Plastic Surgery
Scott Paul Bartlett, MD
Independent provider
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Plastic Surgery Perelman
About me
- Professor of Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. Bartlett, is an attending surgeon in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Director of the Craniofacial Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Recognized by Best Doctors in America 2015 - 2018
Recognized in Philadelphia Magazine's annual Top Docs issue in 2016 and 2017- 2019
Education and training
- Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis
- Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Washington University, St. Louis
- Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship: Harvard Medical School
- Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
What my patients think about me
194 reviews
Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.
May 2025
excellent doctor!
April 2025
he provided superior results.
April 2025
great overallexperience
April 2025
dr bartlett is thorough and extremely knowledgeable.
My Locations
Office of Scott Bartlett, MD - Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Plastic Surgery, 1987
- Aesthetic Seminar Committee, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, 1995,
- American Association of Plastic Surgeons, 1993,
- American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 1993,
- American College of Surgeons , 1983, National
- American College of Surgeons, 1992,
- American College of Surgeons, 1993,
- American Medical Association, 1987,
- American Society of Craniofacial Surgeons, 1992,
- American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, 1994,
- American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 1989,
- AO/ASIF Faculty, North American Maxillofacial Education Committee, 1998,
- AO/ASIF Faculty, North American Maxillofacial Education Committee, 1998,
- Assoc. of Academic Chairmen in Plastic Surgery, 1990,
- Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery, Requisite Training Committee, 1987-present,
- Committee Member, National Endowment for Plastic Surgery of the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, 1994-1996,
- Committee on Practice Parameters, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, 1996-1997,
- Constitution and Bylaws Committee, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, 1998-1999,
- CPT Advisory Subcommittee of the CPT/RUC Committee, American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons, 1996,
- Cranio/Maxillo Subcommittee of the Instructional Course Committee, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, 1997-1998,
- Craniofacial-Maxillofacial Subcommittee of the In-Service Exam Committee, 1988-1990,
- Curriculum committee, Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery, 1989-1991,
- Executive Committee, American Society of Craniofacial Surgery, 1995,
- Instructional Course Committee, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, 1997-1998,
- International Society of Craniofacial Surgery, 1989,
- International Society of Craniofacial Surgery, 1994,
- Massachusetts Medical Society, 1982,
- Medical Advisory Board, Children’s Craniofacial Association, 1996,
- Member, Sub-Committee for the Development of Standards for Craniofacial Fellowships, Fellowship Committee of the Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery, 1990,
- Membership Committee, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, 1991,
- MGH Surgical Alumni Society, 1999,
- Mini-Residency Committee, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, 1990,
- North American Skull Base Society, 1989,
- Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, 1996,
- Outcome Study Committee, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, 1995,
- Outcomes Study Committee, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, 1994,
- Participant, International Craniofacial Foundation Testimony given, U.S. House of Representatives, budget Committee, Task Force on Human Resources in support of medical care for facially deformed children, 1990,
- Philadelphia County Medical Society, 1987,
- Philadelphia County Medical Society, 1987,
- Plastic Surgery Development, Institute of Pediatrics, Krakow, Poland (Under auspices of Project Hope), 1986-present,
- Plastic Surgery Research Council, 1988,
- Program Committee, Plastic Surgery Research Council, 1994,
- Program for Resident Education in Plastic Surgery, Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery, 1997-2000,
- Research and Education Committee, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, 2000-2003,
- Research Committee of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, 1991-1994,
- Research Committee of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, 1995,
- Research Fellowship Committee, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, 1992-1996,
- Research Fund Proposals Committee of the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, 1991-1996,
- Research Fund Proposals Committee of the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, 1993,
- Research Fund Proposals Committee of the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, 1995,
- Research Grant Committee, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, 1993-1996,
- Scientific Program Committee American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc., 1990,
- Scientific Program Committee, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, 1990,
- Scientific Program Committee, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, 1994,
- Scientific Program Committee, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc., 1990,
- Scientific Program Committee, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, 12th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1995,
- Scientific Program Committee, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, 1991,
- Strategic Education Council, American Society of Plastic Surgeons/Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, National
- Subspecialty Question Writer, American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc., 1997,
- Subspecialty Question Writer, American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc., 1998,
- The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc.,
- Treacher Collins Foundation, 1989,
- Young Plastic Surgeons Committee, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc., 1990,
- Recognized annually in Philadelphia magazine's Top Docs issue from 2022 through 2025
Treatments and Conditions
My research
Ryan IA, Mahmoud MA, Tolley PD, Han NA, Ligh CA, Low DW, Jackson OA, Bartlett SP, Swanson JW, Taylor JA. Tissue expansion in the pediatric patient: A 23-year single-institution experience , J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg, 105: 2025,158-169
Wu M, Chang AE, Platukus AM, Massenburg BB, Byrns CN, Romeo DJ, Ng JJ, Swanson JW, Taylor JA, Bartlett SP. Long-term Outcomes of Infant Ear Molding: A 10-year Single-Surgeon Experience , Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 13: 2025,e6673
Akarapimand P, Romeo DJ, Thomas JR, Lenz T, Du S, Bartlett SP, Swanson JW, Taylor JA. Comparison of Maxillary Distraction Osteogenesis and Conventional Orthognathic Osteotomy: A Systematic Review , J Craniofac Surg: 2025
Wu M, Wagner CS, Villavisanis DF, Ng JJ, Massenburg BB, Romeo DJ, Heuer GG, Bartlett SP, Swanson JW, Taylor JA. Endoscopic-assisted versus open fronto-orbital distraction for unicoronal craniosynostosis: morphometric and technique considerations , Childs Nerv Syst, 41: 2024,59
Romeo DJ, Oral KT, Ryan IA, Lenz T, Massenburg BB, Ng JJ, Wu M, Du S, Bartlett SP, Swanson JW, Taylor JA. Condylar Volumetric Asymmetry Predicts Need for Surgical Intervention in Patients With Cleft Lip and/or Palate , J Craniofac Surg: 2024
Wu M, Massenburg BB, Villavisanis DF, Chang AE, Romeo DJ, Ng JJ, Napoli JA, Bartlett SP, Swanson JW, Taylor JA. The Evolution of Unicoronal Synostosis Correction: Long-Term Aesthetic Outcomes of Fronto-Orbital Distraction Versus Traditional Advancement , Plast Reconstr Surg: 2024
Ng JJ, Saikali LM, Massenburg BB, Wu M, Romeo DJ, Blum JD, Swanson JW, Taylor JA, Kreiger PA, Bartlett SP. Surgical Management of 2,350 Pediatric Dermoid Cysts , Plast Reconstr Surg: 2024
Ng JJ, Banala M, Massenburg BB, Romeo DJ, Wu M, Jackson OA, Low DW, Bartlett SP, Swanson JW, Taylor JA. Long-Term Surgical Outcomes of Primary Rhinoplasty , Cleft Palate Craniofac J: 2024
Kamona N, Ng JJ, Kim Y, D Vu BT, Vossough A, Wagner CS, Cordray H, Lee H, Villavisanis DF, Rajapakse CS, Bartlett SP, Wehrli FW. Craniofacial Imaging of Pediatric Patients by Ultrashort Echo-Time Bone-Selective MRI in Comparison to CT , Acad Radiol: 2024
Wu M, Massenburg BB, Villavisanis DF, Ng JJ, Romeo DJ, Wagner CS, Bartlett SP, Swanson JW, Taylor JA. Long-term photogrammetric outcomes of midface advancement in Apert syndrome: are we nearing normal? , Childs Nerv Syst: 2024