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Positions

Associate Professor of Surgery

Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery
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Chief Quality Officer of Surgery

Texas Children's Hospital

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital (Hospital)

Mark A. Wallace Tower Suite 610
6701 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3190

Texas Children's Hospital West Campus (Clinic)

18200 Katy Fwy.
Houston, TX 77094
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3190

Education

M.D. from Wayne State University

01/2004 - Detroit, MI United States

Fellowship from Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh

01/2012 - Pittsburgh, PA United States

Craniofacial Surgery

Residency from University Of Michigan

01/2011 - Ann Arbor, MI United States

Plastic Surgery

Internship from University of Michigan Medical School

An Arbor, Michigan United States

Plastic Surgery

B.S. from Western Michigan University

01/2000 - MI United States

Certifications

Board Certified

American Board of Plastic Surgery

Honors & Awards

Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care

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Women of Excellence

The Women of Excellence Project seeks to recognize Baylor woman faculty, staff, students and trainees who exemplify excellence as well as Baylor’s other values of respect, integrity, innovation and teamwork.

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Professional Interests

• Maxillofacial and Craniofacial Surgery
• Pediatric Plastic Surgery
• Craniofacial Surgery
• Cleft Lip

Professional Statement

Dr. Monson considers herself fortunate to practice at Texas Children's Hospital where she is part of our multi-disciplinary, craniofacial and plastic surgery clinic. We have a wonderful team of dedicated staff, as well as four full-time dedicated pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgeons and a full-time craniofacial orthodontist who have all trained at the best institutions in the country. We have a mission to provide the highest quality of care in a multi-disciplinary, patient-centered manner with a strong focus on measuring objective outcomes in order to further advance our field.

Dr. Laura A. Monson received her fellowship training at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in craniofacial surgery with further dedicated training in pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgery, including the treatment of craniosynostosis, cleft lip and palate, vascular anomalies, and orthognathic surgery. During her residency training, she spent a year in the Orthopedic Research Laboratory where she studied an animal model of distraction osteogenesis of the mandible. The study focused on optimizing the growth of new bone in unfavorable conditions, such as after radiation. Her current research focus is on investigating the clinical outcomes of our pediatric plastic and craniofacial patients, especially our cleft patients from infancy through adulthood.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Tchanque-Fossuo CN, Monson LA, Farberg AS, Donneys A, Deshpande SS, Razdolsky ER, Halonen NR, Goldstein SA, Buchman SR "." Plast. Reconstr. Surg.. 2011 Nov;128(5):480e-487e. Pubmed PMID:
• Farberg AS, Jing XL, Monson LA, Donneys A, Tchanque-Fossuo CN, Deshpande SS, Buchman SR "." Bone. 2012 May;50(5):1184-7. Pubmed PMID:
• Tchanque-Fossuo CN, Donneys A, Razdolsky ER, Monson LA, Farberg AS, Deshpande SS, Sarhaddi D, Poushanchi B, Goldstein SA, Buchman SR "." Plast. Reconstr. Surg.. 2012 Dec;130(6):1199-207. Pubmed PMID:
• Tchanque-Fossuo CN, Monson LA, Farberg AS, Donneys A, Zehtabzadeh AJ, Razdolsky ER, Buchman SR "." Plast. Reconstr. Surg.. 2011 Jul;128(1):114-21. Pubmed PMID:

Memberships

American Society of Plastic Surgeons

American Society of Maxillofacial Surgery

American Cleft Palate Association