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Office
9933 DuPont Circle Dr W
Ste 120
Fort Wayne, IN 46825Phone+1 260-490-4673Fax+1 260-490-2165
Education & Training
- Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State UniversityResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1988 - 1990
- Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1988
- Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1991 - Present
- MI State Medical License 1998 - 2026
- IN State Medical License 1996 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 1990 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 1998 - 2021
- American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Plastic Surgeons Consumers Research Council of America, 2007, 2009
- Top Doctors in Fort Wayne Upstate Indiana Business Journal, 2005-2006, 2008, 2010
- Golden Scalpel Award, Best Clinical Faculty Leheigh Valley General Surgery Program, 2002
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 31 citationsAllograft is superior to topical antimicrobial therapy in the treatment of partial-thickness scald burns in children.J. K. Rose, Manubhai H. Desai, J. M. Mlakar, David N. Herndon
The Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 1997-07-01 - 2 citationsRehabilitation of the burned hand: questionnaire results.Doreen Torres-Gray, Joanne Johnson, Joseph Mlakar
The Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 1996-03-01
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Rating of Disfigurement (ROD) scale correlated with Post Burn Attractiveness Rating (PAR) Visual Analog Scale is a Method of Evaluating Facial Disfigurement.Simon A, Thompson A, Mlakar J, Herndon, Proc Am Burn Assoc, 1/1/2001
- Burn Deformities to the Lower 1/3 of the Face.Mancoll J. Simon A, Mlakar JM, Phillip LG, J Burn Care Rehab, 1/1/1997
- Treatment of Pediatric First Web Contractures with External Skeletal Distraction.Mlakar JM, Rose K, Evans EB, Proc Am Burn Assoc, 1/1/1996
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Lectures
- The 'Skinny' on Non-Invasive Body Recontouring.Fort Wayne, IN - 5/1/2012
- Caring for Children with Clefts in the New Millennium.Fort Wayne, IN - 10/1/2011
- Primary Palatal Soft-Tissue Augmentation: The Buccal Flap Revisited.San Juan, PR - 4/1/2011
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Other
- Assessing Cleft Lip and Palate Team Outcomes: How Can it Be Done?Conner C, Mlakar J, Dellinger A, IPFW Student Research Paper
1/1/2007 - Risk of Melanoma in Giant Congenital Nevi.Castle D, Mlakar J, IPFW Student Research Paper
1/1/2006 - The Impact of Reconstructive Surgery-On the Road to Recovery.Mlakar J, The Phoenix Society Newsletter
1/1/2000 - Join now to see all
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