Plastic Surgery

The Plastic Surgery Division is working on Characterizing Craniofacial shape for use in diagnostic of positional Plagiocephaly.  This is a collabortive adventure with Dawn Rothchild, Dr. Donna Jones and Dr. Brian Pann. 

Dr. David Billmire's current clinical research centers on facial bone growth after severe burns and chemical signaling defects in craniosynostosis.  Dr. Billmire has been at the forefront of craniofacial surgery, introducing craniofacial bone distration to the Cincinnati area in 1994.  He has served as the President of the Ohio Valley Society of Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery and as a guest examiner for the qualifying exam of the American Board of Plastic Surgery. 

Dr. Chris Gordon's research focuses on the molecular biology of bone growth and the genetic basis for facial clefting.  He is working to develop a comprehensive research center that will provide new insights into factors and mechanisms that underlie craniofacial disorders and to foster the development of research, technology and therapeutics that can alter the outcome in craniofacial disorders.

Dr. Kevin Yakuboff has a primary interest in pediatric burns, brachial plexus injury and pediatric congenital hand anomalies.  Dr. Yakuboff manages the more complex congenital hand anomalies and participates in the CCHMC brachioplexus reconstrucion program.

Dr. Taylor's interests include craniofacial surgery (craniosynostosis, craniofacial syndromes, major facial clefts), cleft lip and palate, cleft rhinoplasty, hemifacial microsomia, facial trauma (both primary and secondary reconstruction), rhinoplasty, facial reanimation (facial paralysis) and extremity salvage.