Rick Redett III, M.D.

Richard James Redett III, M.D.

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  • Director, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Male

Languages: English, French, Sango

Expertise

Bell's Palsy, Brachial Plexus Injuries, Chest Wall Reconstruction, Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, Complex Skull Reconstruction, Cranial Nerve Palsies, Craniofacial Injuries, Craniofacial Reconstruction, Craniofacial Surgery, Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, Cranioplasty, Cutaneous Surgery, Dermatologic Surgery, Ear Surgery, Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Face Transplant, Facial Lesions, Facial Nerve Disorders, Facial Pain, Facial Paralysis, Facial Reanimation, Facial Reconstruction, Facial Scar Revision, Facial Surgery, Facial Trauma, Facial Trauma Reconstructive Surgery, Flaps, General Reconstruction, Genital Reconstruction, Keloids, Maxillofacial Surgery, Maxillofacial Transplant, Nasal Reconstruction, Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy, Pediatric Brachial Plexus, Pediatric Burn Reconstruction, Pediatric Burns, Pediatric Craniofacial Disorders, Pediatric Facial Trauma, Penile Deformities, Perinatal Brachial Plexus Injury, Plastic Surgery, Polydactyly (extra fingers), Reconstruction After Cancer, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery, Reconstructive Transplants, Scars, Skin Cancer Surgery, Skin Graft, Skin Lesions, Skull Base Surgery, Skull Lesions, Syndactyly-Webbed Fingers, Transplant Surgery, Transplants ...read more

Research Interests

Peripheral Nerve Regeneration; Clinical outcomes

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Main Phone

Outside of Maryland & Washington D.C.

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International Patients

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Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Main Entrance)

Appointment Phone: 443-997-9466
1800 Orleans St.
The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center Building, Suite 7314B
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-955-9475 | Fax: 410-955-7060
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Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center (now called Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D., Outpatient Center)

Appointment Phone: 443-997-9466
601 N. Caroline St.
Baltimore, MD 21287
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Johns Hopkins Medicine - Green Spring Station

Appointment Phone: 443-997-9466
10803 Falls Road
Pavilion III, Third Floor
Lutherville, MD 21093
Johns Hopkins Medicine - Green Spring Station - Google Maps

Background

Dr. Rick Redett is the director of the Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include pediatric plastic surgery, cleft lip and palate surgery, obstetric brachial plexus palsy reconstruction, facial paralysis, pediatric burn surgery and reconstruction and genital reconstruction.

Dr. Redett serves as the director of the Cleft and Craniofacial Center, and the director of the Facial Paralysis and Pain Center at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Redett directs the genital transplant program at Johns Hopkins.  

He graduated from Dartmouth Medical School after earning his undergraduate degrees in biology and psychology at Emory University. He did his general surgery and plastic surgery training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. After completing a one-year pediatric plastic surgery fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, Dr. Redett joined the Johns Hopkins faculty.

Dr. Redett lectures nationally on facial paralysis, genital reconstruction and many other pediatric plastic surgery topics. He is a member of many professional organizations including the American Cleft Palate – Craniofacial Association, American Association of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Dr. Redett has a strong commitment to international health and has done many teaching medical missions to Central and South America and Africa. Dr. Redett serves on the Board of ReSurge International, a 501(c)(3) not-for profit organization which provides reconstructive surgical care for poor children and adults who lack access and builds surgical capacity in developing countries.  He and his wife Becky are the proud parents of three wonderful children.

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Titles

  • Director, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Director, Cleft Lip and Palate Center
  • Director, Genitourinary Transplant Program
  • Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Professor of Pediatrics

Departments / Divisions

Centers & Institutes

Education

Degrees

  • MD; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth (1995)

Residencies

  • Plastic Surgery; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2000)
  • Plastic Surgery; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2002)

Fellowships

  • Pediatric Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery; The Hospital for Sick Children (2003)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Plastic Surgery (Plastic Surgery) (2004)

Research & Publications

Activities & Honors

Honors

  • One of five Best Microsurgery Cases of the Year, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgeons, 2008
  • CERT Research Scholarship, 1991
  • Resident Research Award, Basic Science (Effects of Deferoxamine on Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Chronic Nerve Compression: A Biochemical and Morphologic Analysis), Baltimore Academy of Surgery, 1998
  • 1998 Resident Research Award (Improved Axonal Regeneration Using Deferoxamine in Chronic Nerve Compression), The John Staige Davis, Maryland Plastic Surgery Society and The National Capital, Washington D.C. Plastic Surgery Society, 1998
  • EKO Club International, Mark of Excellence Award, Lagos, Nigeria, 2007
  • Johns Hopkins/University of Maryland, Teacher of the Year, 2009
  • Health Care Hero Ward, The Daily Record, 2011
  • Johns Hopkins/University of Maryland, Teacher of the Year, 2012
  • Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society, 2012
  • Baltimore Magazine, Best Doctor, Plastic Surgery 2013, 2014, 2013 - 2015

Memberships

  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    Fellow
  • American Association of Plastic Surgeons

    Research and Education Committee - 2012, 2013, 2014

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    Program committee - 2014, 2015, 2016

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    Ethics Committee - 2013

  • American Burn Association, 2005

    Ethics Committee - 2006-2008

  • American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 2005
  • American College of Surgeons
    Fellow
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2006
  • American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgeons, 2005
  • AO Craniomaxillofacial, 2007
    Faculty
  • Association of Academic Chairs in Plastic Surgery, 2007
  • Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association, 2003
  • Plastic Surgery Research Council, 2005
  • Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence
  • American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association

    Ethics Committee - 2014-present

  • American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgeons
  • American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons

    New curriculum Committee - 2013

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    Education Committee - 2011

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