Positions
- Associate Professor of Surgery
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Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Addresses
- Texas Children's Hospital (Hospital)
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Mark A. Wallace Tower Floor 8
6701 Fannin St.
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3920
Education
- D.D.S. from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- 01/2009 - San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Clinical Fellowship at New York University
- 01/2012 - New York, New York, United States
- Craniofacial Orthodontic Fellowship
- M.S.D. from The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston
- 01/2011 - Houston, Texas, United States
- Fellowship at The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston
- 01/2011 - Houston, Texas, United States
- Orthodontics
Certifications
- Board Certified
- American Board of Orthodontists
- Board Certified
- American Dental Association
Honors & Awards
- Yellen-Schoverling Research Award
- Clinical Excellence in Dentistry Award
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Professional Interests
- NasoAlveolar Molding (NAM)
- Craniofacial abnormalities
- Cleft palate
- Hemifacial microsomia
- Crouzon syndrome
- Pierre Robin syndrome
Professional Statement
Dr. John O. Wirthlin is the full time craniofacial orthodontist on the cleft and craniofacial team at Texas Children's Hospital. He is one of the few orthodontists in the nation to have completed an American Dental Association-accredited Craniofacial Orthodontic Fellowship Program. Dr. Wirthlin is also a board certified member of the American Board of Orthodontists.
As a member of the cleft and craniofacial team, Dr. Wirthlin helps treat patients born with a variety of facial abnormalities including cleft lip and palate, hemifacial microsomia, Crouzon Syndrome, Pierre Robin, and a variety of other abnormalities. Treating these patients with a team-centered approach allows optimal treatment results as professionals from plastic surgery, speech pathology, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, otolaryngology, and several other specialties can coordinate and optimize each step of the treatment.
Dr. Wirthlin has been extensively trained in NasoAlveolar Molding (NAM) and begins to work with patients born with cleft lip and palate as early as one week of age. In conjunction with the other specialists on the cleft and craniofacial team, Dr. Wirthlin is able to manage the orthodontic needs of patients born with craniofacial abnormalities from the time of birth up through adulthood.
Websites
Center for Plastic Surgery
Plastic Surgery at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Memberships
- American Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association
- American Association of Orthodontics
- American Dental Education Association
- American Dental Association
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