CURRICULUM VITAE
FRANK A. VICARI, M.S., M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P.
BORN:
December 4, 1949, Chicago, Illinois
MARITAL STATUS:
Married, three children
HOME ADDRESS:
1699 Saratoga Lane
Glenview, Illinois 60026
HOME PHONE:
(847) 729-9330
OFFICE ADDRESS:
Division of Plastic Surgery II
The Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's Plaza, Box #41
Chicago, Illinois 60614
OFFICE PHONE:
(877) 880-3090
SOCIAL SECURITY #:
330-46-7946
LICENSURE:
Illinois, No. 036-068514
CERTIFICATION:
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 01/83 (#259009)
Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery, 11/20/91 (#4117)
Fellow, American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.)
Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics (F.A.A.P.)
DEGREES:
B.A. - Chemistry, December 1971
M.S. - Chemical Engineering, December 1973
M.D. - June 1982
EDUCATION:
University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, 1967-1971 - B.A.
University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, 1972-1973 - M.S., Chem. Engr.
Loyola University Medical School, Maywood, Illinois 1979-1982 -M.D.
RESIDENCIES:
General Surgery, Loyola University Medical School, Maywood, Illinois,
July 1982 to June 1985.
Plastic Surgery, Loyola University Medical School, Maywood, Illinois,
July 1985 to June 1988.
FELLOWSHIPS:
Pediatric Plastic Surgery Fellow, Northwestern University and
The Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
December, 1988 to June, 1989
Pediatric Plastic Surgery Fellow, University of Toronto Graduate School
of Medicine and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada.
ACADEMIC
APPOINTMENTS:
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery,
Northwestern University Medical School,
Chicago, Illinois.
Lecturer, Department of Surgery,
Loyola University Medical School,
Maywood, Illinois.
HOSPITAL
APPOINTMENTS:
Advocate Children’s Hospital, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital,
Park Ridge, Illinois, 2005 to Present
Chief, Pediatric Plastic Surgery / Craniofacial Surgery
Attending Plastic Surgeon; Anne and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
of Chicago, formerly The Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois,
July 1989 to Present.
Director, Pediatric Hand Clinic, The Children's Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Illinois, July 1992 to 2010.
Attending Plastic Surgeon, The Children's Memorial Specialty Pediatric
Center, Westchester, Illinois, July 1991 to Present.
Attending Plastic Surgeon, Evanston/Glenbrook Hospitals,
Evanston, Illinois/Glenview, Illinois, 1993 to Present.
Command Consultant to the Naval Hospital,
Portsmouth, Virginia, February 1993 to 1998.
- Endoscopic Surgery, Craniofacial Surgery and Pediatric Plastic Surgery.
Consulting Plastic Surgeon, Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children,
Chicago, Illinois, January 1992 to December 1994.
Provisional Staff Regular, Highland Park Hospital, Highland Park,
Illinois, February 1996 to Present.
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MEMBERSHIPS:
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
American College of Surgeons, Metropolitan Chicago Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics, (AAP), Fellow
Specialty Fellowship and Plastic Surgery Section Member
American Society of Plastic Surgery, (ASPS), Active
Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
Midwest Association of Plastic Surgeons, Active
Chicago Plastic Surgical Society
American Medical Association
Chicago Medical Society
Illinois State Medical Society
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, Active
Illinois Association of Craniofacial Teams
The Society for Investigative Dermatology, Active
Sigma XI, Active Member
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COMMITTEES: PLASTIC SURGERY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
(PSEF)
Member, Coding Advisory Committee, 1995
Member, Educational Technologies Committee, 1994 - 2008
CHILDREN’S SPECIALTY SERVICES, LLC. - Physician Organization
Chairman - Physician Organization
Elected to Founding Board of Managers
Chairman - Marketing and Contracts Committee
CHILDREN’S HEALTH PARTNERS - Physician Health Organization
Vice Chairman of PHO
Elected to Founding Board of Managers
Co-Chair - Marketing and Contract Committee
THE CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL:
Advisor, Managed Care Redesign Process Team, 1996 - Present.
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Member, Organizational Restructuring Leadership Team, 1994 Present.
Co-Chairman, Strategic Planning Redesign Team
Physician member, Guidance Committee
Member, Clinical Health Information Committee, C.H.I.C.
Member, Health Care Reform Task Force, 1994 - Present.
Member, Ambulatory Care Application Task Force, 1990 - Present.
Member, Search Committee - Director of Speech Therapy, Clinical
Risk Review Committee, 1993
Trauma CQI Committee 2003 - present
THE CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL SPECIALTY PEDIATRIC CENTER:
Consultant Committee, CMSPC
CHILDREN'S SURGICAL FOUNDATION:
Board of Directors, Children's Surgical Foundation.
Chairman, Billing and Collections Committee, 1992 - Present.
Member, Billing and Collections Committee, 1991.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Subcommittee Chairman, Northwestern University Medical School,
Patient Care Task Force, 1993 - 1994.
Member, Outlook 21 Project, 1993-1994.
NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE NETWORK:
Program Strategy Committee, 1994 - Present.
Physician Representative from The Children's Memorial Hospital to
the Network.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE:
OPERATION SMILE
Founder of Chicago Chaper, 1997
Medical Director, Chicago Chapter, 1997 - 2006
http://www.operationsmile.org
NEVUS OUTREACH, INC.
Senior Surgical Advisor, 1997 - 2004
http://www.nevus.org
SYMPOSIUMS INTERNATIONAL
Surgical Director, 1995 - Present
http://www.symposiums.com
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AWARDS:
Research Grant Award of $50,000 from The Children's Memorial Guild
for research on Congenital Pigmented Nevi, March 1993.
Research Grant Award of $30,000 from The Children's Memorial Guild
for research on Congenital Pigmented Nevi, March 1994.
Physician's Recognition Award, AMA, 1992-1995
Best Scientific Paper, The Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons,
Peoria, Illinois, May 1994, "Mandibular Distraction and Early
Decannulation in Tracheostomy Dependent Treacher-Collins Children",
Frank A. Vicari, MD. Daniel Goldberg, MD (presenting).
First Place Microvascular Section, National Senior Residents
Conference, 1993, "Free tissue transfer of a fabricated fibrous capsule",
Frank A. Vicari, MD. Otto Placik, MD (presenting).
First Place Congenital Section, National Senior Residents Conference,
1994, "Mandibular Distraction and Early Decannulation in
Tracheostomy Dependent Treacher-Collins Children", Frank A. Vicari,
MD. Daniel Goldberg, M.D. (presenting).
Principal Investigator: Frank A. Vicari, MD
Leadership Award - for contribution to the “Organizational
Restructuring Leadership Team” at the Children’s Memorial Hospital 1995.
Recognition Award - for contribution as Co-chair to the “Work
Redesign Team” at the Children’s Memorial Hospital - 1995.
Recognition Award - for contribution as member on the “Patient Care
Guidance Team” at the Children’s Memorial Hospital - 1995.
Best Senior Paper, “Transconjunctival Excision of External Angular
Dermoid”, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, 36th Annual
Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 1996.
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RESEARCH
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BASIC SCIENCE:
Tissue Culture of Congenital Pigmented Nevi:
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Cell morphology and growth characteristics in culture with EM study
HMB 45 differentiation of nevocytes from fibroblasts
Estrogen receptor status in culture and fresh specimen
P53 gene expression in culture and fresh specimens
Karyotype analysis of early pass cultures
Funded by Grant Fiscal Years 1992/93, 1993/94, $50,000.00/YR
Funded also by Children's Surgical Foundation
Principal Investigator: Frank A. Vicari, M.D.
Research Assistant: Maria Alvarez, M.D.
ANIMAL STUDIES
Microsurgery:
1. Free tissue transfer of a fabricated fibrous capsule using a rabbit model.
- Histologic evaluation of flap over time
- Angiography study of transferred flap
- Creation of a fabricated composite flap
Funded by Children's Surgical Foundation (Grant Applied)
Principal Investigator: Frank A. Vicari, M.D.
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VISITING
PROFESSORSHIP
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Division of Plastic Surgery, Norfolk,
Virginia, August 17-20, 1992.
Topics: "Early Alveolar Bone Grafts"
"Pediatric Tissue Expansion"
Naval Hospital at Portsmouth, Division of Plastic Surgery, Portsmouth,
Virginia, March 2-4, 1993.
Topics: "Facial Reanimation"
"Timing of Ear Reconstruction in Hemifacial Microsomia"
Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital
Rush Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, January 1994.
Topic: "Mandibular Lengthening by Distraction Osteosynthesis"
Naval Hospital at Portsmouth, Division of Plastic Surgery, Portsmouth,
Virginia, February 21-27, 1994.
Command Consultant.
Naval Hospital at Portsmouth, Division of Plastic Surgery,
Portsmouth, VA, March 20 - 22, 1995 and September 25 - 26, 1995
Endoscopic Craniofacial Surgery, Loyola University Medical School,
Maywood, Illinois, April 22, 1995.
Topic: "Endoscopic Assisted Plastic Surgical Procedures"
Provident Hospital, Institute for Craniofacial and Reconstructive Surgery,
Southfield Michigan, September 9, 1995.
Topic: “Endoscopic Craniofacial and Mandibular Distraction”
Pediatric Hospital of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, April, 1999
Topic: 1. Management of X-bite in Mandibular Distraction and
2. Endoscopic Craniofacial Surgery
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COURSE FACULTY
ASPRS
Instructional courses: “Pediatric Tissue Expansion” - 1992-1998
“Multimedia Computerized Presentations
for Education” - 1994-1998
Endoscopic Symposium, Hannover, Germany, November 16-18, 1995.
Course Faculty:
“Pediatric Application of Endoscopic Surgery”
“Endoscopic Craniofacial”
“Live Surgical Demonstration of Endoscopic Brow”
Endoscopic and Laser Symposium, Porto, Portugal, March 27-31, 1996.
Provided faculty support for:
 Endoscopic Lecture Series
 Endoscopic Dissection Laboratory
 Live Surgical Demonstrations;
- Endoscopic and laser-assisted procedures
First Annual International Endoscopic Soft Tissue, Laser, and Facial
Rejuvenation Plastic Surgery Symposium, Grand Cayman Island, BWI,
February 25-27, 1995.
 Course Faculty
 Laboratory Director
Second Annual International Endoscopic Soft Tissue, Laser, and Facial
Rejuvenation Plastic Surgery Symposium, Grand Cayman Island, BWI,
January 14-16, 1996.
 Course Faculty
 Laboratory Director
 Live Surgical Demonstrations;
- Endoscopic and laser-assisted procedures
Third Annual International Endoscopic Soft Tissue, Laser, and Facial
Rejuvenation Plastic Surgery Symposium, Grand Cayman Island, BWI,
January 12-16, 1997.
 Course Faculty
 Lab and Technology Director
 Live Surgical Demonstrations;
- Endoscopic and laser-assisted procedures
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Publications:
1. Bauer BS, Vicari FA: An approach to complete excision of giant pigmented nevi of the head
and neck in infancy and early childhood: The role of tissue expansion, Plastic Surgery
Forum 10:237-239, 1987
2. Bauer BS, Vicari FA: An approach to excision of congenital giant pigmented nevi in infancy
and early childhood.
J Pediatr Surg. 1988 Jun; 23(6):509-14.
3. Bauer BS, Vicari FA: An approach to excision of congenital giant pigmented nevi in infancy
and early childhood.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 1988 Dec; 82(6):1012-21.
4. Vicari FA, Zuker RM, Denuynck M: Limb salvaging surgery in the treatment of
musculoskeletal tumors: The use of microsurgical techniques.
Abstract Book, 33rd World Congress of Surgery, International Surgical Week, Toronto,
September 10-16, 1989, No. 1086.
5. Bauer BS, Vicari FA, Richard ME: The role of tissue expansion in pediatric plastic surgery.
Clin Plast Surg. 1990 Jan; 17(1):101-12. Review.
6. Roth AG, Vicari FA, Stevenson GW: Re: Rigid endotracheal tube stabilization during
craniomaxillofacial surgery.
Ann Plast Surg. 1991 Sep; 27(3):292.
7. Stevenson GW, Hall SC, Bauer BS, Vicari FA, Seleny FL:
Anaesthetic management of Miller's syndrome.
Can J Anaesth. 1991 Nov; 38(8):1046-9.
8. Bauer BS, Vicari FA, Richard ME, Schwed R: Expanded full-thickness skin grafts in
children: case selection, planning, and management.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 1993 Jul; 92(1):59-69.
9. Vicari FA: Pediatric Tissue Expansion.
The Childs Doctor, Vol. 11, No. 1, Fall 1993
10. Dauser R, Vicari FA, Cohen S: Increased Intracranial Pressure: An Unexpected Finding
in Craniosynostosis with Minimal Cosmetic Deformity.
Pediatr Neuros
11. Reyes-Mugica M, Alvarez-Franco M, Bauer BS, Vicari FA: Nevus cells and special
nevomelanocytic lesions in children.
Pediatr Pathol. 1994 Nov-Dec; 14(6):1029-41.
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12. Vicari FA, Zukowski M: Endoscopic Assisted Craniofacial Surgery.
Craniofacial Surgery; Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress of the International
Society of Craniofacial Surgery. 1995 No 6: 259-261.
13. Russell RC, Hussmann J, Vicari FA: Technik und Anwendung Des Praexpandierten Freien
Skapulalappens, (German Journal Hand Mikro-Plastische Chirurgie.)
14. Przybylo HJ, Stevenson GW, Vicari FA, Horn B, Hall SC: Retrograde fibreoptic intubation
in a child with Nager's syndrome.
Can J Anaesth. 1996 Jul; 43(7):697-9.
15. Pachman LM, Veis A, Stock S, Abbott K, Vicari FA, Patel P, Giczewski D, Webb C, Spevak
L, Boskey AL: Composition of calcifications in children with juvenile dermatomyositis:
association with chronic cutaneous inflammation.
Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Oct; 54(10):3345-50.
16. Cavorsi J, Vicari FA, Wirthlin DJ, Ennis W, Kirsner R, O'Connell SM, Steinberg J,
Falanga V: Best-practice algorithms for the use of a bilayered living cell therapy (Apligraf)
in the treatment of lower-extremity ulcers.
Wound Repair Regen. 2006 Mar-Apr; 14(2):102-9. Review.
17. Lin SJ, Koltz PF, Davis W, Vicari FA: Lower extremity ischemia following umbilical artery
catheterization: a case study and clinical update.
Int J Surg. 2009 Jun; 7(3):182-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2008.12.038. Epub 2008 Dec 25.
18. Gart MS, Vicari FA: Sternal "Retraction": A Novel Application of a Mandibular
Distractor in Treating Ectopia Cordis With Complete Cleft Sternum.
Ann Plast Surg. 2013 Sep 18. [Epub ahead of print]
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Book Chapters
1. Bauer, B.S., Vicari, F.A. and Richard, M.E.: The Role of Tissue Expansion in Pediatric Plastic
Surgery. In Furnas, DW (Ed): Clinics in Plastic Surgery, Vol. 17, W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia,
1990, pp 101-112.
2. Bauer, B.S. and Vicari, F.A. Plastic Surgery. Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 2:565-569, 1990.
3. Bauer, B.S. and Vicari, F.A. Cleft Palate. In Georgiade, NH (Ed.): Textbook of Plastic,
Maxillofacial, and Reconstructive Surgery, 2nd Ed., Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1992, pp 299306.
4. Bauer, B.S. and Vicari, F.A. Pigmented Nevi. In Puri, P. (Ed): Operative Newborn Surgery,
Heinemann Medical Books, London. (In Press).
5. Vicari, F. A. and Sweis, I., Mandibular Lengthening by Distraction Osteosynthesis. The Child’s
Doctor, Vol. 13, No. 1, Journal of The Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, 1996, pp 812.
6. Bauer, B.S. and Vicari, F.A. Expanded Full-Thickness Skin Grafts. In Nordström, Rolf E. A.:
Tissue Expansion, Butterworth & Heinemann, Newton, MA, 1996, pp 191-195.
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Abstracts, Letters to the Editor, Book Reviews
1. Alvarez-Franco, M., Vicari, F.A., Reyes-Mugica, M., Bauer, B.S. and Paller, A.S.: "Culture of
Giant and Small Congenital Pigmented Nevi: Immunocytochemical and Electron Microscopic
Studies". J Invest Dermatol, April 1992. (Abstract published).
2. Alvarez-Franco, M., Vicari, F.A., Reyes-Mugica, M., Bauer, B.S. and Paller, A.S: "Culture of Giant
and Small Congenital Pigmented Nevi: Immunocytochemical and Electron Microscopic Studies".
Clin Research, April 1992. (Abstract published).
3. Vicari, F.A. and Bauer, B.S.: Reanimation and Reconstruction of a Paralyzed Forehead Using an
Expanded Innervated Frontalis Myocutaneous Flap. ASPRS, May 1991, Abstract (Accepted for
Presentation, September 1992.)
4. Vicari, F.A. and Patel, P.K.: Approach to the Correction of Orbital Dysmorphism in
Trigonocephaly. Midwest Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Bismarck, North
Dakota, June 1992. (Accepted for Presentation)
5. Roth, A.G., Vicari, F.A. and Stevenson, G.W.: Rigid Endotracheal Tube Stabilization During
Craniomaxillofacial Surgery. Ann Pl Surg 27:292, 1991. Letter to the Editor.
6. Alvarez-Franco M., Vicari, F.A., Reyes-Mugica M., Bauer B.S. and Paller A.S.: Fibroblastic
Contamination in Nevomelanocytic Cultures is not Inhibited by Geneticin. Society for Investigative
Dermatology Annual Meeting, April 29, 1993.
7. Vicari, F.A.: Facial Fractures. In Doody's Journal Health Sciences Book Review, Mar/Apr Issue,
1994, First Edition, Thieme Medical Pubs, Inc. (Invited book review).
8. Vicari, F.A. and Janette, A.J.: Treatment of Upper Airway Obstruction Secondary to Mandibular
Deficiency by Distraction Osteogenesis. Supplement to Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
Vol. 53, Number 8, Supplement 4, August 1995.
9. Vicari, F.A.: Endoscopic Plastic Surgery, Ramirez, O.M. and Daniel, R.K. (Eds). Springer-Verlag
New York, Inc., publ. 1996. (Invited book review).
10. Vicari, F. A. and Przybylo, H. J.: The Use of Apligraf in the Acute Treatment of Wounds in
Pediatric Patients, AAp, Section on Plastic Surgery 2003 National Conference and Exhibition, New
Orleans, Louisiana, November, 2003 (Accepted for presentation).
11. Vicari, F.A.: Use of Apligraft in Actue Pediatric Wounds. John A. Boswick, M.D. Burn and Wound
Healing Symposium, Maui, Hawaii, USA, February, 2005 (Accepted for presentation).
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Presentations
1. "An Approach to Excision of Congenital Giant Pigmented Nevi in Infancy and Early Childhood",
Surgical Section, American Academy of Pediatrics Meeting, New Orleans, October 31, 1987.
2. "An Approach to Excision of Congenital Pigmented Nevi in Infancy and Early Childhood: The Role
of Tissue Expansion in the Head and Neck", ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS Annual Meeting, Atlanta,
Georgia, November 13, 1987.
3. "An Approach to Excision of Congenital Pigmented Nevi in Infancy and Early Childhood", Senior
Residents Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, March 28, 1988.
4. "An Approach to Excision of Congenital Pigmented Nevi in Infancy and Early Childhood", Plastic
Surgery Grand Rounds, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 1988.
5. "Limb Salvaging Surgery in the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Tumors: The Use of Microsurgical
Techniques", Inter-Hospital Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada, September 23, 1988.
6. Case Presentations --"Facial Reanimation" and "Closure of MM Defect in Neonates", Pediatric
Plastic Surgery Conference, The Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, January 19, 1989.
7. "Facial Reanimation Using Segmental Gracilis Free Tissue Transfer", Northwestern Memorial
Hospital Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Chicago, Illinois, February 22, 1989.
8. "Facial Reanimation Using Segmental Gracilis Free Tissue Transfer", Chicago Society of Plastic
Surgery Session, 45th Annual Midwest Clinical Conference, Chicago, Illinois, February 24, 1989.
9. "Grafts and Flaps", Plastic Surgery Mini Course, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago,
Illinois, July 7, 1989. (Invited Speaker)
10. "Limb Salvaging Surgery in the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Tumors: The Use of Microsurgical
Techniques", 33rd World Congress of Surgery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 10, 1989.
11. Panel Member, "Tissue Expansion in the 90's", 33rd World Congress of Surgery, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, September 14, 1989.
12. "Management of Difficult Wounds - Infection, Tension, Loss of Tissue", Surgical Grand Rounds,
The Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, October 16, 1989.
13. "Facial Paralysis", Grand Rounds, Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, November,
1989.
14. "Management of Difficult Wounds", Northwestern University Grand Rounds, Chicago, Illinois,
January 24, 1990.
15. "Advances in Reconstructive Surgery", Advances in Family Medicine, 1990, The Cook County
Graduate School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, March 12-16, 1990.
16. "Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome", Case Presentation, Illinois Association of Craniofacial Teams,
University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, March 23, 1990.
17. "Full Facial Resurfacing Using a Single Expanded Full-Thickness Skin Graft", Midwestern
Association of Plastic Surgeons 30th Annual Meeting, Oak Brook, Illinois, June 8, 1990.
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18. "Craniofacial Malformations and Reconstruction", Plastic Surgery Mini Course, Loyola University
Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, July 6, 1990.
19. "Principles in Management of Maxillofacial Trauma", Specialty Review in General Surgery, Part I,
The Cook County Graduate School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, August 25, 1990.
20. "Pre-transfer Expansion of a Scapular Fasciocutaneous Free Flap", Poster Exhibit at the 45th Annual
Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 2427, 1990.
21. "Facial Reanimation", Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center,
Chicago, Illinois, October 15, 1990.
22. "Hand Anatomy", 17th Annual Post Graduate Course in Plastic Surgery, Northwestern University
Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, November 8-11, 1990.
23. "Facial Reanimation", Pediatric Grand Rounds, The Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois,
November 21, 1990.
24. "Surgical Considerations in Treatment of Giant Congenital Pigmented Nevus", Dermatologic
Society Monthly Meeting, Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, February
20, 1991. Invited Speaker.
25. "Craniofacial Reconstruction", Neonatology Journal Club, The Children's Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Illinois, March 1, 1991.
26. "Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome" Case Presentation, Illinois Association of Craniofacial Teams,
University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, April 26, 1991.
27. "Home Injection of the Pediatric Tissue Expander", Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, St.
Louis, Missouri, May 9, 1991.
28. "Forehead Reanimation and Reconstruction by Tissue Expansion", Midwestern Association of
Plastic Surgeons, St. Louis, Missouri, May 9, 1991.
29. “Rigid Endotracheal Tube Stabilization During Craniomaxillofacial Surgery” Annals of Plastic
Surgery: September 1991 –Volume 27-Issue 3- ppg 292
30. "Hand and Foot Anomalies Associated with Craniofacial Syndromes", Annual Meeting, Illinois
Association of Craniofacial Teams, University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, December 6,
1991.
31. "Approach to Correcting the Orbital Dysmorphism in Trigonocephaly", Midwestern Association of
Plastic Surgeons, Bismarck, North Dakota, June 18-20, 1992.
32. "Forehead Reanimation and Reconstruction by Tissue Expansion", ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS 61st
Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., September 21-24, 1992.
33. "Pediatric Tissue Expansion in Children", Instructional Course, ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS 61st Annual
Meeting, Washington, D.C., September 21-24, 1992.
34. "Expanded Full Thickness Skin Grafts in Children: Case Selection, Planning and Management",
American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, San Francisco,
California, October 12, 1992.
35. "Hand Anatomy", PSEF Core Curriculum Course in Plastic Surgery, Chicago, Illinois,
November 5-8, 1992.
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36. "Lumps, Bumps and Birthmarks", Grand Rounds, Columbus Hospital, Chicago, Illinois,
December 16, 1992.
37. "Facial Reanimation", Residents Basic Science Rounds, Loyola University Medical School,
Chicago, Illinois, June 1, 1993.
38. "Rhabdomyosarcoma of the External Ear", Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons 33rd Annual
Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, June 12, 1993.
39. "Pediatric Tissue Expansion", Instructional Course, ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS 62nd Annual Scientific
Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sept. 18 - 22, 1993.
40. “Expanded full thickness skin grafts in children” Division of Plastic Surgery, Children’s Memorial
Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery [1993,92 (1) :59-69]
41. "Hand and Forearm Anatomy", Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation and the Clinical Symposia
Committee, Faculty Member of the Core Curriculum Course in Plastic Surgery Symposium,
Chicago, Illinois, November 11- 14, 1993.
42. "Mandibular Lengthening by Distraction Osteosynthesis", Invited Speaker Grand Rounds, Rush
Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital, January 1994.
43. "Repair of Bilateral Cleft Lip Nasal Deformity Using a Modified-TAJIMA Procedure", The
Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, Peoria, Illinois, May 13-14, 1994.
44. "Mandibular Distraction and Early Decannulation in Tracheostomy Dependent Treacher-Collins
Children", The Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, Peoria, Illinois, May 13-14, 1994.
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45. "Management of Large Congenital Pigmented Nevi of the Forehead and Adjacent Scalp in Children:
The Role of Tissue Expansion", The Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, Peoria, Illinois,
May 13-14, 1994.
46. "Lumps, Bumps and Birthmarks", CME Program: Management of Ocular, Ear-Nose-Throat,
Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery Problems in the Pediatric Office. The Children's Memorial
Specialty Pediatric Center, Westchester, Illinois, June 29, 1994.
47. "Lumps, Bumps and Birthmarks", CME Program: Management of Ocular, Ear-Nose-Throat,
Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery Problems in the Pediatric Office. The Children's Memorial
Specialty Pediatric Center, Westchester, Illinois, July 18, 1994.
48. "Mandibular Distraction and Early Decannulation in Tracheostomy Dependent Treacher-Collins
Children", Michigan Academy of Plastic Surgeons, Summer Scientific Meeting, Mackinac Island,
Michigan, July 25, 1994.
49. "Mandibular Distraction and Early Decannulation in Tracheostomy Dependent Treacher-Collins
Children". Resolving Controversies in Craniomaxillofacial Surgery: Symposium for Clinicians and
Investigators. Invited Paper, Scientific Program. San Diego, California. September 26, 1994.
50. "Multimedia Computerized Presentations for Education", Instructional Course ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS
63rd. Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, California. September 27, 1994
51. "Pediatric Tissue Expansion", Instructional Course, ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS 63rd. Annual Scientific
Meeting; San Diego, California. September 27, 1994.
52. Invited Paper; "Mandibular Distraction and Early Decannulation in Tracheostomy Dependent
Treacher Collins Children". ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS 63rd. Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego,
California. September 27, 1994.
53. "Hand and Forearm Anatomy", Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, Faculty Member of the
Core Curriculum Course in Plastic Surgery, Chicago, Illinois. November 5, 1994.
54. “Nevus Cells and Special Nevomelanocytic Lesions in Children” 1994, Vol. 14, No. 6.
55. "Pediatric Applications of Endoscopic Assisted Procedures", First Annual International Endoscopic
Soft Tissue, Laser, and Facial Rejuvenation Plastic Surgery Symposium, Grand Cayman Island,
BWI, February, 1995.
56. Invited Speaker: Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis Seminar: Experimental and Clinical
Experience with Mandibular Elongation and Regrowth. Loyola University Medical Center,
Maywood, Illinois. February 22, 1995.
57. "Endoscopic Craniofacial Surgery", Visiting Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, the Naval
Hospital at Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia, March 20, 1995.
58. "Endoscopic Assisted Procedures in Plastic Surgery", Visiting Professor, Division of Plastic
Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois. April 22, 1995.
59. “Pediatric Applications of Endoscopic-Assisted Surgery”, Midwestern Association of Plastic
Surgeons, 35th Annual Meeting, Iowa City, Iowa. June 8-10, 1995.
60. “Endoscopic-Assisted Sagittal Strip Craniectomy”, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons,
35th Annual Meeting, Iowa City, Iowa. June 8-10, 1995.
61. VIth International Congress of Craniofacial Surgery, Saint-Tropez, France, October 21-24, 1995.
Presentation: “Endoscopic Assisted Craniofacial Surgery”.
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62. "Pediatric Applications of Endoscopic Assisted Procedures", Second Annual International
Endoscopic Soft Tissue, Laser, and Facial Rejuvenation Plastic Surgery Symposium, Grand
Cayman Island, BWI, January 14-16, 1996.
63. “Transconjunctival Excision of External Angular Dermoid”, Midwestern Association of Plastic
Surgeons, 36th Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 6-8, 1996.
64. "Endoscopic Techniques and Results in Reconstructive Craniofacial Surgery/Endoscopic Cranial
Vault Procedures ”, Invited Paper, ASMS/PSEF Meeting, Dallas, Texas. November 8, 1996.
65. "Treacher Collins Syndrome: Treatment Protocols for management of the Maxillofacial Deformity”,
Invited Panelist, ASMS/PSEF Meeting, Dallas, Texas. November 8, 1996.
66. "Multimedia Computerized Presentations for Education", Instructional Course, ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS
65th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dallas, Texas. November 9-13, 1996.
67. “Endoscopic-Assisted Sagittal Strip Craniectomy for Sagittal Suture Synostosis”, Presentation,
ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS 65th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dallas, Texas. November 9-13, 1996.
68. "Pediatric Applications of Endoscopic Assisted Procedures", Instructional Course, Leibinger
Booth, ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS 65th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dallas, Texas. November 9-13, 1996.
69. "Pediatric Tissue Expansion", Instructional Course, ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS 65th Annual Scientific
Meeting, Dallas, Texas. November 9-13, 1996.
70. “Surgical instrument” Issue date: May 13, 1997
71. “Pediatric Tissue Expansion”, Instructional Course, ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS 66th Annual Scientific
Meeting, San Francisco, California. September 19-23, 1997.
72. “Removal Options for Giant Nevi”, Presentation, Nevus Outreach Conference 98,
Orlando, Florida. August 6-9, 1998
73. “Craniofacial Anomalies & Genetics Defects”, Invited Speaker,, ENT Course Review Conference,
Lisle, Illinois, September 17, 1998.
74. “Pediatric Tissue Expansion”, Instructional Course, ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS 67th Annual Scientific
Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts. October 3 - 6, 1998.
75.
“Acellular Dermal Graft as an Adjunct to Soft Tissue Reconstruction”, Presentation, Leibinger and
LifeCell, Corporation, Chicago, Illinois. October 10, 1998
76
“Lumps, Bumps and Birthmarks”, Presentation, Children’s Outpatient Services,
Westchester, Illinois March 30, 1999
77. “Minimally Invasive Craniofacial Surgery”, Presentation, Children’s Memorial Hospital,
Department of Neurosurgery April 27, 1999
78. “Minimally Invasive Craniofacial Surgery”, Presentation, Northwest Memorial Hospital,
Grand Rounds, Chicago, Illinois April 28, 1999
79. “Pediatric Tissue Expansion”, Instructional Course, XII Congress of IPRAS Annual Meeting
San Francisco, California June 27 - July 2, 1999.
80. “Minimally Invasive Craniofacial Surgery: A Six-Year Experience”, 2000 Annual ASPS/PSEF/
ASMS Annual Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles, October 16, 2000.
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81. “Minimally Invasive Placement Of Tissue Expanders in the Pediatric Population”, 2000 Annual
ASPS/PSEF/ASMS Annual Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles, October 16, 2000.
82. “Apligraf Case Study Presentation” Apligraf (Graftskin) in Clinical Practice: A New Standard In
Wound Care, Le Meridian Hotel, Chicago, IL November, 2001.
83. “Role of Apligraf in Plastic Surgery,” Presentation, Sheraton Chicago Hotel Towers, Chicago, IL
June 2002
84.”Resurfacing of the Upper Extremity with a New Modified Pocket Principle Technique Following
Excision of a Circumferential Congenital Pigmented Nevus of the Arm” San Antonio, Texas
November 6, 2002
85. “Management of Positional Plagiocephaly/Abnormal Head Shape” Advances in Pediatrics, 2005
Lutheran General Children’s Hospital, Park Ridge, IL March 2, 2005
86. Talks/Panels, Pediatric Plastic Surgery Forum Inaugural Symposium, Texas Children’s Hospital,
Houston, TX, March 10, 2005.
87. “Best-practice algorithms for the use of a bilayered living cell therapy (Apligraf) in the treatment of
lower-extremity ulcers” Wound Repair and Regeneration Volume 14, Issue 2, pages 102-109, March
– April 2006
88. “Composition of calcifications in children with juvenile dermatomyositis: Association with chronic
cutaneous inflammation” Arthritis & Rheumatism, Volume 54, Issue 10, October 2006
89. “Lower extremity ischemia following umbilical artery catheterization: A case study and clinical
update”, Abstract, Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Children’s
Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL December 2008
90. Certificate of Completion, Online training course, Inpatient Performance Incentive 2011
Advocate Physician Partners, Park Ridge, IL December 19, 2011
91. “Distal Airway Lesions in Mandibular Distraction Patients” Abs. ID/Title:#2004 - Authors:
C. Mudler, J.Rastatter, P. Patel, F. Vicari; Chicago, IL/US Session Oral Presentations: Pediatric
Otolaryngology , Head and Neck Surgery Foundation presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting & OTO
EXPO in Washington, DC
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