Gainesville Faculty
Robert T. Adelson, MD
- Assistant Professor
- Chief, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Rob Adelson is board certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and is fellowship trained infacial plastic surgery.
Clinical Interest
- Rhinoplasty
- Facial rejuvenation surgery
- Repair of defects resulting from the treatment of facial skin cancers
- Management of maxillofacial trauma
Contact
Academic Office
- Phone: (352) 273 - 5199
- Fax: (352) 392 - 6781
Clinical Appointments (Hampton Oaks Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic)
- Phone: (352) 265 - 9480
- Clinic fax: (352) 392 - 6781
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Training and Certification
Education
| 2005-2006 | Fellowship Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery University of Miami, Miami, FL |
| 2001-2005 | Residency Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX |
| 1999-2001 | Internship General Surgery University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX |
| 1995-1999 | Medical School University of South Florida College of Medicine Alpha Omega Alpha |
| 1991-1995 | Tulane University B.S., Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology Phi Beta Kappa Summa Cum Laude |
Licensure
| 2006 | State of Florida |
Board Certification
| 2006 | American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery |
| 2008 | American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
Honors and Awards
| 1995 | Phi Beta Kappa |
Academic Affiliations
Appointments
- American Medical Association
- 1999-Present: Alpha Omega Alpha
- 2001-Present
- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
- American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Committee: Young Physician’s Committee
- 2004-Present: American College of Surgeons
Publications
Book Chapter
- Wound Healing
Adelson RT
Advanced Techniques in Facial Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery
Thomas JR, editor
BC Decker - Hyaluronic fillers, neurotoxins and beyond
Practical Tips Series, Volume I
Editor: Dayan SH
Contributing Editor: Bassichis, BA
Contributing Editorial: Adelson RT, Greene RM, Patel AB
College of Cosmetic Medicine, Chicago, IL
- Fungal Rhinosinusitis
Adelson RT, Marple BF
Bailey’s Head and Neck Surgery – Otolaryngology, Fourth Edition
Bailey BJ, Calhoun KH, et al, eds.
Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, pgs. 417-428 - Orbital Complications of Frontal Sinusitis
Adelson RT, Marple BF
The Frontal Sinus, Kountakis S, Senior B, Draf W, eds.
Springer-Verlag Publishing, pp. 59-66 - Fungal Diseases of the Frontal Sinus
Adelson RT, Marple BF
The Frontal Sinus, Kountakis S, Senior B, Draf W, eds.
Springer-Verlag Publishing, pp. 101-114 - Nasal Fractures
Adelson RT
Otolaryngology Oral Board Exam Review, Roland PS and Marple BF, eds - Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
Adelson RT
Otolaryngology Oral Board Exam Review, Roland PS and Marple BF, eds - Submandibular Sialolithiasis
Adelson RT
Otolaryngology Oral Board Exam Review, Roland PS and Marple BF, eds - Management of Parotid Duct Injuries
Adelson RT
Otolaryngology Oral Board Exam Review, Roland PS and Marple BF, eds - Otitis Media Complicated by Meningitis
Adelson RT
Otolaryngology Oral Board Exam Review, Roland PS and Marple BF, eds
Peer-Reviewed
- Spontaneous cervical haematoma resulting from intrathoracic pathology
Adelson RT, Vories A
Journal of Laryngology and Otology 2004;118:471-473 - T-Cell prolymphocytic leukemia presenting as an ear canal mass
Adelson RT, Samy RN, Lindberg G
Otology/Neurotology 2004;25(6):1006-1008 - Airway foreign body
Verret DJ, Adelson RT, McClay J
Ear, Nose and Throat Journal 2004;83(9):605-606 - Use of endoscopic forehead-lift to improve brow position in persistent facial paralysis
Ducic Y, Adelson R
Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery 2005;7(1):51-54 - The utility of the temporalis muscle flap for oropharyngeal, base of tongue and nasopharyngeal reconstruction
Smith JE, Ducic Y, Adelson R
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery 2005;132(3):373-380 - Metastatic head and neck carcinoma to a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy site
Adelson RT, Ducic Y.
Head and Neck 2005;27(4):339-343 - Metastatic breast cancer of the oral cavity
Adelson RT, DeFatta RJ, Miles BA, Hoblitt SL, Ducic Y.
American Journal Of Otolaryngology 2005;26(4):279-281 - Fungal rhinosinusitis: state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment
Adelson RT, Marple BF
Journal of Otolaryngology 2005;34(S1):S18-S23 - Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma: case report and literature review
DeFatta RJ, Verret DJ, Adelson RT, Gomez A, Myers LL
Laryngoscope 2005 Oct;115(10):1789-1792 - Rhinoplasty in male patients
Simons RL, Adelson RT
Facial Plastic Surgery 2005;21(4):240-249 - Minimally-invasive transoral catheter-assisted drainage of a danger space infection
Adelson RT, Murray AD
Ear Nose and Throat Journal 2005;84(12):785-786 - An innovative method of facilitating ranula excision with methylene blue injection
Cochran CS, Zhou CQ, DeFatta RJ, Adelson RT
Ear Nose and Throat Journal 2006;85(3):159,163 - Invasive fungal adenoiditis
Adelson RT, Zito J, Romaguera R
Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery 2006;134(4):713-714 - Asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss evaluation with T2 FSE MRI in a public hospital
Verret DJ, Adelson RT, DeFatta RJ
Acta Oto-Laryngologica 2006;126(7):705-707 - Liposarcoma of the tongue: case report and review of the literature
Adelson RT, DeFatta RJ, Verret DJ, Shen Y
Ear Nose and Throat Journal 2006;85(11):749-751 - Integrity of craniofacial plating systems after multiple sterilization procedures
Adelson RT, DeFatta RJ, Ducic Y
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2007;65(5):940-944 - Botulinum neurotoxins: fundamentals for the facial plastic surgeon
Adelson RT
American Journal of Otolaryngology 2007;28(4):260-266 - Objective assessment of the accuracy of computer-simulated imaging in rhinoplasty
Adelson RT, DeFatta RJ, Bassichis BA
American Journal of Otolaryngology 2008;May-Jun;29(3):151-155 - Isolated congenital absence of the left lower lateral cartilage
Adelson RT, Karimi K, Herrero N
Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery 2008;138(6):793-794 - Comparison of closed reduction alone versus primary open repair of acute nasoseptal fractures
DeFatta RJ, Ducic Y, Adelson RT, Sabatini PR
Accepted by Journal of Otolaryngology - Secondary correction of post-traumatic craniofacial deformities
Ducic Y, Imola M, Adelson RT
Accepted by Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery - Laryngeal Involvement in Progressive Nodular Histiocytosis: A Case Report
Karimi K, Jadidian A, Glavin F, Chhatwal H, Adelson R
Accepted by Archives of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery - The Use of Temporalis Muscle Flaps for Reconstruction of Skull-Base Defects
Smith JE, Ducic Y, Adelson RT
Submitted to Head and Neck
Presentations
- Rectus Abdominus Free Flap in a Nine Year Old Patient with Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma of the Tongue. Bassichis BA, Adelson RT, Myers LL, Bassichis M. Poster Presentation, AAO-HNS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, September 2003.
- Minimally-Invasive Transoral Catheter - Assisted Drainage of a Danger Space Infection. Adelson RT, Murray A. Poster Presentation, AAO-HNS Annual Meeting, New York City, NY, September 2004.
