Woo new chief of pediatric plastic surgery at Hasbro Children’s Hospital

Dr. Albert Woo has joined Hasbro Children’s Hospital as chief of pediatric plastic surgery and director of its Cleft and Cranofacial Center. / COURTESY HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Dr. Albert Woo has joined Hasbro Children’s Hospital as chief of pediatric plastic surgery and director of its Cleft and Cranofacial Center. / COURTESY HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

PROVIDENCE – Dr. Albert S. Woo has been named chief of pediatric plastic surgery and director of its Cleft and Craniofacial Center at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. A board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon who treats both children and adults, Woo holds a faculty position in the department of surgery at The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University.

At Hasbro, Woo replaced Dr. Stephen Sullivan and Dr. Helena Taylor, the previous co-directors of the Cleft and Craniofacial Center, neither of whom are no longer affiliated with Lifespan, according to a Lifespan spokesperson. Before coming to Rhode Island, Wood had most recently served as chief of pediatric plastic surgery at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Woo’s clinical interests include craniofacial surgery, cleft lip and palate, facial reconstruction, cosmetic procedures, treatment of moles and vascular malformations, hand surgery, trauma reconstruction and facial paralysis. A pioneer in developing a new technique for cleft palate repair that improves speech outcomes in both primary and secondary operations, Woo possesses expertise in craniofacial reconstruction and endoscopic craniosynostosis surgery. (The Mayo Clinic website notes signs of craniosynostosis as these: a misshapen infant’s skull; an abnormal feeling or disappearing “soft spot” (fontanel) on an infant’s skull; slow or no growth of the head as an infant grows; development of a raised, hard ridge along affected sutures or increased pressure within the skull, or intracranial pressure. Signs of craniosynostosis may not be noticeable at birth, but they become apparent during the first few months of an infant’s life.)

Woo’s research interests include cleft lip and palate, velopharyngeal insufficiency, craniosynostosis (endoscopic and open), robotic plastic surgery and 3-D printing technology.

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After earning his medical degree at The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, he completed his plastic surgery residency at Rhode Island Hospital and his fellowship in craniofacial surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. A member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Woo is the recipient of numerous awards, including Best Doctors in America since 2011.

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