Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency
USC Keck School of Medicine
The Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery is a core rotation for residents in the plastic and reconstructive surgery residency at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC). In their fifth year of residency, residents rotate for a three-month period. During the rotation, the residents have exposure to the entire scope of craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery at one of the busiest centers in the nation. On any given day, our service and affiliated surgeons are operating pediatric cases in at least three operating rooms. This provides a generous opportunity for primary operative experience with different surgeons.
The residents, under the supervision of the craniofacial fellow and attending surgeons, gain experience in all phases of treatment for craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery patients, including inpatient and outpatient care. Additionally, the residents present all of the following week’s patients at the Division’s Thursday morning Case Conference. This is an opportunity to benefit from the expert opinions of no less than five craniofacial trained faculty surgeons on each case.
Craniofacial fellowships have become the favorite choice for graduates upon completion of the USC residency. The candidacy of our residents has also been bolstered by the opportunity to do bench research at one of the premier centers of molecular research focused on the facial skeleton, the Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology (CCMB) of the USC School of Dentistry. Since 2003, the Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery has collaborated with the expert researchers at the CCMB to investigate the molecular interactions that lead to the very congenital differences they see every day at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency
USC School of Dentistry
The oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) residents operate with the faculty of the Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery in their sixth and final year of residency. In 2008, the value of oral and maxillofacial services at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles were recognized in the establishment of the expanded Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery (formerly the Division of Plastic Surgery). Duke Yamashita, DDS, chairman of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the USC School of Dentistry, joined Mark Urata, MD, DDS, and Jeffrey Hammoudeh, MD, DDS as the nucleus of oral surgeons at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
The OMFS residents work in concert with the faculty on complex level orthognathic cases. They also work alongside the plastic surgery resident and the craniofacial fellow on full scope craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery cases.
Craniofacial Fellowship
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
The Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles offers a comprehensive one-year craniofacial fellowship registered with SFMatch.org. As one of the largest craniofacial centers in the nation, our fellows gain comprehensive experience in the full scope of craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery.
Moreover, with the incorporation of oral and maxillofacial surgery within our Division, this is one of the only fellowships that provide comprehensive orthognathic training. This clinically demanding fellowship is designed for those destined for a career in academic craniofacial surgery. The fellow benefits from time with each of the following faculty members:
Mark Urata, MD, DDS
Jeffrey Hammoudeh, MD, DDS
Sheryl Lewin, MD
William Magee, III, MD, DDS
Andre Panossian, MD
John Reinisch, MD
The fellows operate at several hospitals with the following distribution:
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles 90%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 10%
The fellow may choose to focus on his or her particular areas of interest from a broad scope of surgical procedures including:
Monobloc advancement/distraction
LeFort III advancement/distraction
LeFort I single and multi-segment advancement/distraction
Box osteotomies
Bilateral sagittal split osteotomy
Mandibular distraction
Neonatal mandibular distraction
Surgical rapid palatal expansion
Orthognathic splint fabrication
Extraction of teeth
Placement of dental implants
Eyelid ptosis reconstruction
Dacrocystorhinostomy
Medial canthopexy
Lateral canthopexy
Cleft lip repair
Palatoplasty
Alveolar bone grafting
Cleft lip nasal revision
Cleft rhinoplasty
Medpor ear reconstruction
Otoplasty
Free gracilis transfer for facial reanimation
Mustarde cheek advancement
ALT flap for soft tissue coverage
Excision of lesions
Tissue expansion
Fat injection for soft tissue defects
Open reduction craniomaxillofacial trauma
Closed reduction craniomaxillomandibular fixation
Program Director
Mark M. Urata, MD, DDS
Program Coordinator
Dalia Rosales
Phone: 323-361-4544
Email: drosales@chla.usc.edu
Mailing Address
Craniofacial Fellowship
C/O Dalia Rosales
Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgeons
4650 Sunset Boulevard MS#96
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Prerequisites
- Registered with Craniofacial Fellowship Match at SFMatch.org
- Completion of an ACGME accredited residency in Plastic Surgery
- Eligible for medical licensure in the State of California
Duration
One year from August 1 – July 30
Application Process
Please send the following documents to the above mailing address by October 31 of each year:
- A copy of the Certificate of Registration showing your match number from SFMatch.org
- Curriculum Vitae
- A one-page personal statement describing your career goals following fellowship
- Three letters of recommendation, including one from the Chairperson of your Plastic Surgery Residency
Interviews
Interviews are typically conducted over two days, a Thursday and Friday.
ACADEMIC VISITORS
The Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgeons has become a favorite place to visit for surgeons from the United States and abroad. Since, 2003, the Division has hosted an average of five academic visitors yearly from institutions both within the United States and abroad. Each year, the Division also sponsors one or two visiting professors to the USC Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery related to craniofacial surgery and pediatric plastic surgery.
FOREIGN FELLOWSHIP
The Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery hosts academic physicians from abroad for variable periods of time. This has included plastic surgeons, oral and maxillofacial surgeons and orthodontists.
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