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Michael J. Sundine MD

Background

Michael J. Sundine, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P. is a board-certified Orange County plastic surgeon who practices out of Newport Beach, California. He was previously an Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of California-Irvine. He has been featured on the Discovery Health Channel’s “Plastic Surgery Before and After” and was voted an Orange County “Physician of Excellence” by the Orange County Medical Association in 2006, 2007, 2008,2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 as featured in Orange Coast Magazine. He has also been featured in Los Angeles Magazine as a Southern California Super Doctor for Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Dr. Sundine began his training at the University of Colorado where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in molecular biology and biochemistry.

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Education

He was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society while at the University of Colorado. He then graduated from the St. Louis University School of Medicine where he received multiple honors. Dr. Sundine then completed a full residency in General Surgery at the University of California Irvine Medical Center, and became board certified by the American Board of Surgery. He continued with his extensive and specialized training in Plastic Surgery, which was performed at the world famous Duke University Medical Center. He has been certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery.

He has both trained and taught internationally and completed a Craniomaxillofacial surgery fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Sundine has also performed a postgraduate fellowship with Dr. Bruce Connell in facial rejuvenation and aesthetics and has taken over Dr. Connell’s facelift and facial rejuvenation practice. He has been practicing Plastic Surgery since 1995.

Award Winning Orange County Surgeon

2022 Top Doctors Orange Coast Magazine
2022 Top 3 Plastic Surgeon in Newport Beach
2022 Orange County Medical Association Physician of Excellence
2022 Southern Califonia Super Doctors
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Board Certified

Widely Published

He is currently board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He currently limits his practice to plastic surgery and devotes his attention to cosmetic surgery and craniofacial surgery. With his background in craniofacial surgery, he has expertise in Orange County facelift and brow lift, as well as primary and secondary rhinoplasty.

Dr. Sundine is widely published and has numerous scientific articles as well as book chapters. He is a member of the AO/ASIF teaching faculty and has given national and international presentations on the treatment of facial injuries to residents in training as well as practicing surgeons. He routinely takes on the most difficult of cases and has developed a national and international referral base and a reputation of excellence.

Publication by Dr. Sundine and Dr. Connell

Aesthetic Rejuvenation of the Face and Neck

Aesthetic Rejuventaion of the Face and Neck presents the latest surgical and non-surgical techniques used in facial aesthetic rejuvenation. In the current environment of “lunchtime facelifts” and “light lights” that often produce poor results, this book fulfills the need for a text that takes a careful, detailed approach to describing high-quality aesthetic facial rejuvenation procedures.

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A plastic surgeon Orange County patients trust to provide excellent care and beautiful, natural-looking results. While beauty is more than skin deep, the decision to enhance your appearance, whether subtle or dramatic, can boost your self-confidence and positively impact every area of your life.

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Undergraduate Education

University of Colorado 1505 University Avenue 17UCP Boulder, Colorado 80309 9/78-5/83 B.A. degree: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology/Biochemistry(Double Major) Honors: Graduated with Distinction Phi Beta Kappa-5/82

Medical Education St. Louis University School of Medicine 1402 S. Grand Blvd. St. Louis, Missouri 63104 Phone: 314-997-9870 9/83-5/87 M.D. degree Honors: Ob-Gyn, Plastic Surgery General Surgery University of California Irvine Medical Center 101 City Drive Orange, California 92868 Phone: 714-456-6262 Fax: 714-456-6377 6/23/87-6/30/92 Plastic Surgery Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina 27710 Phone: 919-684-2854 Fax: 919-684-2670 7/1/92-6/30/95 Hand Fellowship Christine M. Kleinert Hand Fellow 225 Abraham Flexner Way Suite 700 Louisville, Kentucky 40202 7/1/93-12/31/93 Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship Hospital for Sick Children 555 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8 Phone: 416-813-6197 Fax: 416-813-6637 1/1/98-12/31/98 Bruce Connell, M.D. Fellowship in Advanced Facial Cosmetic Surgery Connell Aesthetic Cosmetic Surgery Network 2200 E. Fruit Street, Suite 101 Santa Ana, CA 92701 Phone: 714-972-0666 Fax: 714-569-0081 2003-2009
7/1/95-9/30/95 Lecturer in Surgery

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department of Surgery University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40292

10/1/95-4/30/01 Assistant Professor Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department of Surgery University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40292 6/1/01-6/30/03 Assistant Clinical Professor Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery Institute University of California-Irvine Medical Center 101 The City Drive Orange, CA 92868 7/1/03-4/30/07 Associate Clinical Professor Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery Institute University of California-Irvine Medical Center 101 The City Drive Orange, CA 92868 1/1/02-6/30/02 Assistant Clinical Professor Center for Biomedical Engineering Henry Samueli School of Engineering University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 92697 11/02-4/30/07 Co-Director, Burn Unit Medical Director, Plastic Surgery Clinics Director, CHOC Rotation University of California-Irvine Medical Center 101 The City Drive Orange, CA 92868 9/04-3/08 Medical Director, Pediatric Plastic Surgery Children’s Hospital of Orange County 5/1/07-current Private Practice, Plastic Surgery Orange County, CA
California Physician and Surgeon Original Issuance Date: 7/3/89 Expiration Date: 9/30/24 License No. G66233 QME No. 148701 (expired) Kentucky Physician and Surgeon Original Issuance Date: 6/18/93 Expiration Date: 3/1/02 License No. 29573 North Carolina Resident Training License License No. 55306 Expiration Date: 12/31/95 Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons License No. 72041 Original Issuance Date: 1/5/98 Expiration Date: 12/31/98 California QME #: 148701 Expires: 7/15/2019 Drug Enforcement Administration Number: BS2003806 Original Issuance Date: 9/13/89 Expiration Date: 2/28/22
National Board of Medical Examiners

Certificate Issued: 7/1/88 Certificate Number: 345915

American Board of Surgery Certificate Issued: 2/10/93 Certificate Expires: 2/10/03 Certificate Number: 38051 American Board of Plastic Surgery Certificate Issued: 11/8/97 Recertified: 7/1/06 Certificate Expires: 12/31/27 Certificate Number: 5305 Advanced Burn Life Support Expires: 10/09
Award for Best Resident Paper: Kentucky Society of Plastic Surgeons. Morton, T.A., Sundine, M.J., Malkani, A.L., Rogers, R.A., Tillet, E.D. “The Use of the Long Head of Triceps Interposition Flap for Treatment of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears.”-10/2000 Faculty Career Development Award-University of California-Irvine, 5/02 ARISE Award-UCI Medical Center, 10/02 Primary Care Recognition Award-UCI Medical Center, 2/2003 Orange Coast Magazine-Physician of Excellence 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Los Angeles Magazine-Southern California Super Doctor-Surgery, Cosmetic/Reconstruction-2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Chief of Plastic Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Orange County-2004-1/2013 President, Orange County Society of Plastic Surgeons-2009, 2010 Expert Reviewer-Medical Board of California-3/09-current Patient’s Choice Recognition-2010
American College of Surgeons-Fellow (10/14/1999) American Academy of Pediatrics-Fellow (5/1/2003) American Society of Plastic Surgeons American Association of Plastic Surgeons American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association American Association of Pediatric Plastic Surgeons International Society of Craniofacial Surgery Plastic Surgery Research Council-1999-2006 American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery-Candidate Group Orange County Society of Plastic Surgeons John Connolly Surgical Society
Guest Reviewer, American Journal of Surgery Guest Reviewer, Clinical Anatomy Guest Reviewer, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Guest Reviewer, Annals of Plastic Surgery
Children’s Hospital of Orange County, 455 South Main Street, Orange, CA 92668-3874-Active Staff Hoag Hospital, One Hoag Drive, P.O. Box 6100, Newport Beach, CA 92658-6100-Active Staff Mission Hospital, 27700 Medical Center Road, Mission Viejo, CA 92691-Active Staff Saddleback Memorial Hospital, 24451 Health Center Drive, Laguna Hills, CA 92653-Provisional Staff La Veta Surgical Center, 681 S. Parker St., Suite 150, Orange, CA 92868-Active Staff Barranca Surgery Center, 3500 Barranca Parkway, Suite 130, Irvine, CA 92606-Active Staff Laguna Hills Surgery Center, 24331 El Toro Road, Suite 150, Laguna Hills, CA 92637-Active Staff Mission Ambulatory Surgery Center, 26730 Crown Valley Parkway, Suite 100, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Pediatric Trauma Committee-Kosair Children’s Hospital, Louisville, KY 10/95-4/30/01 Breast Education Subgroup, Oncology Program-Norton/Alliant Hospitals, Louisville, KY 1/96-1/97 Breast Reconstruction Subgroup, Oncology Program-Norton/Alliant Hospitals, Louisville, KY 1/96-1/97 Surgery Committee-St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA 1/02-12/04 Anesthesia Op/Invasive Committee-Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA 1/05-present Pediatric/NICU/Obstetrics Business Development Committee-University of California Irvine Medical Center 9/02-11/02 Women’s Health Business Development Committee-University of California-Irvine Medical Center 5/02-6/04 Medical Staff Peer Review Committee-Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA 7/09-6/11 CHOC Tower II Committee-Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA 7/10-1/13 CHOC OR Committee-Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA 10/12-1/13
Willed Body Program Advisory Committee-University of California-Irvine 10/01-4/07 Plastic Surgery Division Planning Committee-University of California-Irvine 6/01-11/02 Institutional Review Board-University of California-Irvine 4/02-2/04
Coding Education Subcommittee-American Society of Plastic Surgeons 10/00-current Payment Policy Committee-American Society of Plastic Surgeons 8/01-current Health System Programs Committee-American Society of Plastic Surgeons 8/01-9/03 Education Technology Committee-American Society of Plastic Surgeons 8/01-9/03 Scientific Program Committee-American Society of Plastic Surgeons 11/02-11/03 In-Service Examination Committee-American Society of Plastic Surgeons 8/04-4/05 Education Committee-American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons 8/01-9/02, 9/04-current E-Learning Committee-Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation 8/02-12/05 Visiting Professor Committee-Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation 8/04-1/08 Scientific Program Committee-Plastic Surgery Research Council 9/04-9/05 Oral Board Examiner-American Board of Plastic Surgery 10/07-current
Discovery Health Channel- “Plastic Surgery-Before and After”-Episode “Second to None” Public Broadcast Service-“American Health Journal”-Episode 159 Bask Magazine-“Face Up To Your Face”-Spring 2011 M Magazine-“Summer Solutions from Dr. Michael Sundine”-Summer 2011 Life After 50 Magazine-“Male Plastic Surgery”-June 2015
Aesthetic Rejuvenation of the Face and Neck. Connell, B.F. and Sundine, M.D. (eds.). New York: Thieme, 2016.
  1. Georgiade, G.S., and Sundine, M.J. Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy-Overview and Implant Reconstruction. In Georgiade, G.S., Riefkohl, R., Levin, L.S. (eds.): Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Reconstructive Surgery. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1997: 777-782.
  2. Sundine, M.J., and Kao, S. D. Burns of the Hand and Upper Extremity. In Jebson, P. J. L., and Kasdan, M.L. (eds.): Hand Secrets. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus, Inc., 1998: 43-45.
  3. Sundine, M.J. Treatment of Sternal Clefts. In Evans, G.R.D. (ed.): Reconstructive Surgery of the Chest, Abdomen, and Pelvis. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2004: 43-61.
  4. Hurvitz, K.A., and Sundine, M.J. Cleft Palate. In Persing, J.A., and Evans, G.R.D. (eds.): Soft Tissue Surgery of the Craniofacial Region. New York: Informa Healthcare U.S.A., Inc., 2007: 337-344.
  5. Connell, B.F, and Sundine, M.J. Reinterventi sul volto (Reoperative Face-lifting). In Scuderi, N., and Toth, B.A. (eds.): Trattato Internazionale di Chirurgia Esthetica. Rome: Verduci Editore, 2012: 1009-1022.
  6. Sundine, M.J., and Connell, B.F. Facial Analysis for Facelifting. In Connell, B.F. and Sundine, M.J. (eds.): Aesthetic Rejuvenation of the Face and Neck. New York: Thieme, 2016: 12-16.
  7. Connell, B.F., and Sundine, M.J. Primary Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System (SMAS) Facelift and Necklift. Aesthetic Rejuvenation of the Face and Neck. New York: Thieme, 2016: 126-148.
  8. Connell, B.F., and Sundine, M.J. Submental Contouring. In Connell, B.F. and Sundine, M.J. (eds.): Aesthetic Rejuvenation of the Face and Neck. New York: Thieme, 2016: 149-159.
  9. Sundine, M.J., and Connell, B.F. Secondary Facelifting. In Connell, B.F. and Sundine, M.J. (eds.): Aesthetic Rejuvenation of the Face and Neck. New York: Thieme, 2016: 214-224.
  10. Sundine, M.J., and Connell, B.F. Comparison of Midface Rejuvenation Techniques. In Connell, B.F. and Sundine, M.J. (eds.): Aesthetic Rejuvenation of the Face and Neck. New York: Thieme, 2016: 243-248.
  1. Shapiro, M.J., Jellinek, M., Pyrros, D., Sundine, M.J., Baue, A.E. Clearance and Maintenance of Blood Nucleotide Levels with ATP-MgCl2 Injection. Circ. Shock. 36: 62-67, 1992.
  2. Waxman, K., Sundine, M.J., Young, R.F. Is Early Prediction of Outcome in Severe Head Injury Possible? Arch. Surg. 126: 1237-1241, 1991.
  3. Sundine, M.J., Scheker, L.R. Immediate Composite Dorsal Hand Reconstruction versus Staged Reconstruction for Complex Dorsal Hand Injuries. J. Hand Surg. (Br) 21B: 2: 216-221, 1996.
  4. Somia, N.N., Rash, G.S., Sundine, M.J., Gossman, M.D., Barker, J.H. Motion analysis of the eyelid. Surg. Forum. 48: 736, 1997.
  5. Bond, S.J., Schnier, G.C., Sundine, M.J., Maniscalco, S.P., Groff, D.B. Cutaneous Burns Caused by Sulfuric Acid Drain Cleaner. J. Trauma. 44: 523-526, 1998.
  6. Somia, N.N., Rash, G.S., Epstein, E.E., Wachowiak, M., Sundine, M.J., Stremel, R.W., Barker, J.H., Gossman, M.D. A Computer Analysis of Reflex Eyelid Motion in Normal Subjects and in Facial Neuropathy. Clin. Biomech. 15: 766-771, 2000.
  7. Muntan, C.D., Sundine, M.J., Rink, R.D. , Acland, R.D. The Inframammary Fold: A Histological Appraisal. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 105: 549-556, 2000. (Corresponding Author)
  8. Sundine, M.J., Sharobaro, V.I., Ljubic, I., Acland, R.D., Tobin, G.R. The Inferior Angle of the Scapula as a Vascularized Bone Graft: An Anatomical Study. J. Reconstr. Microsurg. 16: 207-211, 2000.
  9. Sundine, M.J., Malkani, A.L. The Use of the Long Head of Triceps Interposition Flap for Treatment of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 110: 1266-1272, 2002.
  10. Sundine, M.J., Bumpous, J.M. Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Mandible: Report of a rare case. Ear Nose Throat J. 82: 211-214, 2003.
  11. Sundine, M.J., Quan, E.E., Saglam, O., Dhawan, V., Quesada, P.M., Ogden, L., Harralson, T.G., Gossman, M.D., Maldonado, C.J., Barker, J.H. The Use of End-to-Side Nerve Grafts to Reinnervate the Paralyzed Orbicularis Oculus Muscle. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 111: 2255, 2003.
  12. Sundine, M.J., Phillips, J.H. Treatment of the Unilateral Cleft Lip Nasal Deformity. J. Craniofac. Surg. 15: 69-75, 2004.
  13. Gabr, E., Kobayashi, M.R., Salibian, A.H., Armstrong, W.B., Sundine, M., Calvert, J.W., Evans, G.R. Mandibular Reconstruction: Are Two Flaps Better Than One? Ann. Plast. Surg. 52: 31-35, 2004.
  14. Hsu, O.K., Gabr, E., Steward, E., Chen, H., Kobayashi, M.R., Calvert, J.W., Sundine, M.J., Kotchounian, T., Dhar, S., Evans, G.R. Pharmacologic Enhancement of Skin Flap Survival Using Topical Oleic Acid. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 113: 2048-2054, 2004.
  15. Gabr, E., Kobayashi, M.R., Salibian, A.H., Armstrong, W.B., Sundine, M., Calvert, J.W., Evans, G.R. Role of Ulnar Forearm Free Flap in Oromandibular Reconstruction. Microsurgery. 24: 285-288, 2004.
  16. Malkani, A.L., Sundine, M.J., Tillett, E.D., Baker, D.L., Rogers, R.A., Morton, T.A., Transfer of the Long Head of the Triceps Tendon for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears. Clin. Orthop. 428: 228-236, 2004.
  17. McConnell, M.P., Dhar, S., Nguyen, T., Naran, S., Calvert, J.W., Sundine, M.J., Bradshaw, R.A., Evans, G.R.D. Nerve Growth Factor Expression Response to Induction Agent Booster Dosing in Transfected Human Embryonic Kidney Cells. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 115: 506-514, 2005.
  18. Shriki, J., Lev, R., Wong, B.F., Sundine, M.J., Hasso, A.N. Bifid Mandibular Condyle: CT and MR Imaging Appearance in Two Patients: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Am. J. Neurorad. 26: 1865-1868, 2005.
  19. Karamanoukian, R., Ukatu, C., Lee, E., Hyman, J., Sundine, M.J., Kobayashi, M., Evans, G.R. Aesthetic Skin Branding: A Novel Form of Body Art with Adverse Clinical Sequela. J. Burn Care Res. 27: 108-110, 2006.
  20. Karamanoukian, R.L., Kilani, M., Lozano, D., Sundine, M., Karamanoukian, H.L., Delarosa, J., Benham, S., Evans, G.R.D. Pediatric Burns with Snap-Cap Fireworks. J. Burn Care Res. 27: 218-220, 2006.
  21. Brenner, K.A., Loudon, W., Sundine, M.J. Acquired Coronal Craniosynostosis. J. Craniofac. Surg. 17: 561-567, 2006.
  22. Sundine, M.J., Wirth, G.A., Brenner, K.A., Loudon, W.G., Muhonen, M.G., Greene, C.S., Rowen, S., Sabzghagaei, N. Total Cranial Vault Reduction Cranioplasty for Children with Hydrocephalic Macrocephaly. J. Craniofac. Surg. 17: 645-655, 2006.
  23. Wirth, G.A., Sundine, M.J. Slow Flow Vascular Malformations. Clinical Pediatrics. 46: 109-120, 2007.
  24. Sundine, M.J., Wirth, G.A. Hemangiomas: An Overview. Clinical Pediatrics. 46: 206-221, 2007.
  25. Wirth, G.A., Kong, A.P., Sundine, M.J., Carpenter, P.M. Auricular Angioleiomyoma. Ear Nose Throat J. 86: 281-283, 2007.
  26. Wirth, G.A., Brenner, K., Sundine, M.J. Delayed Silicone Breast Implant Infection with Mycobacterium avium-intracellularae: A Complex Case of Concurrent Pneumonia and Contralateral Breast Cancer Reconstruction. Aesthetic Surg. J. 27: 167-171, 2007.
  27. Mathews, M.S., Loudon, W.G., Muhonen, M.G., Sundine, M.J. Vault Reduction Cranioplasty for Extreme Hydrocephalic Macrocephaly. J. Neurosurg. 107: 332-337, 2007.
  28. Sundine, M.J., Connell, B.F. Analysis of the Effects of SMAS Facial Support on the Nasolabial Crease. Can. J. Plast. Surg. 18(1): 11-14, 2010.
  29. Sundine, M.J., Kretsis, V., Connell, B.F. Longevity of SMAS Facial Rejuvenation and Support. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 126(1): 229-237, 2010.
  30. Sundine, M.J., Connell, B.F. Reply: Longevity of SMAS Facial Rejuvenation and Support. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 127(2): 990, 2011.
  31. Sundine, M.J,, Connell, B.F. Comparison of Midface Rejuvenation Techniques. J. Ästhet. Chir. 4(3): 131-136, 2011.
  32. Sundine, M.J., Connell, B.F. The Open Browlift. Facial Plast. Surg. 34: 128-138, 2018.
  1. Sundine, M.J. Abnormal Head Shapes in Children: Classifications and Syndromes. J. Ky. Med. Assoc. 97: 202-206, 1999.
  2. Sundine, M.J. Clinical Findings and Treatment of Children with Abnormal Head Shapes. J. Ky. Med. Assoc. 97: 248-254, 1999.
  3. Calvert, J.W., Weiss, L.E., Sundine, M.J. New Frontiers in Bone Tissue Engineering. Clin. Plast. Surg. 30: 641-648, 2003.
  1. Sundine, M.J., Schaeffer, C. Fungal Infection presenting as Breast Asymmetry following Augmentation Mammaplasty. Ann. Plast. Surg.
  1. Ren, X., Quan, E.E., Sundine, M.J., Vasquez, E., Harralson, T., Maldonado, C., Kobayashi, M.R., Barker, J.H., Calvert, J.W., Evans, G.R.D. The Use of Hydroxyapatite Bone Cement for Augmentation of the Craniofacial Skeleton. Plast. Reconstr. Surg.
Waxman, K. Sundine, M.J., Young, R.F. Is Early Prediction of Outcome in Severe Head Injury Possible? Presented at Pacific Coast Surgical Annual Scientific Session 1991. Sundine, M.J., Scheker, L.R. Immediate Composite Dorsal Hand Reconstruction versus Staged Reconstruction for Complex Dorsal Hand Injuries. Presented at the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Scientific Session. Marco Island, FL, 1/12/95. Sundine, M.J., Rehnke, R.D., Ruff, G.L., Serafin, D. Augmentation Mammaplasty using the Endoscopic Balloon Dissector (Videotape). Presented at the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting. San Francisco, CA, 3/24/95. Somia, N.N., Rash, G.S., Sundine, M.J., Gossman, M.D., Barker, J.H. The role of preoperative motion analysis in the management of the paralyzed eyelid. Presented at the Plastic Surgery Research Council Meeting. Galveston, TX, 2/97. Somia, N., Rash, G.S., Sundine, M.J., Gossman, M.D., Barker, J.H. Eyelid motion analysis: An innovative method to objectively quantify synchronous eyelid motion. 8th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Peripheral Nerves. Vancouver, Canada, May 22-24,1997. Somia, N., Rash, G.S., Sundine, M.J., Gossman, M.D., Barker, J.H. Motion analysis of the eyelid. Presented at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. Chicago, IL, October, 1997. Sundine, M.J., Sharobaro, V.I., Ljubic, I., Acland, R.D., Tobin, G.R. The Inferior Angle of the Scapula as a Vascularized Bone Graft: An Anatomical Study. Presented at the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery. Scottsdale, AZ, January 1998. Muntan, C.D., Sundine, M.J., Rink, R.D., Acland, R.D. The Inframammary Fold: A Histological Appraisal. Presented at the American Association of Clinical Anatomists Annual Meeting. Lexington, KY, June 18, 1998. Muntan, C.D., Sundine, M.J., Rink, R.D., Acland, R.D. The Inframammary Fold: A Histological Appraisal. Presented at the Plastic Surgery Research Council Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA, May 18, 1999. Quan, E.E., Sundine, M., Dhawan, V., Saglam, O., Harralson, T., Quesada, P., Gossman, D., Maldonado, C., Barker, J.H. The Use of End-to-Side Nerve Grafts to Reinnervate the Paralyzed Orbicularis Oculus Muscle. Presented at the 36th Congress of European Surgical Society for Research. Santiago de Compostela, Spain, June 7-10, 2001. Sundine, M.J., Quan, E.E., Dhawan, V., Saglam, O., Harralson, T., Quesada, P., Gossman, M.D., Maldonado, C.J., Barker, J.H. The Use of End-to-Side Nerve Grafts to Reinnervate the Paralyzed Orbicularis Oculus Muscle. Presented at the American Society for Peripheral Nerve Annual Meeting. Cancun, Mexico, January 13, 2002. Malkani, A.L., Sundine, M.J., Rogers, R.A., Morton, T.A., Hahm, T.X., Tillet, E.D. Surgical Anatomy of the Long Head of Triceps for Treatment of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears. Presented at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX, February 13-17, 2002. Elfar, M.S., Sundine, M.J, Evans, G.R.D., Calvert, J.W. Anatomical feasibility of facial transplant: Delineating the different facial territories for possible allograft free tissue transfer. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons. Rancho Mirage, CA, May 23-27, 2002 Furnas, D.W., Sundine, M.J. Landmarks for Sure Identification of SMAS and Platysma. The XVI Congress of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Istanbul, Turkey, May 26-29, 2002. Gabr, E.M., Kobayashi, M.R., Salibian, A.H., Armstrong, W.H., Sundine, M.J., Calvert, J.W., Evans, G.R.D. Mandibular Reconstruction: Two Flaps Better Than One? Presented at the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting, Koloa, Kauai, HI, January 11-14, 2003. McConnell, M.P., Dhar, S., Nguyen, T., Naran, S., Calvert, J.W., Sundine, M.J., Bradshaw, R.A., Evans, G.R.D. Nerve Growth Factor Expression Response to Induction Agent Booster Dosing in Transfected Human Embryonic Kidney Cells (HEK-293). Presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of the Plastic Research Council, Las Vegas, NV, April 23-26, 2003. Gabr, E.M., Kobayashi, M.R., Salibian, A.H., Armstrong, W.H., Sundine, M.J., Calvert, J.W., Evans, G.R.D. Oromandibular reconstruction with vascularized free flaps: A review of 50 cases. Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 28, 2003. Gabr Essam, Elsharaky M, Abdelkader M, Kobayashi M, Sundine M, Salibian AH, Armstrong WB, Calvert J, Evans GRD. In vivo immune response to printable degradable polymer-based nerve conduits. Presented at the American Society of Peripheral Nerve Annual Meeting. Palm Springs, California, Jan 18, 2004. Gabr Essam, Elsharaky Magdi, Abdelkader M, Kobayashi M, Sundine M, Salibian A, Armstrong W, Calvert J, Evans GRD. The role of the ulnar forearm free flap in oromandibular reconstruction. Presented at the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting. Palm Springs, California, Jan 18, 2004. Brenner, K.A., Loudon, W.G., Sundine, M.J. Acquired Unilateral Coronal Craniosynostosis. Presented at the California Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting. Sonoma, California, June 4, 2005. Sundine, M.J., Wirth, G.A., Brenner, K.A., Loudon, W.G., Muhonen, M.G., Greene, C., Rowen, S., Sabzghabaei, N. Total Cranial Vault Reduction Cranioplasty for Children with Hydrocephalic Macrocephaly. Presented at the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery Biannual Meeting. Sunshine Coast, Australia, September 12, 2005. Sundine, M.J. Midface Surgery or Superextended Face Lift? Presented at the Internationalen Symposion für ästhetische, plastisch-rekonstrucktive Gesichts-Chirurgie. Kampen/Sylt, Germany, April 30, 2011. Sundine, M.D. Comparison of Mid-face Rejuvenation Surgical Techniques. Presented at the 7th Annual Multi-specialty Foundation Vegas Cosmetic Surgery Symposium. Las Vegas, NV, June 24, 2011. Sundine, M.J. Video-Face Lifting. Presented at the 11th Annual Multi-specialty Foundation Vegas Cosmetic Surgery Symposium. Las Vegas, NV, June 12, 2015. Sundine, M.J. Minimizing Stigmata of Face and Neck Rejuvenation Surgery Including Scar Detectability. Presented at the 11th Annual Multi-specialty Foundation Vegas Cosmetic Surgery Symposium. Las Vegas, NV, June 12, 2015. Sundine, M.J. The Challenges of Secondary Facelift Surgery. Presented at the 11th Annual Multi-specialty Foundation Vegas Cosmetic Surgery Symposium. Las Vegas, NV, June 13, 2015. XVII Simposio International de Cirurgia Plastica, Sheraton Sao Paulo WTC Hotel, Sao Paulo, Brazil-“Minimizing Scars and Signs of Surgery”-3/20/16 XVII Simposio International de Cirurgia Plastica, Sheraton Sao Paulo WTC Hotel, Sao Paulo, Brazil-“The SMAS Facelift”-3/20/16 XVII Simposio International de Cirurgia Plastica, Sheraton Sao Paulo WTC Hotel, Sao Paulo, Brazil-“The Specific Approach to the Platysma Muscle Regarding Type of Neck”-3/20/16 Sundine, M.J. The Difficult Neck. Presented at the 12th Annual Multi-specialty Foundation Vegas Cosmetic Surgery Symposium. Las Vegas, NV, June 10, 2016 9th National Congress on Plastic Surgery, Aesthetic Medicine, and Cosmetology, Moscow, Russia-“Principles of the High SMAS Face and Neck Lift”-12/11/20 Sundine, M.J. Avoiding Visible Signs of Facelifting. Presented at the Multi-specialty Foundation Symposium. San Diego, CA, August 6, 2022 Sundine, M.J. A Graded Approach to the Neck. Presented at the Multi-specialty Foundation Symposium. San Diego, CA, August 6, 2022
Sundine, M.J., Georgiade, G.S. Aberrant Carotid Arteries in Nonsyndromal Patients requiring Pharyngoplasty for Velopharyngeal Incompetence. Presented at American Cleft Palate Association Meeting 4/95. Somia, N.N., Rash, G.S., Sundine, M.J., Gossman, M.D., Barker, J.H. Eyelid Motion Analysis: An Objective Method to Quantify Eyelid Motion. Presented at the Plastic Surgery Research Council Meeting 2/97. Somia, N.N., Rash, G.S., Sundine, M.J., Gossman, M.D., Barker, J.H. The Reliability of Eyelid Motion Analysis: A Repeatability Study. Presented at the Plastic Surgery Research Council Meeting 2/97. Sundine, M.J., Bas, H., Wang, W-Z., Anderson, G.L., Tobin, G.R. The Role of Nitric Oxide in Mediating the Delay Phenomenon. Presented at the Plastic Surgery Research Council Meeting 2/97. Muntan, C.D., Sundine, M.J., Rink, R.D., Acland, R.D. The Inframammary Fold: A Histological Appraisal. Presented at the Plastic Surgery Research Council Meeting 5/99. Quan, E.E., Sundine, M., Dhawan, V., Saglam, O., Harralson, T., Quesada, P., Gossman, D., Maldonado, C., Barker, J.H. The Use of End-to-Side Nerve Grafts to Reinnervate the Paralyzed Orbicularis Oculus Muscle. Presented at the 46th Plastic Surgery Research Council Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, WI, June 9-12, 2001. Gabr Essam, Elsharaky M, Abdelkader M, Kobayashi M, Sundine M, Salibian AH, Armstrong WB, Calvert J, Evans GRD. Oromandibular reconstruction with vascularized free flaps: A review of 50 cases. Presented at the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting. Palm Springs, California, Jan 17-20, 2004
  1. The Role of Nitric Oxide in Mediating the Delay Phenomenon Principal Investigator $16,552 Mason and Mary Rudd Surgical Endowment-1995-1996
  2. Use of Moldable Hydroxyapatite Cement for Facial Skeletal Augmentation Principal Investigator $6,400 American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery-1997-1998
  3. Restoration of Eyelid Function Using End-to-Side Nerve Grafts Principal Investigator $50,000 Jewish Hospital Foundation-1997-1998
  4. The Inframammary Fold-A Histologic Appraisal Co-investigator $10,600 Jewish Hospital Foundation-1998-1999
  5. Anatomical Feasibility of Facial Transplant: Delineating the Different Facial Territories for Possible Allograft Free Tissue Transfer Principal Investigator $10,000 Clinical Research Feasibility Funds Program of the UCSD/UCI General Clinical Research Centers-2001-2002
  6. A Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Fibrin Sealant (FS 4IU) For Wound Healing in Subjects with Burn Wounds Requiring Skin Grafting Procedures Co-Investigator $ 38,225 Baxter BioScience-2003-2007
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY-“Endoscopic Applications in Plastic Surgery.” 9/23/95 Visiting Professor, Trover Clinic, Madisonville, KY-“Update on Cleft Lip and Palate.” 9/27/95 Division of Communicative Disorders Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY-“Surgical Procedures in Cleft Lip and Palate.” 11/15/99 Introduction to Flap Course, Louisville Hand Surgery, Louisville, KY-“Scapula Flap.” 3/30/96 Kentucky Dental Society Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY-“Update on Mandibular Reconstruction.”- 4/13/96 Northern Ontario Annual Update in Pediatrics, Orillia, Ontario-“Abnormal Head Shapes in Children”- 11/4/98 Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY-“Craniofacial Syndromes and Surgery.”-5/14/99 Visiting Professor, Trover Clinic, Madisonville, KY-“The Evaluation and Management of Children with Abnormal Head Shapes.” 7/8/99 Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY-“Craniofacial Surgery in Children”-10/23/99 Plastic Surgery CPT Coding Workshop, Physician Facilitator, San Francisco, CA-10/5/00-10/7/00 Plastic Surgery CPT Coding Workshop, Physician Facilitator, Tampa, FL-10/4/01-10/6/0 Cleft/Craniofacial Parents Support Group, Children’s Hospital of Orange County , Orange, CA-“Cleft Lip and Palate for Parents”-10/17/0 Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, University of California-Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA-“Craniofacial Surgery-Role in Trauma”-12/6/0 Chaper 4, American Academy of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA-“Craniofacial Syndromes and Surgery”-1/8/0 Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA-“Integrating New Technologies to Rebuild the Body-Bone Tissue Engineering-Clinical Perspectives”-2/14/0 Craniofacial Symposium, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA-“Management of Craniofacial Dysostosis Syndromes”-2/23/0 Department of Pediatrics, Resident Conference, University of California-Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA-“Craniofacial Syndromes”-3/21/0 Huntington Beach Paramedics, Huntington Beach Hospital, Huntington Beach, CA-“Facial Trauma”-3/26/0 Santa Ana Paramedics, Western Medical Center, Santa Ana, CA-“Craniofacial Approaches to Facial Trauma”-5/10/0 Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, University of California-Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA-“Overview of Craniofacial Syndromes and Surgical Approaches”-5/15/0 International Biotechnology Convention & Exhibition, Biotechnology Industry Organization, Toronto, Ontario, Canada-“Tissue Engineering: A Biotechnical Approach to Tissue Replacement-Clinical Aspects of Bone and Cartilage Replacement”-6/12/0 Division of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, University of California-Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA-“Craniofacial Syndromes and Surgery”-7/22/0 Department of Pediatrics, Long Beach Miller Children’s Hospital, Long Beach, CA-“Craniofacial Syndromes and Surgery”-8/9/0 Division of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, University of California-Irvine, Orange, CA-“Cleft Lip-Primary Treatment”-1/13/0 Turner Syndrome Symposium, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA-“Plastic Surgery Treatment of Turner Syndrome”-2/1/0 American Urological Association Microsurgery Course, Faculty, University of California-Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA-3/20/03-3/22/0 Plastic Surgery CPT Coding Workshop, Physician Facilitator, Newport Beach, CA-3/21/03-3/23/0 Craniofacial Symposium on Ears and Deafness, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA-“Surgical Reconstruction of Abnormal Ears: A Plastic Surgery Perspective”-5/31/0 Discussant-Reconstructive Surgery Panel. American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA-10/26/03 Center for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA- “Bone Tissue Engineering-Clinical Perspectives”-11/6/0 AO/ASIF Basic Course, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Redondo Beach, CA-“Zygoma Fractures”-1/24/0 AO/ASIF Basic Course, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Redondo Beach, CA-“Pediatric Facial Fractures”-1/25/0 Genetics Conference, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA-“Overview of Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment”-6/1/0 AO/ASIF Operating Room Personnel Course, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Redondo Beach, CA-“General Principles of Midface Trauma and Reconstruction”-7/10/0 Session Chair/Discussant-Head and Neck Papers. American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA-10/10/0 Session Discussant/Timer-Craniofacial Session. American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA-10/11/0 Session Chair-ASMS Session. American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA-10/12/04 AO/ASIF Operating Room Personnel Course, Westin Princess Hotel, Toronto, ON, Canada-“Mandibular Reconstruction”-12/4/0 Plastic Surgery CPT Coding Workshop, Physician Facilitator, San Diego, CA-5/13/05-5/15/0 Trauma/Critical Care Conference, University of California-Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA-“Craniofacial Approach to Facial Trauma”-6/3/0 UCI Family Medicine Update Course, Newport Beach, CA-“Aesthetic Surgery for the Family Physician”-6/14/0 Burn Directors Conference, University of California-Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA-“Late Burn Reconstruction-Why I do What I Do”-8/1/0 Phi Delta Epsilon Premedical Fraternity, Concordia University, Irvine, CA-“Introduction to Plastic Surgery”-11/15/0 AO/ASIF Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, Los Angeles Renaissance Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, Course Co-Director-11/19/05-11/20/0 AO/ASIF Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, Los Angeles Renaissance Hotel, Los Angeles, CA-“Orbital and Zygomaticomaxillary Complex Fractures”-11/20/0 American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons-Basic Maxillofacial Principles and Techniques, University of California-Los Angeles, “Midface Fractures-Part I”-1/6/06-1/8/0 Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, University of California-Irvine, Orange, CA-“Craniofacial Syndromes & Surgery”-3/29/0 Pediatric Grand Rounds, Queen of the Valley Hospital, West Covina, CA-“Evaluation and Management of Children with Abnormal Head Shapes”-7/24/0 AO/ASIF Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Redondo Beach, CA-“Mandible Body and Angle Fractures”-10/18/0 Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds, University of California-Irvine, Orange, CA-“Post Pregnancy Plastic Surgery”-4/27/0 Craniofacial Symposium on Pierre Robin Sequence, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA-“Neonatal Distraction-A New Approach”-10/13/0 AO/ASIF Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, Westin South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, CA-“Symphyseal & Parasymphyseal Fractures”-1/12/0 GYN Conference, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA-“Post-Pregnancy Plastic Surgery”-2/19/0 Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA-“Craniofacial Syndromes and Surgery”-4/24/0 Division of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, University of California-Irvine, Orange, CA-“Craniofacial Syndromes”-5/15/0 Division of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, University of California-Irvine, Orange, CA-“Face and Neck Lift”-6/19/0 Dental Implant Study Group, Anaheim, CA-“Contemporary Concepts in Face and Neck Lifting”-9/4/0 AO/ASIF Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Redondo Beach, CA-“Symphyseal & Parasymphyseal Fractures”-11/24/0 San Juan Capistrano Rotary Club, San Juan Capistrano, CA- “Current Concepts in the Treatment of Facial Aging”-10/21/0 AO/ASIF Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel, Los Angeles, CA-“Edentulous, Comminuted, and Defect Mandible Fractures”-11/14/0 AO/ASIF Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel, Los Angeles, CA-“Panfacial Fractures”-11/15/0 Coto De Caza Rotary Club, Coto De Caza, CA-“Update of the Treatment of Facial Aging”-1/7/1 Norman P. Murray Senior Center, Mission Viejo, CA-“Current Management of Facial Aging”-10/6/1 AO/ASIF Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel, Los Angeles, CA-Course Faculty-12/4-12/5/201 AO/ASIF Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, Doubletree Mission Valley, San Diego, CA-“Edentulous, Comminuted, and Defect Mandible Fractures”-12/3/1 AO/ASIF Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, Doubletree Mission Valley, San Diego, CA-“Panfacial Fractures”-12/4/1 Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA-“Neonatal Mandibular Distraction”-6/12/1 11th Annual Academic Day for Neonatologists of Southern California, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA-“Neonatal Mandibular Distraction”-11/21/1 AO/ASIF Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, Renaissance Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA-4/16/16-4/17/1 AO/ASIF Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, Renaissance Hotel, Las Vegas, NV-3/25/17-3/26/1 AO/ASIF Management of Facial Trauma, Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA-9/9/17-9/10/1 AO/ASIF Management of Facial Trauma, Town & Country Hotel, San Diego, CA-9/8/18-9/9/1 AO/ASIF Management of Facial Trauma, Grand Bay Hotel, Redwood City, CA-1/28/23-1/29/2
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