The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Center for Cleft and Craniofacial Disorders offers a Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship at one of the largest and busiest pediatric hospital systems in the country. Our goal is to equip you with extensive training so that you can provide all aspects of care in the areas of pediatric and craniofacial surgery.
Each year, surgeons at Children’s complete approximately 400 cleft-related surgeries, 1,900 total plastic surgeries and 1,000 craniofacial team clinic visits. While we perform some of the highest cleft surgery volumes in the country, we also treat children with a variety of facial traumas and rare craniofacial syndromes.
Fellows are often involved in treating:
At Children’s, we offer fellows the opportunity to train with advanced technology, including:
Fellows are expected to participate in research projects for manuscripts and presentations.
Recent projects/reviews include:
Faculty members maintain clinical appointments in the Division of Plastic Surgery at Emory University. Plastic surgery residents at Emory participate in rotations through Children's.
Fellows are expected to teach residents in the operating room and through lectures at various conferences and labs. Fellows may participate in all Emory plastic surgery conferences.
Learn more about the Division of Plastic Surgery at Emory University
|
Name of Procedure |
Total for 2013-14 Fellow |
Total for 2014-15 Fellow |
Total for 2015-16 Fellow |
Total for 2016-17 Fellow |
|
Adult (reconstructive and cosmetic) |
21 |
3 |
5 |
15 |
|
Alveolar bone graft |
32 |
34 |
48 |
39 |
|
BSSO |
5 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
|
Cleft surgeries (lip/palate) (primary) |
100 |
178 |
122 |
162 |
|
Cranioplasty |
8 |
18 |
13 |
20 |
|
Ear reconstructions and otoplasties |
12 |
9 |
7 |
22 |
|
Facial cleft/hemifacial microsomial |
28 |
8 |
1 |
16 |
|
Intracranial/craniosynostosis |
30 |
32 |
30 |
29 |
|
Laser |
32 |
21 |
15 |
57 |
|
Lefort 1 advancement |
19 |
25 |
42 |
24 |
|
Lefort 1 distraction |
5 |
9 |
12 |
12 |
|
Mandible osteotomy other |
2 |
8 |
14 |
8 |
|
Mandibular distraction |
15 |
29 |
21 |
23 |
|
Maxillary osteotomy other (e.g., tumor/mass/cyst resection) |
5 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
|
Midface distraction (Le Fort III) |
2 |
6 |
36 |
5 |
|
Nasal recon/Secondary cleft surgery |
96 |
71 |
27 |
84 |
|
Osseous genioplasty |
6 |
16 |
10 |
13 |
|
Pediatric other (e.g., hemangioma, neurofibroma, flaps, ocular recon, tissue expansion, congenital nevi, tongue reductions) |
193 |
200 |
152 |
191 |
|
Peds facial trauma |
35 |
77 |
15 |
45 |
|
Torticollis |
20 |
12 |
7 |
17 |
|
VPI surgeries |
59 |
46 |
26 |
44 |
|
|
|
|
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|
TOTAL |
725 |
811 |
608 |
852 |
Fellows are expected to participate in faculty-directed surgical cases. This includes preparation of the surgical splint and planning for orthognathic cases. Fellows are also expected to participate in the post-operative care of patients in addition to planning surgeries through both private and craniofacial clinics.
Fellows are not expected to participate routinely in call coverage. They are given junior attending status and are expected to cover call occasionally and operate independently. Fellows are also involved in teaching plastic surgery residents and medical students as needed.
Qualified applicants must be U.S. medical school graduates who have completed a residency/fellowship in plastic surgery.The 2018-2019 fellowship period runs from Aug. 1, 2018 to July 31, 2019.
First, register with the San Francisco Matching Program
After registering, applicants must submit an online application through the American Society of Craniofacial Surgery (ASCFS). The ASCFS has developed a universal online application for all applicants to complete and to select the program to which you wish to apply.
Complete the ASCFS application
Contact Christina Fields, Graduate Medical Education Program Manager, with questions.
E-mail: christina.fields@choa.org
Phone: 404-785-3782
Connect with craniofacial surgery fellows to hear about their experience with our program.
Jenny Chen, MD (Fellow 2017)
Email: TxujaneJenny.Chen@choa.org
Phone: 317-753-5774
Brentley Taylor, MD (Fellow 2016)
McCollough Plastic Surgery Clinic, Gulf Shores, AL
E-mail: brentley.taylor@choa.org
Phone: 205-229-8573
Courtney Carpenter, MD (Fellow 2015)
Assistant Professor, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York
Email: anadelsol@hotmail.com
Phone: 413-695-9790
Jordan Steinberg, MD, PhD (Fellow 2014)
Pediatric/Craniofacial Plastic Surgery, Advocate Children’s Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois
E-mail: jordan.steinberg@advocatehealth.com
Phone: 847-318-9330
Magdalena Soldanska, MD (Fellow 2013)
E-mail: msoldanska@gmail.com
Phone: 516-902-2112
ChiChi Berhane, MD (Fellow 2012)
Director, Reconstructive Surgery, Shepherd Center, Atlanta, Georgia
E-mail: chichi_0716@yahoo.com
Phone: 703-655-0105
Mark Schoemann, MD (Fellow 2011)
Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Virginia
E-mail: markschoemann@gmail.com
Phone: 585-355-5056
Sam Maurice, MD (Fellow 2010)
Chief of Plastic Surgery, Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa
E-mail: smaurice@mercydesmoines.org
Phone: 515-643-5455