Positions

Associate Professor of Surgery

Division of Plastic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital (Clinic)

Mark A. Wallace Tower
Room: TXCC-610
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3180

Education

Fellowship at Texas Children’s Hospital – Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

Pediatric and Craniofacial Plastic Surgery

Residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Columbia/Cornell Medical Centers

New York

Residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

MD from Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford

BS from Harvard University

Cambridge

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Certifications

American Board of Plastic Surgery

Honors & Awards

Early-Career Award for Excellence in Patient Care

Baylor College of Medicine

Jerome P. Webster Award for Plastic Surgery Research

Professional Interests

• Pediatric Plastic Surgery
• Craniofacial and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Reconstructive Surgery
• Cleft Lip and Palate Repair
• Global Health

Professional Statement

Shola Olorunnipa, M.D. is a plastic surgeon in Houston.
Dr. Olorunnipa received his undergraduate degree at Harvard University before obtaining his medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine. He then entered the combined Plastic Surgery Residency at New York Presbyterian/Columbia and New York Presbyterian/ Weill Cornell Medical Centers in New York City. After residency, he completed additional fellowship training in craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston.
Dr. Olorunnipa considers it a privilege to provide plastic and reconstructive surgical care to children and adults.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Yuan B, Goldman R, Wang E, Olorunnipa O, Khechoyan D "Generating a 3D Normative Infant Cranial Model." Procedia Computer Science.;
• Coates S, Mitchell K, Olorunnipa O, Otterburn DM, Simmons RM "An Unusual Breast Lesion: Granular Cell Tumor of the Breast with Extensive chest Wall Invasion." J Surg Oncol.;
• Munabi NC, Olorunnipa O, Goltsman D, Rohde CH, Ascherman JA "The ability of intra-operative perfusion mapping with laser-assisted indocyanine green angiography to predict mastectomy flap necrosis in breast reconstruction: A prospective trial." J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg.;
• Braun TL, Eisemann BS, Olorunnipa, O, Buchanan, EP, Monson, LA "Safety Outcomes in Endoscopic versus Open Repair of Metopic Craniosynostosis." Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.;