Distinguished by dual board certifications and dual fellowship training under globally renowned maxillofacial, head and neck, and facial plastic surgeons, Dr. Hanna integrates his extensive expertise in complex head and neck reconstruction with his innate aesthetic sensibility. This unique and highly specialized background encompasses the hard and soft facial tissues and the intricate interplay between them, providing what we believe to be the most comprehensive approach to aesthetic face and jaw surgery.
About Dr. Todd Hanna
Dr. Todd Hanna is a double board certified, dual-degree surgeon specializing in aesthetic maxillofacial (face and jaw) surgery. He is double-fellowship trained in Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery of the face, head, neck, and jaws. He maintains his private office in the Upper East Side of Manhattan and a faculty appointment at Mount Sinai Health System.
Born in New York City, Dr. Hanna’s path into surgery began with a personal experience—a dog bite to his upper lip. The surgeon turned a traumatic event into a positive experience that left a profound impression. He developed a fascination for facial anatomy and reconstructive surgery, which was nurtured by his mother, an artist, as they recreated sketches of facial anatomy together.
Dr. Hanna graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts taking a pre-med curriculum and studying sculpture in Florence, Italy. Afterwards, he performed clinical research at Bellevue Hospital/NYU with the Department of Pathology. He then graduated at the top of his class from both the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (UAB) and NYU College of Dentistry. He was inducted into the Omega Kappa Upsilon Honor Society and won two Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society awards. While at NYU he served as vice president, tutored classmates, and had the highest national board exam score in his class (99th percentile nation-wide).
Specialized Training & Fellowships
Dr. Hanna was accepted into the prestigious 6-year Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, regarded as one of the best in the nation. Here he learned full-scope face and jaw surgery with emphasis on orthognathic, cosmetic, and reconstructive surgery. During this time he completed a 1-year general surgery internship. He won the clinical performance award as an intern and served as chief resident in his final year.
Dr. Hanna then completed the fellowship for Maxillofacial-Head & Neck Oncology & Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Maryland/Shock Trauma Hospital in Baltimore. Here he was trained in reconstruction of the face, head, neck, and jaws with free tissue transplant surgery for tumor and trauma related defects, as well as treating cancer of these regions.
Next Dr. Hanna received a rare opportunity for a second fellowship in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology and Reconstruction with the Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) at Northwell Health-Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. Here he was trained in full-scope head and neck surgery including minimally invasive approaches and facial reconstruction. Dr. Hanna is likely the only surgeon in the nation to have this unique combination of training.
Dr. Hanna was directly mentored by multiple past and current presidents of several prestigious American surgical societies in maxillofacial, head and neck/microvascular, skull base, and facial plastic surgery. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Head & Neck Society.
Continuing Influence & Contribution
Dr. Hanna has authored book chapters and publications in peer-reviewed journals on orthognathic surgery, genioplasty, facial aesthetic surgery and facelifting, head and neck oncology and microvascular reconstruction, jaw reconstruction using fibula free flap, dog bite reconstruction, as well as reconstruction of the lips, tongue, throat, and neck. He also serves as section editor. He has participated in medical outreach programs to third world nations, as well as underserved American communities.
Notable Publications
- Pearls and Pitfalls of Facelift Surgery
- Hanna’s Modified Sagittal Split Osteotomy (HSSO): An Alternative to Inverted L Osteotomy—Merging Function and Aesthetics for Enhanced Stability, Attractiveness, and Nerve Protection – PMC
- Vertical Submental Island Flap for Head and Neck Reconstruction
- Impact of Surgeon`s Instagram Television (IGTV): A Case of Chimeric Fibula and Soleus Muscle Transplant in a Reconstruction of Cordeiro Type IIIA Total Maxillectomy Defect
- State of the Art Simultaneous Bilateral Segmental Mandibular Reconstruction using a Single Fibula Transplant: Discussion of the Surgical Steps
- Staged Treatment of a Traumatic Cheek and Jowl Avulsion: Using a Purse-String Technique, Rhombic Flap, and Rhytidectomy
- The Hybrid Submental Flap for Tongue Reconstruction
- Full-Thickness Skin Graft From the Neck for Coverage of the Radial Forearm Free Flap Donor Site
- Interdisciplinary Treatment for Upper Lip Support with Fixed Implant Supported Prosthesis Using a Sub Nasal Lip Lift
- Preclinical and Clinical Performance of the Efoora Test, a Rapid Test for Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Specific Antibodies
- The Value of the ‘‘Papillon’’ Anterolateral Thigh Flap for Total Pharyngolaryngectomy Reconstruction: A Retrospective Case Series
- Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Procedures, Social Media, and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery- Use of Trends for the Modern Practice
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