Stanford Plastic Surgery 2024 News Center

Dr. HyeRan Choo, DDS, DMD, MS, has been appointed as the inaugural director of the Stanford Orthodontic Airway Plate Treatment Program for Pierre Robin Sequence (SOAP for PRS), effective November 2024. This groundbreaking program at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is the first in the nation to treat neonates with Pierre Robin Sequence non-surgically using Orthodontic Airway Plates (OAP).

Stanford Plastic Surgery recently hosted eight women surgeons from the Pioneering Women in Reconstructive Surgery (PWRS) program. PWRS is a collaborative effort between non-profit ReSurge International and skincare company SkinCeuticals. The program is committed to advancing the careers of first-generation female reconstructive surgeons in low-income countries.

Chase founded a hand surgery division at Stanford Medicine, curated anatomy image collections, oversaw medical examinations and helped restore the limbs of people around the world.

Plastic Surgery, The Meeting 2024 (PSTM2024) took place from September 26 - 29, 2024 in San Diego, CA and the division had several contributions including 21 short papers, 3 posters, and 9 panels.

Professor Jill Helm, DDS, PhD and Clinical Associate Professor Dyani Gaudilliere, DDS, MPH recently received R25 funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand the STaRS program to address diversity and opportunity gaps in oral healthcare professions.