Computer-Assisted Planning in Craniofacial Surgery

Amir H Dorafshar MBChB, FACS, FAAP is currently the Professor, Chief and Program Director of Plastic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center. Dr Dorafshar has distinguished himself as an national and international leading expert in microvascular reconstruction and adult and pediatric craniofacial surgery for congenital, oncological or traumatic conditions. During his early career at Johns Hopkins, he helped to further develop the fields of craniofacial microsurgery, virtual surgical planning in craniofacial surgery and bone tissue engineering. He has co-authored more than 140 indexed articles, written several book chapters and co-edited a textbook on facial trauma surgery. He is foremost recognized as a critical member of the team that performed a pioneering facial transplant at the University of Maryland and was subsequently named the clinical co-director of the facial transplantation program at Johns Hopkins Russell R. Reid, MD PhD who is the Bernard G. Sarnat Professor of Surgery and Residency Program Director of Plastic Surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine, Dr Reid, is a highly skilled surgeon who specializes in pediatric plastic surgery. He is fellowship-trained in craniomaxillofacial surgery and has particular expertise in the area of surgery of the face, jaw, palate and skull. An accomplished author, Dr. Reid has published book chapters and several peer-reviewed journal articles on a variety of topics, from craniofacial surgery techniques to wound healing. Dr. Reid's research interests include the regeneration of bone for the repair of complex craniofacial defects, the biology of skull and facial sutures, and genetic expression in craniofacial development. He also studies ways to improve diagnostic testing for craniofacial patients.

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1.The History of the CT Scan: How Computer-Assisted Tomography Changed the Landscape of Surgical Planning. We will review the advent of the CT scan, the evolution of CT technology, the different types of CT, and how the advances in technology led to the ability to model and plan surgeries.

2. DiY Stereolithography and 3D Printing The reader will learn about the history of stereolithography (3D models), the indications for stereolithography (when to use it), and given a "how to do it yourself" course enabling them to make their own 3D printed models in preparation of surgery (video).

3. Virtual Surgical Planning in Orthognathic Surgery: A Practical Workflow

The reader will be given practical steps on how to plan for an orthognathic case, starting with a CT scan, appropriate models, and planning goals.

4. Virtual Surgical Planning in Head and Neck Reconstruction: A Practical Workflow

The reader will be given practical steps on how to plan for a head and neck oncologic case, starting with a CT scan, appropriate models, and planning goals.

5. Virtual Surgical Planning in Cranial Surgery and Craniosynostosis: A Practical Workflow

The reader will be given practical steps on how to plan for a cranial surgery (skull) case, starting with a CT scan, appropriate models, and planning goals.

6. ABC in Surgical Navigation

The reader will learn the techniques of using navigation and computer-assisted guidance in the operating room with informative videos from illustrative cases.

7. Virtual Reality in Craniofacial Surgery

The reader will get a primer on the use of virtual reality and augmented reality in surgical planning and in the operating room.

8. Robots in Craniofacial Surgery

The reader will be given a futuristic view of the use of robots in craniofacial surgical cases