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Jonathan M. Sykes

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Jonathan Sykes is the director of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at UC Davis Medical Center. Dr. Sykes has been a full-time faculty member of the Otolaryngolgoy Facial Plastic Surgery team since 1989, and has performed more than 10,000 procedures. Dr. Sykes has published more than 85 articles, book chapters, and two textbooks on facial plastic surgery. Dr. Sykes is internationally recognized as an innovative teacher and lecturer in the latest techniques in minimally invasive endoscopic surgery. Dr. Sykes believes "the goal of facial aesthetic surgery is to create balanced proportion of all facial features". It should provide improvement without the 'operated' look. With this busy schedule, Dr. Sykes still finds travel time to volunteer.

From Honduras to Russia to China, Dr. Jonathan Sykes has traveled the globe to help hundreds of children have a better outlook on life. For the past 20-plus years, Dr. Sykes has joined an international group of doctors committing themselves to helping children in poor developing areas who are affected by facial deformities. "It's extremely rewarding to repair and restore normalcy to a person," said Dr. Sykes. "It's easy to take for granted the ability to speak until you meet someone who had not been able to their whole life

Dr. Sykes facial plastic and reconstructive surgery services include:Facial Plastic SurgeryEndoscopic BrowliftEyelid SurgeryNasal ContouringMicro-hair Transplant, Fat-Transfer, BOTOX CosmeticJuvederm, Perlane, Radiesse, Restylane, Sculptra, Schlerotherapy and Laser Hair Removal.

Title:

Professor

Address:

Glassrock Building
2521 Stockton Blvd., Suite 5200
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-2801

Education:

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, D.C.
M.D. 1981

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
B.A. 1977

Internships:

George Washington University
Washington , DC
1982

Residency:

Northwestern University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
1986
Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Fellowships:

University of California, Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1990
Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Board Certifications:

American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1992
American Board of Otolaryngology, 1987

Professional Memberships:

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fellow
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Fellow
American Cleft Palate Association, Fellow
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
Sacramento Society of Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery

Honors and Awards:

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery William Wright Award for Service and Teaching, 2005
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Certificate of Honor for distinguished services in the Scientific Programs, Exhibits, Continuing Education Courses and Instructional Courses, 2004

Select Recent Publications:

Sykes JM, Patel KG. Treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate Deformities. Facial Platic and Recon Surgery. 2010 (11)105-117.

Patel KG, Sykes JM. Craniofacial Animalies and Deformities. Facial Platic and Recon Surgery. 2010 (10)83-103.

Sykes JM, Tapias V, Pu LL. Autologous Fat Grafting Viability: Lower Third of the Face. Facial Plastic Surg. 2010;26:376-384.

Ravi S. Swamy, Jonathan M. Sykes, Sam P. Most. Principles of Photography in Rhinoplasty for the Digital Photographer. Clinics in Plastic Surg. 2010 April; 37(2):213-221.

Sykes JM. The importance of primary rhinoplasty at the time of initial unilateral cleft lip repair. Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2010 Jan-Feb;12(1):53-5.

Senders CW, Kolstad CK, Tollefson TT, Sykes JM. Mandibular distraction osteogenesis used to treat upper airway obstruction. Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2010 Jan-Feb;12(1):11-5.

Sykes JM. Managing the psychological aspects of plastics surgery patients. Curr Opin Oto Head Neck Surg. 2009 Aug;17(4):321-325

Jang YJ, Song HM, Yoon YJ, Sykes JM. Combined use of crushed cartilage and processed fascia lata for dorsal augmentation in rhinoplasty for Asians. Laryngoscope. 2009 Jun;119(6):1088-1092.

Tate JR, Sykes JM. Congenital Nasal Pyriform Aperture Stenosis. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America. 2009 June; 42(3): 521-525

Sykes JM, Jang YJ. Cleft Lip Rhinoplasty. Facial Plast Surg Clin North AM. 2009 Feb; 17(1):133-44, vii.

To see if Jonathan M. Sykes is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.