The 20 Best Craniosynostosis Doctors in The United States

Jesse A. Goldstein, MD, is a craniofacial plastic surgeon certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is chief of the Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, director of the Cleft-Craniofacial Center at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He is also program director of the Plastic Surgery Residency program and the Craniofacial Fellowship programs and an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Goldstein is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Metopic Ridge, Plagiocephaly, Osteotomy, and Bone Graft.

Dr. Smyth is chief of the pediatric neurosurgery division at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and director of the pediatric neurosurgery fellowship program. His specialties include pediatric neurosurgery, with sub-specialization in pediatric epilepsy surgery and craniofacial surgery with an emphasis on minimally invasive techniques. In addition, Dr. Smyth is a professor of neurosurgery in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Before joining the Johns Hopkins All Children’s medical staff, Dr. Smyth was the Appoline Blair Professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Smyth earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery internship in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, Irvine. He then completed a residency in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California in San Francisco, where he was chief resident. Dr. Smyth completed a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama, Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Smyth is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy.

Alex Kane is a Plastic Surgeon in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Kane is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Metopic Ridge, Craniosynostosis, Lambdoid Synostosis, Craniectomy, and Osteotomy.

Joseph E. Losee, MD, is a pediatric plastic surgeon certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is the Dr. Ross H. Musgrave Endowed Chair of Pediatric Plastic Surgery and executive vice chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery at UPMC. Dr. Losee serves as the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, and an Advisory Dean of Students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is the co-chair of the UPMC Health System Physician Wellness Initiative. Dr. Losee received his medical degree from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He completed a residency in plastic surgery at the University of Rochester and a fellowship in craniofacial surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.View Dr. Losee's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Losee is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Plagiocephaly, Metopic Ridge, Bone Graft, and Osteotomy.

Scott Bartlett is a Plastic Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bartlett is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Pfeiffer Syndrome, Acrocephalopolydactyly, Osteotomy, and Bone Graft. Dr. Bartlett is currently accepting new patients.

Mark Urata is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Urata is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Metopic Ridge, Plagiocephaly, Osteotomy, and Bone Graft. Dr. Urata is currently accepting new patients.

Derek Steinbacher is a Plastic Surgeon in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Steinbacher is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Metopic Ridge, Craniosynostosis, Crouzon Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Bone Graft.

Dr. Magge is a Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery and serves as the Surgical Director of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Program. His clinical practice encompasses all types of pediatric neurosurgery, with particular clinical and research interests in pediatric brain tumors, craniosynostosis (endoscopic and open surgery), and pediatric neurovascular disease (including AVM’s and moyamoya disease). His brain tumor research has focused on finding better treatments for diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG’s) and methods for liquid biopsy. He has been involved in multicenter clinical trials. In the field of craniosynostosis, he has been the principal investigator of a multicenter trial examining long term outcomes of children with craniosynostosis treated with either endoscopic or open surgery. He also started the first endoscopic craniosynostosis surgery program in the Washington, DC area and helped to grow a busy craniosynostosis practice in California. He has authored numerous scholarly papers, and he is a regular speaker at national and international conferences. Dr. Magge works to find the best treatment for each patient in the least invasive method possible.Prior to joining University of Michigan Health, Dr. Magge served as the Director of Neurosurgery and Co-Director of the Children’s Hospital of Orange County Neuroscience Institute and Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery at University of California Irvine. Prior to that, he was a faculty member in the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, where he started the pediatric neurosurgery fellowship program and served as fellowship director.Dr. Magge grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and he attended Harvard College for his undergraduate studies, where he majored in biochemistry. He then obtained his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, graduating in 2001. During medical school, he completed a 1 year Howard Hughes research fellowship at the NIH. He then completed neurosurgery residency training at the University of Pennsylvania in 2008, and fellowship training in pediatric neurosurgery at Boston Children’s Hospital in 2009. Dr. Magge is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Plagiocephaly, Cortical Dysplasia, Craniectomy, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.

John Myseros is a Neurosurgery provider in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Myseros is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Chiari Malformation, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Osteotomy.

Matthew White is a Radiologist and a Neuroradiologist in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. White has been practicing medicine for over 33 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Baller-Gerold Syndrome, Metopic Ridge, and Lambdoid Synostosis.

John Smetona is a General Surgeon in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Dr. Smetona is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Plagiocephaly, Metopic Ridge, Craniosynostosis, Osteotomy, and Craniectomy.

John Persing is a Neurosurgery provider in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Persing is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Metopic Ridge, Craniosynostosis, Plagiocephaly, Crouzon Syndrome, and Craniectomy.

Mark Proctor is a General Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Proctor is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Metopic Ridge, Plagiocephaly, Craniectomy, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.

Robert Keating is a Pediatrics provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Keating is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Metopic Ridge, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy.

Gary Rogers is a Pediatrics provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Rogers is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Metopic Ridge, Plagiocephaly, Craniectomy, and Bone Graft.

Jesse Taylor is a Plastic Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Taylor is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Acrofacial Dysostosis Rodriguez Type, Treacher Collins Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Endoscopy.

Kamlesh Patel is a Plastic Surgeon in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Patel is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Metopic Ridge, Plagiocephaly, Craniectomy, and Osteotomy.

Ethylin Jabs is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Jabs is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. Her top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Beare-Stevenson Cutis Gyrata Syndrome, Crouzon Syndrome, and Roberts Syndrome. Dr. Jabs is currently accepting new patients.

John Meara is a General Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Meara is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Metopic Ridge, Cleft Lip and Palate, Craniectomy, and Septoplasty.

Jeffrey Fearon is a Plastic Surgeon in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Fearon is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniosynostosis. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Plagiocephaly, Metopic Ridge, Osteotomy, and Myringotomy.