Tessa Hadlock: Comprehensive Management of the Paralyzed Face

Comprehensive Management of the Paralyzed Face is an advanced clinical session led by Dr. Tessa Hadlock, a widely respected expert in facial reanimation and reconstructive surgery. This talk offers a thorough and contemporary overview of the evaluation and multidisciplinary treatment of facial paralysis, addressing both functional and aesthetic challenges. Participants will explore evidence-based strategies for diagnosis, nerve repair and grafting, dynamic and static reanimation techniques, and tailored rehabilitation protocols. Emphasis is placed on improving facial symmetry, restoring voluntary movement, and enhancing quality of life for patients affected by various forms of facial paralysis.

The Video is Now Available On Demand

https://www.surgeon-events.org/videos/comprehensive-management-of-the-paralyzed-face

SPEAKER: Dr. Tessa Hadlock MD is a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon and an Associate Professor of Otology and Laryngology at Harvard Medical School. She is board certified in Otolaryngology (by the American Board of Otolaryngology) and in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery). She is a 1990 graduate of Bowdoin College and a 1994 graduate of Harvard Medical. She interned in general surgery at the University of Chicago Hospitals, followed by residency in Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard. Her training included a two year research fellowship in tissue engineering at the Children's Hospital in Boston. She has subspecialty training in microvascular head and neck reconstruction, and since 2002, has been on staff at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, where she directs the Facial Nerve Center in the division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. As a clinician-scientist, she is the author of numerous original articles, invited writings, and non-print materials, and she has an ongoing NIH-funded R-01 research grant titled "The Surgical and Rehabilitative Management of Facial Nerve Injury." Her primary interest is in comprehensive management of the paralyzed face.

MODERATORS:

Maria Troulis, DDS, Walter C. Guralnick Distinguished Professor of OMFS, Harvard School or Dental Medicine, Boston, USA

Sabine Girod, MD DDS PhD, Professor (em.), Stanford University, USA

Belinda Beltrán-Salinas, DDS, Associate Professor of OMFS, Fac de Odontologia UANL, Chairperson of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at Hospital Metropolitano Dr. Bernardo Sepulveda, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico

ONLINE LIVE EVENT

Palo Alto: Monday, April 22, 2024 at 4:00 pm

Mexico City: Monday, April 22, 2024 at 5:00 pm

New York: Monday, April 22, 2024 at 7:00 pm

Rio de Janeiro: Monday, April 22, 2024 at 8:00 pm

LANGUAGE: The event language is English. 

CE ACCREDITATION : surgeON is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. surgeON designates this activity for 1 credit hour of continuing education credits.

DECLARATION : In accordance with criterion 13 of document UEMS 2023.07.rev “EACCME® Criteria for the Accreditation of Live Educational Events (LEEs)” and the Standard v. Commercial or Promotional Conflict of Interest, published by the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP), all surgeON presenters sign a Conflict of Interest form to document all perceived or actual conflicts of interest for the last 3 years, whether due to a financial or other relationship. This document can be viewed at the beginning of the event or on request by emailing info@surgeon-events.org No fee, honorarium or arrangement for re-imbursement of expenses in relation to the this event has been provided to the speaker.