Drew Huang
MD, FRCSC, FACS, FCS(ECSA)
Investigator and Plastic Surgeon, BC Children's Hospital
Cutaneous Ciliated Cyst of the Ear
Pediatric Dermatology
Allan Fong and Andrew H. Huang and Jonathan Bush
DOI: 10.1111/pde.7006103 / 2026
Commentary: Streamlining the Management of Children with Simple Hand Injuries
Plastic Surgery
Andrew H. Huang
DOI: 10.1177/2292550324128857308 / 2025
Existing tools to assess hand appearance in children with congenital hand differences: a scoping systematic review
European Journal of Plastic Surgery
Andrew H. Huang and Jonathan Evans and Christopher J. Coombs and David B. McCombe and Daniel J. Wilks
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-025-02293-703 / 2025
High Above-Knee Amputations for Femoral Osteosarcomas Treated with Free Microsurgical Tibial Reconstruction in the Pediatric Population
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Courtney G. Wilkes and Andrew H. Huang and David B. McCombe and Christopher J. Coombs
DOI: 10.1097/prs.000000000001164602 / 2025
Delays to essential surgery at four faith based hospitals in rural Sub-Saharan Africa
ANZ Journal of Surgery
Gregory Sund and Andrew H. Huang and Edward J. Mascha and Csarie Miburo and Solomon Machemedze and Mirana Razafimanantsoa and Roger Tankombo and James A Brown and Edward Watts and Zachary O'Connor
DOI: 10.1111/ans.1743301 / 2022
Plastic surgery within global surgery: the incidence of plastic surgery cases in a rural Gabonese hospital
European Journal of Plastic Surgery
A. Dieudonn Lemfuka and Andrew H. Huang
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-021-01837-x12 / 2021
Occlusal Classification in Relation to Original Cleft Width in Patients with Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate
The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal
Andrew H. Huang and Kamlesh B. Patel and Clayton W. Maschhoff and Donald V. Huebener and Gary B. Skolnick and Sybill D. Naidoo and Albert S. Woo
DOI: 10.1597/13-26309 / 2015
Thickness of calvarium and diploic space in children ages 0 to 17 as assessed by computed tomography
European Journal of Plastic Surgery
Andrew H. Huang and Hank H. Sun and Gary B. Skolnick and Albert S. Woo
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-014-1060-306 / 2015
Are Endoscopic and Open Treatments of Metopic Synostosis Equivalent in Treating Trigonocephaly and Hypotelorism?
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
Dennis C. Nguyen and Kamlesh B. Patel and Gary B. Skolnick and Sybill D. Naidoo and Andrew H. Huang and Matthew D. Smyth and Albert S. Woo
DOI: 10.1097/scs.000000000000132101 / 2015
Forehead contour and hypotelorism in patients with metopic craniosynostosis: comparing minimally invasive and open treatments
European Journal of Plastic Surgery
Andrew H. Huang and Gary B. Skolnick
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-013-0912-604 / 2014
Delayed Synostoses of Uninvolved Sutures After Surgical Treatment of Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
Chester K. Yarbrough and Matthew D. Smyth and Terrence F. Holekamp and Nathan J. Ranalli and Andrew H. Huang and Kamlesh B. Patel and Alex A. Kane and Albert S. Woo
DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3182a7510201 / 2014
Acute Nasal Reconstruction With Forehead Flap After Dog Bite
Annals of Plastic Surgery
Andrew H. Huang and Michael S. Wong
DOI: 10.1097/sap.0b013e31827ead6c04 / 2013
Prevention of Earlobe Deformity in Face-Lifting
Annals of Plastic Surgery
Joseph Coscia and Andrew Huang and Thomas R. Stevenson
DOI: 10.1097/sap.0b013e31828a0cbd04 / 2013
Hospital-Based Plastic Surgery Volunteerism
Annals of Plastic Surgery
Andrew H. Huang and William R. Rhodes
DOI: 10.1097/sap.0b013e31823f3cba04 / 2012
The Efficacy of Perilesional Surgical Approach for Foreign Body Granuloma
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Andrew H. Huang
DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e3182362fb401 / 2012
Rib Fractures: A Complication of Radiation Therapy and Tissue Expansion for Breast Reconstruction
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Jennifer Tseng and Andrew H. Huang and Michael S. Wong and Thomas P. Whetzel and Thomas R. Stevenson
DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e3181c7266202 / 2010
Practice Patterns and Perspectives on the Timing of Chest Wall Reconstruction in Patients with Poland Syndrome: A Survey of Plastic Surgeons in Canada and Australia
Poland syndrome is a rare congenital condition characterized by the underdevelopment or absence of chest muscles. There is currently no consensus on the optimal age for chest wall reconstruction, and practice patterns vary considerably among plastic surgeons and institutions. This study aims to characterize the age at which plastic surgeons perform chest wall reconstruction to correct chest asymmetry in Poland syndrome, and determine the patient age at which plastic surgeons consider optimal for such intervention through a survey disseminated to practicing plastic surgeons in Canada and Australia.
Midline Orofacial Cleft Lip Surgical Decision-Making Algorithm in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Midline cleft lip (MCL) is a rare congenital vertical cleft through the center of the upper lip. A true MCL refers to excess/widening of midline structures; these patients likely have average intelligence and life expectancy. Since forebrain development is closely associated with the midline facial structures, false MCLs (absence of midline structures) can be an indication of holoprosencephaly (HPE), which is a brain malformation resulting from incomplete separation of the cerebral hemispheres. Consequently, these patients may have poor prognosis and higher risk of medical/anesthetic complications.
It is imperative to determine a patient’s degree of HPE and relate it to a potential higher risk of adverse events during general anesthesia. While neuroimaging and genetic testing can diagnose and determine the severity of HPE in highresource settings, these resources are scarce in low-income countries.
Through the senior author’s cleft surgical work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through Samaritan’s Purse, he has relied on patients’ anatomical features to differentiate between unilateral cleft lip, true MCL, and false MCL (i.e., HPE). For those with HPE, the presence or absence of one or more clinical features, patient age, and input from multiple specialists has informed the anesthetic risks and decision to proceed with cleft lip repair. Taken together, these steps can inform an algorithm for surgical and anesthetic decision-making in the context of a low-resource setting where neuroimaging or genetic consultation is not available.
This study aims to propose a surgical-decision algorithm for patients with MCL in low-resource settings and describe an illustrative cases series to demonstrate how the algorithm is applied.
Epidemiology of Cleft Lip and/or Palate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The vast geographic region of northeastern DRC has poor infrastructure, and residents do not have permanent access to cleft care. Samaritan’s Purse sends cleft surgical teams to this area and arranges air transportation for patients such that all surgeries happen at the public hospital in Bunia. In resource-constrained settings, cost-effectiveness analyses can inform
organizations and policy makers on the economic value of surgery. This study aims to describe the demographics and surgeries for patients with cleft lip and/or palate in northeastern DRC treated by Samaritan’s Purse, as well as estimate the cost-effectiveness of cleft surgery in this area.
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