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Neuroplastic surgery is a new surgical specialty developed at Johns Hopkins. By bridging the gap between neurosurgery and plastic surgery, we ensure patients have complete preservation or restoration of their preoperative appearance, providing them with an enhanced sense of confidence, health and happiness.

How a Neuroplastic Approach Helps Prevent deformity during a brain, skull or scalp procedure

Brain Tumor Surgery

Preserving appearance following tumor removal
Epilepsy Surgery

Optimizing and concealing neuromodulation device placement
Hydrocephalus Surgery

Encasing shunt valves in discreet cranial implants
Movement Disorders Surgery

Minimizing risk of complications associated with implanted devices
Neurofibromatosis Surgery

Using team-based, personalized evaluations and treatment plans
Neurotrauma Surgery

Detecting dangerous complications with embedded pressure sensors
Neurovascular Surgery

Designing customized skull implants to replace bone and/or muscle
Scalp Tumor Surgery

Removing dangerous tumors while preserving normal scalp appearance

Address a complication from a prior procedure and restore your appearance

Cosmetic Cranial Surgery

Reshaping the contours of your skull to better fit your overall facial structure
Headaches and Bulky Hardware After Craniotomy

Offering alternatives to the bulky, uncomfortable plates and screws traditionally used after craniotomy
Scalp Wounds

Healing complex scalp wounds and guarding against complications
Skull Deformity

Repairing skull defects, either congenital or acquired later in life
Skull Infections

Treating these dangerous infections and repairing any subsequent deformity

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Patient Results (Slideshow)

Before and after of a cranioplasty reconstruction

Cranioplasty for traumatic brain injury

Before and after image of a hydrophalus shunt valve revision

Alleviating visible deformity and scalp ischemia by embedding a shunt within a valve agnostic cranial implant

Before and after of a skull tumor resection

Skull tumor removal and simultaneous cranioplasty to prevent a skull defect, visual deformity and social stigma

Before and after of combined cranioplasty and neuromodulation device insertion

Cranioplasty and an embedded neuromodulation device for epilepsy

Before and after of a neuroplastic reconstruction and cranioplasty

Reconstruction and cranioplasty to correct post-neurosurgical temporal hollowing over the left forehead after meningioma removal

Patient Results (Slideshow)

Before and after of a cranioplasty reconstruction — Cranioplasty for traumatic brain injury

Before and after image of a hydrophalus shunt valve revision — Alleviating visible deformity and scalp ischemia by embedding a shunt within a valve agnostic cranial implant

Before and after of a skull tumor resection — Skull tumor removal and simultaneous cranioplasty to prevent a skull defect, visual deformity and social stigma

Before and after of combined cranioplasty and neuromodulation device insertion — Cranioplasty and an embedded neuromodulation device for epilepsy

Before and after of a neuroplastic reconstruction and cranioplasty — Reconstruction and cranioplasty to correct post-neurosurgical temporal hollowing over the left forehead after meningioma removal

What You Need to Know About Neuroplastic Surgery

Johns Hopkins neuroplastic surgeon Chad Gordon describes how patients who need brain surgery can benefit from neuroplastic surgery, a new field that combines the expertise of neurosurgery with plastic and reconstructive surgery to preserve or restore a patient’s appearance.

Neuroplastic Clinical Team

Chad Gordon, D.O.

Director, Neuroplastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Carla Bes, MSHS, PA-C

Certified Physician Assistant
Netanel Ben-Shalom, M.D.

Neuroplastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow
Sheila Hobbs

Neuroplastic Surgery Coordinator

Recent Research Improved Shunts for Hydrocephalus

Surgically implanted shunts are the only treatment for hydrocephalus. While effective, these shunts are bulky, and they noticeably protrude from the skull. For the first time ever, surgeons have embedded a patient's shunt within a custom, low-profile skull implant.

Read more about this breakthrough Learn about our research

Training Future Neuroplastic Surgeons Neuroplastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

Dr. Gordon with 2019-20 fellows

A one-year neuroplastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship trains future academic leaders in the latest surgical advances in neuroplastic surgery, adult craniofacial surgery and neuro-cranial reconstruction.

Learn more and apply

Save the Date: April 1-3, 2022

Sixth Annual Selected Topics in Neuroplastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Join us for an international symposium, presented jointly by Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Society of Neuroplastic Surgery. Topics will include head and spine trauma, cranioplasty and implantable neurotechnologies.