Joseph Leach, M.D. Clinical Associate Professor School Medical School Department Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Dr. Leach is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Leach graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Trinity University. He completed his medical studies as Alpha Omega Alpha from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He received his specialty training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas. He is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and by the American Board of Facial Plastic Surgery. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery. Dr. Leach is the author of many articles and chapters in several prestigious journals and textbooks. His research interests include control of wound healing and the development of bone substitutes. Dr. Leach specializes in facial aesthetic surgery, maxillofacial trauma, microvascular head and neck reconstruction and reanimation following facial paralysis. He has taught many post-graduate courses in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Leach wrote the article "Nasal, Cosmetic and Facial Reconstructive Surgery" which is available here on our site. Education Medical School UT Medical School at Houston (1985) Internship UT Southwestern Medical Center (1986), General Surgery Internship UT Southwestern Medical Center (1991), Otolaryngology Publications Featured Publications The effect of a hydrogen peroxide wound care regimen on tensile strength of suture Athre RS, Park J, Leach JL Arch Facial Plast Surg July 2007 9 281-284 Dual-porosity expanded polytetrafluoroethylene implants for lip, nasolabial groove, and melolabial groove augmentation Verret DJ, Leach JL, Gilmore J Arch Facial Plast Surg November 2006 8 423-25 Four suture tip rhinoplasty: A powerful tool for controlling tip dynamics Leach JL, Athre RS Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery August 2006 135 227-231 Aesthetics and the Hispanic Rhinoplasty Leach, J. Laryngoscope 2002 112 1903-1916 Ear Reconstruction Biavati, M and Leach, J In Emedicine-Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery 2002 The Effects of TGF-Beta 3 Modulation of Scar Tissue Formation in the Pig Schwade ND, Fowler JJ, Leach, JL Wounds 2000 12(2) 32-39 Rhinoplasty, Short Nose Leach, JL In Emedicine - Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery 2000 Scalp Reconstruction Ratcliff DJ, Leach, J In Emedicine - Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery 2000 Results 1-8 of 8 1 Honors & Awards Best Doctors in America (2002) Inducted into the Triologic Society (2002) Bernstein Award for Facial Plastic Research, American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (2000) Outstanding Young Men in America (1996) The Best Doctors in America: Central RegionListed under Otolaryngology, Facial Plastic, Sinus & Nasal Surgery (1996) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery American Association of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Dallas Academy of Otolaryngology Dallas County Medical Society/Texas Medical Association Triologic Society
