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.
Education and training
- Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
- Residency: Barnes-Jewish Center for Outpatient Health
- Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship: Cambridge Health-Harvard Medical School
- Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
What my patients think about me
241 reviews
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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
- Pediatric 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
Vu BD, Kamona N, Wehrli FW, Deshpande RS, Song HK, Hu A, Baccaglini E, Bartlett SP, Rajapakse CS. DREAMER: Rapid and Simultaneous Multiple Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Solid and Soft Tissue , Magn Reson Med: 2026
Hu AC, Tolley PD, Han NA, Ryan IA, Liao EC, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA. The APERT Severity Scale: A Quantitative Tool for Risk Stratification in Apert Syndrome , Plast Reconstr Surg: 2025
Ryan IA, Tolley PD, Han NA, Hu AC, Bartlett SP, Germiller JA, Javia LR, Taylor JA, Swanson JW. Concurrent One-Stage Polyethylene Ear Reconstruction and Bone Conduction Hearing Device Placement: A Novel Technique and Case Series , Plast Reconstr Surg: 2025
Ng JJ, Banala M, Massenburg BB, Sussman JH, Wu M, Romeo DJ, Bartlett SP, Low DW, Swanson JW, Taylor JA. A Novel Bilateral Cleft Lip Severity Index: Correlation With Long-Term Outcomes , Cleft Palate Craniofac J: 2025
Han NA, Halverson MR, Chang AE, Tolley PD, Teixeira SR, Shekdar KV, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Schwartz ES, Taylor JA. Incidental cranial suture closure in pediatric patients: a rigorous evaluation of suture closure timing in the era of high-resolution CT , Childs Nerv Syst, 41: 2025,362
Han NA, Tolley PD, Huang J, Magee L, Hu AC, Ryan IA, Jackson OA, Low DW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Liao EC, Swanson JW. Applying Latent Profile Analysis to CLEFT-Q Data: A Framework for Understanding Patient Reported Outcomes in Cleft Care , Cleft Palate Craniofac J: 2025
Hu AC, Morales CZ, Zhao AT, Tolley PD, Han NA, Ryan IA, Romeo DJ, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA. Can we "overcorrect" our way to normal appearance in metopic craniosynostosis? A single-center's 33 year odyssey , J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg, 113: 2025,362-373
Hu AC, Tolley PD, Ryan IA, Han NA, Nah-Cederquist HD, Levin LM, Napoli JA, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA. Surgically Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion in Patients With Cleft and Craniofacial Diagnoses , Cleft Palate Craniofac J: 2025
Han NA, Tolley PD, Perla GA, Hu AC, Ryan IA, Kalmar CL, Napoli JA, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA. Virtual Surgical Planning in Pediatric Craniomaxillofacial Surgery: A 12-Year Institutional Experience , J Craniofac Surg: 2025
Ryan IA, Han NA, Chang AE, Yu AB, Tolley PD, Hu AC, Jackson OA, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Swanson JW. Global Increase in Oronasal Fistula Rates Following Cleft Palate Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Reported Fistula Rates , Cleft Palate Craniofac J: 2025