American Association of Pediatric Plastic Surgeons

AAPPS President’s Message: February 2026

Dear Members of the American Association of Pediatric Plastic Surgeons;

It has been a banner year for the AAPPS, and it is my pleasure to share important advances that our organization has made.
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AAPPS Visiting Professor Program

Sponsored by KLS Martin

The American Association of Pediatric Plastic Surgery (AAPPS) is pleased to announce the initiation of a Visiting Professor program. The AAPPS President will serve as the Visiting Professor with the goal of discussing topics relevant to the clinical practice of pediatric plastic surgery, research to advance the field, and the role of leadership in the AAPPS and other national organizations to highlight needs in pediatric healthcare and how best to advocate for these needs.

Institutions may apply to participate in this program by following the guidelines below:

Host Institution Responsibilities

  1. Complete the online application form
  2. Visits are recommended to be two days and one night in duration.
    • Visits may include lectures, discussion groups, patient evaluations, and ward rounds.
    • Each host will arrange visit details directly with the Visiting Professor once they have been notified by AAPPS that their invitation has been accepted.
    • Host institution should be willing to support hotel and meals for the Visiting Professor as well as ground transportation
  3. Appropriate recognition must be provided to the AAPPS
  4. If required, specific privileges necessary for operative procedures are to be obtained by the host institution.

AAPPS Responsibilities

  1. AAPPS will provide reimbursement of round-trip coach airfare booked at least 21 days in advance. Visiting Professors will be reimbursed up to ,000 for their entire year of visits.
  2. Faculty or group dinners are not covered.
  3. Visiting Professors of AAPPS will schedule visits from November through October of the following year.
  4. AAPPS goal is to distribute participation in the program among institutions as much as possible.

Inaugural AAPPS Visiting Professor: Arun Gosain, MD

Dr. Gosain wishes to expand familiarity of plastic surgery residents with common problems in pediatric plastic surgery, to include clinical topics, frontiers in research, and advocacy to advance pediatric healthcare. In addition to case presentations and interactive discussion, Dr. Gosain can speak on any of the topics below. We would ask all interested institutions to complete the online application form:
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Topics:

  • Caring for Children with Facial Anomalies – Inspiring the Next Generation
  • International cleft care: a model for expansion of global health care
  • Step-by-step techniques for repair of primary cleft lip and palate
  • Management of post-palatoplasty VPI
  • Management of secondary cleft disorders: midface hypoplasia and nasal relapse
  • Advances in craniofacial surgery for the correction of congenital anomalies:
    from bench research to current practice
  • Management of pediatric facial trauma
  • Vascular anomalies in the pediatric age group
  • Facial paralysis: advances in facial reanimation and unsolved problems
  • Controversies in facial anatomy: the SMAS and Impact on Facial Reanimation
  • Pediatric Tissue Expansion: Applications and Research to Improve Current Use
  • Leadership in Organized Medicine: Overcoming Adversity
Arun Gosain
Arun Gosain, MD

American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Pediatric Plastic Surgery

AAPPS partners with the AAP Section on Plastic Surgery (SOPS) to host the annual meeting and activities and initiatives that benefit both organizations. The SOPS, founded in 1987, is dedicated to quality cost-effective health care for infants, children, and adolescents by providing an educational forum for the discussion of problems and treatments related to plastic surgery. The AAP is home to a diverse group of general pediatricians, medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgeons–all dedicated to the health and well-being of children. Including the initials FAAP after your name lends certain legitimacy and indicates that you are a specialist in the care of children and part of an organization that puts children first.

FACE Journal


FACE Journal FACE, the official publication of AAPPS is dedicated to the advancement of the Art and Science of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery through the dissemination of cutting edge, evidence-based, data-driven manuscripts from experts in their respective fields.

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Additional Journals


The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal CPCJ Journal
CPCJ reports on basic science and clinical research aimed at better elucidating the pathogenesis, pathology, and optimal methods of treatment of cleft and craniofacial anomalies.

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
An international Journal dedicated to the art and science essential to the global practice of craniofacial surgery, maxillofacial surgery, skull base surgery, and pediatric plastic surgery.