Anna A Kuang, M.D., FACS

Academic and Clinical Positions

Surgical Director - Craniofacial Disorders Program; Chief, Pediatric Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery

Assistant Professor

Biography

Dr. Kuang provides all inclusive cleft lip, cleft palate and craniofacial care. For her cleft patients, she provides primary cleft lip repair, cleft palate repair, cleft rhinoplasty, alveolar bone grafting, lip revisions and jaw surgery. She was uniquely trained to perform cleft surgery associated with Naso-Alveolar Molding (NAM) and distraction surgery of the mandible, upper jaw, and midface. Dr. Kuang also specializes in fronto-orbital advancement and total cranial reconstruction for patients with craniosynostosis. She sees these patients through the multi-disciplinary Craniofacial Disorders Program. In the realm of pediatric plastic surgery, she treats children with prominent or missing ears, facial asymmetry, hemangiomas, vascular malformations and large congenital nevi.

Dr. Kuang maintains an adult practice which includes facial reconstruction for trauma and cosmetic procedures for facial rejuvenation. This includes rhinoplasty, eye lifts, cheek and chin augmentation, and midface lifts. She is also fully trained in breast augmentation and body sculpting. Dr. Kuang believes in ethnic preservation in facial reconstruction and cosmetic surgery. With plastic and reconstructive surgery, it is important to understand how people see themselves, Dr. Kuang says, "Because the adage holds true, beauty lies in the eye of the beholder."

Her research focuses on wound healing, especially of hypertrophic and keloid scars.

Professional Education

• Degrees:
  B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 1995
  M.D., Cornell University Medical College , 1994
  
• Residency:
  General Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 2001
  Plastic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, 2003
• Fellowships:
  Howard Hughes Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of California Berkeley, 1997-2000
  Craniofacial Surgery, University of Washington-Seattle, 2004

Certifications

• Certification:
  American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2005

Memberships and Associations

American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society of Craniofacial Surgeons, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Cleft Palate – Craniofacial Association, Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Plastic Surgery Research Council, AO Faculty Member, Editor - Cranio-Maxillofacial Hyperguide, Advisor - Advanced Cranio-Maxillofacial Forum

Additional Information

Special Interest:

Craniosynostosis repair