Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery Archive — Page 1 of 1

Group portrait of members of the Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Program gathered on a blue-carpeted staircase with star-patterned railings.
March 5, 2026

Multidisciplinary clinic improves care for cleft lip/palate patients

A patient care coordinator now works to ensure that families receive a comprehensive care plan rather than needing to coordinate multiple disparate parts of their child’s treatment on their own.

By Evan Dorian
Three adults pose in a hospital hallway with a young child wearing a blue plaid shirt; one adult holds the child, and another wears an identification badge and red lapel pin.
February 7, 2024

Teamwork key to treating boy’s severe head injuries following golf cart accident

Collaboration between teams at Vanderbilt was critical in saving a 2-year-old boy who suffered severe and complex injuries to his head after it was accidantly struck by a golf cart.

By Nancy Humphrey
Patient Mathias Uribe with his parents, Mathias Uribe and Catalina Gutierrez, and his younger brother, Nicholas.
November 21, 2023

Young patient’s recovery from infection, multiple amputations, moves to next phase

After 143 days in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Mathias Uribe was discharged to begin the next phase of his recovery following a lengthy infection that led to a rare sequence of health issues.

By Jessica Pasley
Portrait of a smiling man with a beard wearing a dark blue suit, white shirt, and patterned tie against a mottled brown background.
January 17, 2019

Golinko to direct Children’s Hospital cleft, craniofacial care

Michael Golinko, MD, has joined Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt as assistant professor of Plastic Surgery, medical director of the Cleft and Craniofacial Center and chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery.

By Christina Echegaray
Head-and-shoulders portrait of a man wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and striped tie against a brown background.
September 4, 2014

Bueno named chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Reuben Bueno Jr., M.D., associate professor of Plastic Surgery, is returning to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine as chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and also as director of the Plastic Surgery Residency Program.

By Craig Boerner