Stephen Alfred Schendel MD

Aesthetic/Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Pediatric Craniofacial Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Emeritus Faculty, Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center

770 Welch RdSte 400Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone+1 650-723-5824
Fax+1 650-725-6605

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Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1986 - 1989
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1984 - 1986
Baylor University Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 1983 - 1984
University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of MedicineClass of 1983
Clinique de Stomatologie et Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale, Centre Hospitalier RegionalFellowship, 1979 - 1980

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Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2024 - 2028
MT State Medical License 2004 - 2028
CA State Medical License 1985 - 2024
HI State Medical License 1992 - 2024
RI State Medical License 1981 - 2010
TX State Medical License 1977 - 2000
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
First Prize, Dental Category, Awards for Maxillofacial Surgery United Kingdom Society of Authors Medical Book, 1999
Distinguished Alumnus Award St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN University of Hawaii, 90th Anniversary Commemoration Year, Ninety Ilustrious Alumni Recognition, 1993

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Comment on the quantitative assessment of the learning curve for cleft lip repair using LC-CUSUM.
Stephen A. Schendel
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2018-05-25
3 citations
Autologous Adipose-Derived Tissue Matrix Part II: Implantation Biology.
Stephen A. Schendel
Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2017-10-01
4 citations
Autologous Adipose-Derived Tissue Matrix Part I: Biologic Characteristics.
Stephen A. Schendel
Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2017-10-01

Journal Articles

A surgical simulator for planning and performing repair of cleft lips.
Schendel S, Mongomery K, Sorokin A, Lionetti G, J Cranio-Maxfac Surg. (2005) 33, 223-224
Differential Dural Cytokine Expression Correlates with Fetal Cranial Suture Patency and Calvarial Bone Formation.
Mehara, B., Most, D., Chang, J., Bresnick, S., Turk, A., Schendel, S.A., Gittes, G., and Longaker, M, 710-711, Surgical Forum
Upregulation of Transforming Growth Factor-B-1 and Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor mRNA Correlates with Posterior Frontal Cranial Suture Fusion in the Rat.
Most, D., Mehara, B., Levine, J., Schendel, S.A., Gittes, G., and Longaker, M.,, 529-531, Surgical Forum

Books/Book Chapters

Proceedings of the Second International Congress of the International Society of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery.
Chapter: Treacher Collins Syndrome: Morphologic Description of a Skull with the Complete Craniofacial Surgery 3.
Page 393 - 396Schendel, S.A. and Tessier, PEditors: Ernesto P. Caronni.Florence, Italy
Maxillofacial Surgery.
Chapter: Facial Bone Sculpturing
Page 1441 - 1456Lorenz. H.P. and Schendel, S.AEditors: Booth, P., Schendel, S.A., and Hausamen, J.Churchill Livingstone, LondonEdition 2,
Maxillofacial Surgery.
Chapter: Facelifts
Page 1351 - 1363Schendel, S.AEditors: Booth, P., Schendel, S.A., and Hausamen, J.Churchill Livingstone, LondonEdition 2,

Abstracts/Posters

Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Mandible Using a New Computerized 3-D Surgical Planning System.
Stephanides, M., Montgomery, K., Schendel, S.A, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting, New Orleans, La
Treatment of Nasocranial Defects with Microvascular Muscle Transplants into the Anterior Cranial Fossa.
Lineaweaver, W.C., Eusterman, V., Hui, K.C.W., Shuer, L., Schendel, S.A., Fee, W. and Goode, R., American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Tenth Anniversary Meeting, Marco Island, FL
Virtual Reality for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Planning.
Stephanides, M, Montgomery, K., Schendel, S.A., Linton, S., Ross, M.,, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Ca

Lectures

Critique of Nasal Surgery, Controversies in Cleft Lip and Palate, Maxillofacial, Plastics.
Orthodontics Symposium, Copthorne, England
Technological Advances in Head and Neck Surgery.
Portland Oregon
Paradigm Shift in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Dallas 2009, 2007