Christopher Burnside Gordon, MD

Christopher Gordon, MD, FACS, FAAP, is the division chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Dayton Children's Hospital. Dr. Gordon treats children with an array of conditions that affect the way the face and skull develop.  His experience and training at some of the most prestigious institutions in the world make him an expert in surgeries to correct the most severe malformations of a child’s face and skull. His specialty is complex jaw surgeries, in which the bone is stretched to create a more balanced face and allow a child to breathe better. His specialties include Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS), Nager syndrome (NS), Crouzon syndrome (CS), Goldenhar syndrome (GS)/Hemifacial Macrosomia (HFM), Pierre Robin sequence (PRS), and Craniosynostosis, among others.  With his expertise, he has created custom-specialized devices and uses minimally invasive surgery whenever possible. He also created a new design of a helmet for a baby’s head when it needs reshaping. Cast in a doctor’s office, it allows treatment to begin immediately instead of waiting several weeks. His passion extends to passing his gift on to others. He created a collaboration in Cuba to resurrect the country’s craniofacial (skull and face) program and, by serving as a liaison, is helping to train the next generation of Cuban surgeons. This five-year program is already making a huge impact in the lives of hundreds of people who previously had no options to correct their conditions. Fluent in Spanish, Dr. Gordon has done a great deal of work throughout Latin America, and is a veteran of more than 70 international mission trips.

organizations:
Board Examiner, American Board of Plastic Surgery
American Academy of Pediatrics
Association of Academic Plastic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association
American Society of Craniofacial Surgery
American Society of Plastic Surgery
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgery
Ohio Medical Association

publications and presentations:
Enzyme replacement therapy for congenital hypophosphatasia allows for surgical treatment of related complex craniosynostosis: a case series. Kosnik-Infinger L, Gendron C, Gordon CB, Pan BS, van Aalst JA, Vogel TW. Neurosurg Focus. 2015 May;38(5):E10. doi: 10.3171/2015.2.FOCUS14847. PMID: 25929963 Similar articles Select item 25643333
Pediatric frontal sinus fractures: outcomes and treatment algorithm. Vu AT, Patel PA, Chen W, Wilkening MW, Gordon CB. J Craniofac Surg. 2015 May;26(3):776-81. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001276. PMID: 25643333 Similar articles Select item 25052512
Cost analysis of mandibular distraction versus tracheostomy in neonates with Pierre Robin sequence. Runyan CM, Uribe-Rivera A, Karlea A, Meinzen-Derr J, Rothchild D, Saal H, Hopkin RJ, Gordon CB. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Nov;151(5):811-8. doi: 10.1177/0194599814542759. PMID: 25052512 Similar articles Select item 25028820
Evolution in minimal-incision palatoplasty: surgical technique and outcomes in 67 consecutive cases. Pan BS, Rapp SJ, Vu A, Uribe-Rivera A, Billmire DA, Gordon CB. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Jul;134(1):102-11. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000280. PMID: 25028820 Similar articles Select item 24577483
Outcomes of mandibular distraction osteogenesis in the treatment of severe micrognathia. Lam DJ, Tabangin ME, Shikary TA, Uribe-Rivera A, Meinzen-Derr JK, de Alarcon A, Billmire DA, Gordon CB. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Apr;140(4):338-45. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2014.16. PMID: 24577483