Lucas A. Dvoracek, MD

Dr. Dvoracek specializes in many forms of pediatric plastic surgery, including trauma, reconstruction and congenital differences. He has extensive training in craniofacial surgery. He has been involved in numerous research projects meant to improve understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of plastic surgery conditions.

Personal Statement

The way the body functions and the way that it looks are connected. Form naturally follows function, but there are many times in life where circumstances like trauma or medical disorders may disrupt this relationship. Children are a special group of patients who deserve to have normal lives no matter what events may bring them to my office. Whether a child is born with a congenital difference, or some unexpected event happens and causes them harm, my goal is to undo these difficult circumstances and restore the function and appearance of the face and body. I use many tools to accomplish this, including many surgical techniques which are state of the art in reconstructive plastic surgery. I can treat almost any area of the body, from head to toe, and I specialize in treating many of the disorders of the face and skull. My promise to my patients is to ensure they get the best possible care that I can offer and to work tirelessly to give them back both form and function.

Clinical Interests

Pediatric plastic surgery, craniofacial surgery, facial and hand trauma, general reconstruction, microsurgery, orthognathic surgery, rhinoplasty

Education

Organizations

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Research interests

3D printing and virtual surgical planning in plastic surgery, facial trauma care optimization

Glenney AE, Irgebay Z, Cheng LG, Comerci AJ, Mocharnuk JW, Bruce MK, Anstadt EE, Saladino RA, Dvoracek LA, Losee JE, Goldstein JA. Pediatric Nasoorbitoethmoid Fractures: A Single Institution's 15-Year Experience. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2023 Jul 17. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009514. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37458265.

Anstadt EE, Tao W, Guo E, Dvoracek L, Bruce MK, Grosse PJ, Wang L, Kavan L, Whitaker R, Goldstein JA. Quantifying the Severity of Metopic Craniosynostosis Using Unsupervised Machine Learning. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2023 Feb 1;151(2):396-403. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000009853. Epub 2022 Nov 10. PMID: 36696326; PMCID: PMC9881746.

Pfaff MJ, Bruce MK, Erpenbeck S, Mittal A, Beiriger JW, Zhu X, Dvoracek LA, Goldstein JA. A Three-Dimensional-Based Morphometric Analysis of a Standardized Overcorrection Technique for Fronto-Orbital Advancement in Metopic Craniosynostosis. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 2021 Dec 6;10556656211062843. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1177/10556656211062843. PMID: 34870484.

Dvoracek LA, Bykowski MR, Foglio A, Ayyash A, Pfaff MJ, Losee JE, Goldstein JA. Objective Analysis of Fronto-Orbital Dysmorphology in Unilateral Coronal Craniosynostosis. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2021 Oct 1;32(7):2266-2272. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000007748. PMID: 34101692

Dvoracek LA, Yee, JY, Unadkat JV, Lee YH, Thrakrar D, Losee JE, Goldstein JA. Low Cost 3D Printed Anatomic Models for Optimization of Orbital Wall Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2021 Jan 1;147(1):162-166. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000007495. PMID: 33370061

Bhalodia R, Dvoracek LA, Ayyash AM, Kavan L, Whitaker R, Goldstein JA. Quantifying the Severity of Metopic Craniosynostosis: A Pilot Study Application of Machine Learning in Craniofacial Surgery. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2020;31(3):697-701. PMID: 32011542

Dvoracek LA, Lee JY, Ayyash A, Losee JE, Goldstein JA. Demineralized Bone Matrix and Resorbable Mesh Bilaminate Cranioplasty is Ineffective for Secondary Reconstruction of Large Pediatric Cranial Defects. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2019 Oct 4. PMID: 31592945