Craniofacial and Plastic Surgery
Current Research
General Overview of Research Aims
- Case report: Management of oral-sino-ocular fistula in a bilateral Tessier no. 4 cleft
- Case report: Nasal encephalocele repair, craniotomy, and mini-bandeau in a 1 day old: Technique and lessons learned
- Comparing perceptions of aesthetic outcomes of craniosynostosis 15 years post-op
- CranioRate - NIH funded multi-center study to use machine learning to create severity scores for headshapes
- Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) & neuropsychological outcomes in pediatric patients diagnosed with craniosynostosis
- Evaluating perceived perspective of care in a multidisciplinary craniofacial clinic
- Implementing a bone anchored implant early hearing intervention for children with cleft lip/palate
- Implementing the PedsQL as a standard-of-care quality of life measure in the craniofacial clinic: Methodology and preliminary results
- Influence of radiographic soft tissue findings on clinical entrapment in pediatric patients with orbital fractures
- Perceptions of aesthetic outcomes in cleft lip: What matters to the surgeon and the parent?
- Synostosis Research Group (SynRG) 9 center Center Craniosynostosis Consortium
Recent Publications
- Nationwide Analysis of Complex Midface Advancement in Pediatric Patients
- Micheal Golinko publications on PubMed
- Izabela Galdyn publications on PubMed
- Matthew Pontell publications on PubMed
Please contact Ashley Volk ashley.volk@vumc.org if parents want to participate in the ongoing study.
Investigators & Research Team
Michael S. Golinko BS, MD
Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery, Chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, and Director of the Cleft & Craniofacial Program
Clare E. Gargaro PA, MHSA
Program Lead, Cleft & Craniofacial Program
Staff
Ashley Volk
Research Manager
News from our field
Upcoming Meetings
American Society of Plastic of Plastic Surgeons - Plastic Surgery the Meeting
Meeting Dates: October 27-30, 2022
Location: Boston, MA
July is Cleft/Cranio awareness month, check out Vanderbilt's Cleft and Cranio Program!