Plastic Surgery Craniofacial Fellowship — Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School, United States

Programme overview

What the official source supports

Three focused rotations cover craniosynostosis, cleft lip and palate, and head-and-neck conditions. Fellows participate in multidisciplinary clinics, operative care, teaching and research.

Training structure

Published areas of exposure

Four-month rotations covering craniosynostosis, cleft lip and palate, and head and neck
Craniofacial, cleft and vascular anomalies specialty clinics
Twice-monthly multidisciplinary craniofacial conferences and weekly craniofacial conference
Resident teaching, research presentations and published work
High-volume cleft and cranial vault case mix as published for AY2025

Eligibility

Who should verify their fit

Confirm current plastic-surgery training, credentialing and licensing requirements through the ASCFS match application and Boston Children's programme instructions.

Application

Published application route

Apply through the ASCFS match application, as linked on the Boston Children's page.

A programme-specific document checklist is not published in the recorded evidence. Follow the official application instructions; do not assume a generic checklist is sufficient.

Programme leadership: Core faculty named for four-month rotations on the programme page: Dr. Meara and Dr. Proctor (craniosynostosis); Dr. Ganske and Dr. Rogers (cleft lip and palate); Dr. Greene and Dr. Balkin (head and neck) · Leadership profile →

Contact note: Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115: craniofacial.fellowship@childrens.harvard.edu, tel 617.355.1210 (page contact)

Sources and verification

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Boston Children's — official plastic and oral surgery fellowship site ↗

Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 15 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.

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