Positions

Associate Professor of Surgery

Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital (Hospital)

Mark A. Wallace Tower Floor 8
6701 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3920

Education

D.D.S. from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

01/2009 - San Antonio, Texas United States

Clinical Fellowship at New York University

01/2012 - New York, New York United States

Craniofacial Orthodontic Fellowship

M.S.D. from The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston

01/2011 - Houston, Texas United States

Fellowship at The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston

01/2011 - Houston, Texas United States

Orthodontics

Certifications

Board Certified

American Board of Orthodontists

Board Certified

American Dental Association

Honors & Awards

Yellen-Schoverling Research Award

Clinical Excellence in Dentistry Award

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Professional Interests

• NasoAlveolar Molding (NAM)
• Craniofacial abnormalities
• Cleft palate
• Hemifacial microsomia
• Crouzon syndrome
• Pierre Robin syndrome

Professional Statement

Dr. John O. Wirthlin is the full time craniofacial orthodontist on the cleft and craniofacial team at Texas Children's Hospital. He is one of the few orthodontists in the nation to have completed an American Dental Association-accredited Craniofacial Orthodontic Fellowship Program. Dr. Wirthlin is also a board certified member of the American Board of Orthodontists. As a member of the cleft and craniofacial team, Dr. Wirthlin helps treat patients born with a variety of facial abnormalities including cleft lip and palate, hemifacial microsomia, Crouzon Syndrome, Pierre Robin, and a variety of other abnormalities. Treating these patients with a team-centered approach allows optimal treatment results as professionals from plastic surgery, speech pathology, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, otolaryngology, and several other specialties can coordinate and optimize each step of the treatment. Dr. Wirthlin has been extensively trained in NasoAlveolar Molding (NAM) and begins to work with patients born with cleft lip and palate as early as one week of age. In conjunction with the other specialists on the cleft and craniofacial team, Dr. Wirthlin is able to manage the orthodontic needs of patients born with craniofacial abnormalities from the time of birth up through adulthood.

Websites

Memberships

American Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association

American Association of Orthodontics

American Dental Education Association

American Dental Association