Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

Please use the official Fellowship Handbook for the requirements and site details of the Fellowship Program.

Fellowship Director

Harley Dresner, MD 401 Phalen Blvd., Mail Stop 411041

St. Paul, Minnesota 55130 Suite 410

(651) 254-3860 OFFICE (651) 254-8558 (FAX)

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATION: University of Minnesota

ACCREDITATION : The Educational and Research Foundation for the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship program provides postgraduate training in facial plastic surgery

LICENSING REQUIREMENT:Full License required for the state of Minnesota.

APPOINTMENT LEVEL: Non-tenured tract instructor level in the Department of Otolaryngology, University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota Instructor appointment:

For trainees with an Instructor appointment:

The University Professional and Academic vacation policy:

https://policy.umn.edu/hr/academicvacation

Any time away from training is considered leave and must be officially requested and deducted from your accrued University vacation time. Please contact the Education Coordinator for instructions on how to enter your time away in the University system.

For Trainees with a Medical Fellow appointment:

Fellows are allowed a maximum of 15 weekdays per year for vacation leave. Professional/Educational leave is 5 weekdays per year. Job interviews are considered professional/educational leave.

AAFPRS POLICY: All fellowships are 12-months in duration which include vacation and leaves of absence. No exceptions are made to the 12-month training requirement. Any fellow not participating in 12-months of training will not be eligible for fellowship completion which will result in ineligibility to receive a fellowship certificate.

OPERATING PRIVILEGES: Operating privileges are available and required for the University and affiliated hospitals as well as several surgery centers within the Twin Cities community.

OPERATIVE EXPERIENCE: The Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Minnesota has five fellowship trained faculty, five pediatric otolaryngologists, an oculoplastic surgeon, and four head and neck microvascular free tissue transfer surgeons as faculty that relate regularly with the fellow. The facial plastic surgery fellow will relate primarily to these members but certainly other faculty members within the department will participate in the teaching and clinical experience for this fellowship.

CLINICAL SITES: The clinical experience is comprehensive and includes significant exposure to the

MHEALTH - Significant numbers of delayed and late post-traumatic facial reconstructive cases are available. The faculty maintains relationships with at least eight Mohs cutaneous surgeons and the fellow thus has access to more than 350 reconstructive cases per year.

University and Minneapolis Children’s Hospital Cleft Lip/Palate, Craniofacial and Skull-Base Clinics

HCMC & Regions maxillofacial trauma services at the University and its two affiliated Level I trauma hospitals provide clinical exposure to approximately 100 major maxillofacial injuries per year.

OVERVIEW

• The fellow often works on a one-on-one basis with a senior oculoplastic surgeon who performs the gamut of cosmetic and reconstructive periorbital procedures.
• A small animal laboratory is available to practice microvascular techniques and at least 50 microvascular free tissue transfer procedures are performed yearly.
• Aesthetic surgical experience is an essential part of the fellowship with several hundred cases per year performed by the Division of Facial Plastic Surgery.
• In depth exposure to all facial cosmetic techniques is provided including Rhinoplasty, Blepharoplasty, Rhytidectomy, Brow Lift, Profile Enhancement, Skin Resurfacing as well as non-surgical Facial Rejuvenation Techniques.
• The fellow staffs an outpatient clinic one half-day per week based in one of the University of Minnesota’s affiliated hospitals in St. Paul. Through this clinic, additional operative cases are generated.

RESEARCH: Research opportunities are also available with ongoing research currently being carried out in basic science areas as well as clinical research.

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITES: The fellow is an instructor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Minnesota and is expected to participate in regular teaching conferences as well as supervising residents during reconstructive cases at university affiliated hospitals.

CASE LOAD: Please see the description of the operative experience.

CALL RESPONSIBILITIES: The fellow is expected to take call one weekend per month and a weeknight at one of the affiliated hospitals.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: To view a complete list of available Fellowship Programs please visit the FPRS Descriptions Handbook