Richard Alan Hopper, MD

Richard Alan Hopper, MD

Specialties

  • Children's Title: Division Chief, Craniofacial and Plastic Surgery
  • Foundation Title: Marlys C. Larson Endowed Chair in Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery
  • Research Center: Center for Clinical and Translational Research
  • On Staff Since: September 2001
"Each day I count myself fortunate to be able to work with children with craniofacial challenges. Their spirit, courage and dignity give me the energy to always do my best in the clinic and the operating room. We take our faces for granted when we see, breathe, talk and smile. These children do not. So when they smile, and you’ve been able to help that smile, it lights up the room."

  • Biography

    Clinical Interests

    Craniosynostosis, cleft lip and palate, craniofacial syndrome, distraction osteogenesis

    Research Description

    One of the most important goals of a surgeon is to work towards doing more benefit with less surgery. Dr. Hopper's research interest centers on performing careful analysis of the craniofacial structure of a child before surgery, immediately after surgery and then years later. Using modern digital technology such as image analysis programs and 3-dimensional scanners, Dr. Hopper's team is able to learn which techniques work the best for each individual child. His work to date has focused on the complex surgeries of treating children whose faces have not grown in proportion to the rest of their body resulting in problems breathing, eating and seeing. His clinical research on the cutting edge Lefort III distraction osteogenesis procedure used to help these patients has made him a recognized national expert in the field. Dr. Hopper's other research focus in designing novel medical devices to help children before surgery, such that more can be achieved while they are in the operating room. He is the inventor of the patent pending Seattle Alar Molding (SAM) device for pre-surgery treatment of infants with cleft lip that will be going to trial in 2011.

    Research Focus Area

    Craniofacial

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