Laura S. Humphries, MD

Laura S. Humphries, MD

Associate Professor

Department:
SOM-Surgery-Plastic

Email:
lhumphries@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-5100

Biography

Dr. Laura S. Humphries is an attending surgeon in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Batson Children’s Hospital. She has expertise in craniomaxillofacial surgery, specializing in surgery of the skull, face, palate and jaw in infants, children, adolescents and adults. Her clinical and research interests include comprehensive cleft lip and palate care, treatment of congenital and acquired differences of the face and skull, and craniofacial trauma. Dr. Humphries studied cognitive psychology and neuroscience at Duke University and received her medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She trained as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at the University of Chicago and completed her craniofacial fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Humphries lives in Jackson, Mississippi, with her husband and two children.

Education

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Fellowship Training in Craniofacial Surgery, Craniofacial Surgery2020
University of Chicago, Integrated Residency in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery-Integrated Program2019
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, MD, Doctor of Medicine2013
Duke University, BS, Psychology & Neuroscience2005

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure07/2020 - Present

Current Positions

Associate Professor, School of Medicine07/2024 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery09/2020 - 06/2024

Publications

Letter

Zimmerman CE, Humphries LS, Taylor JA, A Tiered System to Guide Prioritization of Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Cases in COVID-19. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2020 Sep;146(3):392e-394e2020

Review

Brown KW, Lucas E, Hoppe IC, Humphries LS, A Review on Lumps, Bumps, and Birthmarks: When and Why to Refer. Pediatric annals, 2023 Jan;52(1):e23-e302023
Corder BN, Lebhar MS, Arnold P, Humphries LS, Targeted muscle reinnervation: a brief history of a promising procedure for effective management of amputation pain. Wounds : a compendium of clinical research and practice, 2023 Dec;35(12):E433-E4382023

Journal Article

Fernstrum C, Elver A, Hoppe I, Humphries L, Tessier Craniofacial Clefts. Clinics in plastic surgery, 2025 Apr;52(2):179-1912025
Baker KE, Boydstun AG, McMinn ME, Hecox EE, Edwards SR, Walker SC, Humphries LS, Hoppe IC, Analysis of Health Determinants in Cleft Palate Patients. The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 2025 Jan 31;:105566562513160812025
Velazquez A, Lebhar MS, Roux J, Tramel S, Metildi M, Nichols T, Humphries LS, Hoppe IC, Frontal Sinus Volume in Normocephalic Nonsyndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis: A Comparative Study. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2025 Jan 29;2025
Brown MI, Kuyeb BK, Galarza LI, Benedict KC, Hoppe IC, Humphries LS, Travel Burden to American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Association-Approved Cleft and Craniofacial Teams: A Geospatial Analysis. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2025 Jan 1;155(1):140-1492025
Swift CA, Weaver KJ, Shiflett JM, Humphries LS, Hoppe IC, Squamosal Craniosynostosis Associated with Rickets. The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 2024 Aug;61(8):1410-14142024
Edwards SR, Chamoun G, Hecox E, Brown MI, Hoppe IC, Arnold PB, Humphries LS, Access to Certified Burn Centers in the United States: The Geospatial and Transport Cost of Transfer. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association, 2024 Jan 5;45(1):158-1642024
Baker KE, Hecox EE, McMinn ME, Edwards SR, Lewis JW, Walker SC, Frederick KB, Humphries LS, Hoppe IC, Impact of Social Vulnerability, Race, and Urbanicity on Surgical Timing for Patients With Craniosynostosis. The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 2024 Dec 26;:105566562413068572024
Elver AA, Zhang WQ, Perry NK, Lewis J, Humphries LS, Hoppe IC, Recognizing Variations in Primary Palatoplasty Billing: A Review of 9827 Cases. The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 2024 Dec 12;:105566562413042132024
Zhang WQ, Elver AA, Humphries LS, Hoppe IC, The Utility of Prophylactic Muscle Flaps in Complex Pediatric Spine Surgery. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2024 Nov 29;2024
Swift CA, Morin SD, Benedict KC, Bhanat EL, Humphries LS, Hoppe IC, Social Perceptions of Preoperative and Postoperative Photographs of Patients With Syndromic Craniosynostosis Undergoing Le Fort III Advancement. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2024 Nov 29;2024
Edwards SR, Elver AA, Frederick KB, Humphries LS, Hoppe IC, Impact of Social Vulnerability, Race, and Urbanicity on Early Nutritional Outcomes in Patients With Cleft Palate. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2024 Sep 26;2024
Velazquez A, Lebhar MS, Yang J, McCandless M, Pitre D, Shiflett M, Weaver K, Nichols T, Hoppe IC, Humphries LS, "Craniometric and Volumetric Analyses of Normocephalic and Scaphocephalic Patients with Nonsyndromic Single-Suture Sagittal Craniosynostosis". Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2024 Sep 4;2024
Howell HM, Galarza LI, Humphries LS, Hoppe IC, Cleft Lip Repair Comparison Between Inpatient and Outpatient Surgeries: A Multi-Surgeon Experience. The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 2024 Aug 28;:105566562412785692024
McCandless MG, Brown MI, Shiflett JM, Weaver KJ, Hoppe IC, Humphries LS, Epidemiologic Assessment of Craniosynostosis in Mississippi's Pediatric Population from 2015 to 2020. Southern medical journal, 2024 Jul;117(7):383-3882024
Phillips JB, Galarza LI, Sink MC, Goza SD, Brown MI, Hopper SJ, Brown KW, Fernstrum CJ, Hoppe IC, Humphries LS, Longitudinal Speech and Fistula Outcomes Following Primary Cleft Palate Repair at a Single Institution. Annals of plastic surgery, 2024 Jun 1;92(6S Suppl 4):S404-S4072024
Hopper SJ, Fernstrum CJ, Phillips JB, Sink MC, Goza SD, Brown MI, Brown KW, Humphries LS, Hoppe IC, Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol for Cleft Palate Repair. Annals of plastic surgery, 2024 Jun 1;92(6S Suppl 4):S401-S4032024
Edwards SR, Chamoun G, Hecox EE, Arnold PB, Humphries LS, Barriers to Remote Burn Care Delivery: An Analysis of Burn Center Proximity and Access to Critical Telehealth Infrastructure. Annals of plastic surgery, 2024 Jun 1;92(6S Suppl 4):S391-S3962024
Hopper SJ, Hecox EE, Brown KW, Fernstrum CJ, Hoppe IC, Humphries LS, Plastic Surgery Outreach Clinics Expand Access to Cleft and Craniofacial Care in Mississippi. Annals of plastic surgery, 2024 Jun 1;92(6S Suppl 4):S387-S3902024
Galarza LI, Sudduth JD, Rose AM, Moss CA, Humphries LS, Hoppe IC, The Fisher Subunit Anatomical Approach for Cleft Lip Revisions: An Evolution and Case Series. Annals of plastic surgery, 2024 Jun 1;92(6S Suppl 4):S379-S3812024
Swift CA, Fernstrum CJ, Howell HM, Phillips JB, Aultman RB, Baker KE, Thames CB, Bryant GC, Velazquez AE, Boydstun AG, Sullivan JM, Lebhar MS, Hecox EE, Humphries LS, Hoppe IC, Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol for Cranial Vault Remodeling Procedures. The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 2024 Jun 6;:105566562412559402024
Brown MI, McCandless MG, Hopper SJ, Lucas ED, Corder BN, Galarza LI, Hoppe IC, Humphries LS, Epidemiologic Trends of Cleft Lip and Palate in a Southern State: A 30-Year Follow-Up. Southern medical journal, 2024 Jun;117(6):316-3222024
Sink MC, Hopper SJ, Phillips JB, Goza SD, Brown MI, Brown KW, Fernstrum CJ, Humphries LS, Hoppe IC, Patients Requiring Multiple Surgeries for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: Findings From a 10-Year Retrospective Review. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2024 May 14;2024
Sink MC, Galarza LI, Weaver KJ, Shiflett JM, Humphries LS, Hoppe IC, Posterior Vault Distraction in the Acute Setting. Annals of plastic surgery, 2024 Jun 1;92(6S Suppl 4):S423-S4252024
Goza SD, Brown MI, Hopper SJ, Phillips J, Sink MC, Brown KW, Fernstrum CJ, Friel MT, Humphries LS, Hoppe IC, Mandibular Distraction in Patients With Pierre Robin Sequence: A Multisurgeon Experience. Annals of plastic surgery, 2024 Jun 1;92(6S Suppl 4):S382-S3862024
Corder BN, Sullivan JM, Humphries LS, Walker ME, Subacute Ulnar Nerve Compression Neuropathy Following Hand Crush Injury in the Setting of Intracanal Accessory Abductor Digiti Minimi: A Double Crush Phenomenon. Journal of hand surgery global online, 2023 Nov;5(6):834-8362023
Kalmar CL, Humphries LS, McGeehan B, Ying GS, Heuer GG, Liu GT, Avery RA, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Lang SS, Swanson JW, Elevated Intracranial Pressure in Patients with Craniosynostosis by Optical Coherence Tomography. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2022 Mar 1;149(3):677-6902022
Vu GH, Warden C, Zimmerman CE, Kalmar CL, Humphries LS, McDonald-McGinn DM, Jackson OA, Low DW, Taylor JA, Swanson JW, Poverty and Risk of Cleft Lip and Palate: An Analysis of United States Birth Data. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2022 Jan 1;149(1):169-1822022
Humphries LS, Zapatero ZD, Vu GH, Hoppe I, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Ten Years of Posterior Cranial Vault Expansion by Means of Distraction Osteogenesis: An Update and Critical Evaluation. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2022 Aug 1;150(2):379-3912022
Patel N, Horriat NL, Brownlee P, Humphries L, Hoppe IC, Inferiorly Based Alar Groove Flap for Correction of Alar Base Malposition and Nasal Stenosis. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2022 May;10(5):e43342022
Fernstrum C, Deichmann P, Duncan F, Humphries L, Hoppe I, A standardized approach to airway management during Abbé flap reconstruction. Paediatric anaesthesia, 2022 Dec;32(12):1305-13092022
Horriat NL, McCandless MG, Humphries LS, Ghanamah M, Kogon BE, Hoppe IC, Management of pediatric sternal wounds following congenital heart surgery: The role of the plastic surgeon in debridement and closure. Journal of cardiac surgery, 2022 Nov;37(11):3695-37022022
Shakir S, Humphries LS, Lanni MA, Kalmar CL, Vu G, Heuer G, Lang SS, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Swanson JW. What is the Role of Force in Correcting Scaphocephaly Through Spring-Mediated Cranial Vault Expansion for Sagittal Craniosynostosis? J Craniofac Surg. 2021; 32(8):2615-26202021
Humphries LS, Reid RR, Ross CF, Taylor AB, Collins JM, Freire AR, Rossi AC, Prado FB, Biomechanical and morphological analysis of Pierre Robin sequence mandible: Finite element and morphometric study. Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007), 2021 Jul;304(7):1375-13882021
Humphries LS, Taylor JA, Discussion: Robin Sequence: 5-Year Speech Outcomes-A Case-Control Study. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2021 Mar 1;147(3):687-6882021
Zimmerman CE, Folsom N, Humphries LS, Kalmar CL, Vu GH, Bushold J, Swanson JW, Taylor JA, What is the Impact of Prenatal Counseling on Postnatal Cleft Treatment? Multidisciplinary Pathway for Prenatal Orofacial Cleft Care. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2021 May 1;32(3):947-9512021
Vu GH, Kalmar CL, Zimmerman CE, Humphries LS, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Is Risk of Secondary Surgery for Oronasal Fistula Following Primary Cleft Palate Repair Associated With Hospital Case Volume and Cost-to-Charge Ratio? The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 2021 May;58(5):603-6112021
Zapatero ZD, Zimmerman CE, Kosyk MS, Kalmar CL, Carlson AR, Humphries LS, Lang SS, Swanson JW, Single Segment Neo-Bandeau Fronto-Orbital Advancement in Children With Craniosynostosis: Technique Adaptation and Craniometric Analysis. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2021 Oct 1;32(7):2393-23962021
Humphries LS, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Craniosynostosis: Posterior Cranial Vault Remodeling. Clinics in plastic surgery, 2021 Jul;48(3):455-4712021
Vu GH, Humphries LS, Zimmerman CE, Kalmar CL, Bartlett SP, Swanson JW, Taylor JA, A Nationwide Analysis of Cleft Palate Repair: Impact of Local Anesthesia on Operative Outcomes and Hospital Cost. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2021 Jun 1;147(6):978e-989e2021
Sullivan JS, Snider AE, Farrington J, Shiflett JM, Weaver KJ, Humphries LS, Hoppe IC, Posterior cranial vault distraction osteogenesis in the immunocompromised patient. Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2021 Jul;37(7):2313-23182021
Zimmerman CE, Humphries LS, Taylor JA, Equitable Access to Research Opportunities in Plastic Surgery: Development of a Research Fellowship Database. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2021 Dec 1;148(6):1087e-1088e2021
Vu GH, Xu W, Go BC, Humphries LS, Kalmar CL, Taylor JA, Bartlett SP, Vossough A, Nah-Cederquist HD, Swanson JW, Physiologic Timeline of Cranial-Base Suture and Synchondrosis Closure. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2021 Dec 1;148(6):973e-982e2021
Humphries LS, Shakir A, Figueroa AA, Mercuri LG, Dianiskova S, Reid RR, Tragos C, Custom Alloplastic Temporomandibular Joint Reconstruction: Expanding Reconstructive Horizons. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2020 Sep;31(6):1651-16582020
Kalmar CL, Patel VA, Humphries LS, Vu GH, Zimmerman CE, Swanson JW, Taylor JA, Thresholds for Safety of Cleft Lip Surgery in Premature Infants. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2020 Oct;146(4):859-8622020
Kalmar CL, Humphries LS, Zimmerman CE, Vu GH, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Orthognathic Hardware Complications in the Era of Patient-Specific Implants. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2020 Nov;146(5):609e-621e2020
Humphries LS, Roy T, Huang A, Collins J, Baroody FM, Reid RR, Airway Morphological Changes in Pierre Robin Sequence: A Retrospective Study. The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 2020 Jul;57(7):828-8392020
Zimmerman CE, Sun J, Wes AM, Vu GH, Kalmar CL, Humphries LS, Bartlett SP, Cohen MA, Swanson JW, Taylor JA, Long Term Speech Outcomes Following Midface Advancement in Syndromic Craniosynostosis. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2020 Sep;31(6):1775-17792020
Vu GH, Magoon K, Zimmerman CE, Kalmar CL, Humphries LS, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Perceptions and Preferences of Laypersons in the Management of Positional Plagiocephaly. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2020 Sep;31(6):1613-16192020
Kalmar CL, Xu W, Zimmerman CE, Vu GH, Humphries LS, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Trends in Utilization of Virtual Surgical Planning in Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2020 Oct;31(7):1900-19052020
Vu GH, Azzolini A, Humphries LS, Mazzaferro DM, Kalmar CL, Zimmerman CE, Swanson JW, Taylor JA, Bartlett SP, Ear Molding Therapy: Laypersons' Perceptions, Preferences, and Satisfaction with Treatment Outcome. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2020 Jul;8(7):e29022020
Kalmar CL, Patel VA, Humphries LS, Zimmerman CE, Vu GH, Swanson JW, Taylor JA, Pediatric Otoplasty: Does Surgical Specialty Training Affect Safety and Rates of Adverse Perioperative Events? The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2020 Sep;31(6):1739-17422020
Patel V, Shakir S, Yang R, Humphries LS, McKenna RA, Heuer G, Lang SS, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Swanson JW, Perioperative Outcomes in the Treatment of Isolated Sagittal Synostosis: Cranial Vault Remodeling Versus Spring Mediated Cranioplasty. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2020 Oct;31(7):2106-21112020
Vu GH, Mazzaferro DM, Kalmar CL, Zimmerman CE, Humphries LS, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Craniometric and Volumetric Analyses of Cranial Base and Cranial Vault Differences in Patients With Nonsyndromic Single-Suture Sagittal Craniosynostosis. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2020 Jun;31(4):1010-10142020
Shakir S, Humphries LS, Kalmar CL, Bartlett SP, Swanson JW, Taylor JA, Hope Springs Eternal: Insights Into the Durability of Springs to Provide Long-Term Correction of the Scaphocephalic Head Shape. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2020 Oct;31(7):2079-20832020
Silva AK, Humphries LS, Maldonado AA, Gottlieb LJ, Chimeric vs composite flaps for mandible reconstruction. Head & neck, 2019 Jun;41(6):1597-16042019
Humphries LS, Yates EK, Mhlaba JM, Collins JM, Baroody FM, Reid RR, Airway Volume Simulation in Virtual Mandibular Distraction: A Cohort Study. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2018 Apr;141(4):1003-10092018
Humphries LS, Shenaq DS, Teven CM, Park JE, Song DH, SSET Project: Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Surgical Specialty Emergency Trays in the Emergency Department. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2018 Jan;6(1):e15912018
Inbal A, Silva AK, Humphries LS, Teven CM, Gottlieb LJ, Bridging the Gap: A 20-Year Experience with Vein Grafts for Free Flap Reconstruction. The Odds for Success. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2018 Sep;142(3):786-7942018
Humphries LS, Lyon S, Garza R, Butz DR, Lemelman B, Park JE, Parental leave policies in graduate medical education: A systematic review. American journal of surgery, 2017 Oct;214(4):634-6392017
Humphries LS, Butz DR, Song DH, Discussion: Pregnancy and the Plastic Surgery Resident. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2017 Jan;139(1):253-2552017
Maldonado AA, Silva AK, Humphries LS, Gottlieb LJ, Complex Orofacial Reconstruction with the Intrinsic Chimeric Flap. Journal of reconstructive microsurgery, 2017 May;33(4):233-2432017
Humphries LS, Curl B, Song DH, #SocialMedia for the Academic Plastic Surgeon-Elevating the Brand. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2016 Jan;4(1):e5992016
Humphries LS, Baluch DA, Nystrom LM, Borys D, Bednar MS, Interfascicular Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis to the Ulnar Nerve: A Case Report. Hand (New York, N.Y.), 2016 Jun;11(2):NP1-42016
Humphries LS, Kueberuwa E, Beederman M, Gottlieb LJ, Wide excision and healing by secondary intent for the surgical treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa: A single-center experience. Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS, 2016 Apr;69(4):554-662016
Steinberg JP, Rawlani R, Humphries LS, Rawlani V, Vicari FA, Effectiveness of conservative therapy and helmet therapy for positional cranial deformation. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2015 Mar;135(3):833-8422015
Nagasawa T, Sugisaki H, Tani Y, OgataK, Purification and characterization of butyrylcholine-hydrolyzing enzyme from Pseudomonas polycolor. Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1976 May 13;429(3):817-271976
Beppu M, Terao T, Osawa T, Photoaffinity labeling of concanavalin A. Preparation of a concanavalin A derivative with reduced valence. Journal of biochemistry, 1975 Nov;78(5):1013-91975
Humphries LS, Park JE Resident Leave in Plastic Surgery Training Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 2016; e768
Lin LO, Kalmar CL, Vu GH, Zimmerman CE, Humphries LS, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Value-Based Analysis of Virtual Versus Traditional Surgical Planning for Orthognathic Surgery. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2020 Jul-Aug;31(5):1238-1242
Zapatero ZD, Kalmar CL, Kosyk MS, Humphries LS, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Heuer GG, Taylor JA, The Expanding Role of Posterior Vault Distraction Osteogenesis in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Slit Ventricle Syndrome. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2021 Nov-Dec 01;32(8):2641-2645
Shakir S, Humphries LS, Lanni MA, Kalmar CL, Vu G, Heuer G, Lang SS, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Swanson JW, What is the Role of Force in Correcting Scaphocephaly Through Spring-Mediated Cranial Vault Expansion for Sagittal Craniosynostosis? The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2021 Nov-Dec 01;32(8):2615-2620
Barrero C, Vu G, Kosyk M, Humphries L, Jeon HH, Boucher N, Taylor J, Nah HD, Postoperative Changes in the Upper Airway Following Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis in Pediatric Hemifacial Microsomia. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2022 Mar-Apr 01;33(2):534-538
Morales CZ, Wagner CS, Humphries LS, Vu GH, Kalmar CL, Bartlett SP, Taylor J, Swanson J, Prenatal Diagnosis of Cleft and Craniofacial Conditions: An International Analysis of Practice Patterns. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2022 Jul-Aug 01;33(5):1341-1345
Pearlman RL, Wilkerson AH, Cobb EK, Morrissette S, Lawson FG, Mockbee CS, Humphries LS, Ward KHM, Nahar VK, Factors Associated with Likelihood to Undergo Cosmetic Surgical Procedures Among Young Adults in the United States: A Narrative Review. Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology, 2022;15:859-877
Lebhar MS, Goza SD, Humphries LS, Hoppe IC, Utilization of the Labial Flap in Anterior Palatal Fistula Repair. Eplasty, 2022;22:e58

Book Chapter

Humphries LS, Bauer BS Pediatric Tissue Expansion Tips and Tricks in Plastic Surgery: Springer, Cham, 2022

Presentations

Poster Presentation, The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on State-Level Medicaid Reimbursement for Orthodontic Care: A Cost Analysis, American Council of Educators in Plastic Surgery (ACEPS), Las Vegas, NV02/2025
Poster Presentation, Cleft Lip and Tip Rhinoplasty Billing Variability: Implications for Practice and Reimbursement, American Council of Educators in Plastic Surgery (ACEPS), Las Vegas, NV02/2025
Poster Presentation, Organized Research Infrastructure Increases Scholarly Productivity, American Council of Educators in Plastic Surgery, Las Vegas, NV02/2025
Platform Presentations, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols Can Vastly Decrease Rates of Outpatient Opiate Prescribing in Pediatric Plastic Surgery Patients, Southern Regional Meetings, New Orleans, LA02/2025
Platform Presentations, Utilization of Nasoalveolar Molding Stratified by Social Vulnerability Index, Race, and Urbanicity, Southern Regional Meetings, New Orleans, LA02/2025
Platform Presentations, Weight Changes in Adolescents Following Reduction Mammoplasty, Plastic Surgery The Meeting, San Diego, CA09/2024
Platform Presentations, Implementation of and Enhanced Recover After Surgery Protocol for Cranial Vault Remodeling Procedures, Plastic Surgery The Meeting, San Diego, CA09/2024
Platform Presentations, Relationship of Social Vulnerability on Surgical Timing for Patients with Craniosynostosis in Mississippi., Plastic Surgery The Meeting, San Diego, CA09/2024
Platform Presentations, Recognizing Variations in Primary Palatoplasty Billing: A Review of 9,827 Cases, Plastic Surgery The Meeting, San Diego, CA09/2024
Platform Presentations, Trends in Surgical Technique Selection Following Mandibular Fracture, Plastic Surgery The Meeting 93rd Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA09/2024
Platform Presentations, Billing Practices in Craniofacial Surgery: Results of a National Survey, Plastic Surgery The Meeting 93rd Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA09/2024
Platform Presentations, Who Performs Cleft Lip and Palate Repairs at ACPA Centers: A Look into the Lead Surgeons, Plastic Surgery The Meeting, San Diego, CA09/2024
Platform Presentations, Trends in Surgical Technique Selection Following Mandibular Fracture, Plastic Surgery the Meeting, San Diego, CCA09/2024
Platform Presentations, Impact of Social Vulnerability Index, Race, and Urbanicity on Early Nutritional Outcomes in Patients with Cleft Palate, Plastic Surgery the Meeting, San Diego, CA09/2024
Platform Presentations, The Impact of Tranexamic Acid Usage in Craniosynostosis Surgery: A Single-Center Review, Plastic Surgery the Meeting, San Diego, CA09/2024
Platform Presentations, Periorbital Steroid Infiltration in Cranial Vault Remodeling, Plastic Surgery the Meeting, San Diego, CA09/2024
Platform Presentations, Frontal Sinus Volume in Normocephalic Nonsyndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis: A Comparative Study, Plastic Surgery The Meeting 93rd Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA09/2024
Platform Presentations, Comparative 3-Dimensional Analysis of Pi vs Posterior Vault Remodeling for Nonsyndromic Single-Suture Sagittal Craniosynostosis Correction, Plastic Surgery The Meeting, San Diego, CA09/2024
Poster Presentation, Peer Relationship Problems in Children with a Craniofacial Anomaly, Plastic Surgery The Meeting, San Diego, CA09/2024
Poster Presentation, Analysis of Lateral Ventricular Volume Changes in a Patient with Nonsyndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis and Slit Ventricle Syndrome Following Posterior Vault Distraction, Plastic Surgery The Meeting, San Diego, CA09/2024
Platform Presentations, Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol for Cranial Vault Remodeling Procedures, American College of Surgeons AL and MS Chapter Annual Conference, Gulf Shores, AL07/2024
Platform Presentations, Impact of Social Vulnerability Index, Race, and Urbanicity on Early Nutritional Outcomes in Patients with Cleft Palate, American College of Surgeons Alabama Mississippi Chapter, Gulf Shores, AL07/2024
Platform Presentations, The Utility of Prophylactic Muscle Flaps in Complex Pediatric Spine Surgery, American College of Surgeons Alabama Mississippi Chapter, Gulf Shores, AL07/2024
Platform Presentations, The Utility of Prophylactic Muscle Flaps in Complex Pediatric Spine Surgery, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting, Sea Island, GA06/2024
Platform Presentations, Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol for Cranial Vault Remodeling, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sea Island, GA06/2024
Platform Presentations, Frontal Sinus Volume in Normocephalic Nonsyndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis: A Comparative Study, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Sea Island, GA06/2024
Poster Presentation, The Utility of Prophylactic Muscle Flaps in Complex Pediatric Spine Surgery, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Boston, MA05/2024
Poster Presentation, Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol for Cranial Vault Remodeling, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Boston, MA05/2024
Poster Presentation, Impact of Social Vulnerability, Race, and Urbanicity on Surgical Timing for Patients with Craniosynostosis, Plastic Surgery Research Council, 5/16/202405/2024
Platform Presentations, Normative Growth Values of Inter-Orbital Distance from Birth to Adulthood, Plastic Surgery Research Council 69th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA05/2024
Poster Presentation, Impact Of Social Vulnerability, Race, And Urbanicity On Surgical Timing For Patients With Craniosynostosis, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Boston, MA05/2024
Poster Presentation, Promoting Equity In The Timing Of Cleft Palate Repair In A Socially Vulnerable Area - An Analysis Of Sociodemographic Differences In Surgical Timing And Suggestions For Change, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Boston, MA05/2024
Platform Presentations, Social Perceptions of Preoperative and Postoperative Photographs of Patients with Syndromic Craniosynostosis Undergoing Le Fort III Advancement, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Virtual04/2024
Platform Presentations, Impact of Social Vulnerability, Race, and Urbanicity on Surgical Timing for Patients with Craniosynostosis., American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association, Denver, CO04/2024
Platform Presentations, Impact of Social Vulnerability Index, Race, and Urbanicity on Early Nutritional Outcomes in Patients with Cleft Palate., American Palate Craniofacial Association Meeting, Denver, CO04/2024
Poster Presentation, Normative Growth Values of Inter-Orbital Distance from Birth to Adulthood, American Palate Craniofacial Association Meeting, Denver, CO04/2024
Poster Presentation, Variations in Palatoplasty Billing Practices, American Palate Craniofacial Association Meeting, Denver, CO04/2024
Poster Presentation, Cranial and Morphometric Analysis of Neobandeau and Conventional Bifrontal Orbital Advancement, American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association, Denver, CO04/2024
Poster Presentation, Social Perceptions of Preoperative and Postoperative Photographs of Patients with Syndromic Craniosynostosis Undergoing Le Fort III Advancement, American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association, Denver, CO04/2024
Poster Presentation, Evolution of Craniosynostosis Care, American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association, Denver, CO04/2024
Poster Presentation, Frontal Sinus Volume in Normocephalic Nonsyndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis: A Comparative Study, American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association, Denver, CO04/2024
Poster Presentation, Intensive Care Unit Admission Following Cleft Palate Repair in Patients with Pierre Robin Sequence Corrected with Mandibular Distraction, American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association, Denver, CO04/2024
Poster Presentation, Normative Growth Values of Inter-Orbital Distance from Birth to Adulthood, American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association, Denver, CO04/2024
Poster Presentation, Evolution of Craniosynostosis Care, Mississippi Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics Spring Conference, Laurel, MS03/2024
Poster Presentation, Barriers to Remote Burn Care Delivery: An Analysis of Burn Center Proximity and Access to Critical Telehealth Infrastructure, American Council of Educators in Plastic Surgery, St. Louis, MO02/2024
Poster Presentation, Relationship of Social Vulnerability on Surgical Timing for Patients with Craniosynostosis in Mississippi, Jackson Free Clinic Research Symposium, Jackson, MS11/2023
Platform Presentations, Squamosal Craniosynostosis Associated with Rickets, Plastic Surgery the Meeting, Austin, TX10/2023
Platform Presentations, Growth Curves for Intracranial Volume and Cranial Index in a Diverse Population of Healthy Children, Plastic Surgery The Meeting, Austin, TX10/2023
Platform Presentations, Oh How Far You’ll Go: A Geospatial Analysis of Travel Burden to Certified Craniofacial Teams in the United States, Plastic Surgery The Meeting, Austin, TX10/2023
Platform Presentations, Mandibular distraction in patients with Pierre Robin sequence: A multi-surgeon experience, Plastic Surgery the Meeting, Austin, TX10/2023
Platform Presentations, Posterior Vault Distraction in the Acute Setting, Plastic Surgery the Meeting, Austin, TX10/2023
Poster Presentation, Posterior Vault Distraction in the Acute Setting, 20th Congress of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery, Seattle, WA09/2023
Poster Presentation, Mandibular distraction in patients with Pierre Robin sequence: A multi-surgeon experience, 20th Congress of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery, Seattle, WA09/2023
Poster Presentation, Cranial Morphology Differences Between Scaphocephalic and Normocephalic Patients with Nonsyndromic Single-Suture Sagittal Craniosynostosis, 20th Congress of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery, Seattle, WA09/2023
Platform Presentations, The use of the Fisher anatomical subunit approach for cleft lip revision: An Evolution and Case Series, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Nassau, Bahamas06/2023
Platform Presentations, Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol For Cleft Palate Repair, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Nassau, Bahamas06/2023
Platform Presentations, Cranial Morphology Differences Between Scaphocephalic and Normocephalic Patients with Nonsyndromic Single-Suture Sagittal Craniosynostosis, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Nassau, Bahamas06/2023
Platform Presentations, Examination of Fistula Rate and Need for Speech Surgery in 242 Cleft Palate Repairs at a Tertiary Care Center, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nassau, Bahamas06/2023
Platform Presentations, Epidemiology of Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate in Mississippi: A 30 Year Follow-up, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Nassau, Bahamas06/2023
Platform Presentations, Access to Certified Burn Centers in the United States: The Geospatial and Transport Cost of Transfer, American Burn Association, Dallas, TX05/2023
Platform Presentations, Cranial Morphology Differences Between Scaphocephalic and Normocephalic Patients with Nonsyndromic Single-Suture Sagittal Craniosynostosis, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, Raleigh, NC05/2023
Platform Presentations, Examination of Fistula Rate and Need for Speech Surgery in 242 Cleft Palate Repairs at a Tertiary Care Center., American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association, Raleigh, NC05/2023
Platform Presentations, Implementation Of An Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol For Cleft Palate Repair, American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association, Raleigh, NC05/2023
Platform Presentations, A Standardized Approach to Airway Management During Abbé Flap Reconstruction, American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association 80th Annual Meeting, Raleigh, NC05/2023
Poster Presentation, Travel Burden to Certified Craniofacial Teams in the United States: A Geospatial Analysis, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, Raleigh, NC05/2023
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Surgical Treatment of Craniosynostosis, The National Conference of the Romanian Association of Plastic Surgeons, Sibiu, Romania04/2023
Platform Presentations, Mandibular Distraction In Patients With Pierre Robin Sequence: A Multi-surgeon Experience, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Cleveland, OH04/2023
Poster Presentation, Cranial Morphology Differences Between Scaphocephalic And Normocephalic Patients With Nonsyndromic Single-suture Sagittal Craniosynostosis, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Cleveland, OH04/2023
Poster Presentation, Epidemiology of Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate in Mississippi: A 30 Year Follow-up, Wilbert C. Jordan Research Forum, Hartford, CT04/2023
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Craniofacial Reconstruction: Scalp and Skull, Oncologic Reconstruction Course (ORC), St. Louis, MO12/2022
Platform Presentations, Travel burden to American Cleft Palate Association (ACPA)-Approved Cleft Teams in the United States, American Society of Plastic Surgeons - ASPS, Annual Meeting, Boston, MA10/2022
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Abnormal Head Shape: Deformational Plagiocephaly/Brachycephaly and Craniosynostosis, Children’s of Mississippi Pediatric Plastic Surgery Virtual Continuing Education Grand Rounds., Jackson, MS07/2022
Poster Presentation, Craniosynostosis in Mississippi: An epidemiologic analysis from Children’s of Mississippi, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 65th Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL07/2022
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Evidence for Targeted Muscle Reinnervation and Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Orlando, FL06/2022
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Crowdsourcing the Decision for Local
vs Free Flap Defects, Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Orlando, FL
06/2022
Poster Presentation, The Fisher Subunit Anatomical Approach for Cleft Lip Revisions: An Evolution and Case Series, Plastic Surgery Research Council 67th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada06/2022
Invited Symposia, "To Understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi", Alumni Presentation at University of Pennsylvania Plastic Surgery Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia, PA06/2022
Invited Symposia, Abnormal Head Shape: Deformational Plagiocephaly/Brachycephaly and Craniosynostosis, Hattiesburg Clinic Pediatricians and Neonatologists Grand Rounds, Hattiesburg, MS05/2022
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Midface Trauma, Southeastern Craniofacial Trauma Symposium, Jackson, MS04/2022
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Craniofacial Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical School Plastic Surgery Interest Group, Jackson, MS02/2022
Platform Presentations, Ten Years of Posterior Cranial Vault Expansion via Distraction Osteogenesis: An Update and Critical Evaluation, International Society of Craniofacial Surgery, Virtual Meeting10/2021
Poster Presentation, Posterior cranial vault distraction osteogenesis in the immunocompromised patient, International Society of Craniofacial Surgery Virtual Congress, Virtual Meeting10/2021
Platform Presentations, Ten Years of Posterior Cranial Vault Expansion via Distraction Osteogenesis: An Update and Critical Evaluation, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, Virtual Meeting05/2021
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Power of Mandibular Distraction for Neonatal Micrognathia and Tongue-Base Upper Airway Obstruction, Newborn Associates Grand Rounds, Jackson, MS01/2021
Invited Symposia, Family Matters in Graduate Medical Education, Ignite Symposium. Group on Women in Medicine and Science, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS11/2020
Platform Presentations, Musculocutaneous Flap Coverage to Salvage Rib-based Construct Hardware Complications, International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis, Virtual Meeting11/2020
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Power of Mandibular Distraction for Neonatal Micrognathia and Tongue-Base Upper Airway Obstruction, University of Mississippi Medical Center Neonatal Intensive Care Grand Rounds. Continuing Medical Education, Jackson, MS11/2020
Platform Presentations, Longitudinal Outcomes of a Multimodal Treatment Approach Including Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Pierre Robin Sequence, Plastic Surgery The Meeting, Virtual Meeting10/2020
Platform Presentations, Decreased Optic Disc Cup Volume with Increased Intracranial Pressure, Plastic Surgery the Meeting, Virtual Meeting10/2020
Platform Presentations, Unicoronal Craniosynostosis: Is There a Lateral Difference in Intracranial Pressure?, Plastic Surgery the Meeting, Virtual Meeting10/2020
Platform Presentations, Long-Term Aesthetic Outcomes in Nonsyndromic Unicoronal Craniosynostosis, Plastic Surgery the Meeting, Virtual Meeting10/2020
Platform Presentations, Intracranial Volume after Cranial Vault Remodeling: To What Degree Does Intracranial Composition Change after Surgery?, Plastic Surgery the Meeting, Virtual Meeting10/2020
Platform Presentations, Plastic Surgery Research (PRS) Fellowships: Database Development and Analysis, Plastic Surgery The Meeting, Virtual Meeting10/2020
Platform Presentations, International Opinions and Practices in Prenatal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS) Consultations: Geographic Trends in Responding to Difficult Questions, Plastic Surgery The Meeting, Virtual Meeting10/2020
Platform Presentations, 4-7 Year Aesthetic Outcomes of Two Bilateral Fronto-Orbital Advancement and Reshaping (BFOAR) Techniques for Nonsyndromic Metopic Craniosynostosis: Can We “Overcorrect” Our Way out of Aesthetic Deterioration?, Plastic Surgery The Meeting, Virtual Meeting10/2020
Platform Presentations, Prenatal Diagnosis of Craniofacial Anomalies: How Positive Are We about That Positive Result?, Plastic Surgery The Meeting, Virtual Meeting10/2020
Platform Presentations, Impact of Local Anesthesia on Operative Outcomes and Hospital Cost in Orthognathic Surgery: A Nationwide Analysis, Plastic Surgery The Meeting, Virtual Meeting10/2020
Platform Presentations, Ten Years of Posterior Cranial Vault Expansion via Distraction Osteogenesis: An Update and Critical Evaluation, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Virtual Meeting09/2020
Platform Presentations, Ten Years of Posterior Cranial Vault Distraction Osteogenesis— An Update and Critical Evaluation, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons. Virtual Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting09/2020
Platform Presentations, Is Poverty Associated with Orofacial Clefts? An Analysis of Orofacial Cleft Risk and Socioeconomic Status Utilizing the United States Birth Data, American Association of Plastic Surgery, Virtual Meeting05/2020
Platform Presentations, Orthognathic Hardware Complications in The Era Of Patient-Specific Implants, American Association of Plastic Surgery, Virtual Meeting05/2020
Platform Presentations, Perceptions and Preferences of Laypersons in the Management of Positional Plagiocephaly, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 77th Annual Meeting, Meeting Cancelled04/2020
Platform Presentations, Craniometric and Volumetric Analyses of Cranial Base and Cranial Vault Differences in Patients with Sagittal Craniosynostosis, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 77th Annual Meeting, Meeting Cancelled04/2020
Platform Presentations, Is Poverty Associated with Orofacial Clefts? An Analysis of Orofacial Cleft Risk and Socioeconomic Status Utilizing the United States Birth Data, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 77th Annual Meeting, Meeting Cancelled04/2020
Platform Presentations, Long Term Speech Outcomes Following Midface Distraction in Syndromic Craniosynostosis, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 77th Annual Meeting, Meeting Cancelled04/2020
Platform Presentations, Experiences in Prenatal Cleft Lip and Palate (CL/P) Consultations: Our Center by the Numbers, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 77th Annual Meeting, Meeting Cancelled04/2020
Platform Presentations, Analysis of National Outcomes for Outpatient versus Inpatient Cleft Lip Surgery., American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 77th Annual Meeting, Meeting Cancelled04/2020
Platform Presentations, Validation of Optical Coherence Tomography with Optimized Thresholds for Detecting Elevated Intracranial Pressure, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 77th Annual Meeting, Meeting Cancelled04/2020
Platform Presentations, Prevalence of elevated intracranial pressure by suture type detected by optical coherence tomography in children with craniosynostosis, 18th Meeting of the International Society for Craniofacial Surgery, Paris, France09/2019
Platform Presentations, Finite element analysis of the Pierre Robin Sequence Mandible, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons Conference, Lake Geneva, WI05/2019
Poster Presentation, Airway morphology changes in Pierre Robin Sequence after mandibular distraction osteogenesis; A retrospective case-control study, 76th Annual American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial (ACPA) Meeting, Tuscon, AZ04/2019
Poster Presentation, Airway Volume Simulation in Virtual Mandibular Distraction: A Cohort Study, 24th Annual Charles B. Huggins Research Symposium. University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL02/2019
Platform Presentations, Airway Volume Simulation in Virtual Mandibular Distraction: A Cohort Study, 10th Biennial World Society for Simulation Surgery Congress, Chicago, IL09/2018
Platform Presentations, Customized Alloplastic Temporomandibular Joint Reconstruction: Expanding the Reconstructive ‘Net’, 87th Annual Plastic Surgery The Meeting, Chicago, IL09/2018
Platform Presentations, The SSET Project: Surgical Specialty Emergency Trays in Emergency Department., 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, IL04/2017
Poster Presentation, The SSET Project: Surgical Specialty Emergency Trays in Emergency Department, 24th Annual Charles B. Huggins Research Symposium. University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL02/2017
Platform Presentations, Bridging the Gap: A 20-year Experience with Vein Grafts for Free Flap Reconstruction, the Odds for Success, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, HI01/2017
Poster Presentation, The SSET Project: Surgical Specialty Emergency Trays in Emergency Department, 11th Annual Quality and Safety Symposium. University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL05/2016
Platform Presentations, Complex Orofacial Reconstruction with the Intrinsic Chimeric Flap, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ01/2016
Platform Presentations, Wide Excision and Healing by Secondary Intent for the Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Single Center Experience, 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, IL05/2015
Platform Presentations, Wide Excision and Healing by Secondary Intent for the Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Single Center Experience, 22nd Annual Charles B. Huggins Research Symposium, Chicago, IL03/2015
Poster Presentation, Wide Excision and Healing by Secondary Intent for the Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Single Center Experience, 22nd Annual Charles B. Huggins Research Symposium. University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL03/2015
Platform Presentations, Palliative Reconstructive Plastic Surgery — A Review of Outcomes, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting, Paradise Island, Bahamas01/2015
Platform Presentations, The Use of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) to Characterize Well-Localized Nerve Pain: A Retrospective Study, 82nd Annual Plastic Surgery The Meeting, San Diego, CA10/2013
Platform Presentations, Treatment Efficacy of Deformational Plagiocephaly and Brachiocephaly: Results of a Large, Prospective Clinical Trial, 81st Annual Plastic Surgery The Meeting, New Orleans, LA10/2012

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Resident Teaching Award, University of Chicago, Section of Plastic Surgery2019
Senior Resident Paper Competition, 3rd Place, Illinois Society of Plastic Surgeons2019
"Outstanding Presentation," ASMS Track, American Society of Plastic Surgeons National Meeting2018
Resident Research Award, University of Chicago, Section of Plastic Surgery2017
Resident Teaching Award, University of Chicago, Section of Plastic Surgery2016
"Best Paper Award Winner," "Best Pediatric/Craniofacial Paper", Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal2016
Plastic Surgery Resident In Service Exam Score Honors, University of Chicago, Section of Plastic Surgery2015
Poster Presentation Winner, 22nd Annual Charles B. Huggins Research Symposium, University of Chicago2015
AOA Honor Medical Society, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine2013
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Beta of North Carolina at Duke University2010

Professional Membership and Service

American Society of Craniofacial Surgeons, Member2025 - Present
American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Member2024 - Present
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, Member2022 - Present
American College of Surgeons, Fellow2022 - Present
Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Member2022 - Present
American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Member2020 - Present
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, Member2018 - Present

Committee Service

Program Evaluation Committee (PEC) - Plastic Surgery, Member2022 - Present
Surgical Quality Council, Member2022 - Present
NICU-Anesthesia-Surgery Quality Improvement Committee, Member2021 - Present
Quality and Safety Officer - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Chair2021 - Present
Children's Perioperative Blood Utilization Committee QI/PI, Member2021 - 2022
Pediatric Trauma Morbidity and Mortality/Performance Improvement Conference, Member2020 - Present
Clinical Competency Committee-Plastic Surgery Residency, Member2020 - Present
Children's Perioperative Blood Utilization Committee QI/PI, Chair2020 - Present

Community Service

Run the Rainbow, I ran the 10K during the 2025 Race to support Children's of Mississippi03/2025 - Present
UMMC Volunteer Services, I sponsored a donation drive among the UMMC plastic surgery section to donate clothing supplies needed for patients at UMMC.09/2023 - 09/2023
Career Day, I shared my experiences as a craniofacial surgeon in Mississippi to the 1st grade class at career day at St. Andrew's Episcopal School04/2023 - 04/2023
UMMC Office of Physician Relations Outreach, With the UMMC Office of Physician Relations, I have traveled across Mississippi to personally meet pediatricians and referring providers to offer services, listen to feedback and solicit needs on behalf of the university and hospital.09/2022 - Present
Smile Train Partnership, I partnered with the state-side arm of Smile Train, through whom I secured funds to purchase specialty feeding bottles for our babies with clefts and nasopharyngoscopes for speech evaluations06/2022 - 09/2023
Adopt-A-Family for Christmas, My family and I organize our friends and family to sponsor 4-5 families around the Christmas holidays every year, and to purchase, wrap and deliver holiday presents for local families in need.12/2021 - Present
Blood Donation, I donate blood to the Mississippi Blood Services03/2021 - 03/2021
COVID-19 Vaccine administration, Administered COVID-19 vaccines to UMMC employees12/2020 - 01/2021
Social Media for Pediatric Plastic Surgery, I run the Pediatric Plastic Surgery social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram, promoting our work, our mission, and engaging with members of the community, which has gotten a lot of positive traction09/2020 - 09/2023

Other Service

Cleft-Palate and Craniofacial Surgery Journal01/2025 - Present
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery12/2024 - Present
FACE Journal, Awards Committee Chair04/2023 - Present
Academic Peer-Review Journal Article Reviewer for FACE Journal03/2022 - Present
Best Paper Award Committee, FACE Journal12/2021 - Present
Ad-Hoc Academic Peer-Review Journal Article Reviewer for Journal of Craniofacial Surgery12/2020 - Present

Teaching Experience

Medicine, Lecture, LecturerWinter 2025 - 2024
Plastic Surgery, Lecture, LecturerWinter 2024 - 2024
Medicine, LecturerWinter 2023 - 2023
Plastic Surgery Residency, Lecture, LecturerWinter 2022 - 2022
Plastic Surgery Residency, Lecture, LecturerWinter 2022 - 2022
Medicine, Lecture, LecturerWinter 2022 - 2022
Plastic Surgery Residency, Lecture, LecturerWinter 2021 - 2021
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Grand Rounds, Lecture, LecturerWinter 2021 - 2021
Plastic Surgery Residents, Lecture, LecturerFall 2020 - 2020
Plastic Surgery Residents, Lecture, LecturerWinter 2020 - 2020
Plastic Surgery Residency, Lecture, LecturerFall 2020 - 2020

Directed Student Learning

Supervised Research, Advised: Jacob Draper2025 - Present
Supervised Research, Advised: Kendall Pitre2025 - Present
Advised: Railey Mayatt2024 - Present
Advised: Tiara Mayfield2024 - Present
Preceptor, Advised: Holly Mccartha2024 - Present
Advised: Erin Matthews2024 - Present
Supervised Research, Advised: Ronald McCall2023 - Present
Preceptor, Advised: Evan Bowen2023 - 2023
Preceptor, Advised: Anna Grace Boydstun2023 - 2023
M1-M2 Preclinical Advisor, Advised: Kailey Clinton2023 - Present
M1-M2 Preclinical Advisor, Advised: Brice Utley2023 - Present
M1-M2 Preclinical Advisor, Advised: Dylan Usry2023 - Present
Supervised Research, Advised: Alexander Velazquez2023 - Present
Supervised Research, Advised: Mary Elise McMinn2023 - Present
Supervised Research, Advised: Anna Grace Boydstun2022 - Present
Supervised Research, Advised: Shelley Edwards2022 - Present
Research Advisor, Advised: Alexander Velazquez2022 - 2022
Supervised Research, Advised: John Phillips2022 - 2022
Supervised Research, Advised: Matthew Sink2022 - Present
Supervised Research, Advised: Shelby Goza2022 - Present
M1-M2 Preclinical Advisor, Advised: John Phillips2021 - Present
Preclinical Advisor for M1 Students, Advised: Alexander Velazquez2021 - Present
M1-M2 Preclinical Advisor, Advised: Chanukya Cherukuri2021 - Present
Supervised Research, Advised: Clayton Moss2020 - 2021
Supervised Research, Advised: Abigail Macoy2020 - 2021
Supervised Research, Advised: Alexandra Rose2020 - 2021
Supervised Research, Advised: Madyson Brown2020 - Present
Supervised Research, Advised: Eric Lucas2020 - 2021
Supervised Research, Advised: Brittany Corder2020 - Present

Residency Training

Plastic Surgery Integrated Residency Program, Attending Physician2020 - Present