Dr. Kridel, Houston Plastic Surgeon

1991 Certified, American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
1987 Certified, American Board of Cosmetic Surgery
1981 Certified, American Board of Otolaryngology
1976 Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners
1975 Fellow, American College of Surgeons

2006 - Present
Clinical Professor (non salaried) (Previous Associate Clinical Professor 1996-2006)
Division of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery
University of Texas Health Science Center & Medical School
Houston, Texas

2002 - Present
Director, Division of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery
University of Texas Health Science Center & Medical School
Houston, Texas

2003 - Present Fellowship Director
Division of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery
University of Texas Health Science Center & Medical School,
Houston, Texas

1996 - Present
Associate Clinical Professor (1996) & Director (2003)
Division of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery
University of Texas Health Science Center & Medical School
Houston, Texas

1985 - Present Fellowship Director
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Alexandria, VA. In conjunction with Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas

1981 - Present Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences,
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Previous Academic Appointments

Active
2002 - present           MedCenter Ambulatory Surgery Center
1994 - present           Surgical Care Affiliates (formerly HealthSouth Hospital for
                                  Specialized Surgery) 
1981 - present           Spring Branch Medical Center

Courtesy
1981 - present          The Methodist Hospital (previously active)
1981 - present          St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
1997 - present          Park Plaza Hospital (formerly AMI, now Tenet Health)

Consulting
1981 - present         Texas Children's Hospital
1981 - present         Hermann Hospital

Previous Hospital Appointments

April 2000 - 2003 Travis Center for Outpatient Surgery
March 1999-Dec 1998 St. Joseph's Hospital
Oct 1981 - Aug 1996 AMI Bellaire General Hospital
Dec 1985 - June 1994 Sam Houston Memorial Hospital
(Merged with Spring Branch Memorial Hospital)

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)
2001 - 2002 Past President, Executive Committee, Board of Directors
2000 - Present Delegate to the AMA for AAFPRS
1997 - 2002 Member, Strategic Development Committee
1994 - 1999 Member, Endowment Investment Committee
1985 - Present Director, Fellowship Program in Houston
1988 - Present Member, Fellowship Committee
1987 - Present Founders Club Member
2000 - 2001 President, Executive Committee, Board of Directors
1998 - 2001 Member, Fellowship Review Committee
1999 - 2000 President Elect
1986 - 2000 Alternate Delegate to American Medical Association
1995 - 1998 Treasurer, Executive, Board of Directors
1990 - 1998 Member, Executive Committee
1988 - 1998 Member, Board of Directors
1990 - 1993 Vice President, Public Affairs
1990 - 1993 Member, Foundation Board of Directors
1989 - 1992 Advisor, Socioeconomic Affairs Committee
1990 - 1991 Member, Preceptor Review Committee
1986 - 1991 Charter Instructor, Surgical Observation Program
1989 - 1990 Member, Program Committee
1989 - 1990 Member, Preceptorship Review Committee
1989 - 1990 Member, Residency Relations Committee
1989 - 1990 Chairman, Scientific Program Committee
1988 - 1990 Southern Regional Vice President
1988 - 1990 Vice President, Southern Region
1986 - 1990 Chairman, Facial Plastic Times Editorial Board
1988 - 1989 Member, Constitution and Bylaws Committee
1987 - 1989 Chairman, Socioeconomic Affairs Committee
1985 - 1989 Publisher, Facial Plastic Times
1988 Course Director, Rhinoplasty - Florence, Italy
1986 - 1988 Member, Publications Committee
1986 - 1987 Vice Chairman, Public Information Committee
1986 - 1987 Member, Presidential Advisory Panel
1983 - 1987 Member, Public Information Committee
1984 - 1986 Member, Scientific Program Committee
1984 - 1985 Chairman, Future Plans Committee
1984 - 1985 Member, Sub- Certification Committee
1983 - 1985 Member, Medical - Legal Committee
1981 - 1985 Associate Editor Facial Plastic Times
1982 - 1984 Member, Membership Committee
1981 - 1984 Associate Member
1980 - 1981 Junior Member

American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)
2005 Senior Examiner of the Board
1984 - Present Instructor, "Course on Septal Perforations," Annual Course
1990 - 1993 Member, Audit Committee
1990 - 1991 Chairman, Committee on Specialty Interests
1985 - 1990 Instructor, "Use of Tissue Expanders in the Head & Neck," Annual Course
1985 - 1987 Chairman, Subcommittee on Relative Values
1982 - 1987 Chairman, Advisory Committee on Cost Containment
1982 - 1986 Member, Public Relations Committee
1987 Chairman, Subcommittee Monitoring the Federal Trade Commission
1987 Consultant, Subcommittee on DRG's
1986 Representative to ACS Committee on Defining Payment Units
1986 Representative to AMA Technical Consulting Panel on Relative Value Scales
1985 Member, Presidential Task Force on Honors
1981 Fellow

American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
2007 - Present Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee
2004 - Present Senior Advisor to the Board of Directors
2004 - 2005 Chairman, Graduate Medical Education Committee
1999 - Present Board of Directors
1999 - 2004 Oral Examiner
1990, 1996 - 1997 Member, Credentials Committee
1997 Member, Audit Committee
1991 Bylaws and Publications Committee

American Board of Otolaryngology
2005-2009 Senior Examiner of the Board
1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 Guest Examiner for Facial Plastic Surgery

American College of Surgeons
1984 - Present Fellow (Resident member 1975-1984)

American Medical Association
2007 - Present Council on Science and Public Health
2001 - Present Chairman, Committee to Select a BOT Public Member
2000 - Present Delegate (representing the AAFPRS)
2000 - Present Manuscript Reviewer, AMA Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery
2000 - 2001 Chairman, SSS Long Range Planning Committee
1988 - Present Member, Section Council on Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxillofacial Surgery
1993 -95, 2001-Present Vice Chairman, Section Council on Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxillofacial Surgery
1985 - 2000 Alternate Delegate (representing the AAFPRS)
1987 - 1988 Secretary, Section Council on Plastic, Reconstructive & Maxillofacial Surgery
1977 - 1979 Coordinator, Work Group on Resident Cost Effectiveness
1977 - 1979 Resident Physician Section Governing Council
1974 - 1975 Delegate [representing medical students]
1973 - 1975 Congress on Medical Education Planning Committee
1973 - 1975 Council on Medical Education [representing medical students]
1978 Delegate [representing residents]
1977 Alternate Delegate [representing residents]
1975 Congress on Medical Education Moderator
1973 Alternate Delegate [representing medical students]

Canadian Foundation for Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
2005 - 2006 Treasurer
1995 - 2006 Director
1995 - 1998 Member, Board of Directors
1995 - 1998 Treasurer

Cosmetic Surgical Society of Texas
1988 - 2004 Fellow
1988 Member

Harris County Medical Society
2003 - 2004  President- Elect, Central City Branch
2004 - 2005  President, Central City Branch and Executive Committee
2004 - Present Member, Membership Committee
1999 - 2003  Member, Board of Medical Legislation
1988 - 1993, 1995 - Present     Delegate to the Texas Medical Association
1987 - 1994  Consultant, Fee Complaint Committee
1991 - 1994  Member, Board of Ethics
1985 - 1988  Alternate Delegate to the Texas Medical Association
1985 - 1986  Chairman, Public Service and Communications Committee
1983 - 1986  Member, Public Service and Communications Committee
1979 - 1981  Member, Cost Containment Committee
1981 Member, Medical Precepts Committee

Houston Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
1996 - Present Member
1997 - 1999 Delegate to Board of Governors of AAO - HNS
1991 - 1997 Alternate for Public Relations to the Board of Governors of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
1986 President
1985 President Elect
1984 Secretary/Treasurer

The Methodist Center for Performing Arts Medicine
2005   Participating Physician

The Face Foundation
1995 - Present Founder and President

Texas Medical Association
2007 - present TEXPAC Executive Committee
2007 - present  T MA Foundation Board of Trustees
2004 - 2010  Member, Committee on Professional Liability
2005 Member TMA Foundation Leadership Society
2000 - 2004 Member Candidate Evaluation Committee, Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee (TEXPAC)
2004 - present TEXPAC District Chair and Board of Directors

Texas Society of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
2000 - Present Senior Advisor & Member

American Association of Foundations for Medical Care
1973 - 1974 Board Member

American College of Surgeons
1986 Member, Committee on Defining Payment Units
1975 - 1983 Candidate Member

American Council of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
1980 Chairman, Committee on Cost Containment
1980 Member, Public Relations and Public Information Committee
1979 Board Member [Resident Representative]

American Medical Student Association (AMSA, formerly SAMA)
1982 - 1992 American Society for Liposuction Surgery
1974 Chairman, Medical Education Committee
1973 National President

Baylor College of Medicine
1976 - 1979 Member, Committee on Graduate Medical Education
1976 - 1979 Officer, Baylor Housestaff Association
1976 - 1979 Editor, Baylor Housestaff Newsletter
1979 Chairman, Cost- Effectiveness Committee
1979 Consultant, Baylor Housestaff Association

Facial Plastic Surgery Information Service
1995 - 1996 Board of Directors and Treasurer

Sam Houston Memorial Hospital
1993 - 1994 Chief, Department of Surgery
1990 - 1994 Executive Committee Member

Spring Branch Medical Center
1996 - 1998 Alternate Delegate to the OMSS at the American Medical Association
1996 - 1998 Member, Medical Executive Committee
1994 - 1996 Chairman, Surgery Sub - Committee
1994 - 1996 Vice Chairman, Surgery Department

2006 “2006 Best Doctors as Chosen by their Peers” - Top Doctors Houston H Texas Magazine ® September 2006
2006 “Houston’s Top Docs for Women,” HTEXAS ® Magazine
2005 “TEXAS Super Doctors 2005,” Texas Monthly ® Magazine
2005 - 2008 “Physician’s Recognition Award with Commendation,” American Medical Association
2005 - 2006 “Best Doctors in America” awarded by BestDoctors.com; “Best Doctors” Inc. of Boston, MA and Aiken, SC
2004 - 2005 “America’s Top Physicians” awarded by Consumers’ Research Council of America, Washington D.C.
2002 - 2005 “Physician’s Recognition Award,” American Medical Association
2003 - 2004 "Best Doctors in America" awarded by BestDoctors.com; "Best Doctors" Inc. of Boston, MA and Aiken, SC
2003 "Best Doctor for Nose Surgery," 2003 Ultimate Houston Guide, Houston Chronicle
2003 "America's Top Physicians" awarded by Consumers' Research Council of America, Washington D.C.
2002 "William K. Wright Award," American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgeons
2002 Inductee, Howard Smith Legacy Society
2002 - 2005 "Physician's Recognition Award," American Medical Association
2002 " Houston's Best Doctors," Inside Houston Magazine
2001 " Houston's Best Doctors," Inside Houston Magazine
2001 - 2002 "Best Doctors in America" awarded by "Best Doctors" Inc. of Boston, MA and Aiken, SC
2000 - 2001 "Best Doctors in America" awarded by "Best Doctors" Inc. of Boston, MA and Aiken, SC
1999 Voted "Best Surgeon in Houston For Nose Surgery & Corrective Nose Surgery", The Best Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons Listed by Procedure and by Major U.S. City
1991 - 1994 "Physician's Recognition Award," American Medical Association
1989 Honor Award, American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
1989 Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)
1982 - 1983 "Physician's Recognition Award," American Medical Association

Publications

Chiu RJ; Kridel RWH: “Fractionated Potothermolysis: The Fraxel™ 1550-nm Glass Fiber Laser Treatment.” Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, May 2007; Vol. 15, Issue 2: 229-237.

Kridel RWH, Commentary in Evolution in Techniques: Personal Perspectives.  Journal of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery, February 2007, Volume 23, Number 1

Dr. Kridel was quoted in a recent article in the Houston Chronicle.

Kridel RWH, Guest Editor: Revision Rhinoplasty. Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, Nov 2006; Vol. 14, Issue 4.

Kridel RWH; Chiu RJ: “The Management of Alar Columellar Disproportion in Revision Rhinoplasty.”  Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, Nov 2006; Vol. 14, Issue 4: 313-329.

Kridel RWH, Soliemanzadeh P: “Tip Grafts in Revision Rhinoplasty.” Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, Nov 2006; Vol. 14, Issue 4: 331-341.

Kridel RWH: “Difficult Revision Case: Repeated Trauma.” Facial Plastic Surgery
Clinics of North America, Nov 2006; Vol. 14, Issue 4: 397-400.

Kridel, RWH; Castellano, R.: " A Simplified Approach to Alar Base Reduction: A review of 124 Patients over 20 years. " Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, Volume 7: No. 2; Mar - April 2005; pp 81-93.

Kridel, RWH; Kelly, Paul E. and MacGregor, Allison: Chapter 44 " The Nasal Septum ." 4th Edition of Cummings: Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery, Elsevier/ Mosby: 2005; Vol. 2: pp 1001-1027.

Kridel, RWH: "Considerations in the Etiology, Treatment, and Repair of Septal Perforations." Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, Elsevier/ Saunders: 2004; Vol. 12: pp 435- 450.

Kridel, RWH; Yoon, Patricia J; and Koch, R James: " The Prevention and Correction of Nasal Tip Bossae in Rhinoplasty " Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, Volume 5: No. 5; Sept- Oct 2003.

Kridel, RWH; and Kelly, Paul E.: "Cheek Lifts: Percutaneous elevation of the malar fat pad and its softening effects on the nasolabial groove." Plastic Surgery Products, August 2003.

Kridel, RWH; and Liu, Edmund S.: " Techniques for Creating Inconspicuous Face-lift Scars, Avoiding Visible Incisions and Loss of Temporal Hair " Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, Volume 5: No. 4; July- Aug 2003.

Kridel, RWH; and Liu, Edmund S.: "Post-Rhinoplasty Nasal Cysts and the Use of Petroleum-Based Ointments and Nasal Packing" Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, July 2003.

Kridel, RWH; and Liu, Edmund S.: " Evaluation of Nasoalveolar Cysts for the Facial Plastic Surgeon " Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, Volume 5: 185-188; Mar- April 2003

Hanasono, M.; Kridel, RWH; Pastorek, N.; Glasgold, M. and Koch, J.: " Correction of the Soft Tissue Pollybeak Using Triamcinolone Injection ." Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, Volume 4: 26-30; Jan- Mar 2002.

Kridel, RWH and Foda, H.: "Nasal Septal Perforation: Prevention, Management, and Repair." In: Ira D. Papel, MD ed. Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, second edition. New York: Thieme, 2002: Chap. 41: 473 - 481.

Kridel, RWH and Kelly, P.: "Liposuction of the Face and Neck- The Art of Facial Sculpture." In: Ira D. Papel, MD ed. Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, second edition. New York: Thieme, 2002: Chap. l9: 208 - 222.

Kridel, RWH: "Acellular Human Dermis for Facial Soft Tissue Augmentation." Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, Vol. l 9, No.3: 413 - 437, Aug 2001.

Foda, Hossam M.T. and Kridel, RWH: " Lateral Crural Steal and Lateral Crural Overlay - An Objective Evaluation ." The Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. AMA, Vol. 125: 1365- 1370; Dec 1999.

Kridel, RWH and Rezaee, A. "Male Rhinoplasty." Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. WB Saunders Company, Nov 1999.

Kridel, RWH, Scott, B., and Foda, H.: "The Tongue- in- Groove Technique in Septorhinoplasty." Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery 1(4) 246- 256; Oct- Dec 1999.

Kridel, RWH: "Septal Perforation Repair." Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, W.B. Saunders Company: 1999.

Kridel, RWH; Lunde, K.: " Nasal Septal Reconstruction, Review and Update." Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, W.B. Saunders Company: 1999; Vol.7, No. 1: 105 - 113.

Kridel, RWH: "AlloDerm® Lip Augmentation Techniques and Problem Avoidance." The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, Vol. 15, No. 3: 251 - 258; 1998.

Kridel, RWH, and Covello, L: "The Aging Face." Head and Neck Surgery - Otolaryngology. Second Edition. Lippincott- Raven Publishers, 1998: 2693- 2716.

Kridel, RWH; Foda, H; and Lunde, K.: " Septal Perforation Repair with Acellular Human Dermal Allograft ." Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Vol. 124: 73- 78, 1998.

Kridel, RWH: "Combined Septal Perforation Repair with Revision Rhinoplasty." Russell W.H. Kridel, M.D., ed. Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. W.B. Saunders Company: 1995; Vol. 3, No. 4: 459- 472.

Kridel, RWH: "Revision Rhinoplasty" Russell W.H. Kridel, M.D. ed. Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. W.B. Saunders Company: 1995; Vol. 3, No. 4.

Kridel, RWH, and Kraus, WM: "Grafts and Implants in Revision Rhinoplasty." Russell W.H. Kridel, M.D., ed. Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. W.B. Saunders Company: 1995: Vol. 3, No. 4; 473- 486.

Kridel, RWH, and Yee, S: "Psychological, Financial, and Legal Considerations in Secondary Rhinoplasty." Russell W.H. Kridel, M.D., ed. Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. W.B. Saunders Company: 1995: Vol. 3, No. 4; 347- 351.

Kridel, RWH, Konior, RJ: "Irradiated Cartilage Grafts in the Nose: A Preliminary Report." Michael M. Paparella, M.D. and G. Richard Holt, M.D. (eds). Yearbook of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery 1994; 196- 197.

Konior, R. and Kridel, RWH: "Tissue Expansion in Scalp Surgery." R. Konior, M.D. and D. Rousso, M.D., (eds). Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. W.B. Saunders: 1994: Vol. 2, No. 2, 203- 217.

Konior, R; and Kridel, RWH: "Irradiated Cartilage Grafts in the Nose: A Preliminary Report." S. H. Miller, M.D., ed. Yearbook of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery 1994. 204- 205.

Konior, R; and Kridel, RWH: "Controlled Nasal Tip Positioning via the Open Rhinoplasty Approach." Dean M. Toriumi, M.D., ed. Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. W. B. Saunders Company: 1993; Vol. 1: No. 1, pp 53- 62.

Kridel, RWH: "The Open Approach for Repair of Septal Perforations." Rollin K. Daniel, M.D., ed. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: Rhinoplasty. Little Brown and Company: 1993.

Konior, R and Kridel, RWH: "Management of Alopecia." Byron Bailey, MD, ed. Head and Neck Surgery - Otolaryngology. J. B. Lippincott: 1993: 2338- 2348.

Kridel, RWH and Bressler, F.: "The Aging Face." Byron Bailey, M.D., ed. Head and Neck Surgery - Otolaryngology. J. B. Lippincott: 1993: 2217- 2245.

Kridel, RWH and Konior, R.: "Use of Irradiated Cartilage Grafts in the Nose." Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Vol. 119: 24- 31, 1993.

Kridel, RWH and Bressler, F.: "Surgery of the Aging Face: Advances and Considerations in Functional Facial Plastic Surgery." J. Josephson, M.D., ed. Medical Clinics of North America. Vol. 77, No. 3: 657- 675, 1993.

Kridel, RWH and Pacella, B.: "Complications of Liposuction." David Eisele, M.D., ed. Complications of Head and Neck Surgery. Mosby Year Book Company: 1992.

Kridel, RWH; and Konior, R.: "Controlled Nasal Tip Rotation Via the Lateral Crural Overlay Technique." S. Miller M.D., ed. Year Book of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery 1992: 151- 153.

Kridel, RWH; and Konior, R.: "Suction Lipectomy." Nachlas M. D. and Papel M. D., (eds). Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Mosby Year Book Company: 1991:
184- 192.

Konior, R; and Kridel, RWH: "Management of Male Pattern Alopecia." Byron Bailey M.D., ed. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. J.B. Lippincott: 1991.

Kridel, RWH; Konior, R; Shumrick, K.; and Wright, W.: "Advances in Nasal Tip Surgery - The Lateral Crural Steal." F. Barton, ed. Selected Readings in Plastic Surgery. Vol. 6, 1991.

Kridel, RWH and Konior, R: "Dome Truncation for Management of the Overprojected Nasal Tip" excerpted in Paparella- Bailey (eds). Year Book of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery 1991: 221- 222.

Kridel, RWH; and Konior, R.: "Suction Lipectomy" Aesthetic Facial Surgery, Krause C, Mangat D, Pastorek N, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co. 1991: 689- 705.

Kridel, RWH and Konior, R.: "The Underprojected Tip" Aesthetic Facial Surgery, Krause C, Mangat D, Pastorek N, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co. 1991: 191- 228.

Kridel, RWH; and Konior, R.: "Controlled Nasal Tip Rotation via the Lateral Crural Overlay Technique" Archives of Otolaryngology, Vol. 117: 411- 415, 1991.

Shumrick, K.; Mangal, A.; and Kridel, RWH: "Dermabrasion and Chemical Peel." Eds. Paparella et al Otolaryngology- Third Edition, Vol. 4, W.B. Saunders Co: 1990.

Konior, R; and Kridel, RWH: "Lateral Crural Techniques for Repositioning the Nasal Tip." In Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Vol. 1: 6- 13, 1990.

Konior, R; and Kridel, RWH: "The Congenital Nasal Dermoid Cyst - Management Utilizing the External Rhinoplasty Approach." Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Head and Neck. Chapter 131, B.C. Decker 1990.

Kridel, RWH; and Konior, R.: "The Large Nose." George Gates, M.D., ed. Current Therapy in Otolaryngology. B.C. Decker 1990: 4th ed., 126- 131.

Kridel, RWH; and Konior, R.: "Dome Truncation for Management of the Overprojected Tip." Annals of Plastic Surgery. Vol. 24: 385 - 396, 1990.

Kridel, RWH; Wright, W.; Konior, R.; and Shumrick, K.: "Advances in Nasal Tip Surgery - The Lateral Crural Steal." Archives of Otolaryngology. Vol. 115: 1206 - 1212, 1989.

Kridel, RWH; and Szachowicz, E.: "Non- Caucasian Rhinoplasty with the Open Approach." Facial Plastic Surgery - International Quarterly Monographs. 5:2, 179 - 187, winter 1988.

Kridel, RWH; and Shumrick, K.: "Comparison of Injectable Silicone Versus Collagen for Soft Tissue Augmentation." Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology. Supplement I: 66- 72, July 1988.

Kridel, RWH and Szachowicz, E.: "Adjunctive Measures to Rhinoplasty." Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America. Vol. 20: No. 4: 895- 912, November 1987.

Kridel, RWH; Appling, D.; and Wright, W.: "Septal Perforation Closure Utilizing the External Septorhinoplasty Approach." Edition français- Journal d'O.R.L., Novembre, 1986. Intérêt de la rhinoseptoplastie par voie externe pour la fermeture des perforations septales." Arch. Otolaryngol. - Journal d'O. R.L., Vol. 5: No. 25: 125- 129, 1986.

Kabaker, S.; Kridel, RWH; Krugman, M.; and Swenson, R.: "Tissue Expansion in the Treatment of Alopecia." Archives of Otolaryngology. 112: 720- 725, July 1986.

Kridel, RWH; Appling, D.; and Wright, W.: "Septal Perforation Closure Utilizing the External Septorhinoplasty Approach." Archives of Otolaryngology. 112: 168- 172, February 1986.

Fairbanks, D.; Kridel, RWH; "Nasal Septal Perforation: Closure Utilizing the External Septorhinoplasty Approach." Nasal Septal Perforation: Surgical Management, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. 1985 Instruction Section, Course 2411.

Kridel, RWH; Aguilar, E.; and Wright, W.: "Complications of Rhytidectomy." Ear Nose and Throat Journal 64 (12): 44- 56, December 1985.

Kridel, RWH; Appling, D.; and Wright, W.: "Closure of Septal Perforations: A Simplified Method via the External Septorhinoplasty Approach." -Ward, P. and Berman, W., Editors: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Head and Neck: Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium (Los Angeles, 1983), Vol. I: The C.V. Mosby Co.: 183- 188, 1984.

Kridel, RWH: "Health Costs: We Can't Control What We Can't See," Medical Economics. January 1984.

Kridel, RWH; Miller, R.; and Greenberg, D.: "Ossifying Fibroma - Diagnostic Clarification." Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 91 (5): 568- 572, October 1983.

Wright, W.; and Kridel, RWH; "External Septorhinoplasty, A Tool for Teaching and for Improved Results." Laryngoscope 91 (6): 945- 951, June 1981.

Kridel, RWH; and Winston, D.: "Cost Effective Medical Care." Chicago, American Medical Association, 1978.

Pending Publications

Kridel, RWH: "Nasal Tip Deprojection" Accepted for future publication, Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America.

Kridel, RWH: "Tongue in Groove Techniques in the Ethnic Nose" Accepted for future publication, Facial Plastic Surgery Monographs.

Liu, Edmund S., and Kridel, RWH: "The Fate of Acellular Dermal Grafts in the Nose," Work in progress.

Kridel, RWH; Liu, Edmund S.; and Carol G. Hart, R.N., M.S.N.: "Irradiated Homograft Cartilage Grafts in Rhinoplasty: Long-term Results," Work in progress.

Kridel, RWH "The Aging Nose," Work in progress.

The University of Illinois 31th Midwinter Symposium on Practical Surgical Challenges in Otolaryngology
Snowmass, Colorado
February 19-23, 2007
“Prevention & Treatment of Septal Perforations”
“Simplified Facelifting with Inconspicuous Incisions”
“Browlift”

Curso Internacional de la Sociedad Mexicana de Otorrinolaringología y Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello (Mexican Society of OT-HNS)
Hotel Camino Real
Polanco, México, D.F.
February 15-17, 2007
"Facial Analysis in surgical planning in rhinoplasty"
"Internal and external approaches to the nasal tip"
"Rhinoplasty (personal technique)"
Panel Discussion

57th National ENT Conference
Sociedad Española de Otorrinolaringología y Patología Cervical Facial
Granada, Spain
September 28 - October 4, 2006
“Face Lifts with Inconspicuous Incisions”
“Surgery of the Nasal Tip”
“Methods of Forehead Rejuvenation”

Grand Rounds - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Department of Otolaryngology
Houston, TX
September 21, 2006
“Septal Perforation Repair”

American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Annual Fall Meeting
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 14-16, 2006
 “The Fraxel Experience”
 “CO2 and Fraxel Laser Resurfacing of the Face”
Panel member: “Nasal Septal Perforations”

American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Annual Fall Meeting
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 17-19, 2006
“Nasal Septal Perforation; Prevention and Surgical Management”

Summer Update in Otolaryngology
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Beaver Creek, Colorado
July 22-28, 2006
“Airway Considerations in Rhinoplasty”
“Facelift Surgery Made Simple”
“Preventing and Repairing Septal Perforations”

AAFPRS 9th International Symposium of Facial Plastic Surgery
Las Vegas, NV
May 1-4, 2006
Panel moderator– “Facial Skin Rejuvenation from the Experts:  What’s New, What Works, and What’s a Bust”
Panel moderator– “Septoplasty & Septal Perforations”
Panel moderator– “Secondary Rhinoplasty”
Panelist– “How I Do Rhinoplasty & Why”
Panelist– “Targeted Problems in Rhinoplasty”

Grand Rounds - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Houston, TX
April 17, 2006
“Prevention and Repair of Nasal Septal Perforations via the Rhinoplasty Approach”

30th Annual Midwinter Symposium on Practical Surgical Challenges in Otolaryngology.
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Snowmass Village, Colorado
February 20 - 24, 2006
“Septal Perforations: Prevention & Treatment”
“Airway Considerations in Rhinoplasty”

Grand Rounds - The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
New York, New York
December 1, 2005
“Tip Plasty”

Portland Rhinoplasty Course 2005
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon
July 29-31, 2005
Faculty Guest of Honor
“Primary rhinoplasty - personal approach”
“Revision rhinoplasty - personal approach”
“Personal perspective on rhinoplasty surgery”
“Rhinoplasty consultation / patient selection”
“Modifications of the nasal dorsum”
“Management of the difficult tip”
“Cadaver lab dissection lab”
Panel moderator - “Management of complications; New horizons in rhinoplasty”
Panel member - “Revision rhinoplasty”
Panel member - “Personal preferences and rationale in rhinoplasty”

Advances in Rhinoplasty 2005 AAFPRS
Chicago, IL June 26-29, 2005
“Septoplasty and Turbinates”
Panelist: Nasal Tip Surgery
Panelist: Virtual Rhinoplasty
Panelist: How I do it: Managing the Alar Base
Moderator: Afternoon Session “Personal Rhinoplasty Approach”
Panelist: Ethnic Rhinoplasty
Panel Moderator: Secondary Rhinoplasty Panel

5th Annual Charleston Magnolia Conference
MUSC Medical University Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
Charleston, SC
June 2-4, 2005
“Preventing and Repairing Septal Perforations”
“Safe Facelifts with Inconspicuous Incisions”
“Achieving Projection and Rotation in Rhinoplasty”
Otology Panel Member

Arab Health Otolaryngology Update 2005
Dubai, UAE
February 10-16, 2005
“Tip Rotation, Projection, and Deprojection”
“Avoiding Pitfalls in Rhinoplasty”
“Nasal Valve Incompetence”
Rhinoplasty Panel Member: “Nasal Tip”
Rhinoplasty Panel Moderator: “Nasal Valve”

Naso & Dintorni 2004 6º Videocorso di Chirugia Nasale e Facciale
Rome, Italy
November 18-20, 2004
“An Eclectic Approach to Rhinoplasty”
“Tip Techniques for Rotation and Projection”
Three Live Surgeries: rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty and rhytidectomy with submental liposuction and platysmaplasty

2004 Fall Meeting Texas Cosmetic Surgical Society
Fredricksburg, Texas
October 9, 2004
"Face Lift Incisions"
“Considerations with Male Rhinoplasty”

AAFPRS 40th Anniversary and 2004 Fall Meeting
New York, NY
September 21-24, 2004
"Ethnic Rhinoplasty"
Soft Tissue Augmentation Workshop: “Alloderm in the Face"
Panel Member: “Is Radiofrequency Skin Tightening Efficacious?”

Core Lecture - University of Texas Medical School
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Facial Plastic Surgery
Houston, TX
June 2, 2004
"Facial Plastics"

3rd International Update Course: Otolaryngology Underwater
University of Pennsylvania Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Cozumel, Mexico
May 18-23, 2004
“Male Rhinoplasty”
“Treatment of Septal Perforations via a Rhinoplasty Approach”
“Laser Skin Resurfacing: An Update”
“Face Lift Techniques”

Around the Nose- 5th International Course on Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery of the Nose and Face
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
May 12-14, 2004
Lecturer of Honor: “Around the Nose”
“Nasal Implants and Grafts”
“Rhytidoplasty - Face lifting”

American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Annual Spring Meeting - COSM
Phoenix, AZ
May 1-3, 2004
Panel member: “Extreme Makeovers”

21st Annual Symposium on Facial Plastic Surgery
New Jersey Academy of Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery
Trenton, NJ
April 7, 2004
“Facelift Incisions”
“Forehead lifts”
“Facial Implants”
Panel Member: “Office Based Non-surgical Options for Facial Rejuvenation”

AAFPRS 11th Annual Winter Symposium
Snowmass, CO
February 13-16, 2004
“CO2 Laser Resurfacing”
“Nasal Tip Surgery”

AAFPRS 2003 Fall Meeting
Orlando, FL
September 22-23, 2003
“Avoiding Rhinoplasty Mistakes”
Rhinoplasty Panel Moderator: “Is this Nose Overprojected?”

American Academy of Otolaryngology 2003 Annual Meeting
Orlando, FL
September 21-20, 2003
“Nasal Septal Perforations: Surgical Management”

Advances in Rhinoplasty; American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Chicago, IL
June 25-29, 2003
“Personal Rhinoplasty Philosophy”
“Septoplasty & Turbinates”
“Selection of Osteotomies; Lessons Learned from Long-term Follow-up”
Video presentations: “Spare Parts Nasal Salvage,” and “Primary External Rhinoplasty Showing Osteotomy Detail”
Panel Member: “Autograft, Homograft, or Alloplast?”

Residents Lecture
Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology and the Communicative Sciences
Houston, TX
April 28, 2003
"Reconstructive Rhinoplasty and Airway Concerns"

5th Annual Howard W. Smith Lectureship
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
New York, New York
March 20, 2003
“Graduated Conservation Techniques in Nasal Tip Surgery”
“Septal Perforation Repair”

Grand Rounds Presentation New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
New York City, New York
March 20, 2003
“Common Pitfalls of Rhinoplasty”

AAFPRS 10th Annual Winter Symposium
Snowmass, CO
February 15-21, 2003
“Use of Alloderm in the Face & Nose”
“Inconspicuous Incisions in Facelift Surgery”
“Traditional SMAS Facelift Still Has a Place in Facial Rejuvenation”
“Submalar, Malar, & Chin Implants”
“Male Rhinoplasty-Psychological & Surgical Considerations”
Panel Member: “My Preferred Implant” and “Challenging Rhinoplasty Cases”
Panel Moderator: “Facelift: My Preferred Technique”

XIII Congress: Mexican Society of Rhinology
Las Vegas, Nevada
November 10-14, 2002
“Male Rhinoplasty: Psychological Considerations & Surgical Technique”
“The Gradual Approach for Projection & Rotation of the Nasal Tip”
Panel Member: “Rhinology & Facial Plastic Surgery”

9th International Course in Modern Rhinoplasty Techniques
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
October 8-17, 2002
Lecturer of Honor: “The Ethnic Nose”
“Down Projection of the Nasal Tip”
“Revision Rhinoplasty”
Live Surgery Presentation

American Academy of Otolaryngology 2002 Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA
September 22-25, 2002
“Nasal Septal Perforations: Surgical Management”

Rejuvenation of the Aging Face
San Diego, CA September 20-22, 2002
“Inconspicuous Incision Design in Face Lifting”
“CO2 Laser Resurfacing: Still the Gold Standard?”
Faculty: Cadaver Dissection Laboratory, “Endobrow/ Forehead Lifting Techniques”
Panel Moderator: “Lower Face Rejuvenation”
Lectures, Presentations & Speaking Engagements Continued

AAFPRS 2002 Fall Meeting
San Diego, CA September 19-21, 2002
“Long Term Results Utilizing Irradiated Homograft Costal Cartilage Rib Grafts in the Nose”

16th Annual Symposium on the Latest Advances in Cosmetic Surgery of the Face
Newport Beach, CA August 7- 11, 2002
“Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Tip Modification, But Were Afraid to Ask”

8th International Symposium of Facial Plastic Surgery
New York, NY April 29- May 5, 2002
“Long Term Follow-Up of Laser Resurfacing”
“Optimal Facelift Incisions”
Panel Member: “Laser Skin Rejuvenation--Ablative vs. Non-Ablative,” & “Laser Skin Resurfacing”

Adventures in Medicine, TEXMED 2002
Dallas, TX April 17-20, 2002
“Septoplasty Update”
“Advances in Nasal Tip Rhinoplasty”

Latest Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery,
AAFPRS 9th Annual Winter Symposium
Vail, CO March 4-8, 2002
“Inconspicuous Incisions in Facelift Surgery”
“Tongue in Groove Technique for Tip Rotation and Hanging Columella”
“Minimally Invasive Aesthetic Rejuvenation”
“Treatment of Actinic Keratosis and BCCA with Laser Resurfacing”
Moderator for the Panel on Facial Implants

The Mexican Society of Otorhinolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery
Curso Internacional XXIII
Mexico City, Mexico February 21-23, 2002
“Reduction of the Nasal Dorsum and Dorsal Augmentation in Rhinoplasty”
“Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery”

18th Annual Scientific Meeting, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
January 31- February 3, 2002
“Successful Facelifts with Inconspicuous Incision”
“The Tongue in Groove Technique for Tip Rotation and Caudal Septal Displacement Correction”

Lectures, Presentations & Speaking Engagements Continued
University of Texas Department of Plastic Surgery
Houston, TX November 19, 2001
“Challenges to Male Rhinoplasty”

The Art of Rhinoplasty
San Francisco, CA
November 2-5, 2001
“Tip Rotation and Projection”
“Septal Deviation and Caudal Dislocation”
“Alar Base Reduction”
“Revision Rhinoplasty”
“Septal Perforations”
“The Overly Projected Nose”

Controversies in Facial Plastic Surgery
Key Largo, FL
October 26-28, 2001
“Controversies in Surgical Technique”
“Revisional Rhinoplasty: My Approach”
“Nasal Tip Grafting: Only the Open Approach”
“Lip Augmentation with AlloDerm”

Bridgeport Facial Plastic Society
Portland, OR
October 13-16, 2001
“Male Rhinoplasty-Why Never to do one”

University of Texas Department of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds
Houston, TX
October 11, 2001
“Rhytidectomy”

Colombian Society of Facial Plastic Surgery and Rhinology Course National Meeting
Cartagena, Colombia
October 2-7, 2001
“Facelift Incisions”
“Facial Rejuvenation”
“Revision Rhinoplasty”

AAFPRS 2001 Fall Meeting
Denver, CO
September 4-10, 2001
“Revision Rhinoplasty Instruction Course”
“Outgoing President’s Address”

Newport Beach Facial Plastic Course
Newport, CA
August 8-12, 2001
“Male Rhinoplasty”
“Handling Nasal Tip Bossae”
“The Medico-Legal Risks of Practicing Plastic Surgery in the 21st Century”
“Planning and delivering inconspicuous facelift incisions”

AAFPRS Advanced Rhinoplasty Course
Chicago, IL
June 26-July 1, 2001
“Septoplasty and Turbinate Surgery”
“Closure of Septal Perfs”
“Nasal Base Reduction”
Peri-operative Panel Moderater: Bob Simons video, Afternoon session
Wrap up Panel

Training Workshop on Skin Resurfacing, Laser Hair Removal, and Microdermabrasion
Houston, TX June 7, 2001

AAFPRS Spring Meeting - COSM
Marriott’s Desert Springs
Palm Desert, CA
May 12-16, 2001
“The Prevention and Correction of Nasal Tip Bossae”
“Deprojection Techniques for the Nasal Tip”
Panel member: “Non-Surgical Complications in Rhinoplasty”

International Instructional Masterclass; Exploring Challenging Territories in Endonasal Endoscopic Microsurgery,
Advanced Rhinoplasty and Facial Aesthetic Surgery
Milan, Italy
March 25 - 31, 2001
“Facelift Incisions”
“Complications: Dealing with the Unhappy Patient”
“Tip Dynamics”
“Alar Base Surgery”
“Hanging Columella and Deviated Caudal Septum”
“Take Home Message”

Rhinoplasty Panel - Houston Otolaryngology Society
Houston, TX
March 15, 2001
“Nasal Tip Bossae”

AAFPRS Winter Symposium: Latest Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery
Snowmass, CO
March 4 - 8, 2001
“Approaches to the Hanging Columella”
“Alar Base Wedge Resection”
“Facelift Incisions: Making them Inconspicuous”
“Actinic Keratosis and BCCA with Laser Resurfacing”

Joint AAOMS - AAFPRS Mid-Winter Conference
Tampa Bay, FL
February 9, 2001
Opening Remarks

LifeCell Corporation Visit
Branchburg, NJ
February 1-4, 2001
“AlloDerm Augmentation in the Face”

Houston Society of Otolaryngology Meeting
Houston, TX
January 18, 2001
“Saddle nose deformity”
Panel member: “Challenges in Rhinoplasty”

AAFPRS Fall Meeting - 2000
Washington, DC
September 23, 2000
“Alloderm Resorption”
“Avoidance of Complications of ePTFE”
Panel on New Technology & Devices

The Nose 2000 & Beyond - International Rhinological Society
Washington, DC
September 23, 2000
“The Crooked Nose”

AAOHNS Annual Fall Meeting - 2000
Washington, DC
September 24 - 27, 2000
“Septal Perforation”
“Nasal Tip”

7th Annual Resident Research & Alumni Conference: Guest Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Little Rock, AR
June 23-24, 2000
“Facial Rejuvenation”
“Advances in Nasal Tip Surgery”

31st Annual Otolaryngological Conference
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Department of Otolaryngology
Galveston, TX
June 9-10, 2000
“Lasers for Facial Cosmetic Surgery”
“Chemical Peels vs. Laser for Skin Resurfacing and Rejuvenation”
“Wrinkles & Lips - Soft Tissue Augmentation”

LifeCell Corporation
Chicago, IL
Guest Lecturer
June 2 - 3, 2000

AAFPRS 2000 Spring Meeting
Orlando, FL
May 12 - 15, 2000
“Correction of the Pollybeak Deformity Using Intralesional Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide”
“Long Term Evaluation of Ruby Laser Hair Reduction”
Panel member: “Triologic Society - Nasal Valve”
Moderator: “Nasal-Septal Deviation”
Masters Seminar: “Precise Control of the Nasal Tip”, “Finesse in Perioperative Rhinoplasty”

XXXVth Middle East Medical Assembly
Beirut, Lebanon
May 4 - 8, 2000
“Dynamics of Rhinoplasty”
“Management of Septal Perforation”

19th Annual Meeting of the Florida Society of Dermatologic Surgeons
Orlando, FL
April 28 - 30, 2000
“Lasers for Aging Skin, Hair, and Tattoo Removal and Vascular Lesions”
“Facial Soft Tissue Augmentation”

Dallas Otolaryngology Society
University of Texas - Southwest Medical Center
April 7, 2000
“Advances in Nasal Tip Rhinoplasty”
“Laser Resurfacing/Chemical Peels & Facial Rejuvenation”

Public Forum
Sherwood Forest Garden Club
Houston, TX
March 8, 2000

Rejuvenation 2000
San Diego, CA
February 16– 19, 2000
“Aesthetic & Functional Rejuvenation of the Aging Nose”
“Use of Malar Submalar Implants for Improved Mid– Face Results & Total Rejuvenation”
“Intro & Overview of Forehead Lifting”
Moderator - “Face Lifting”
Panel member: “Controversies in Facial Plastic Surgery”

Bernstein Rhinoplasty Course
San Francisco, CA
November 12– 14, 1999
“External Rhinoplasty Approach”
“Septoplasty and Correction of Caudal Dislocation”
“Septal Perforations”
“Nasal Grafting”
“Secondary Rhinoplasty”
“Tip Rotation”
“Alar Base Reduction”

Stanford University Grand Rounds
Stanford, CA
November 11, 1999
“Septal Perforations”
“Alar Base Reduction”

Controversies in Facial Plastic Surgery
Coral Reef, FL
October 21 - 25, 1999
“Irradiated Rib Cartilage for Septal Replacement”
“Antibiotics and Antifungals in Laser Resurfacing”
“Lips: My Approach”
Panels: “Rhinoplasty”
“Upper Face Rejuvenation”
“Minimal Invasive Techniques”

University of Texas Health Science Center Grand Rounds
Houston, TX
October 11, 1999
“Nasal Tip Surgery”

AAFPRS Annual Fall Meeting
New Orleans, LA
September 23, 1999
“Ten Public Relations Mistakes”

The Art of Rhinoplasty
Tripler Army Medical Center
Honolulu, HI
August 16, 1999

XXXIV Graduation Meeting in Otolaryngology– Head and Neck Surgery
Dorado, Puerto Rico
June 24– 25, 1999
"Repair of Septal Perforations"
"Nasal Tip Rotation, Projection & Definition"
"Nasal Tip Deprojection & Treatment of the Hanging Columella"

Rhinoplasty for the New Millennium, The Advanced Rhinoplasty Course
Chicago, IL
June 15– 20, 1999
“Repair of Septal Perforations”
Panel member: “Accurate Coding and Reimbursement”

AAFPRS Annual Spring Meeting
Palm Desert, CA
April 30, 1999
" Ruby Laser Hair Removal”

Visiting Professor at Stanford University
Stanford, CA
1999
"Nasal Tip Surgery"

Controversies in Facial Plastic Surgery
Key Largo, FL
October 29 - November 1, 1998
"Why Bone Bars are Preferable to Suture Fixation in Endoscopic Forehead Lifts"
"Alloderm® in the Lips: Does it Last?"

Plastic Surgery of the Nose; Cultural & Medical Seminar
Florence, Italy
August 1-5, 1998
Faculty

7th International Symposium
Orlando, FL
June 16– 20, 1998
Moderator - "Laser Resurfacing"
"Tip Rhinoplasty"
"Soft Tissue Augmentation"

St. Louis University Grand Rounds
St. Louis University Hospital
St. Louis, MO
May 20, 1998
"Nasal Tip Surgery"

San Antonio Society of Otolaryngology– Head and Neck Surgery
San Antonio, TX
May 2, 1998
"Facial Rejuvenation Surgery Including Endoscopic Forehead Lift"
"Surgical Management of Septal Perforation"

The First International Congress for The Jordanian Society of Otolaryngology -
Head and Neck Surgery and Associated Branches
Amman, Jordan
April 17– 27, 1998
"Tip Surgery in Rhinoplasty"

Aging Face '97
Indianapolis, IN
October 16– 19, 1997
"Avoiding Complications in Facelift Surgery"
"Hairline Management and Choice of Incisions"
"CO2 Laser Resurfacing vs. Chemical Peels"
"Management of Tip Ptosis in the Aging Nose"

Colombian Rhinology and Facial Plastic Society Meeting
Cali, Colombia
October 11– 13, 1997
"Nasal Tip Projection"
"Nasal Tip Deprojection"
"The Aging Nose and Tip Rotation"
"CO2 Laser Resurfacing and Other Lasers in Facial Plastic Surgery"
"Facial Rejuvenation Surgery Including Endoscopic Forehead Lift"
"Revision Rhinoplasty"

AAFPRS Foundation 1997 Fall Meeting
San Francisco, CA
September 2– 6, 1997
"Homograft Dermis Nasal Implants"
"AlloDerm® Implantation"
"Laser Hair Removal"
"Ruby Laser: Results, Complications, Histology"
"Retroprojection of Overprojecting Nasal Tips"
"Nasal Septal Perforation Surgical Management"

Second Conjoint Symposium: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Rhinoplasty
Boston, MA
July 24– 27, 1997
"Septoplasty"
"Reduction of the Overprojecting Nose"
"Management of the Aging Nose"

The 28th Annual Otolaryngology Conference for Physicians and Nurses– “The Nose”
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Department of Otolaryngology
Galveston, TX
June 12– 14, 1997
"Surgical Repair of Septal Perforations"
"The Overprojected Nose"

AAFPRS 1997 Spring Meeting
(Held in conjunction with COSM)
Scottsdale, AZ
May 14– 16, 1997
"Current Status of Laser Hair Removal"

Alexandria 15th Annual Congress - Updated Otolaryngology
Alexandria, Egypt
April 2– 4, 1997
"Mini course on Facial Rejuvenation"
"Management of the Aging Nose"

Latest Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery
Snowmass, CO
March 16– 20, 1997
"Evaluation and Techniques in Alar Base Surgery"
"Nasal Tip Rotation"
"Nasal Tip Deprojection"
"Early Experience with the Use of AlloDerm® for Facial Augmentation"

LifeCell Corporation
Houston, TX
January 29, 1997
"AlloDerm®"

Columbia Presbyterian Grand Rounds
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, NY
October 7, 1996
"Closure of Septal Perforations"

The Art of Rhinoplasty
San Francisco, CA
November 8– 11, 1996
"Refinement in External Rhinoplasty"
"Altering Tip Projection"
"Tip Rotation"
"Septal Perforations"
"Overprojected and Underprojected Noses"

AAFPRS Foundation 1996 Fall Meeting
Washington, DC
September 24– 29, 1996
"Lateral Crural Steal and Lateral Crural Overlay: An Objective Evaluation"
"Septal Perforation Repair with Acellular Human Dermal Allograft" (Poster Presentation)

Foundation for Facial Plastic Surgery: Latest Advances in Cosmetic Surgery of the Face
Newport Beach, CA
August 6– 11, 1996
"Nasal Tip Rhinoplasty - Anyone Can Do the Easy Ones!"
"Treatment of Acne and Traumatic Scarring with the CO2 Laser "

AAFPRS 1996 Spring Meeting
Orlando, FL
May 8– 10, 1996
"Treatment of Vascular Lesions with the Copper Vapor Laser"

Rhinoplasty '96 - Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
March 14– 17, 1996
"Treatment of the Drooping Tip"
"The Aging Nose"
"Nasal Tip Bossae"

Research Study Club of Los Angeles: 65th Annual Clinical Conference
Los Angeles, CA
February 23– 24, 1996
"Septal Perforations"
"Basic Rhinoplasty"
"Surgery of the Aging Nose"

The Art of Rhinoplasty Course
San Francisco, CA
November 10– 13, 1995
"External Rhinoplasty Technique"
"Septal Perforations"
"Tip Rotation Techniques"
"Altering Tip Projection"
"Alar Base Surgery"
"Nasal Fractures"

AAO– HNS 1995 Fall Meeting
New Orleans, LA
September 1995
"Septal Perforation"

AAFPRS 1995 Fall Meeting
New Orleans, LA
September 14, 1995
"Acoustic Rhinometry in the Rhinoplasty Patient" (Scientific Session)
"Revision Rhinoplasty"

Spring Branch Medical Center Meeting
Houston, TX
March 15, 1995
"Cutaneous Lasers; Vascular, Pigmented Spots, Skin Resurfacing"

Facial Plastic Surgery: Latest Advances in Cosmetic Facial Procedures
Beaver Creek, CO
January 18– 20, 1995
"Techniques to Enhance Blepharoplasty Results"
"Rehabilitation of the Forehead and Brows including Endoscopic"
"Rhinoplasty: Pearls in Management of Difficult Nasal Surgery"

Rhinoplasty 94
Key Biscayne, FL
December 10– 15, 1994
"The Nasal Tip"
"Augmentation Rhinoplasty"
"The Deviated Nose"

Grand Rounds, Baylor College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology
Houston, TX
October 7, 1994
"Rhinoplasty"

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Conferences
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology
Houston, TX
October 6, 1994
"Rhinoplasty"

Proceeding of The Fifteenth Annual Scientific Congress
Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine
Alexandria, Egypt
July 7, 1994
"Use of Copper Vapor Laser in Facial Plastic Surgery"

Park Plaza Hospital
Houston, TX
June 29, 1994
"Nasal Airway Obstruction"

World Congress of Rhinoplasty
Philadelphia, PA
May 5, 1994
"Revision Rhinoplasty"

Grand Rounds
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology
Houston, TX
October 27, 1993
"Basics of Rhinoplasty"

The Art of Rhinoplasty
San Francisco, CA
August 24– 28, 1993
"Septal Perforations"
"External Rhinoplasty Technique"
"Tip Rotation Techniques"
"Altering Tip Projection"
"Revision Rhinoplasty"
"Alar Base Surgery"
"Case Presentations"
"Nasal Fractures"
"Adjuncts: Malar, Submalar, and Chin Implants"

Grand Rounds
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology
Houston, TX
August 6, 1993
"Nasal Tip Techniques"

Texas Otolaryngology Association Meeting
Texas Medical Association
Houston, TX
May 14, 1993
Panel member: Facial Plastic Surgery

XLIII Congreso Nacional De La Sociedad Mexicana de Otorrinolaringologia
Vera Cruz, Mexico
May 1 - 5, 1993
"The Aging Face"
"Facial Contouring Management"
Panel discussion on Facial Plastic Surgery

International Society of Hair Surgeons
World Congress
Dallas, TX
April 30 - May 2, 1993
"Tissue Expansion in the Scalp"

Emeritus Club
Harris County Medical Society
Houston, TX
October 13, 1992
"Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery"

96th Annual Meeting American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Washington, DC
September 13 - 17, 1992
"Marketing for the Otolaryngologist - 1992: Starting, Building, Maintaining a Practice"
"Tissue Expansion in Head and Neck Surgery"
"Nasal Septal Perforations: Surgical Management"

1992 AAFPRS Fall Meeting
Washington, DC
September 10 - 12, 1992
Masters Seminar Presentation:
"Rhinoplasty: Emphasizing the External Approach"

The Art of Rhinoplasty
San Francisco, CA
July 31 - August 4, 1992
"Aesthetics in Rhinoplasty"
"Septal Perforations"
"Tip Rotation Techniques"
"Open Rhinoplasty"
"Surgery for the Aging Nose"
"Nasal Fractures"
"Altering Tip Projection"
"Revision Rhinoplasty"
"Adjuncts: Malar, Submalar and Chin Implants"
Panel member: “The Airways,” “Anesthesia,” “Grafts and Augmentation”

International Course: Aesthetic Surgery of the Nose and Face
Amsterdam, Netherlands
June 11– 12, 1992
"Rhinoplasty"
"Otoplasty"
"Surgery of the Aging Face"
"Facial Scar Revision"
"Blepharoplasty Complications"
"Septal Perforation"
"Cheek Augmentation"
"Alar Notching"
"Liposuction - Current Concepts"
"Blepharoplasty - Complications"
"Rhinoplasty - Saddle Nose Deformity"
"Rhinoplasty - Surgical Nasal Anatomy"
"Rhinoplasty - Preoperative Evaluation and Documentation"
"Rhinoplasty - Osteotomies and Hump Removal"
"Rhinoplasty - The Use of Dorsal Implants"

AAFPRS Rejuvenation of the Face - 1992
Indianapolis, IN
May 28– 31, 1992
"Malar and Submalar Augmentation"
"Liposuction: Current Concepts"
"Chin Augmentation"
Videotape presentation - "Liposuction"
"Platysma Banding"
"Phenol Chemical Peel"
"Marketing for Enhancement of Facial Rejuvenation"
"Liposuction"

AAFPRS– Combined Otolaryngological Spring Meetings
Palm Desert, CA
April 9– 14, 1992
Moderator - "Cutaneous Lasers in Facial Plastic Surgery"

AAFPRS - The International Symposium on Hair Replacement Surgery
Los Angeles, CA
February 8– 11, 1992
"Tissue Expansion with Juri Flap Surgery"

Chicago VX & Otological Society
Chicago, IL
February 3, 1992
"Surgical Treatment of Septal Perforations"
"Tip Techniques with Open Rhinoplasty Approach"

University of Texas
Otolaryngology Department
Houston, TX
October 29, 1991
"Repair of Septal Perforation"

American College of Surgeons - 77th Annual Clinical Congress
Specialty Program for Otorhinolaryngology
Chicago, IL
October 20 - 25, 1991
Moderator - Interdisciplinary Panel
"The Use of Tissue Expanders in Head and Neck Surgery"

AAFPRS 1991 Fall Meeting
Kansas City, MO
September 26 - 28, 1991
"Rhinoplasty: Update on Implants & Grafts"
"Repair of Alar Notching"

95th Annual Fall Meeting - American Academy Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Kansas City, MO
September 22 - 26, 1991
"Tissue Expansion in Head and Neck Surgery"
"Nasal Septal Perforation: Surgical Management"

AAFPRS - Plastic Surgery of The Aging Face
Advanced and Basic Courses
St. Louis, MO
June 29 - July 3, 1991
"Anatomy of the Aging Nose"
"Rhinoplasty in the Aging Nose, Panel II"
"Horizontal Lid Shortening"
Moderator - "Facial Liposuction"
"Avoidance/Correction Asymmetry"
"Rhinoplasty in the Aging Nose, Panel 1"

22nd Annual Otolaryngology Course - University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston
Update in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Galveston, TX
June 8 - 9, 1991
"Malar, Submalar and Chin Implants"
"Treatment of Alopecia"
"Reconstruction of the Lip"
"Care of the Dissatisfied Patient"

AAFPRS 1991 Spring Scientific Meeting
Waikoloa, HI
May 1– 3, 1991
Program Chairman
Introductory Remarks
"Combined Septal Perforation Repair with Revision Rhinoplasty"
"Nasal Implants" (Panel Discussion)

31st Annual Visiting Professors Program
Baylor College of Medicine- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences
Houston, TX
April 22 - 23, 1991
"New Tip Techniques of Rhinoplasty"

Fifteenth Midwinter Symposium on Practical Surgical Challenges in Otolaryngology
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
February 18 - 22, 1991
"Prevention and Management of Septal Perforations"
"Revision Rhinoplasty"
"Tip Techniques in Rhinoplasty"
"Liposuction of the Face and Neck"
"Chin, Cheek, and Submalar Implants"

AAFPRS Southern Region - Winter Section Meeting
Houston, Texas
February 7 - 9, 1991
Program Chairman
Moderator
"Advances in Tip Techniques"
"Alar Base Surgery"
"Advances in Hair Replacement"

Kansas City Society of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
1990 Annual Clinical Conference
Kansas City, MO
December 6 - 7, 1990
"Prevention and Repair of Septal Perforations"
"New Trends in Facial Plastic Surgery"
"Open Rhinoplasty"
"Revision Rhinoplasty"

Fall Scientific Meeting - American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
San Diego, CA
September 11, 1990
Course: "Surgical Management of Nasal Septal Perforations"

AAFPRS 1990 Fall Scientific Meeting
San Diego, CA
September 8 - 10, 1990
Program Chairman
"Controlled Tip Rotation Using the Lateral Crural Overlay"
"Injectable Collagen - A Comprehensive Overview and Update"

Alabama Otolaryngology Tri–State Assembly
Otolaryngology 1990 Meeting
Point Clear, AL
August 18 - 19, 1990
"Trends in Cosmetic Surgery"
"Tissue Expansion"
"Liposuction of the Face and Neck"

AAFPRS - Rhinoplasty 1990
Portland, OR
July 30 - August 5, 1990
"Applied Rhinoplastic Anatomy"
"Osteotomies"
Panel member: "Nasal Obstruction," "Adjuncts to Rhinoplasty," "Projection Modifications"

Annual CME Otolaryngology Course
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
June 14, 1990
"Rhinoplasty, Septoplasty, and Septal Perforations"

AAFPRS 1990 Spring Scientific Meeting
May 4, 1990
Panel: "Nasal Tip Refinement"

South Texas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting
Austin, TX
January 25 - 27, 1990
"Advances in Revision Rhinoplasty Using the Open External Approach"

AAFPRS - Southern Regional Meeting
The Greenbriar, WV
January 11, 1990
Course Director
"The Lateral Crural Flap for Nasal Tip Ptosis via the External Method"

American College of Surgeons 75th Annual Congress
Atlanta, GA
October 17 - 20, 1989
Panel Moderator: "Liposuction in Head and Neck Surgery"

Fall Scientific Meeting - American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
New Orleans, LA
September 24 - 26, 1989
"Tissue Expanders in Head and Neck Surgery"
Course: "Surgical Management of Septal Perforations"

AAFPRS - Fall Scientific Meeting
New Orleans, LA
September 22 - 23, 1989
"New Applications of Tissue Expansion in Male Pattern Baldness"
"Use of Irradiated Cartilage in Rhinoplasty - A Preliminary Report"

Otolaryngology CME Meeting
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas
August 8, 1989
"Liposuction in Head and Neck Surgery"

Otolaryngology CME Meeting
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX
March 14, 1989
"The Lateral Crural Steal"

Sociedad Mexicana de Otorrinolaringologia y Cirugia de Cabeza y Cuello - Spring Meeting
Mexico City, Mexico
February 1 - 4, 1989
"Personal Experiences in Rhinoplasty"
"Management of Small Facial Lesions"
"Surgical Rejuvenation in Older Patients"
"Nasofacial Fractures"
Panel member: "Update on Facial Surgery"

AAFPRS Southern Regional Meeting
Naples, FL
January 12 - 15, 1989
"Dome Truncation for Management of the Overprojected Tip"

Fall Scientific Meeting - American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
San Antonio, TX
September 12, 1988
Panel: "Irradiated Cartilage in Nasal Reconstruction"

AAFPRS - Plastic Surgery of the Nose
Florence, Italy
July 31 - August 5, 1988
Course Co–Director
"Aesthetics in Rhinoplasty"
"Open Approach to the Tip"
"Reduction Rhinoplasty"
"Augmentation and Non–Caucasian Rhinoplasty"
"Anesthesia"
"Preventing and Managing Septal Perforations"
"Packs, Splints, and Post–Operative Care"

1988 Annual Session
Texas Medical Association Section on Otolaryngology
San Antonio, TX
May 13 - 14, 1988
Panel: "Implant Materials"

AAFPRS/Sociedad Mexicana de Otorrinolaringologia
Mexico '88 - Rhinoplasty and Facial Plastic Surgery
March 16 - 19, 1988
Course Co– Director
"Nasal Tip Work in Rhinoplasty"
"Skin Thickness in Nasal Tip Work"
"Management of the Nasal Dorsum"
"Correction of the Post–Rhinoplasty Deformed Nose"
"Upper Face Rejuvenation"
"Ectropion Surgery"
"Cervico– facial Lifts and Liposuction"
"Deep Rhytid Correction"
Panel member: "Post–Op Patient Management," and "Complications in Rhinoplasty"

Eighth Regional Live in the Operating Room Workshop - The Basics of Lipo–Sculpting Surgery
Houston, TX
March 4 - 6, 1988
"Submental Liposuction"

The Fourth Annual Scientific Meeting
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery/American Society of Lipo–Suction Surgery
Los Angeles, CA
February 5 - 7, 1988
"Open Rhinoplasty"

Fall Meeting - American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
St. Louis, MO
July 1987
"Nasal Septal Perforations"
"Tissue Expanders in Head and Neck Surgery"

AAFPRS - The Aging Face
St. Louis, MO
June 25 - July 2, 1987
"Facial Liposuction"
"Hair Replacement with Tissue Expanders"
Panel moderator: "Rhinoplasty of the Aging Nose," and "Combining Procedures"

CME for Plastic Surgery Residents
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, TX
June 2, 1987
"Hair Replacement Surgery"

The 41st Congress - The Japan Society of Aesthetic Surgery
Tokyo, Japan
May 16 - 17, 1987
"Improved Nasal Surgery Results with the External Rhinoplasty Approach"

AAFPRS Spring Scientific Meeting
Denver, CO
April 29 - May 3, 1987
"Liposuction of the Face and Neck: What's New, What's Tried and True"

Open Rhinoplasty Workshop
New Jersey Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
New Brunswick, NJ
March 18, 1987
"Repair of Septal Perforations"
Panel: "Open Rhinoplasty"

Seventh Regional Live in the Operating Room Workshop -
The Basics of Lipo–Sculpting Surgery
Houston, TX
February 27 - March 1, 1987
"Facial Liposuction Surgery"

The Third Annual Scientific Meeting - American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
Los Angeles, CA
February 13 - 15, 1987
"Repair of Septal Perforations"
"Osteotomies in Rhinoplasty"
Workshop: "External Rhinoplasty"

AAFPRS - Rhinoplasty 1986: The Advanced Symposium"
Birmingham, AL
October 11 - 15, 1986
Lecture:"Improved Results in the Non–Caucasian Nose with the External Rhinoplasty"
Panel member: "The Beekhuis Rhinoplasty," and "What About This Result?"

Fall Scientific Meeting - American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
San Antonio, TX
September 14 - 18, 1986
"Soft Tissue Expanders in Head & Neck Surgery"
"Nasal Septal Perforations: Surgical Management"
Panel member: “Head & Neck Liposuction: Personal Technique," and "Starting and Building a New Practice"

AAFPRS Fall Scientific Meeting
San Antonio, TX
September 11 - 13, 1986
"Bringing the Best of Madison Avenue to Main Street"
Panel member: "Biomaterial and Facial Contour Deformities"
Workshop: "Tissue Expanders in Head and Neck Surgery"

Postgraduate Medical Education Facial Implant Course
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
June 17 - 18, 1986
"Zyderm to Zyplast"
"Cartilage Grafts in the Nose"
Panel member: "How I Do It"

AAFPRS - Overview of Head and Neck Liposuction
Atlanta, GA
October 16, 1985
Panel member: "Anatomic Areas Appropriate for Liposuction,"
"Combining Surgical Procedures of the Face and Neck with Liposuction"
"Long Term Results and the Future of Face and Neck Liposuction"

AAO-HNS 1985 Instruction Section
Course 2411 "Nasal Septal Perforation: Surgical Management"

First International Congress - American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
San Francisco, CA
September 27 - 29, 1985
"Cosmetic Surgery in the Non–Caucasian"

Nasal Plastic Surgery on the Non– Caucasian
National Medical Association
Las Vegas, NV
July 19 - 20, 1985
"Non–Caucasian Rhinoplasty Utilizing the External Approach"

AAFPRS Western Section Meeting
Santa Barbara, CA
January 4, 1985
"Tissue Expansion in the Treatment of Alopecia"

Liposuction Surgery Workshop
Houston, TX
September 7 - 9, 1984
"Liposuction of the Neck"

AAFPRS Symposium - "Injectable Collagen - Applications and Techniques"
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, 1983
Course Director

Houston Chronicle: “Operation can leave excess skin / Some patients find gastric bypass isn't last procedure they'll need to have” by Leigh Hopper, Thu 01/04/2007, Section: B, Page: 2, Edition: 3 STAR

KPRC– TV, (NBC) Local 2 News HEALTHBEAT: "Fraxel Laser Erases Wrinkles and Age Spots” Story by Dominique Sachse, March 31, 2006; 4:00 P.M.

OK! ® Magazine: “ASK RACHEL: Advice on Lip Enhancement with Dr. Russell Kridel” Health Director Rachel Rabkin, Beverly Hills, CA; pg 73.  Issue #28, February 27, 2006.

Houston Chronicle: “BEAUTY UPDATE: No nip, no tuck- New cosmetic procedures keep patients out from under the knife”, Story and interview by Nicki Britton, Houston, Texas; January 2006.

KTRK-TV ABC CHANNEL 13: "Pros and Cons of the Feather lift procedure," Story and interview by Christi Myers: Houston, Texas; 10:00PM November 16, 2003.

VOGUE® Magazine: " No Scalpel Required: Are plastic surgeons the new dermatologists? " Editor: Sara Brown, New York, New York; November, 2003.

Houston Chronicle : "Ultimate Houston Plastic Surgery Dream Team," Story and interview by Clifford Pugh, Houston, Texas; September 14, 2003.

KTRK-TV ABC CHANNEL 13 Eyewitness News at 4: "New Wrinkle Fillers: Dr. Russell Kridel, Facial Plastic Surgeon, discusses current options," Story and interview by Christi Myers: Houston, Texas; 4:53PM August 19, 2003.

Cosmetic Surgery Times " Complexity of revision rhinoplasty makes doing it right the first time best repair," Cheryl Guttman reports, Houston; August 2003.

HEALTHNEWSDIGEST.COM: "A Cheeky New Facelift Technique that Will Leave You in Stitches (Not Bandages)" June 9, 2003.

KTRH 740 AM NEWSRADIO: "Non-surgical Treatment for Wrinkles with Little or No Downtime" Houston, TX; June 9, 2003.

SUARA MERDEKA, Independen - Objektif - Tanpa Prasangka: " Mungkinkah Saddam Jalani Bedah Plastik ?" Berita Utama; Indonesia: Jumat April 25, 2003.

MILITARY.COM, Military Headlines: "Could Saddam Have a New Face?" April 24, 2003.

ABCNEWS.COM: "Saddam's New Face? Dictator Could Conceivably Change His Look, Though Profiler Doubts He Would," Story by Michael S. James; April 23, 2003

ABC 7CHICAGO: "Saddam's New Face? Dictator Could Conceivably Change His Look, Though Profiler Doubts He Would," Story by Michael S. James; April 23, 2003

FORWARD.COM: " Fugitive Saddam May Have Changed His Look," Story by Max Gross: New York, NY; April 18, 2003

KOMO-TV ABC CHANNEL 4, News 4: "Some Speculate that Saddam Hussein may have Changed His Appearance," Seattle/ Tacoma, Washington; April 16, 2003, 11:00AM

KABC-TV ABC CHANNEL 7, "Change of Appearance; There still is no clear evidence of the Fate of Saddam Hussein. If he is alive he could drastically change his appearance through plastic surgery. Dr. Russell Kridel shows different looks for Saddam." Cathy Vara reporting: Los Angeles, California; April 15, 2003, 4:00 PM

WXYZ-TV ABC CHANNEL 7 Action News at 7: "Saddam Hussein could look completely different now due to plastic surgery. Dr. Russell Kridel, facial plastic surgeon, comments," Christi Myers reporting: Detroit, Michigan; April 15, 2003, 7:00PM Media

KGAB-AM 650 RADIO, KGAB.COM: "Showdown With Saddam: Could Saddam Have a New Face?" Cheyenne, Wyoming; April 14, 2003.

WKRC-AM 550 RADIO "Saddam Hussein May be Hiding behind Plastic Surgery," Live Radio Interview, Cincinnati, Ohio; April 14, 2003. 7:00AM

KTRK-TV ABC CHANNEL 13 Eyewitness News at 4: "Saddam may have had Plastic Surgery to Disguise Himself. Dr. Russell Kridel, Facial Plastic Surgeon, Talks about the Possibility," Story and interview by Christi Myers: Houston, Texas; April 14, 2003.

Houston Chronicle: "New Wrinkle in Cosmetics; Soft-tissue fillers are all the rage," Story and interview by Louis B. Parks, Houston, Texas; March 19, 2003

KHWB-TV, Channel 39, "THE SCALPEL-FREE FACE LIFT," Story and interview by Katie McCall, Houston, Texas; February 5, 2003

Cosmetic Surgery Times " Study illustrates long-term viability of IHCC grafts, " Bill Gillette reports, San Diego, California; January/ February 2003.

El Nuevo Herald "Nuevos competidores de la cirugía plastíca. La energía de la radiofrecuencia y un nuevo producto amplían las opciones de embellecimiento antes de tener que entrar en el quirófano," Ivonne Gomez informes, Miami, Florida; January 2003.

KTRK-TV ABC CHANNEL 13 Eyewitness News at 4: "New Treatment for Sagging Skin with no Down Time," Story and interview by Christi Myers, Houston, Texas; November 22, 2002.

KRIV-TV FOX CHANNEL 26 NEWS: "New Non-surgical Treatment for Wrinkles," Story and interview by Melissa Wilson, Houston, Texas; November 21, 2002.

Cosmetic Surgery Times " Trends in Rhinoplasty: Nose Reshaping, " Bill Gillette reports, July 2002.

Cosmetic Surgery Times " Tongue-in-groove technique: a 10-year experience," Lisette Hilton reports, Vail, Colo.; July 2002.

Houston Chronicle: "Pretty poison: Botox leads boom in nonsurgical cosmetic procedures," Story and interview by Louis B. Parks, Houston, Texas; April 14, 2002

DEBRA DUNCAN SHOW, KTRK-TV Channel 13, "Face Lifts." Houston, Texas, March 7, 2002.

ABC 13 EYEWITNESS NEWS, "Facelift do's and don'ts" Interview by Christi Myers; Houston, Texas; November 26, 2001.

Star Tribune: " Check into credentials before undergoing cosmetic procedure ", Story and interview by Jill Burcum, Minneapolis, Minnesota; February 11, 2001

SalonChannel.com, " Seven Reasons for a Winter Makeover," January 11, 2001.

CBS EARLY SHOW, Live Interview, "Domestic Violence": New York, New York. October 25, 2000.

KTRK-TV, Channel 13, Live at Five, Live Interview, Houston, Texas. February 14, 2000.

TheHealthNetwork.com, Live Surgery Webcast, " Nasal Reconstruction ": Houston, Texas. February 14, 2000.

KHOU-TV, Channel 11 News at 6, Sandra Gin, Taped Interview: Houston, Texas. February 12, 2000.

TV HEALTHLINE. Dr. Zoann Dreyer, Taped Interview, "New Year, New You." Baylor College of Medicine: Office of Public Affairs. Houston, Texas. November 1999.

KRIV-TV, Channel 26, Nine O'clock News. Dr. Zoann Dreyer. Taped Interview, "New Year, New You - Part 1." Houston, Texas. January 24, 2000.

KRIV-TV, Channel 26, Nine O'clock News. Dr. Zoann Dreyer. Taped Interview, "New Year, New You - Part 2." Houston, Texas. January 28, 2000.

KHOU-TV, Channel 11 Newscast, Sandra Gin, Taped Interview, "Hair Transplantation," Houston, Texas. November 4, 1999. 5:00 P.M.

TEXAS WOMAN Magazine: " Lush Lips: Everything's bigger in Texas," Houston, Texas. September 1998.

KNWS-TV, Channel 51, Texas Today Show, JoAnn Crassas, Live Interview, "Lasers," Houston, Texas, April 9, 1997, 5:00 P.M.

KHOU-TV, Channel 11 Newscast, Susan Starnes, Taped Interview, "Lip Augmentation with AlloDerm(r)": Houston, Texas, February 25, 1997, 5:00 P.M.

KTRK-TV, Channel 13, Good Morning America, Bill Ritter, Taped Interview, "Budget Plastic Surgery," February 21, 1997.

KHOU-TV, Channel 11 Newscast, Sandra Gin, Live Interview, "Saving Face," Houston, Texas, November 4, 1996, 6:00 A.M.

KHOU-TV, Channel 11 Newscast, Sandra Gin, Taped Interview, "Saving Face," Houston, Texas, November 5, 1996, 6:00 A.M.

KHOU-TV, Channel 11 Newscast, Sandra Gin, Taped Interview, "Saving Face," Houston, Texas, November 9, 1996, 7:00 A.M.

KPRC-TV, Channel 2 Newscast, "Cosmetic Surgery," Houston, Texas, February 1996.

KPRC-TV, Channel 2 Newscast, "Cosmetic Surgery," Houston, Texas, November 22, 1995.

KHOU Channel 11 TV, Susan Starnes, Interview, "Facial Laser," Houston, Texas, November 2, 1995.

KIKK Radio Talk Show with Peggy Tuck, "Domestic Violence," Houston, Texas, February 9, 1995

KPRC-TV, Channel 2 Newscast, "Domestic Violence," February 2, 1995, 10:00 P.M.

KPRC-TV, Channel 2 Newscast, "Domestic Violence," February 3, 1995, 10:00 P.M.

KNWS, Channel 51 Newscast, "Laser": Houston, Texas, August 24, 1994.

KTRK Channel 13 TV, Melanie Lawson, Interview, "Plastic Surgery in Men," Houston, Texas
February 10, 1993.

Access Houston TV, Dr. Gary Lepow, Interview, "The Injured Nose," Houston, Texas, November 2, 1991

Chris Silkwood Enterprises, "Teen Seminar," Houston, Texas, August 17, 1991

Jan Glenn- Good Morning Houston, "Teen Age and Cosmetic Surgery," Houston, Texas, August 14, 1991

Jan Glenn- Good Morning Houston, "Weight Loss, Nutrition and Surgical Rejuvenation Following Weight Loss," Houston, Texas, March 1, 1991

Kridel, RWH: "New Trends in Facial Plastic Surgery." Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Audio- Digest Vol. 24, Num. 14, ed. C. L.Oakley, 1991.

Kridel, RWH: "Open Rhinoplasty," Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Audio- Digest Vol. 24, Num. 14, ed. C. L. Oakley, 1991.

Access Houston TV, Dr. Gary Lepow TV Interview, Houston, Texas, January 25, 1991.

Public Access, "Health & Fitness," Houston, Texas, October 6, 1990.

KPRC Radio Interview with Doug Johnson, Houston, Texas, June 25, 1990.

Access Houston TV, Dr. Gary Lepow, Interview, "Facial Plastic Surgery in Men" Houston, Texas, October 31, 1992.