & Health, an interdisciplinary professional complex dedicated to helping people from all walks of life look, feel, and perform…better.

The “Alabama Health-Education Initiative,” a partnership between the Alabama Education Association’s PEEHIP program and the McCollough Institute, was conceived and is directed by Dr. McCollough. The AHEI is designed to identify potential and real health issues among AEA’s members and to help them make lifestyle decisions designed to bring about better health at more affordable costs.

Dr. McCollough completed his residency at the University of Alabama – Birmingham. He has completed approved programs of specialized training in Beverly Hills, New Orleans, and Boston. He is “board – certified” by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and has served as the Board’s president. Dr. McCollough and his wife, Susan, have two children and four grandchildren.