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Research Overview

As Plastic Surgeon-in-Chief at Boston Children’s Hospital, Dr. Meara provides family-centered care for patients with a wide variety of complex congenital anomalies. Dr. Meara dedicates the majority of his time to direct patient care, and about one-third of this schedule to research and innovation. Dr. Meara is a prominent researcher in cleft lip and palate and craniofacial anomalies, a leader in developing global health and public policy initiatives, and an advocate for continuous improvement in department administration and hospital leadership.

Clinical Research

As a craniofacial surgeon, Dr. Meara is an expert in cases of cleft lip and palate, craniosynostosis, encephalocele, and complex Tessier facial cleft. On these topics, Dr. Meara has written over 80 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and has given over 60 local, regional, national and international lectures and invited presentations. Additionally, he is one of the editors of the first edition of Pediatric Head and Neck Tumors by Springer. In the specific area of cleft lip and palate, he has a long history of innovation in surgery, process improvement, and patient experience; he has written over 20 abstracts, manuscripts, chapters, and clinical guidelines on cleft lip and palate management. Currently, Dr. Meara is collaborating with Dr. Matthew Harris (Orthopedic Surgery Research) and Dr. Mark Proctor (Neurosurgery) to study factors related to the development of craniosynostosis.

Dr. Meara is one of the surgeons at Boston Children’s who has been working to use technology to improve care for complex cases, and to increase patient access to specialists. In 2014, he began utilizing the hospital’s 3-D printer to simulate craniofacial anatomy. These patient-specific 3-D models enable the team to plan and consider multiple approaches for complex cases, and are invaluable as teaching tools.

Global Surgery Research and Policy

As an advocate for universal access to safe surgery and anesthesia, Dr. Meara leads several programs and initiatives. He serves as Co-Director of the Paul Farmer Global Surgery Fellowship program in collaboration with Partners In Health, and Director of the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change at Harvard Medical School, in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, which is chaired by Dr. Paul Farmer. Dr. Meara directly mentors the fellows as they pursue their goals to reduce health disparities among surgical patients in low-resource settings through excellent clinical care, innovative research, and ongoing education. In his global health work, he has delivered over 22 invited presentations, and authored over 35 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and over 50 abstracts, manuscripts, and educational materials. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the first edition of the Global Surgery and Anesthesia Manual: Providing Care in Resource-Limited Settings, the first hands-on textbook of its kind to include sections in each chapter written by frontline providers in low-resource settings.

As a result of his global surgery experience, he was asked to be a chair for The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, which is comprised of two other co-chairs and 22 commissioners from around the world. Lancet Commissions have a direct impact on health care policy direction in ministries of health, the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and major funding agencies, such as the Bill and Melinda Gates and Clinton Foundations, USAID, and the World Bank. The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery was launched in April 2015 in London with the publication by The Lancet of a report of its key recommendations. This publication was accompanied by over 100 publications in 7 academic journals, including a special global surgery edition of The Lancet Global Health with 11 manuscripts, 57 Lancet global surgery abstracts, and 6 global surgery teaching cases created by 5 different schools of business and public health. These related outputs continue to grow.

Additionally, Dr. Meara is the Project Leader of the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) Cleft Lip and Palate Working Group. This is a new international effort to develop standardized outcome measures for cleft care.

Domestic Healthcare Policy Innovation

Dr. Meara is very active in domestic health care policy leadership as Vice-Chair of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Health Policy Advisory Group. In 2012, Dr. Meara chaired the ACS Medical Liability Summit; outcomes of this meeting were featured in a special edition of the ACS Bulletin. At the 2013 meeting in Washington, D.C., a health care reform compendium distributed to all attendees included ten of Dr. Meara’s publications.

On a national level, Dr. Meara was able to lead health care reform innovation as the pediatric plastic surgery representative for the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program - Pediatric (ACS NSQIP Pediatric). This project led advancement and quality improvement in the United States by creating nationally collected quality and safety metrics. Pediatrics published the initial manuscript.

Health Care Economics Innovation

For the past several years, Dr. Meara has worked to analyze cost in health care, and he has been collaborating with Michael Porter and Bob Kaplan at Harvard Business School to apply time-driven activity-based costing methodology to pediatric health care delivery. His research in health services and health policy has produced 26 manuscripts in clinical journals, and a Harvard Business School Case and video. Also in health care economics, he developed a model that converts disability-adjusted life years gained through surgical intervention to present value dollars using a willingness-to-pay economic modeling technique. He published a series of four manuscripts utilizing this model, and his seminal paper was published in& PLOS ONE. As a result of this work, he was asked to write two chapters in Disease Control Priorities 3, the leading reference for global health priorities.

Research Background

Dr. Meara earned his BS from University of Notre Dame, his MD from the University of Michigan Medical School, his DMD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, and his MBA from the Melbourne Business School at University of Melbourne. He completed his internship in general surgery at University of Michigan Hospitals, his residency in otolaryngology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and his residency in plastic surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Meara also completed a cleft and craniofacial surgery fellowship at Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. 

In addition to his leadership roles described above, Dr. Meara serves as the Vice-Chair of the Health Policy Advisory Group for the American College of Surgeons.

Education

Undergraduate School

University of Notre Dame
1986 Notre Dame IL

Medical School

MD University of Michigan Medical School
1990 Ann Arbor MI

Medical School

DMD University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
1993 Philadelphia PA

Graduate School

MBA Melbourne Business School
2004 Melbourne Australia

Internship

General Surgery University of Michigan
1991 Ann Arbor MI

Residency

Otolaryngology Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
1997 Boston MA

Residency

Plastic Surgery Brigham & Women's Hospital / Boston Children's Hospital
1999 Boston MA

Fellowship

Craniofacial Surgery Royal Children's Hospital
2000 Melbourne Australia

Media

Caregiver Profile

Meet Dr. John G. Meara

Apert Syndrome Q&A

Watch Dr. Meara and his colleagues answer questions relative to Apert syndrome.

Bentley - Part One

Part One: Meet Bentley

Bentley - Part Two

Part Two: Rehearsing a tricky operation

Bentley - Part Three

Part Three: Inside the operating room

Bentley - Part Four

Part Four: Bentley returns home

Violet - Part One

Part one - The journey begins

Violet - Part Two

Part two: Meet Violet’s team of doctors

Violet - Part Three

Part three: Inside the Operating Room

Violet - Part Four

Part four: Violet returns home

Publications

  1. Integrating comprehensive surgical, intensive, and emergency care systems into the Pan American Health Organization's health agenda. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2025; 49:e16. View Abstract
  2. Scalable policy adoption and sustainable implementation of surgical care in the Americas. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2024; 48:e132. View Abstract
  3. Surgery and the first 8000 days of life: a review. Int Health. 2024 Nov 18. View Abstract
  4. Building resilient surgical systems that can withstand external shocks. BMJ Glob Health. 2024 Nov 07; 9(Suppl 4). View Abstract
  5. Health systems strengthening through surgical and perioperative care pathways: a changing paradigm. BMJ Glob Health. 2024 Nov 07; 9(Suppl 4). View Abstract
  6. Discussion: Speech Outcomes and Rates of Secondary Speech Surgery from Childhood to Skeletal Maturity following Modified Furlow Palatoplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 Nov 01; 154(5):1076-1077. View Abstract
  7. Promoting climate-resilient health systems through national surgical plans. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2024 Dec; 40:100911. View Abstract
  8. Task-sharing spinal anaesthesia care in three rural Indian hospitals: a non-inferiority randomised controlled clinical trial. BMJ Glob Health. 2024 Aug 16; 9(8). View Abstract
  9. Immediate Impact of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Visual Dashboard on Cleft lip and Palate Care Provision. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2024 Aug 07; 10556656241272450. View Abstract
  10. Multidisciplinary Velopharyngeal Dysfunction Evaluation Helps Detect Non-classic Cases of 22q11.2 Deletion. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2024 Jul 23; 10556656241266464. View Abstract
  11. Expansion of national surgical, obstetric, and anaesthesia plans in Latin America: can Brazil be next? Lancet Reg Health Am. 2024 Sep; 37:100834. View Abstract
  12. Organizational learning in surgery in Tanzania's health system: a descriptive cross-sectional study. Int J Qual Health Care. 2024 Jun 15; 36(2). View Abstract
  13. Digital solutions for rare diseases in global health. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Jul; 12(7):e1091. View Abstract
  14. Strengthening health systems through surgery. Lancet. 2024 06 01; 403(10442):2358-2360. View Abstract
  15. Effects of Sociodemographic and Child Opportunity Index on Pediatric Plastic and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Volume Trends in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024 Apr; 12(4):e5707. View Abstract
  16. Ecuador's National Surgical Strengthening Plan: first in Latin America, provides hope for surgical care agenda. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2024; 48:e22. View Abstract
  17. A practical tool for managing change: cross-sectional psychometric assessment of the safe surgery organizational readiness tool. Int J Surg. 2024 Feb 01; 110(2):733-739. View Abstract
  18. Hospital Variation and Resource Use for Infants with Craniosynostosis Undergoing Open, Endoscopic, and Distraction Osteogenesis Surgical Techniques. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2024 Jan 18; 10556656241227032. View Abstract
  19. An introduction to digital determinants of health. PLOS Digit Health. 2024 Jan; 3(1):e0000346. View Abstract
  20. New ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes to Improve Craniosynostosis Classification. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Nov; 11(11):e5440. View Abstract
  21. Estimating access to surgical care: A community centered national household survey from Pakistan. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3(11):e0002130. View Abstract
  22. Research capacity, motivators and barriers to conducting research among healthcare providers in Tanzania's public health system: a mixed methods study. Hum Resour Health. 2023 09 05; 21(1):73. View Abstract
  23. Child Opportunity Index Disparities in Pediatric Surgical Encounters During the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic. Acad Pediatr. 2024 Jan-Feb; 24(1):43-50. View Abstract
  24. Environmental Impact of a Pediatric and Young Adult Virtual Medicine Program: A Lesson from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Acad Pediatr. 2024 04; 24(3):408-416. View Abstract
  25. Universal health coverage: a commitment to essential surgical, obstetric, and anesthesia care, World Health Summit 2021 (PD 20). BMC Proc. 2023 Jul 12; 17(Suppl 6):4. View Abstract
  26. A Financing Strategy to Expand Surgical Health Care. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2023 06 21; 11(3). View Abstract
  27. Routine Pediatric Surgical Emergencies: Incidence, Morbidity, and Mortality During the 1st 8000 Days of Life-A Narrative Review. World J Surg. 2023 12; 47(12):3419-3428. View Abstract
  28. Comparative Study of Pharyngeal Flap Outcomes between Children with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome and Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip and Palate. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 07 01; 154(1):151-160. View Abstract
  29. Surgically Correctable Congenital Anomalies: Reducing Morbidity and Mortality in the First 8000 Days of Life. World J Surg. 2023 12; 47(12):3408-3418. View Abstract
  30. Context matters for disability and priority setting for musculoskeletal diseases: revisiting the egalitarian approach to disability weights and disability-adjusted life-years. BMJ Glob Health. 2023 06; 8(6). View Abstract
  31. Orbital and Eyelid Characteristics, Strabismus, and Intracranial Pressure Control in Apert Children Treated by Endoscopic Strip Craniectomy versus Fronto-Orbital Advancement. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 May; 11(5):e4937. View Abstract
  32. A new approach to sustainable surgery: E-liability accounting for surgical health systems. BMJ Glob Health. 2023 05; 8(Suppl 3). View Abstract
  33. Assessing the inclusion of children's surgical care in National Surgical, Obstetric and Anaesthesia Plans: a policy content analysis. BMJ Open. 2023 04 20; 13(4):e051248. View Abstract
  34. Estimating the economic impact of interpersonal violence in Mexico in 2021: projecting three hypothetical scenarios for 2030. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2023; 47:e39. View Abstract
  35. Access and Financial Burden for Patients Seeking Essential Surgical Care in Pakistan. Ann Glob Health. 2022; 88(1):107. View Abstract
  36. Images in Pediatric Neurosurgery: Occult Intraosseous Dermoid Cyst at the Nasofrontal Junction. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2023; 58(1):58-60. View Abstract
  37. Faith in Things Unseen : In Memoriam Paul Edward Farmer (1959-2022). World J Surg. 2023 Jan; 47(1):1-2. View Abstract
  38. Surgical capacity assessment in the state of Amazonas using the surgical assessment tool. Cross-sectional study. Rev Col Bras Cir. 2022; 49:e20223368. View Abstract
  39. Implementing surgical mentorship in a resource-constrained context: a mixed methods assessment of the experiences of mentees, mentors, and leaders, and lessons learned. BMC Med Educ. 2022 Aug 31; 22(1):653. View Abstract
  40. Large Vertex Encephaloceles: Management and Outcomes. J Craniofac Surg. 2023 Jan-Feb 01; 34(1):262-266. View Abstract
  41. Estimates of Treatable Deaths Within the First 20 Years of Life from Scaling Up Surgical Care at First-Level Hospitals in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. World J Surg. 2022 09; 46(9):2114-2122. View Abstract
  42. Defining Surgical Workforce Density Targets to Meet Child and Neonatal Mortality Rate Targets in the Age of the Sustainable Development Goals: A Global Cross-Sectional Study. World J Surg. 2022 09; 46(9):2262-2269. View Abstract
  43. Perioperative Pain Management After Primary Palate Repair: A 3-Surgeon Retrospective Study. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2023 05; 60(5):577-585. View Abstract
  44. Access to safe, timely and affordable surgical, anaesthesia and obstetric care in Pakistan: a 16-year scoping review. East Mediterr Health J. 2022 Apr 28; 28(4):302-313. View Abstract
  45. Endoscopic strip craniectomy with orthotic helmeting for safe improvement of head growth in children with Apert syndrome. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022 Jun 01; 29(6):659-666. View Abstract
  46. The Optimal Distribution of Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Proposed Matrix for Determining Country-Level Organization of Surgical Services - A Response to the Recent Commentaries. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2022 04 01; 11(4):544-546. View Abstract
  47. Association between Surgery, Anesthesia, and Obstetric Workforce and Emergent Surgical and Obstetric Mortality among United States Hospital Referral Regions. Ann Surg. 2023 06 01; 277(6):952-957. View Abstract
  48. The future of global health is inclusive and anti-racist. Trop Doct. 2022 Jan; 52(1):3-5. View Abstract
  49. The Development and Inclusion of Questions on Surgery in the 2018 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2021 12 31; 9(4):905-914. View Abstract
  50. Comment on "Managing COVID-19 in Surgical Systems": An Opportunity for Global Surgery to Advance Global Health. Ann Surg. 2021 12 01; 274(6):e766-e767. View Abstract
  51. Surgical Safety Checklist Use and Post-Caesarean Sepsis in the Lake Zone of Tanzania: Results from Safe Surgery 2020. World J Surg. 2022 02; 46(2):303-309. View Abstract
  52. Editorial. What is the "value" of surgery in the management of craniosynostosis? J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022 01 01; 29(1):57-58. View Abstract
  53. The Lancet Commission on diagnostics: transforming access to diagnostics. Lancet. 2021 11 27; 398(10315):1997-2050. View Abstract
  54. Access to paediatric surgery: the geography of inequality in Nigeria. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 10; 6(10). View Abstract
  55. A multimodal mentorship intervention to improve surgical quality in Tanzania's Lake Zone: a convergent, mixed methods assessment. Hum Resour Health. 2021 09 23; 19(1):115. View Abstract
  56. Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine COVID-19 seminar series: COVID and surgical, anesthetic and obstetric care. BMC Proc. 2021 Sep 23; 15(Suppl 8):20. View Abstract
  57. Global surgery, obstetric, and anaesthesia indicator definitions and reporting: An Utstein consensus report. PLoS Med. 2021 08; 18(8):e1003749. View Abstract
  58. Assessment of surgical capacity in Chiapas, Mexico: a cross-sectional study of the public and private sector. BMJ Open. 2021 07 26; 11(7):e044160. View Abstract
  59. Spring-mediated cranioplasty versus endoscopic strip craniectomy for sagittal craniosynostosis. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 10 01; 28(4):416-424. View Abstract
  60. Outcomes of a multicomponent safe surgery intervention in Tanzania's Lake Zone: a prospective, longitudinal study. Int J Qual Health Care. 2021 Jun 29; 33(2). View Abstract
  61. Global and regional overview of the inclusion of paediatric surgery in the national health plans of 124 countries: an ecological study. BMJ Open. 2021 06 16; 11(6):e045981. View Abstract
  62. Potentially Avertable Child Mortality Associated with Surgical Workforce Scale-up in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Global Study. World J Surg. 2021 09; 45(9):2643-2652. View Abstract
  63. Empowering Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, and Obstetricians to Incorporate Environmental Sustainability in the Operating Room. Ann Surg. 2021 06 01; 273(6):1108-1114. View Abstract
  64. Evaluating Surgical Decision-making in Nonsyndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis Using a Digital 3D Model. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021 May; 9(5):e3493. View Abstract
  65. Applying the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) Framework to Safe Surgery 2020 Implementation in Tanzania's Lake Zone. J Am Coll Surg. 2021 08; 233(2):177-191.e5. View Abstract
  66. The Plastic Surgery Workforce and Its Role in Low-income Countries. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021 Apr; 9(4):e3428. View Abstract
  67. Development and content validation of the Safe Surgery Organizational Readiness Tool: A quality improvement study. Int J Surg. 2021 May; 89:105944. View Abstract
  68. Osteoarthritis in 2020 and beyond. Lancet. 2021 03 20; 397(10279):1059-1060. View Abstract
  69. Time-Driven, Activity-Based Costing of Presurgical Infant Orthopedics: A Critical Component of Establishing Value of Latham Appliance and Nasoalveolar Molding. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 03 01; 147(3):444-454. View Abstract
  70. Access to Essential Surgical Care in Chiapas, Mexico: A System-Wide Geospatial Analysis. World J Surg. 2021 06; 45(6):1663-1671. View Abstract
  71. Improving surgical quality in low-income and middle-income countries: why do some health facilities perform better than others? BMJ Qual Saf. 2021 12; 30(12):937-949. View Abstract
  72. Surgical data strengthening in Ethiopia: results of a Kirkpatrick framework evaluation of a data quality intervention. Glob Health Action. 2021 01 01; 14(1):1855808. View Abstract
  73. Building safe surgery knowledge and capacity in Cambodia: a mixed-methods evaluation of an innovative training and mentorship intervention. Glob Health Action. 2021 Jan 01; 14(1):1998996. View Abstract
  74. Surgery and universal health coverage: Designing an essential package for surgical care expansion and scale-up. J Glob Health. 2020 Dec; 10(2):020341. View Abstract
  75. Projected impact of COVID-19 mitigation strategies on hospital services in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. PLoS One. 2020; 15(11):e0241954. View Abstract
  76. Assessment of diagnostics capacity in hospitals providing surgical care in two Latin American states. EClinicalMedicine. 2020 Dec; 29-30:100620. View Abstract
  77. A country-level comparison of access to quality surgical and non-surgical healthcare from 1990-2016. PLoS One. 2020; 15(11):e0241669. View Abstract
  78. Climate change: challenges and opportunities to scale up surgical, obstetric, and anaesthesia care globally. Lancet Planet Health. 2020 11; 4(11):e538-e543. View Abstract
  79. In-Hospital Postoperative Mortality Rates for Selected Procedures in Tanzania's Lake Zone. World J Surg. 2021 Jan; 45(1):41-49. View Abstract
  80. Perspectives on perioperative management of children's surgical conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic in low-income and middle-income countries: a global survey. World J Pediatr Surg. 2020; 3(3):e000187. View Abstract
  81. Age at Craniosynostosis Surgery and Its Impact on Ophthalmologic Diagnoses: A Single-Center Retrospective Review. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 09; 146(3):375e-376e. View Abstract
  82. Identifying essential components of surgical care delivery through quality improvement: An updated surgical assessment tool. Int J Surg. 2020 Oct; 82:103-107. View Abstract
  83. Simulation capacity building in rural Indian hospitals: a 1-year follow-up qualitative analysis. BMJ Simul Technol Enhanc Learn. 2021; 7(3):140-145. View Abstract
  84. Investing in surgery: a value proposition for African leaders. Lancet. 2020 07 04; 396(10243):7-9. View Abstract
  85. High-dose versus low-dose tranexamic acid for paediatric craniosynostosis surgery: a double-blind randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. Br J Anaesth. 2020 09; 125(3):336-345. View Abstract
  86. Optimal Outcomes Reporting (OOR): A New Value-Based Metric for Outcome Reporting Following Cleft Palate Repair. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2021 01; 58(1):19-24. View Abstract
  87. Innovative financing to fund surgical systems and expand surgical care in low-income and middle-income countries. BMJ Glob Health. 2020 06; 5(6). View Abstract
  88. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: An Opportunity to Improve Surgical Care and Advance Sustainable Development Globally. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2020 Aug; 32(3):339-354. View Abstract
  89. How will increasing surgical volume affect mortality in the Pacific, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste? ANZ J Surg. 2020 10; 90(10):1915-1919. View Abstract
  90. Immediate and long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delivery of surgical services. Br J Surg. 2020 Sep; 107(10):1250-1261. View Abstract
  91. Comparative analysis of cranial vault remodeling versus endoscopic suturectomy in the treatment of unilateral lambdoid craniosynostosis. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2020 08 01; 26(2):105-112. View Abstract
  92. The Scale-Up of the Global Surgical Workforce: Can Estimates be Achieved by 2030? World J Surg. 2020 04; 44(4):1053-1061. View Abstract
  93. National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthesia Plans Supporting the Vision of Universal Health Coverage. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2020 03 30; 8(1):1-9. View Abstract
  94. Development of a surgical assessment tool for national policy monitoring & evaluation in Ethiopia: A quality improvement study. Int J Surg. 2020 Aug; 80:231-240. View Abstract
  95. Development and upgrading of public primary healthcare facilities with essential surgical services infrastructure: a strategy towards achieving universal health coverage in Tanzania. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Mar 17; 20(1):218. View Abstract
  96. The impact of physician migration on mortality in low and middle-income countries: an economic modelling study. BMJ Glob Health. 2020; 5(1):e001535. View Abstract
  97. Globalization of national surgical, obstetric and anesthesia plans: the critical link between health policy and action in global surgery. Global Health. 2020 01 02; 16(1):1. View Abstract
  98. Towards high-quality peri-operative care: a global perspective. Anaesthesia. 2020 01; 75 Suppl 1:e18-e27. View Abstract
  99. A review of the management of single-suture craniosynostosis, past, present, and future. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2019 12 01; 24(6):622-631. View Abstract
  100. Artificial Intelligence and its role in surgical care in low-income and middle-income countries. Lancet Digit Health. 2019 12; 1(8):e384-e386. View Abstract
  101. Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Surgery for Infantile Craniosynostosis: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. J Pediatr. 2020 01; 216:142-149.e2. View Abstract
  102. Correction to: Global surgery and the World Health Organization: indispensable partners to achieve triple billion goals. Can J Anaesth. 2019 Nov; 66(11):1425-1426. View Abstract
  103. Implementation of an international standardized set of outcome indicators in pregnancy and childbirth in Kenya: Utilizing mobile technology to collect patient-reported outcomes. PLoS One. 2019; 14(10):e0222978. View Abstract
  104. Effectiveness of a multicomponent safe surgery intervention on improving surgical quality in Tanzania's Lake Zone: protocol for a quasi-experimental study. BMJ Open. 2019 10 07; 9(10):e031800. View Abstract
  105. In reply: Clarifying surgery and anesthesia partnerships in response to global surgery and the World Health Organization. Can J Anaesth. 2020 01; 67(1):148-149. View Abstract
  106. How Should We Decide Whether and When Some Care Is Better Than No Care? AMA J Ethics. 2019 09 01; 21(9):E729-734. View Abstract
  107. Decentralization and Regionalization of Surgical Care: A Review of Evidence for the Optimal Distribution of Surgical Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2019 09 01; 8(9):521-537. View Abstract
  108. Surgery as a component of universal healthcare: Where is South Africa? S Afr Med J. 2019 08 28; 109(9):624-625. View Abstract
  109. How much does it cost to scale up surgical systems in low-income and middle-income countries? BMJ Glob Health. 2019; 4(4):e001779. View Abstract
  110. Perioperative Mortality Rates as a Health Metric for Acute Abdominal Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Future Recommendations. World J Surg. 2019 08; 43(8):1880-1889. View Abstract
  111. Framework for developing a national surgical, obstetric and anaesthesia plan. BJS Open. 2019 10; 3(5):722-732. View Abstract
  112. Unicoronal Synostosis. J Pediatr. 2019 10; 213:243-243.e1. View Abstract
  113. Making all deaths after surgery count. Lancet. 2019 06 29; 393(10191):2587. View Abstract
  114. Global surgery and the World Health Organization: indispensable partners to achieve triple billion goals. Can J Anaesth. 2019 Dec; 66(12):1437-1439. View Abstract
  115. Towards resilient health systems: opportunities to align surgical and disaster planning. BMJ Glob Health. 2019; 4(3):e001493. View Abstract
  116. Time-driven activity-based costing of total knee replacements in Karachi, Pakistan. BMJ Open. 2019 05 28; 9(5):e025258. View Abstract
  117. Meeting the SDG challenge to end fistula and preventable childbirth-related morbidity and mortality. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 07; 7(7):e835-e836. View Abstract
  118. Towards equitable surgical systems: development and outcomes of a national surgical, obstetric and anaesthesia plan in Tanzania. BMJ Glob Health. 2019; 4(2):e001282. View Abstract
  119. Nonsyndromic Unilateral Coronal Synostosis: A Comparison of Fronto-Orbital Advancement and Endoscopic Suturectomy. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 03; 143(3):838-848. View Abstract
  120. Healthcare Leaders Develop Strategies for Expanding National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anaesthesia Plans in WHO AFRO and EMRO Regions. World J Surg. 2019 Feb; 43(2):360-367. View Abstract
  121. Estimates of number of children and adolescents without access to surgical care. Bull World Health Organ. 2019 Apr 01; 97(4):254-258. View Abstract
  122. Global surgery and the sustainable development goals. Br J Surg. 2019 01; 106(2):e44-e52. View Abstract
  123. Craniometric Analysis of Endoscopic Suturectomy for Bilateral Coronal Craniosynostosis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 01; 143(1):183-196. View Abstract
  124. The Situation of Safe Surgery and Anaesthesia in Tanzania: A Systematic Review. World J Surg. 2019 01; 43(1):24-35. View Abstract
  125. Evaluating the collection, comparability and findings of six global surgery indicators. Br J Surg. 2019 01; 106(2):e138-e150. View Abstract
  126. Comment on "Encouraging a bare minimum while striving for the gold standard: a response to the updated WHO-WFSA guidelines". Can J Anaesth. 2019 04; 66(4):463-464. View Abstract
  127. Making a case for national surgery, obstetric, and anesthesia plans. Can J Anaesth. 2019 03; 66(3):263-271. View Abstract
  128. Implementation of The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery in India. Healthc (Amst). 2019 Jun; 7(2):4-6. View Abstract
  129. The need to collect, aggregate, and analyze global anesthesia and surgery data. Can J Anaesth. 2019 02; 66(2):218-229. View Abstract
  130. Moving forward the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery: The Karad Consensus Statement. Healthc (Amst). 2019 Jun; 7(2):3. View Abstract
  131. Authors' Reply: Safe Surgery for All: Early Lessons from Implementing a National Government-Driven Surgical Plan in Ethiopia. World J Surg. 2018 11; 42(11):3814-3815. View Abstract
  132. Surgery, obstetrics and anaesthesia: a Cambrian explosion for global health. Scott Med J. 2019 Feb; 64(1):22-24. View Abstract
  133. Forced Labor in Surgical and Healthcare Supply Chains. J Am Coll Surg. 2018 12; 227(6):618-623. View Abstract
  134. Essential need for quality in surgical health-care systems. Lancet. 2018 10 13; 392(10155):1309. View Abstract
  135. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: An opportunity to lead innovation in global surgery. Surgery. 2019 02; 165(2):273-280. View Abstract
  136. National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthesia Planning in the Context of Global Surgery: The Way Forward. JAMA Surg. 2018 10 01; 153(10):959-960. View Abstract
  137. The World Bank Group: Innovative financing for health and opportunities for global surgery. Surgery. 2019 02; 165(2):263-272. View Abstract
  138. USAID: Current support for global surgery and implications of reform. Surgery. 2018 12; 164(6):1147-1155. View Abstract
  139. World Health Organization: Leading surgical care toward sustainable development in the era of globalization. Surgery. 2018 12; 164(6):1137-1146. View Abstract
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  337. Management of nevus sebaceous and the risk of Basal cell carcinoma: an 18-year review. Pediatr Dermatol. 2009 Nov-Dec; 26(6):676-81. View Abstract
  338. Bridging the gap between public health and surgery: access to surgical care in low- and middle-income countries. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2009 May; 94(5):14-20. View Abstract
  339. Craniofacial Procedure to Treat Encephalocele and an Arachnoid Cyst: Roundtable discussion on a rare pediatric encephalocele [webcast: http://www.or-live.com/childrenshospitalboston/2494/index.cfm]. 2009. View Abstract
  340. Phenotypically unusual combined craniosynostoses: presentation and management. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Sep; 122(3):853-862. View Abstract
  341. The effect of fronto-orbital advancement on strabismus in children with unicoronal synostosis. Ann Plast Surg. 2008 Aug; 61(2):178-80. View Abstract
  342. Tumescent steroid infiltration reduces postoperative eye closure after craniofacial surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Jul; 122(1):30e-32e. View Abstract
  343. Complete correction of severe scaphocephaly: the Melbourne method of total vault remodeling. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Apr; 121(4):1300-1310. View Abstract
  344. Genetic Analysis of Non-syndromic Craniosynostosis. Orthod Craniofacial Res. 2007; 10(3):129-137. View Abstract
  345. Long-term outcomes of surgical tongue reduction in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Mar; 119(3):992-1002. View Abstract
  346. Nasal dermoid sinus cysts: a retrospective review and discussion of investigation and management. Ann Plast Surg. 2006 Nov; 57(5):535-40. View Abstract
  347. Isolated and syndromic syngnathism: management, implications, and genetics. Ann Plast Surg. 2006 Aug; 57(2):231-5. View Abstract
  348. SMS text messaging improves outpatient attendance. Aust Health Rev. 2006 Aug; 30(3):389-96. View Abstract
  349. Intellectual outcomes in children and adolescents with syndromic and nonsyndromic craniosynostosis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006 Jul; 118(1):175-81; discussion 182-3. View Abstract
  350. The Children's Craniofacial Association of Australasia. 2006. View Abstract
  351. Ear Anomalies in Children. 2006. View Abstract
  352. Royal Children's Hospital Paediatric Plastic Surgery Course Syllabus. 2005. View Abstract
  353. Pediatric cervicofacial tissue expansion. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2005 Nov; 69(11):1509-13. View Abstract
  354. Use of SMS text messaging to improve outpatient attendance. Med J Aust. 2005 Oct 03; 183(7):366-8. View Abstract
  355. Developmental outcomes in school aged children with craniosynostosis. XIth International Society of Craniofacial Surgery Congress. 2005. View Abstract
  356. A new method of total vault remodeling for severe scaphocephaly. XIth International Society of Craniofacial Surgery Congress. 2005. View Abstract
  357. Scaphocephaly: A sagittal analysis of morphological change following total vault remodeling. XIth International Society of Craniofacial Surgery. 2005. View Abstract
  358. Blood-conservation techniques in craniofacial surgery. Ann Plast Surg. 2005 May; 54(5):525-9. View Abstract
  359. Neuropsychological diversity in Apert syndrome: a comparison of cognitive profiles. Ann Plast Surg. 2005 Apr; 54(4):450-5. View Abstract
  360. Short Stay Surgical Plastic Clinical Pathway, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Au. 2005; 1-3. View Abstract
  361. Combining orthodontic tooth movement with distraction osteogenesis to close cleft spaces and improve maxillary arch form in cleft lip and palate patients. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2005 Feb; 127(2):224-32. View Abstract
  362. Saliva Control in Children. 2005. View Abstract
  363. Craniofacial Clinical Pathway, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Au. 2005; 1-10. View Abstract
  364. Management of tongue-tie in children: a survey of paediatric surgeons in Australia. J Paediatr Child Health. 2004 Nov; 40(11):600-5. View Abstract
  365. Inequality of access to surgical specialty health care: why children with government-funded insurance have less access than those with private insurance in Southern California. Pediatrics. 2004 Nov; 114(5):e584-90. View Abstract
  366. Complications related to cranial vault surgery. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2004 Nov; 16(4):465-73. View Abstract
  367. Surgical management of parotid hemangioma. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004 Jun; 113(7):1940-8. View Abstract
  368. Understanding Brachial Plexus Palsy. 2004. View Abstract
  369. Pilomatrixoma: a review of 346 cases. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003 Dec; 112(7):1784-9. View Abstract
  370. Anthropometric study of synostotic frontal plagiocephaly: before and after fronto-orbital advancement with correction of nasal angulation. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003 Sep; 112(3):731-8. View Abstract
  371. Teledentistry in rural California: a USC initiative. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2003 Aug; 31(8):601-8. View Abstract
  372. Clinical, radiological, and audiological relationships in hemifacial microsomia. Ann Plast Surg. 2003 Aug; 51(2):161-6. View Abstract
  373. Outpatient cleft lip repair. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003 Aug; 112(2):381-7; discussion 388-9. View Abstract
  374. Cleft Lip and Palate Clinical Pathway, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Au. 2003; 1-8. View Abstract
  375. Pharyngoplasty Clinical Pathway, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Au. 2003; 1-9. View Abstract
  376. Hemifacial microsomia: use of the OMENS-Plus classification at the Royal Children's Hospital of Melbourne. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003 Mar; 111(3):1011-8. View Abstract
  377. Questions & Answers for Parents. 2003. View Abstract
  378. Craniofacial Surgery Information for Patients and Families. 2003. View Abstract
  379. Improving care after primary cleft palate surgery. J Healthc Qual. 2002 Nov-Dec; 24(6):4-9; quiz 9-10. View Abstract
  380. Alveolar Bone Graft Clinical Pathway, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Au. 2002; 1-8. View Abstract
  381. LeFort III internal distraction in syndromic craniosynostosis. J Craniofac Surg. 2002 Mar; 13(2):262-72. View Abstract
  382. Case management: an evaluation at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Nurs Econ. 2002 Jan-Feb; 20(1):22-7, 36. View Abstract
  383. Otoplasty Clinical Pathway, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Au. 2001; 1-6. View Abstract
  384. Prenatal exposure to nitrofen induces Fryns phenotype in mice. Ann Plast Surg. 2001 Jun; 46(6):635-40. View Abstract
  385. Frontoethmoidal encephaloceles: reconstruction and refinements. J Craniofac Surg. 2001 Jan; 12(1):6-18. View Abstract
  386. Tuberous breast deformity: principles and practice. Ann Plast Surg. 2000 Dec; 45(6):607-11. View Abstract
  387. Patterns of radial dysmorphology with the VACTERL association in the adriamycin-exposed prenatal rat. Ann Plast Surg. 2000 Nov; 45(5):525-30. View Abstract
  388. A method for minimizing donor site complications of the radial forearm flap. Ann Plast Surg. 2000 Sep; 45(3):329-31. View Abstract
  389. Cytokeratin expression in the odontogenic keratocyst. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2000 Aug; 58(8):862-5; discussion 866. View Abstract
  390. Lip and vermilion reconstruction with the facial artery musculomucosal flap. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2000 Mar; 105(3):864-72. View Abstract
  391. Secondary reconstruction of a giant congenital lentiginous dermal nevus with serial, large-volume tissue expansion. Ann Plast Surg. 1999 Nov; 43(5):546-50. View Abstract
  392. Vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of degloving injuries. Ann Plast Surg. 1999 Jun; 42(6):589-94. View Abstract
  393. Squamous cell metastasis from the tongue to the myocardium presenting as pericardial effusion. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1999 Apr; 120(4):593-5. View Abstract
  394. Extramedullary hematopoiesis of the middle ear in a patient with thalassemia. Am J Otolaryngol. 1998 Jul-Aug; 19(4):287-9. View Abstract
  395. The odontogenic keratocyst: a 20-year clinicopathologic review. Laryngoscope. 1998 Feb; 108(2):280-3. View Abstract
  396. Reversal of blindness after facial fracture repair by prompt optic nerve decompression. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1997 Jun; 55(6):648-50. View Abstract
  397. Odontogenic keratocyst in a young child. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1997 Feb; 106(2):163-6. View Abstract
  398. Introduction to Craniofacial Anomalies. Facial Surgery: Plastic and Reconstructive, Editor: Mack Cheney. 1997; 79-100. View Abstract
  399. Odontogenic keratocysts in the pediatric population. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1996 Jul; 122(7):725-8. View Abstract
  400. Location of the descending palatine artery in relation to the Le Fort I osteotomy. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1996 Jul; 54(7):822-5; discussion 826-7. View Abstract
  401. Massive, destructive, dentigerous cyst: A case report. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1996 Jul; 115(1):141-4. View Abstract
  402. Descending necrotizing mediastinitis: a complication of dental implant surgery. Head Neck. 1996 Mar-Apr; 18(2):192-6. View Abstract
  403. Orbital compartment syndrome following orthognathic surgery. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1995 Aug; 53(8):964-8. View Abstract

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