“Excellence in treatment with compassion of care,” is the mission statement of Dr. Sean Boutros. He founded Houston Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery to provide a vehicle for state of the art cosmetic and reconstructive surgery for patients in Houston and around the world. Dr. Boutros aims to provide the best possible care to all of his patients with the most current advancements in plastic surgery. He also aspires to provide services to children with facial disfigurements regardless of financial resources. 

Dr. Boutros grew up in Houston. He attended Texas A&M University. After only two years, he was accepted to Baylor College of Medicine where he graduated with honors. At Baylor, he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society for the top 5 percent of graduating doctors. He trained in plastic surgery at the world-renowned Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at New York University. There he studied under many of the world leaders in plastic surgery. Afterwards, he was accepted as the craniofacial fellow under Dr. Joseph McCarthy, know as a father of craniofacial surgery. Additionally, Dr. Boutros spent time in Paris, France training under the world-renowned Ear Reconstruction specialist Dr. Françoise Firmin. He also had the distinct privilege of being mentored by rhinoplasty specialist, Dr. Nicholas Tabbal. 

Dr. Boutros specializes in a wide range of advanced plastic surgeries including cosmetic, reconstructive, and craniofacial procedures. Dr. Boutros offers numerous procedures, but is especially dedicated to rhinoplasty, secondary rhinoplasty, facial rejuvenation surgery, ear reconstruction, breast reconstruction, cleft lip and palate reconstruction, and craniofacial surgery. His natural looking results and genuine concern for each patient have made him the one of the go-to plastic surgeon in Houston. Dr. Boutros has also received recognitions for his skill and has been asked to lecture about rhinoplasty, ear reconstruction, facial rejuvenation, and craniofacial surgery not only at numerous national meetings and conferences, but also in venues around the world. 

The international respect that Dr. Boutros has earned as a surgeon allows him travel the world teaching surgeons about all aspects of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Boutros has authored over 25 peer-reviewed articles along with nine book chapters. He also was the editor of the significant and best-selling Plastic Surgery text, Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery. He served as the anatomist for the widely known book, Surgical Anatomy of the Orbit. Dr. Boutros’ success has afforded him with the opportunity to lead numerous international mission trips, providing care to children with craniofacial deformities. He has established Houston Foundation for Facial Reconstruction to enable him to care for children without access to medical care both here in Houston and abroad. Dr. Boutros has been publicly recognized for the work he has done including his heroic efforts treating victims in New York City on September 11, 2001, his international plastic surgery relief work, and his work here in Houston on children who need plastic surgery but have no access to care. 

In his own words, Dr. Boutros chose to be a plastic surgeon because, “plastic, reconstructive, and craniofacial surgery lets me apply principles and techniques to give people a new start in life.” The passion, expertise, and dedication of Dr. Boutros assure that patients will leave Houston Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery gratified. Dr. Boutros was recognized as one of Houston's Top Docs.

CURRICULUM VITAE 

EDUCATION

Robert E. Lee High School (Houston, Texas)                            1989-1991
Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas)                       1991-1994
Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas)                            1994-1998

 PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Resident in General Surgery                                                      1998-2001
Combined General/Plastic Surgery Residency
Program, NYU Medical Center (New York, NY)
        
Resident in Plastic Surgery                                                        2001-2004
Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
NYU Medical Center (New York, NY)

Françoise Firmin, MD                                                               May 2003
Clinic George Bizet (Paris, France)
Elective in ear reconstruction

Craniofacial Fellowship                                                             2004-2005
Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
NYU Medical Center (New York, NY)

 Licensure

New York State License, #218374                                            2002-present
Texas State License, #M0671                                                   3/7/2005 - present

 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Texas A&M University:
Sigma Alpha Epsilon                                                                         1991-1994
Pledge Class President                                                                      1991

Scholarship Chairman                                                                        1992-1994

Chaplain                                                                                           1992-1994
Bryan Independent School District Substitute Teacher                         1993-1994
Sullivan’s Outfitters Fly-fishing instructor and Fly-tying                        1992-1994
        
 Baylor College of Medicine:

First Year Class Representative                                                         1994-1995
Star of Hope Mission volunteer                                                          1995-1997
Medical School: Alumni Affairs Tour Guide                                        1995-1997
Founding Member of Student Surgical Society                                     1996-1998
Plastic Surgery Liaison of the Student Surgical Society                        1996-1998
Medical Student Research Committee                                                1996-1998
Student Research Council Co-Chairman                                             1996-1998
                
HONORS AND AWARDS

Presidential Academic Excellence Scholarship                                    1991-1994
Texas A&M University ($20,000)            

Texas A&M Welterweight Boxing Champion                                     1991

Beta Beta Beta (Biological Honor Society)                                         1992-1994

Most Outstanding Biological Sciences Student (four semesters)           1992-1994

National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame                                          1998
World Record Holder Catch and Release Largemouth
Bass Unlimited line class

Baylor College of Medicine Honor Roll for Basic Sciences                  1995
(Top twenty students)

AOA (Alpha Omega Alpha)                                                              1997-present

RESEARCH GRANTS

Boutros S, Weinfeld AB, Spira M. Sigma Xi Grant in aid of                 1997
Student Research for Expression of Type II Transforming
Growth Factor Beta Receptor in Cutaneous Wounds of the
Diabetic Rat. ($1000)

Weinfeld AB, Boutros S, Spira M. Sigma Xi Grant in aid of                 1997
Student Research for Expression of Transforming Growth
Factor Beta in Cutaneous Wounds of the Diabetic Rat. ($1000)

Boutros S, Weinfeld AB, Friedman J. Ethicon Grant in aid of               1997
Research for Comparison of Continuous vs. Interrupted Sutures

of Traumatic Lacerations: Time, Cost, and Complication Rates. ($500)

Boutros S, Galiano R.  PSEF Grant for Adherence of Periosteal          2001
flaps after elevation. ($9,950)

RESIDENT RESEARCH AWARDS

Golden Cannula Award for Best Resident Paper: Lipoplasty                           1998
Society, Inc. Sixteenth Annual Scientific Program

Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Resident Research Award            2002
for Temporal Sequence of Periosteal Attachment After Elevation

Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Ear Carving Workshop                 2002
First place

Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Resident Research Award            2004
for Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Stabilization of Displaced
Subcondylar Mandible Fractures

New York Regional Society Resident Competition First Place                         2004
(Clinical) for Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Stabilization of
Displaced Subcondylar Mandible Fractures

Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Resident Research Award            2005
for Flouroscopic Visualization of Condylar Position in
Orthognathic Surgery

ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS

Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery                                                     1998-2001
NYU Medical Center
        
Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery (Plastic Surgery)                           2001-2005
NYU Medical Center

Assistant Professor, Weil Cornel Medical Collage (Plastic Surgery)                2007-presnet
    
Clinical Instructor, University of Texas Medical School                                  2006-present
at Houston (Plastic Surgery)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

American College of Surgeons                                                  1998-present
American Society of Plastic Surgeons                                        2001-present
 Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons                                            1996-present
Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgery                                     2001-present
New York Society of Plastic Surgery                                        2001-present
American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Association                   2004-present
Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons                                          2005-present
Texas Medical Association                                                       2005-present
Harris County Medical Association                                           2005-present

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

Completed New York City Marathon 2002, Fly Fishing, Fly tying, Hunting, Tennis,

Motorcycling, Traveling, Woodworking, and Cross-training.

PUBLISHED ITEMS

HYPERLINK "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9734420&dopt=Abstract" Boutros S, Kattash M, Weinfeld A, Yuksel E, Baer S, Shenaq S. The intradermal anatomy of the inframammary fold. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1998 Sep;102(4):1030-3.

Nath RK, Kwon B, Mackinnon SE, Jensen JN, Reznik S, Boutros S. Antibody to transforming growth factor beta reduces collagen production in injured peripheral nerve. Plast Reconstr Surg 1998 Sep;102(4):1100-6; discussion 1107-8.

Boutros S, Weinfeld AB, Stafford J, Friedman J. An unusual case of polydactyly of the thumb. Ann Plast Surg 1998 Oct;41(4):434-5.

S Boutros, E Yuksel A Weinfeld, EL Alford, DT Netscher. Neural anatomy of the radial  forearm flap. (abstract) J Reconstructive Microsurgery 15(2):119, 1999.

Boutros S, Nath RK, Yuksel E, Weinfeld AB, Mackinnon SE. Transfer of flexor carpi ulnaris branch of the ulnar nerve to the pronator teres nerve: histomorphometric analysis. J Reconstr Microsurg 1999 Feb;15(2):119-22.

Yuksel E, Weinfeld AB, Cleek R, Jensen J, Boutros S, Waugh JM, Spira M, Shenaq SM. De novo adipose tissue generation via PLGA/PEG microsphere long-term, local delivery of insulin and IGF-1 in an in vivo rat model: a novel concept and capability. Surgical Forum 1:476-8, 1999.

Boutros S, Weinfeld AB, Friedman JD Continuous versus interrupted suturing of traumatic lacerations: a time, cost, and complication rate comparison. J Trauma 2000 Mar;48(3):495-7.

Boutros S, Longaker M, Zide BM. Hemangiomas of the Face: Approach to Successful Management. Perspectives in Plastic Surgery 2000; Volume 14: 0045-0054.

Boutros S, Yuksel E, Weinfeld AB, Alford EL, Netscher DT. Neural anatomy of the radial forearm flap. Ann Plast Surg 2000 Apr;44(4):375-80
    
Yuksel E, Weinfeld AB, Cleek R, Waugh JM, Jensen J, Boutros S, Shenaq SM, Spira M. De novo adipose tissue generation through long-term, local delivery of insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 by PLGA/PEG microspheres in an in vivo rat model: a novel concept and capability. Plast Reconstr Surg 2000 Apr;105(5):1721-9.

Yuksel E, Weinfeld AB, Cleek R, Wamsley S, Jensen J, Boutros S, Waugh JM, Shenaq SM, Spira M. Increased free fat-graft survival with the long-term, local delivery of insulin, insulin-like growth factor-I, and basic fibroblast growth factor by PLGA/PEG microspheres. Plast Reconstr Surg 2000 Apr;105(5):1712-20.

HYPERLINK "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10949353&dopt=Abstract" Weinfeld AB, Yuksel E, Boutros S, Gura DH, Akyurek M, Friedman JD.Clinical and scientific considerations in leech therapy for the management of acute venous congestion: an updated review. Ann Plast Surg. 2000 Aug;45(2):207-12. Review.

Zide BM, Boutros S. Chin surgery III: revelations. Plast Reconstr Surg 2003 Apr 1;111(4):1542-50; discussion 1551-2.

Boutros S, Bernard RW, Galiano RD, Addona T, Stokes B, McCarthy JG. The temporal sequence of periosteal attachment after elevation. Plast Reconstr Surg 2003 May 1;111(6):1942-7.

Bernard R, Boutros S. Total muscle coverage of expander implants with pectoralis major muscle flap. Annals of Plastic Surgery.  April 2005. 54:352-5.

Boutros S. Closed reduction and fluoroscopic assisted percutaneous stabilization of displace subcondylar mandible fractures.  Plast Reconstr Surg. September 2005. 116(4):971-7.

Boutros S, Zide B. Cheek and Eyelid reconstruction; the resurrection of the angle rotation flap. Plast Reconstr Surg.  October 2005. 116 (5):1425-30.

Boutros S, McCarthy JG, Grayson B. Mandibular morphology and cranial base constriction in Apert, Crouzon, and Pfieffer syndromes. J Craniofac Surg. 2007 Jan;18(1):146-50..

Ghali S, Knok K, Boutros S,  McCarthy J, Thorne C. Late cephalohematoma after cranioplasty.  Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Sep 15;120(4):1004-8.

Boutros S, Shetye P, Carter C, Grayson B, McCarthy HYPERLINK "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18454003?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel. Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum" Intraoperative fluoroscopic verification of condylar position in orthognathic surgery. J.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 May;121(5):1781-4.

Shetye PR, Boutros S, Grayson BH, McCarthy JG HYPERLINK "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18040197?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel. Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum" Midterm follow-up of midface distraction for syndromic craniosynostosis: a clinical and cephalometric study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Nov;120(6):1621-32

BOOKS

Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery. Edited by McCarthy, J., Galiano, R.D., and Boutros, S. Elsevier/Mosby. 2005.

Prosector: Boutros S. Surgical Anatomy of the Face 2nd Ed. Zide DM, LWW 2005

BOOK CHAPTERS

Boutros S.  Surgery of the Chin. In Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery. Edited by McCarthy, J., Galiano, R.D., and Boutros, S. Elsevier 2006.

Boutros S. Structural Support. In Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery. Edited by McCarthy, J., Galiano, R.D., and Boutros, S. Elsevier 2006.

McCarthy JG, Galiano RD, Boutros S.  Principles of Plastic Surgery. In Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery. Edited by McCarthy, J., Galiano, R.D., and Boutros, S. Elsevier 2006

Boutros S, Cutting C. Unilateral Cleft Lip. In Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery. Edited by McCarthy, J., Galiano, R.D., and Boutros, S. Elsevier 2006

Boutros S, Cutting C. Bilateral Cleft Lip. In Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery. Edited by McCarthy, J., Galiano, R.D., and Boutros, S. Elsevier 2006

Boutros S, Cutting C. Cleft Palate. In Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery. Edited by McCarthy, J., Galiano, R.D., and Boutros, S. Elsevier 2006.

Thorne CH. Boutros S. Ear Reconstruction. Grabb and Smith’s Plastic Surgery. Ed. Thorne C. Lipincott 2007.

Boutros S. Microsurgical Technique. Practical Plastic Surgery. Eds. Sisco M, Kryger ZB. Landes Biosciences 2006.

Boutros S, Tabbal N.  Secondary Rhinoplasty.  In Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposia.  Eds. Gunter, Rorich, Adams.  Quality Medial Publishing.  2006.

Boutros S. Reconstruction of Acquired Ear Deformities. In Plastic Surgery Indications and Practice. Edited by Guyuron et al. Elsevier. 2009.

POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS

Boutros S, Kattash M, Baer S, Shenaq S. Intradermal Anatomy of the Inframammary Fold.  Presented at the Texas Society of Plastic Surgery, November 8, 1997.

Boutros S, Weinfeld AB, Nath R, Mackinnon SE. Transfer Nerve to Flexor Carpi Ulnaris to Pronator Teres: Inter-neural Anatomy.  Presented at American Association of Reconstructive Microsurgeons Scottsdale, Arizona, January 1998.

A Weinfeld, E. Yuksel, S. Wamsley, J. Jesnsen, S. Boutros, R. Cleek, A. Mikos, M. Spira, SM Shenaq. In-vivo Long Term Delivery of Insulin and IGF Using Biodegradable Microspheres for the Improvement of Free Fat Graft Survival. 39th  Annual National Student Research Forum, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, April 1998.

M. Klebuc, E.Yuksel, A. Weinfeld, S. Boutros, R. Cleek, S. Shenaq, S. Spira. Improvement of Free Fat Graft Survival: in-vivo Long Tern Delivery of IGF and Insulin Using PLGA/PEG Microspheres. Sixteenth Annual Scientific Program. The Lipoplasty Society, Inc. Oct 2-3, 1998.

A Weinfeld, S Boutros, E. Yuksel, E. Alford. D. Netscher. Neural Anatomy of the Radial Forearm Free Flap. Texas Society of Plastic Surgery, 1998 Annual Scientific Meeting. Galveston, TX November 1998.

S Boutros, A Weinfeld, E. Yuksel, D. Netscher. Neural Anatomy of the Radial Forearm Flap. American Association of Reconstructive Microsurgery. Waikoloa, Hawaii, January 1999.

Boutros S, Bernard RW, Galiano RD, Addona T, Stokes B, McCarthy JG. The temporal sequence of periosteal attachment after elevation. Presented at the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Boston, May 2002.

Boutros S, Bernard RW, Galiano RD, Addona T, Stokes B, McCarthy JG. The temporal sequence of periosteal attachment after elevation. Presented at the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting, Las Vegas, April 2002.

Boutros S, Thorne C. The role of hyoid bone manipulation in neck rejuvenation: and anatomic study and a warning.  Presented at the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting, Boston May 2003.

Boutros S. Closed Reduction and Fluoroscopic assisted Percutaneous Stabilization of Displace Subcondylar Mandible Fractures.  Presented at ASPS meeting, Philadelphia October 2004.

Boutros S, Cutting C, Hogan M. The Hogan Lateral Port Control Pharyngeal Flap: a 30 year review. Presented at the American Cleft Palate Association meeting, Myrtle Beach, April 2005.

Boutros S, McCarthy JG, Grayson B. Mandibular morphology and cranial base constriction in Apert, Crouzon, and Pfieffer syndromes.  Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Chicago, September, 2005.

GOAL

To practice plastic surgery, including craniofacial surgery, integrating patient care, teaching, and research.