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Albert S Woo, MD
Dr. Woo is a board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon who specializes in craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery. He is Chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery and the Director of the Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Clinic at St. Louis Children's Hospital. His practice includes the treatment of cleft lip and palate disorders, reconstruction for craniosynostosis and other facial/skull malformations, treatment of moles and vascular malformations, hand surgery including fused fingers (syndactyly) and multiple fingers (polydactyly), ear reconstruction for children with abnormal or absent ears, facial trauma reconstruction, facial palsy and facial paralysis. Dr. Woo was listed in Best Doctors in America for 2011 (Best Doctors, Inc.).
Division Of Plastic/Recon Surg
38
Male
Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery - certified
Plastic Surgery-Pediatric
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Siteman Cancer Center
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis Children's Hospital

Washington University School of Medicine

For Patients:
To request an appointment, call 800.678.KIDS (5437) or fill out our online form.

For Referring Physicians:
To refer a patient, call Children's Direct at 800.678.HELP (4357).

For Patients:
To request an appointment, call 800.678.KIDS (5437) or fill out our online form.

For Referring Physicians:
To refer a patient, call Children's Direct at 800.678.HELP (4357).

 

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Saint Louis, MO 63110
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Education

Medical School: Brown University Rhode Island
Internship: Brown University Rhode Island
Residency: Brown University Rhode Island
Fellowship: University of Washington Seattle

Health Plans Accepted

Aetna HMO/Open Access
 Aetna Managed Choice POS
Aetna Medicare HMO
 Aetna Medicare Open Access (HMO/POS
Aetna Medicare PPO
 Aetna PPO
Baxter Regional PHO
 BCBS of IL PPO
BCBS/Anthem(Blue Access Choice PPO
 BCBS/Anthem(Blue Access PPO)
Beech Street/Capp Care PPO
 Best Doctors Inc
Capital Regional Medical Center PP
 Cigna Open Access HMO/POS
Cigna PPO
 CMR (Care Management Resources)
Community Care Network PPO
 CorVel PPO
Coventry Advantra HMO (formerlyGHP
 Coventry HMO/POS (formerly GHP)
Coventry PPO (formerly GHP)
 Decatur Memorial Tertiary/Quarterna
First Health
 Great-West HMO/POS
Great-West Open Access
 Great-West PPO
Hannibal Health Network Tertiary
 Health Alliance HMO & PPO
Healthlink Open Access/HMO/POS
 Healthlink PPO
HFN Inc. PPO
 Home State-MC+
Humana Gold Choice PFFS Medicare
 Humana PPO/ChoiceCare Network
HumanaChoice PPO-Medicare
 Illinois Public Aid/Health Connect
IPA Secondary to Medicare
 Mail Handlers/CNA PPO
Medicaid MO/ Missouri HealthNet
 Medicare
Mercy Health Plan HMO/POS
 Mercy Health Plan PPO
MO Medicaid Secondary to Medicare
 MultiPlan PPO
PPO Next/HealthStar
 Primrose Tertiary/Quarternary
Private Health Care Systems PPO
 Providers Network of America
Quincy Health Care Management
 St. John's Health System Tertiary
Tricare/Triwest Prime HMO/POS
 Tricare/Triwest Extra PPO
Union Pacific RR Emp. Health System
 United Healthcare Choice/Choice+
United Healthcare PPO/ Options
 United Healthcare Select/Select+POS
USA Managed Care Org
 Wellborn HMO

The motor nerve to the masseter muscle: An anatomic and histomorphometric study to facilitate its use in facial reanimation.Borschel GH, Kawamura DH, Kasukurthi R, Hunter DA, Zuker RM, Woo AS.J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2011 Oct 10. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID:
21992936
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Related citationsEndoscopically assisted versus open repair of sagittal craniosynostosis: the St. Louis Children's Hospital experience.Shah MN, Kane AA, Petersen JD, Woo AS, Naidoo SD, Smyth MD.J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Aug;8(2):165-70.

PMID:
21806358
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related citationsThe use of Integra(®) bilaminar dermal regeneration template in apert syndactyly reconstruction: A novel alternative to simplify care and improve outcomes.Jung JJ, Woo AS, Borschel GH.J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2012 Jan;65(1):118-21. Epub 2011 Jul 19.

PMID:
21775231
[PubMed - in process]

Related citationsVideofluoroscopic and nasendoscopic correlates of speech in velopharyngeal dysfunction.Lipira AB, Grames LM, Molter D, Govier D, Kane AA, Woo AS.Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2011 Sep;48(5):550-60. Epub 2010 Aug 13.

PMID:
20815707
[PubMed - in process]

Related citationsCreation of a vascularized composite graft with acellular dermal matrix and hydroxyapatite.Woo AS, Jang JL, Liberman RF, Weinzweig J.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Jun;125(6):1661-9.

PMID:
20517089
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related citationsComparison of perceptions and treatment practices between neurosurgeons and plastic surgeons for infants with deformational plagiocephaly.Lee A, Van Pelt AE, Kane AA, Pilgram TK, Govier DP, Woo AS, Smyth MD.J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Apr;5(4):368-74.

PMID:
20367342
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related citationsAdverse facial edema associated with off-label use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in cranial reconstruction for craniosynostosis. Case report.Shah MM, Smyth MD, Woo AS.J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Mar;1(3):255-7.

PMID:
18352773
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Related citationsThe importance of the retaining ligamentous attachments of the forehead for selective eyebrow reshaping and forehead rejuvenation.Sullivan PK, Salomon JA, Woo AS, Freeman MB.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006 Jan;117(1):95-104. Erratum in: Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006 Apr;117(4):1376-80.

PMID:
16404255
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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