Catharine B. Garland, MD

Associate Professor

  • Director, Cleft and Craniofacial Anomalies Clinic
  • Co-director, Birthmarks and Vascular Anomalies Clinic
  • Division of Plastic Surgery

garland@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 265-8072

600 Highland Avenue
MC 7375
Madison, WI 53792-3236

Education

  • MD, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California
  • Internship, General Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
  • Residency, General Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
  • Residency, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
  • Fellowship, Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Garland specializes in the treatment of infants and children including cleft lip and palate repair, craniosynostosis (skull shape abnormalities), speech disorders (hypernasal speech), ear abnormalities and vascular anomalies (birth marks). She has additional training in craniofacial surgery, maxillofacial trauma and orthognathic (jaw) surgery. She also performs a wide range of adult reconstructive and cosmetic surgery.

Research Interests

Dr. Garland’s research is focused on surgical outcomes in cleft and craniofacial patients. She is also interested in improving surgical education for students and residents.

Recent Publications

  • A Comprehensive Approach to Robin Sequence.
    Shakir S, Garland CB
    Clin Plast Surg 2025 Apr; 52(2): 245-258
    [PubMed ID: 39986886]

  • Children with facial differences experience deficits in emotion skills.
    Fujiki RB, Zhao F, Garland CB, Niedenthal PM, Thibeault SL
    Emotion 2024 Oct 10;
    [PubMed ID: 39388096]

  • Reduction cranioplasty for hydrocephalic macrocephaly: a systematic review of surgical outcomes.
    Moura SP, Center AD, Kalluri M, Blum J, Shaffrey EC, Lee S, Ng JJ, Iskandar BJ, Garland CB, Cho DY
    J Neurosurg Pediatr 2024 Sep 01; 34(3): 221-233
    [PubMed ID: 38905711]

  • Patient outcomes and complications following various maxillomandibular fixation techniques: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
    Kalluri MH, Edalatpour A, Thadikonda KM, Blum JD, Garland CB, Cho DY
    J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2024 May; 92: 151-176
    [PubMed ID: 38520780]

  • Postnatal myelomeningocele closure in smallest reported neonate: illustrative case.
    Mohis MM, Cordeiro K, Larson S, Garland C, Stadler JA
    J Neurosurg Case Lessons 2024 Mar 04; 7(10)
    [PubMed ID: 38437685]

All Publications on PubMed