Jonathan M. Sykes, M.D.

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.
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2521 Stockton Blvd., Suite 5200
Sacramento, CA 95817
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Education:
Washington, D.C.
M.D. 1981
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
B.A. 1977
Internships:
Washington , DC
1982
Residency:
Chicago, Illinois
1986
Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Fellowships:
Sacramento, California
1990
Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Board Certifications:
American Board of Otolaryngology, 1987
Professional Memberships:
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 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.

