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

Journal Article

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, Park JE Resident Leave in Plastic Surgery Training Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 2016; e768

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