Overview
Dr. Susarla is the Division Chief of Plastic Surgery, the Marlys C. Larson Endowed Chair in Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery, and the Surgical Director of the Craniofacial Center at Seattle Children's Hospital. He is a Professor of Surgery (Plastic) and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Washington.
Dr. Susarla is an internationally-recognized expert in pediatric and adult craniomaxillofacial reconstructive surgery. His clinical practice includes management of congenital craniofacial differences such as cleft lip and palate, craniosynostosis, and craniofacial syndromes as well as secondary craniomaxillofacial reconstruction.
Dr. Susarla completed his medical degree (MD) at Harvard Medical School and his dental degree (DMD) at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He completed residency training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and Plastic Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. His fellowship training in craniomaxillofacial surgery was at Seattle Children's Hospital. He is one of the few craniomaxillofacial surgeons in the United States board certified in Plastic Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Dr. Susarla has a robust research portfolio, with over 300 publications. He is on the editorial boards for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He has given over 100 invited talks nationally and internationally on craniomaxillofacial reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Susarla is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Micrognathia, Metopic Ridge, Craniosynostosis, Osteotomy, and Bone Graft.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 203 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Susarla has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
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Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- OsteotomyDr. Susarla isElite. Learn about Osteotomy.
- Distinguished
- CraniosynostosisDr. Susarla isDistinguished. Learn about Craniosynostosis.
- Lambdoid SynostosisDr. Susarla isDistinguished. Learn about Lambdoid Synostosis.
- Metopic RidgeDr. Susarla isDistinguished. Learn about Metopic Ridge.
- MicrognathiaDr. Susarla isDistinguished. Learn about Micrognathia.
- Pierre Robin SequenceDr. Susarla isDistinguished. Learn about Pierre Robin Sequence.
- PlagiocephalyDr. Susarla isDistinguished. Learn about Plagiocephaly.
- Advanced
- AcrocephalopolydactylyDr. Susarla isAdvanced. Learn about Acrocephalopolydactyly.
- Acrofacial Dysostosis Rodriguez Type
- Apert SyndromeDr. Susarla isAdvanced. Learn about Apert Syndrome.
- Baller-Gerold SyndromeDr. Susarla isAdvanced. Learn about Baller-Gerold Syndrome.
- Crouzon SyndromeDr. Susarla isAdvanced. Learn about Crouzon Syndrome.
- Pfeiffer SyndromeDr. Susarla isAdvanced. Learn about Pfeiffer Syndrome.
- Experienced
- AcrodysostosisDr. Susarla isExperienced. Learn about Acrodysostosis.
- Acrofacial Dysostosis Nager TypeDr. Susarla isExperienced. Learn about Acrofacial Dysostosis Nager Type.
- Acrofacial Dysostosis Weyers TypeDr. Susarla isExperienced. Learn about Acrofacial Dysostosis Weyers Type.
- Acrofrontofacionasal Dysostosis SyndromeDr. Susarla isExperienced. Learn about Acrofrontofacionasal Dysostosis Syndrome.
- Acromicric DysplasiaDr. Susarla isExperienced. Learn about Acromicric Dysplasia.
- Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS)