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Edward Caterson, MD, Plastic Surgery, Wilmington, DE, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware

EdwardJosephCatersonMD

Plastic Surgery • Wilmington, DE

Burn, Pediatric Craniofacial Plastic Surgery, Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery

Nemours, Division Chief of Plastic Surgery

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Summary

  • Dr. Edward Caterson is a plastic surgeon in Wilmington, DE and is affiliated with Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware as the division Chief of Plastic Surgery. He received his combined MD, PhD degrees from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and has been in practice 14 years. He is the first graduate of the formal doctorate program in Cell and Tissue Engineering under the mentorship of Rocky Tuan Branch Chief of NAIMS at NIH. He specializes in Craniofacial surgery, burn reconstruction, and is experienced in craniosynostosis, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, head and neck oncology and microvascular reconstruction, pediatric plastic surgery. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings and was the craniofacial surgeon on the Harvard Medical School Face transplant team that has performed more face transplantations than any other center. After a decade of adult craniofacial surgery at Harvard Medical School he shifted back to his first love of surgery with an emphasis on children born with cleft lip and palate, shifting his practice to a dedicated pediatric center to build the cleft and craniofacial center at Nemours Childrens Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware.

Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2003 - 2009
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

  • DE State Medical License
    DE State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2019 - 2022
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2010 - 2020
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2009 - 2011
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Vanessa Carter: On Patient-Centred Design & Innovation
    Vanessa Carter: On Patient-Centred Design & InnovationNovember 28th, 2017

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Edward Caterson, Dr. Edward Caterson, MD, Dr. E Caterson, Dr. Edward Joseph Caterson