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Neuroplastic Surgery

 
Preserving Form | Restoring Function Drs. Gordon and Huang work with a skull implant device.
 

Neuroplastic surgery is a new surgical specialty developed at Johns Hopkins. By bridging the gap between neurosurgery and plastic surgery, we ensure patients have complete preservation or restoration of their preoperative appearance, providing them with an enhanced sense of confidence, health and happiness.

 
 

How a Neuroplastic Approach Helps Prevent deformity during a brain, skull or scalp procedure

Address a complication from a prior procedure and restore your appearance

Our team can help with complications from prior procedures or other deformities that have gone untreated.

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For a consultation with a neuroplastic surgeon:
443-997-9466
(Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery)
To discuss surgical treatment options for those newly diagnosed:
410-955-6406
(Neurosurgery)

Patient Results (Slideshow)

Before and after of a cranioplasty reconstruction

Cranioplasty for traumatic brain injury

Before and after image of a hydrophalus shunt valve revision

Alleviating visible deformity and scalp ischemia by embedding a shunt within a valve agnostic cranial implant

Before and after of a skull tumor resection

Skull tumor removal and simultaneous cranioplasty to prevent a skull defect, visual deformity and social stigma

Before and after of combined cranioplasty and neuromodulation device insertion

Cranioplasty and an embedded neuromodulation device for epilepsy

Before and after of a neuroplastic reconstruction and cranioplasty

Reconstruction and cranioplasty to correct post-neurosurgical temporal hollowing over the left forehead after meningioma removal

Patient Results (Slideshow)

Before and after of a cranioplasty reconstruction

Cranioplasty for traumatic brain injury

Before and after image of a hydrophalus shunt valve revision

Alleviating visible deformity and scalp ischemia by embedding a shunt within a valve agnostic cranial implant

Before and after of a skull tumor resection

Skull tumor removal and simultaneous cranioplasty to prevent a skull defect, visual deformity and social stigma

Before and after of combined cranioplasty and neuromodulation device insertion

Cranioplasty and an embedded neuromodulation device for epilepsy

Before and after of a neuroplastic reconstruction and cranioplasty

Reconstruction and cranioplasty to correct post-neurosurgical temporal hollowing over the left forehead after meningioma removal

Skull Restoration | Dennis' Story

Life-saving surgery after a two-story fall left Dennis alive but with 45% of his skull missing. Stalled in his recovery due to incomplete wound healing and infection, he turned to Johns Hopkins neuroplastic surgeon Chad Gordon and neurosurgeon Judy Huang, who devised a two-surgery approach to treat the infection and transform his appearance.

 

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Your donation helps us bring hope to people in need of neuroplastic surgery by improving patient care, conducting research of new and existing surgical techniques, and educating the next generation of neuroplastic specialists.

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What You Need to Know About Neuroplastic Surgery

Johns Hopkins neuroplastic surgeon Chad Gordon describes how patients who need brain surgery can benefit from neuroplastic surgery, a new field that combines the expertise of neurosurgery with plastic and reconstructive surgery to preserve or restore a patient’s appearance.

Neuroplastic Clinical Team

  • Chad Gordon, D.O.

    Director, Neuroplastic and Reconstructive Surgery

    Dr. Gordon

  • Carla Bes, MSHS, PA-C

    Certified Physician Assistant

    Carla Bes

  • Sheila Hobbs

    Neuroplastic Surgery Coordinator

    Sheila Hobbs

Recent Research Improved Shunts for Hydrocephalus

Comparison of a high-profile shunt on the left contrasted with a low-profile one on the right

Surgically implanted shunts are the only treatment for hydrocephalus. While effective, these shunts are bulky, and they noticeably protrude from the skull. For the first time ever, surgeons have embedded a patient's shunt within a custom, low-profile skull implant.

Read more about this breakthrough Learn about our research

Training Future Neuroplastic Surgeons Neuroplastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

Dr. Gordon with 2019-20 fellows

A one-year neuroplastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship trains future academic leaders in the latest surgical advances in neuroplastic surgery, adult craniofacial surgery and neuro-cranial reconstruction. 

Learn more and apply
Model of a cranial implant and society of neuroplastic surgery logo

Seventh Annual Selected Topics in Neuroplastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Save the Date: December 9-11, 2022

Join us in Doral, Florida for an international symposium, presented jointly by Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Society of Neuroplastic Surgery. Topics will include head and spine trauma, cranioplasty and implantable neurotechnologies.

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