Seenu Susarla, MD, DMD, FACS, FAAP

Seenu Susarla, MD, DMD, FACS, FAAP

Specialties

  • Children's Title: Division Chief, Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Academic Title: Associate Professor
  • On Staff Since: July 2016

  • Biography

    Dr. Susarla is an Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Washington School of Dentistry.  His primary clinical practice is in craniomaxillofacial surgery at Seattle Children's Hospital, where he also serves as the Division Chief of Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

    Dr. Susarla completed his undergraduate education at Princeton University. He completed his dental degree at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, a master of public health degree at the Harvard School of Public Health, and his medical degree at Harvard Medical School. He completed surgical residencies in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Plastic Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. These were followed by fellowship training in Craniomaxillofacial Surgery at Seattle Children's Hospital/University of Washington Harborview Medical Center.

    Dr. Susarla's clinical practice focuses on pediatric and adult craniomaxillofacial reconstructive surgery, including management of craniosynostosis, cleft lip and palate, dentofacial deformities, maxillofacial pathology, and primary and secondary reconstruction following facial trauma. He has an active research portfolio, with over 225 peer-reviewed publications and several dozen book chapters.  He currently serves on the editorial boards for a number of journals including Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open.

    Dr. Susarla is one of the few craniomaxillofacial surgeons in the country who is board certified in both Plastic Surgery and Oral/Maxillofacial surgery.

     

     

    Board Certification(s)

    Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
    Plastic Surgery

    Education

    Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard University, Boston, MA
    Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

    Residency

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

    Fellowship

    Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA

    Clinical Interests

    Craniosynostosis, craniomaxillofacial trauma, cleft lip and palate, orthognathic surgery, pediatric craniomaxillofacial pathology, pediatric plastic surgery, oral surgery in children with complex medical conditions.

    Research Description

    Airway obstruction, Orthognathic Surgery, Craniofacial Anomalies, Maxillofacial Trauma, Congenital Spinal Reconstruction, Medical and Dental Education

    Research Focus Area

    Craniofacial, Imaging of Craniofacial Disorders

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