Overview
Dr. Craig R. Dufresne is a plastic surgeon affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital and Inova Fairfax Hospital, as well as a clinical professor of plastic surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center, a clinical associate professor of plastic surgery at Johns Hopkins University and director of the craniofacial program at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children. He has a private practice in Fairfax, Va. Dr. Dufresne has an expertise in aesthetic and cosmetic plastic surgery, pediatric craniofacial plastic surgery, and facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Dufresne earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont and his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed a general surgery residency at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, followed by a plastic surgery fellowship at the Institute of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of New York University Medical Center. Dr. Dufresne also completed a fellowship in craniofacial and microvascular surgery at New York University Medical Center. He has served as the section chief of the division of plastic surgery at Inova Fairfax Hospital; assistant professor of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University; director of the facial rehabilitation center at the Children’s Hospital in Baltimore and Johns Hopkins Hospital; director of the ear deformity clinic for the Johns Hopkins Hospital; chief of plastic surgery service at Loch Raven VA Medical Center; and attending consultant at the University of Maryland and Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services. Dr. Dufresne is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the International Craniomaxillofacial Society. He is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the American Cleft Lip and Palate Society, the John Staige Davis Society and the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons. Dr. Dufresne has been repeatedly named one of America’s Top Doctors by Castle Connolly, as well as a Top Doctor in the Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Washington-Baltimore areas. Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine has named him a Top MD and the Washington Post has named him a Super Doctor. Dr. Dufresne has also been named a Top MD by Washingtonian Magazine and a Top Plastic Surgeon by Northern Virginia Magazine. Dr. Dufresne has contributed to numerous presentations and exhibits, co-authored papers and book chapters, published book and articles reviews, appeared on documentaries and television specials, and conducted research grants and projects.
Dr. Dufresne is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Crouzon Syndrome, Acromicric Dysplasia, and Keloids.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 45 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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8501 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 420, Suite 420, Fairfax, VA 22031
Clinical Research
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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 highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Facial Paralysis, Bell's Palsy, Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy, Septoplasty, and Gastrostomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Crouzon SyndromeDr. Dufresne isDistinguished. Learn about Crouzon Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Acromicric DysplasiaDr. Dufresne isExperienced. Learn about Acromicric Dysplasia.
- KeloidsDr. Dufresne isExperienced. Learn about Keloids.