Education & Training

Dr. Power completed her undergraduate degree with honors at Princeton University (Princeton, NJ, USA). She completed premedical courses while concentrating in Music and also achieved a Certificate in Musical Performance. Her fine technical skills as an Ivy League trained flutist and artistic background have translated into her plastic surgery practice. She then completed her MD and plastic surgery residency at the University of Western Ontario (London, ON). She was the first plastic surgery resident to enroll in the UWO Clinician Investigator Program and completed an MSc in Medical Biophysics during her surgical training. Having achieved board certification in Plastic Surgery (FRCSC, 2013), she moved to Toronto and completed two fellowships in Aesthetic Surgery and Trauma & Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Toronto.

"The biggest hurdle for a lot of women is coming in for the consultation. Many do not want to appear vain or they feel guilty about finally spending money on themselves."

– DR. STEPHANIE POWER

Presentations

Dr. Power has presented extensively at national and international venues. She was invited to give oral presentations at the following meetings:

World Cleft Congress of International Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation, 7th Biennial Meeting, Victoria, Seychelles

  • May 2012

Plastic Surgery Research Council, 56th Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, USA

  • April 2011

Annual Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons

  •  2012 – Toronto, ON
  • 2011 – Vancouver, BC
  • 2009 – Kelowna, BC
  • 2008 – St. John’s, NL
  • 2007 – Banff, AB
  • 2006 – Quebec City, QC

Annual American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association

  • Paul Black Junior Investigator Competition, San Jose, CA (2012)
  • Paul Black Junior Investigator Competition, Fort Worth, TX (2010)
  • Scottsdale, AZ (2009)
  • Philadelphia, PA (2008)
  • Broomfield, CO (2007)
  • Winner of Paul Black Junior Investigator Competition, Vancouver, BC (2006)

Medical Publications

1. Power S.M., Matic D.B., Holdsworth D.W. The Effects of Non-Vascularized vs. Vascularized Bone Grafting on Calvarial Defect Healing. J. Craniofac. Surg. In Press.

2. Power S.M., Matic D.B., Holdsworth D.W. Accounting for Cranial Vault Growth in Experimental Design. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 117:e325-9, 2014.

3. Power S.M., Matic D.B. Critical Analysis of Consecutive Unilateral Cleft Lip Repairs: Determining Ideal Sample Size. Cleft Palate-Craniofac. J. 50:144-9, 2013.

4. Matic D.B., Power S.M. Correction of the Cleft Lip Lateral Bulge Deformity using Anatomic Muscle Repair. J. Craniofac. Surg. 22:514-9, 2011.

5. Power S.M., Matic D.B., Zhong T., et al. Definition of the Lateral Bulge Deformity following Primary Cleft Lip Repair using Real-time High Resolution Ultrasound. J. Craniofac. Surg. 21:1493-9, 2010.

6. Power S.M., Matic D.B. Gingivoperiosteoplasty following Alveolar Molding with a Latham Appliance versus Secondary Bone Grafting: The Effects on Bone Production and Midfacial Growth in Patients with Bilateral Clefts. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 124:573-82, 2009.

7. Matic D.B., Power S.M. The Effects of Gingivoperiosteoplasty following Alveolar Molding with a Pin-Retained Latham Appliance versus Secondary Bone Grafting on Midfacial Growth in Patients with Unilateral Clefts. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 122:863-70, 2008.

8. Matic D.B., Power S.M. Evaluating the Success of Gingivoperiosteoplasty versus Secondary Bone Grafting in Patients with Unilateral Clefts. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 121:1343-53, 2008.

9. Temple C.L.F., Snell L.J., Power S.M., et al. Clinical Significance of the RT-PCR Positive Sentinel Node in Melanoma. J. Surg. Oncol. 95:546-54, 2007.

Awards

UWO Plastic Surgery Research Day, McFarlane Resident Research Award, Best Research Presentation

  • 2012
  • 2010
  • 2009

Physicians’ Services Incorporated Foundation Resident Research Award

  • 2011

UWO Plastic Surgery Research Day, Best Basic Science Research Award

  • 2011

UWO Department of Surgery Research Day, Best Research Paper Award

  • 2010
  • 2009

UWO Pediatrics Research Day, Best Clinical Paper

  • 2010
  • 2006

Paul Black Junior Investigator Award, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, Best Clinical Paper

  • 2006

Dean’s Honor List, UWO Faculty of Medicine

Surgical Presentations

Dr. Power has presented extensively at national and international venues. She was invited to give oral presentations at the following meetings:

World Cleft Congress of International Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation, 7th Biennial Meeting, Victoria, Seychelles (May 2012)
Plastic Surgery Research Council, 56th Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, USA (April 2011)
Annual Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • 2012 – Toronto, ON
  • 2011 – Vancouver, BC
  • 2009 – Kelowna, BC
  • 2008 – St. John’s, NL
  • 2007 – Banff, AB
  • 2006 – Quebec City, QC
Annual American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
  • Paul Black Junior Investigator Competition, San Jose, CA (2012)
  • Paul Black Junior Investigator Competition, Fort Worth, TX (2010)
  • Scottsdale, AZ (2009)
  • Philadelphia, PA (2008)
  • Broomfield, CO (2007)
  • Winner of Paul Black Junior Investigator Competition, Vancouver, BC (2006)

Volunteer Work

One of the highlights of Dr. Power’s career thus far was participating in an overseas mission trip to Inner Mongolia, China, with Operation Smile in April 2012. This non-profit organization provides reconstructive facial surgery to patients born with cleft lip and palate as well as burn and hand surgery in developing nations. Dr. Power looks forward to future volunteer work with this organization.

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