Christopher Gordon, MD, FACS, FAAP, Medical Director

Christopher Gordon

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plastic surgery

expertise

craniofacial surgery, jaw surgery, distraction osteogenesis

bio

Christopher Gordon, MD, FACS, FAAP, is the medical director of plastic surgery at Dayton Children's Hospital.

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Meet Dr. Gordon

Learn more about why Dr. Gordon chose to be a craniofacial surgeon and what makes him who he is today.

education and training

medical school:University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
internship: Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
residency: Plastic surgery - University of Louisville, Kentucky
fellowship: Craniofacial surgery, Mexico City, Fernando Ortiz Monasterio, Antonio Fuente del Campo
board certification: Plastic surgery

publications and presentations

Enzyme replacement therapy for congenital hypophosphatasia allows for surgical treatment of related complex craniosynostosis: a case series. Kosnik-Infinger L, Gendron C, Gordon CB, Pan BS, van Aalst JA, Vogel TW. Neurosurg Focus. 2015 May;38(5):E10. doi: 10.3171/2015.2.FOCUS14847. PMID: 25929963 Similar articles Select item 25643333
Pediatric frontal sinus fractures: outcomes and treatment algorithm. Vu AT, Patel PA, Chen W, Wilkening MW, Gordon CB. J Craniofac Surg. 2015 May;26(3):776-81. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001276. PMID: 25643333 Similar articles Select item 25052512
Cost analysis of mandibular distraction versus tracheostomy in neonates with Pierre Robin sequence. Runyan CM, Uribe-Rivera A, Karlea A, Meinzen-Derr J, Rothchild D, Saal H, Hopkin RJ, Gordon CB. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Nov;151(5):811-8. doi: 10.1177/0194599814542759. PMID: 25052512 Similar articles Select item 25028820
Evolution in minimal-incision palatoplasty: surgical technique and outcomes in 67 consecutive cases. Pan BS, Rapp SJ, Vu A, Uribe-Rivera A, Billmire DA, Gordon CB. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Jul;134(1):102-11. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000280. PMID: 25028820 Similar articles Select item 24577483
Outcomes of mandibular distraction osteogenesis in the treatment of severe micrognathia. Lam DJ, Tabangin ME, Shikary TA, Uribe-Rivera A, Meinzen-Derr JK, de Alarcon A, Billmire DA, Gordon CB. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Apr;140(4):338-45. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2014.16. PMID: 24577483

awards, honors and organizations

Board Examiner, American Board of Plastic Surgery

get to know me

I chose my specialty because...

it's all I ever wanted to do.

I chose to work at Dayton Children's because...

I love the friendly and supportive environment.

Dayton Children's is special because...

it is outgrowing its regional role and shooting for the stars.

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