Dr. Redett specializes in cleft lip and palate surgery, facial paralysis, brachial plexus injuries and pediatric burn surgery. He completed his General Surgery residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2000, as well as a residency in Plastic Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital combined with University of Maryland Shock Trauma in 2002. From 2002 to 2003, Dr. Redett practiced as a fellow of Pediatric Plastic Surgery at The Hospital for Sick Children in Ontario, Canada. He earned an M.D. with Honors from Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH in 1995. He holds a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in Psychology from Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He is board certified in plastic surgery. Dr. Redett was recently selected as one of five Best Microsurgery Cases of the Year by the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgeons. Today, Dr. Redett is currently an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Plastic and Reconstrutive Surgery, and serves as Director of the Johns Hopkins Cleft Lip and Palate Center and the Johns Hopkins Facial Paralysis Center. Dr. Redett is also the Co-Director of the Brachial Plexus Clinic at the Kennedy Krieger Institute.

Murjii, A, Redett, RJ, Hawkins, CE, Clarke, CM. The role of frozen section histology in obstetrical brachial plexus reconstruction. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 24(3): 203-209. 2008.

Sull JW, Liang K-Y, Hetmanski JB, Fallin MD, Ingersoll RG, Park JW, Wu-Chou Y-H, Chen PK, Chong SS, Cheah F, Yeow V, Park BY, Jee SH, Jabs WE, Redett R, Scott AF, Beaty TH. Suggestion of maternal transmission effects on the role of TCOF1 gene in cleft palate. AM J MED GENET, 2008, accepted for publication.

Rosson, G, Redett, R. Facial Palsy: Anatomy, Etiology, Grading, and Surgical Treatment. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery.

Redett, RJ, Zuker, RM. Conjoined Twins. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, edited by Dr. Michael L. Bentz, Dr. Bruce Bauer, and Dr. Ronald Zuker. 2007.

Hoke, A, Redett, R, Hameed, H, Jari, R., Zhou, C, Li, B, Griffin, JW, Brushart, TM. Schwann Cells Express Motor and Sensory Phenotypes That Regulate Axon Regeneration. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(38):9646-9655, 2006.

Redett, R, Hawkins, C. Murji, A. and Clarke, H. The value of Intraoperative Frozen Section Histology During Obstetric Brachial Plexus Reconstruction. 9th Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, International Proceedings. 493-496.

Richard J. Redett, M.D.

Co-Director of the Brachial Plexus Clinic
Kennedy Krieger Institute
707 North Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205
Telephone: (443) 923-2700
Facsimile: (443) 923-2699

Director, Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
Johns Hopkins Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Assistant Professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Pediatrics
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.