Overview
Dr. Creighton is an ear and lateral skull base surgeon. Dr. Creighton graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in biomedical engineering and earned his M.D. from Emory University. He completed a general surgery internship at the Mass General Hospital and residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Harvard. Following this he completed a fellowship in neurotology and lateral skull base surgery at Johns Hopkins. His clinical practice specializes in surgical and medical management of middle ear, inner ear, skull base and facial nerve disorders. These include skull base tumors, vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neuromas), hearing loss, cholesteatoma, cochlear implantation, stapedectomy, CSF leaks and ear drum perforations. He is trained in minimally invasive and endoscopic approaches to the ear for cholesteatoma and ear drum perforations, which reduces the need for visible incisions, and performed the first in office tympanoplsty repairs at Johns Hopkins.
Dr. Creighton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. His top areas of expertise are Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Infant Hearing Loss, Mastoidectomy, and Septoplasty.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 68 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Facial Paralysis.
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Locations
6565 North Charles Street, Physicians Pavilion East - Suite 315, Physicians Pavilion East - Suite 315, Towson, MD 21204
10803 Falls Road, Pavilion III STE 2300, Lutherville, MD 21093
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Kofi Derek Owusu Boahene is a professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and dermatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is the Director of the Division of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery and the director for the facial plastics fellowship training program. His practice encompasses the entire spectrum of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery including cosmetic and reconstructive aspects. Dr. Boahene is a leading expert in facial paralysis surgery and facial nerve injuries and has pioneered innovative treatment protocols and surgical techniques in facial reanimation. He is the director of the Johns Hopkins Facial Nerve center dedicated to restoring facial balance, symmetry and animation to those who have suffered from facial paralysis and facial nerve disorders. As an expert microsurgeon, Dr. Boahene routinely performs some of the most complex facial reconstruction procedures on the face including rebuilding of an entire nose, lip, jaw and facial defects resulting from cancer treatment, traumatic injuries or as a result of birth defects. He uses cutting edge 3-D technology, image-guided technology and tissue transplanted from other parts of the body to restore or replace missing tissues. He is a key member of the Johns Hopkins facial transplant program. His cosmetic experience is broad and draws from patients across the globe. He routinely performs rhinoplasties, eyelid surgery, face lifts and other facial enhancing procedures. As a skull base surgeon, Dr. Boahene has pioneered minimally invasive techniques for removal of skull base and brain tumors, repairing CSF leaks and has authored a major textbook on this subject. Dr. Boahene received his undergraduate degree from the University of Central Arkansas. He graduated summa cum laude from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, completed a five-year surgical residency training program in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and received fellowship training in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Minnesota. As the recipient of the prestigious Mayo Brothers Distinguished Fellowship Award, Dr. Boahene was awarded additional craniofacial surgery training in Adelaide, Australia. He also received the Jack R. Anderson Prize for Scholastic Excellence for attaining the highest score nationally on the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery certification exam. Dr. Boahene serves as on the Board of Governors or the American Academy Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. In 1993, Dr. Kofi Boahene received the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical. Dr. Boahene is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. His top areas of expertise are Facial Paralysis, Bell's Palsy, Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy, Septoplasty, and Gastrostomy.
The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group
Jessyka Lighthall is an Otolaryngologist in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lighthall is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. Her top areas of expertise are Facial Paralysis, Bell's Palsy, Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy, Septoplasty, and Osteotomy.
Univ Of Maryland Otorhinolaryngology Head And Neck Surgery PA
Kalpesh Vakharia is a General Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Vakharia is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facial Paralysis. His top areas of expertise are Facial Paralysis, Bell's Palsy, Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy, Laryngectomy, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Vakharia is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- MastoidectomyDr. Creighton isDistinguished. Learn about Mastoidectomy.
- Advanced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Creighton isAdvanced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- DFNB1Dr. Creighton isAdvanced. Learn about DFNB1.
- Infant Hearing LossDr. Creighton isAdvanced. Learn about Infant Hearing Loss.
- SchwannomaDr. Creighton isAdvanced. Learn about Schwannoma.
- Experienced
- Adenoid Cystic CarcinomaDr. Creighton isExperienced. Learn about Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional VertigoDr. Creighton isExperienced. Learn about Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Creighton isExperienced. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- CholesteatomaDr. Creighton isExperienced. Learn about Cholesteatoma.
- Deafness Hypogonadism SyndromeDr. Creighton isExperienced. Learn about Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome.
- EndoscopyDr. Creighton isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.