1838 Greene Tree Road Suite 370, Baltimore,
Maryland 21208 | 410-486-3400 | 1-800-847-0296
Nationally Recognized Expert in Facial Injections
Dr. Theda Kontis is a Johns Hopkins trained, Board Certified facial plastic surgeon. She is a national expert in facial filler injection techniques. She not only performs minimally invasive procedures, but also is a skilled cosmetic surgeon. Dr. Kontis understands both the artistry of facial procedures as well as the desires of her patients. Dr. Kontis and her staff strive to provide their patients with professionalism and compassion while providing the highest quality of care.
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| ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT: | Assistant Professor Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions |
| PERSONAL INFORMATION: | Birthplace: Tallahassee, Florida Birth date: June 4, 1960 Citizenship: United States |
| HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS: | Greater Baltimore Medical Center Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions |
| SURGICENTER AFFLILATIONS: | Facial Plastic Surgicenter Surgicenter of Baltimore Towson Surgicenter Medical Director: 1999-2002 |
| EDUCATION: | 1978-1982: Duke University Durham, North Carolina B.S. Zoology B.S. Psychology 1982-1983: Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida (Post-graduate studies) 1983-1987: Bowman Gray School of Medicine Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina Doctor of Medicine 1987-1989: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Intern, General Surgery 1989-1993: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Resident, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1993-1994: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Fellow, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| HONORS: | 1982: Duke University Distinction in Zoology Distinction in Psychology Magna cum Laude 1987: Bowman Gray School of Medicine Alpha Omega Alpha 1994: American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery Board Certification 1996: American College of Surgeons Fellow 1998: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Board Certification 2001: Resident Teaching Award Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery |
| PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: | 1989-present: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1990-present: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1994-present: Baltimore County Medical Association 1994-present: American College of Surgeons 1994-present: Maryland Society of Otolaryngology - Secretary-Treasurer 2005-2006 President 2006-2007 2008: Liquid Facelift Association |
| COMMITTEES: | American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Board Member 2003-present Chairman, written examination committee 2003-present American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Young Physicians Committee (1995-7) Residency Relations Committee (1995-2003) Fellowship Committee 2006-2009 (Curriculum Subcommittee 1996-2008) Chairman 2001-2005 Senior Advisor 2006-9Multimedia (Subcommittee World Wide Web) (2004-6) Resource Development Committee (1998-2008) Women in Facial Plastic Surgery (2000-2008) Chairman 2008-2010Alternate Delegate, Relative Value Update Committee (2001-2005) CME Committee (2006-8) Vice Chairman 2008-2011 Maintenance of Certification Committee (2006-9) Baltimore County Medical Association Ad Hoc Committee on Operational Planning (1995-7) Legislative Committee (1996-2003) Co-chairman (1998-2002)Board of Governors (1997-2002) Delegate Med Chi House of Delegates (1996-2001) Alternate delegate Med Chi (2002-2008) Greater Baltimore Medical Center ENT Advisory Committee (1996-8) Credentialing Committee (1996-2003) American College of Surgeons Maryland Committee on Applicants (1998-2008) |
| RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: |  1989: Case review of Gadolinium enhanced MRI use in diagnosis of glomus jugulare tumors.1993: A longitudinal study of rabbit skull base growthmusing 3-dimensional CT analysis. Honorable Mention: Sir Harold Delf Gillies Research Award |
| PUBLICATIONS: | 1. Rubin, DC, Kontis, TC. A Schema for common cents. Mem Cognit 1983 Jul;11(4):335-41. 2. Kontis, TC, Johns, ME: "Salivary Glands: Anatomy and Physiology." Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Meyerhoff WL and Rice DH, Ed. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia. 1992. p.553-569. 3. Kontis, TC, Johns, ME: "Anatomy and Physiology of the Salivary Glands." Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology, Bailey, BJ, Ed. J.P. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia. 1993. p.447-454. 4. Kontis, TC, Brown, M, Goldstone, A, Paull, G., "Pathologic quiz case 1. Auricular pseudocyst (benign idiopathic cystic chondromalacia, endochondral pseudocyst, or seroma of the auricle). Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1992 oct;118(10):1128-130. 5. Kontis, TC and Papel, ID.: "Surgery for Facial Reanimation." Complications in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eisele, D, Ed., Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis. 1993, p.545-554. 6. Kontis, TC, Papel, ID, and Larrabee, WF.: "Surgical Anatomy of the Eyelids." Facial Plast Surg 1994 Jan;10(1):1-5. 7. Papel ID, Kontis TC. "The Difficult Nasal Tip." Current Therapy in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gates, G, Ed. Mosby-Year Book. 1997, p.164-168. 8. Kontis, TC, Johns, ME: "Anatomy and Physiology of the Salivary Glands." Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology, Bailey, BJ, Ed. J.P. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia. 1997. 9. Kontis,TC, Papel,IP. "Rhinoplasty on the African American Nose." Rhinoplasty: A Conjoint Discipline, Guyuron,B and Sullivan M, Ed. Springer-Verlag, New York. 1998. 10. Papel, ID, Frodel, JL, Brown, M, Kontis, TC. "Will the real plastic surgeon please stand up?" Plast Reconstr Surg 1998 Oct;102(5):1788-9. 11. Papel, IP, Kontis, TC. "Lip Reconstruction: Principles, Considerations, Primary Closure." Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Toriumi,DM, Ed.Lippincott-Raven Publishers, Philadelphia.1998 12. Kontis, TC. "Cartilage Graft Principles and Harvest." Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Toriumi, DM, Ed. Lippincott-Raven Publishers, Philadelphia. 1998 (submitted) 13. Kontis, TC, Papel,IP. "Reconstruction of Composite Lower Lip Defects: Opposing Advancement Flaps." Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Toriumi, DM, Ed. Lippincott-Raven Publishers, Philadelphia. 1998 (submitted) 14. Kontis, TC. "Photography in Facial Plastic Surgery." Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Papel, IP, et. al.,Ed. Thieme, New York. 2002 p.116-124. 15. Kontis, TK, Papel, IP. "Surgical Techniques for Midface Rejuvenation." Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000:350-356. 16. Kontis, TC. "Smoothing the Wrinkles of Time." Plastic Surgery Products. Dec 2000: 56-58. 17. Kontis, TC. "Aesthetic Rhinoplasty for African Americans." Plastic SurgeryProducts. March 2001:24-28. 18. Kontis, TC, Papel, IP. "Rhinoplasty on the african-american nose." Aesthetic Plast Surg 2002 Nov;26 Suppl 1:12. 19. Kontis, TC, Papel, IP. "Reconstruction of congenital and acquired auricular Scaphal deficiencies." Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2003 May-Jun;5(3):263-6. 20. Kontis, TC. "Scar Revision and Skin Resurfacing" Ballenger's Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Snow JB and Wackym PA, Eds. BC Decker, Shelton, CT, 2009. p. 707-715. 21. Kontis, TC. "Rejuvenation of the Upper Face and Midface" Ballenger's Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Snow JB and Wackym PA, Eds. BC Decker, Shelton, CT, 2009. p. 741-748. 22. Kontis, TC. "Lower Blepharoplasty" Operative Techniques in Facial Plastic Surgery. Toriumi, Ed. , in press. 23. Kontis, TC. "Photography in Facial Plastic Surgery" . Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Papel, IP, et. al.,Ed. Thieme, New York. 2008. p. 143-152. 24. Guest Editor: "Facial Fillers" Facial Plastic Surgery, April 2009 (In press) 25. Kontis, T.C. "History of Facial Fillers" Facial Plastic Surgery, April 2009 (In press) 26. Ridenour, B, Kontis TC. "Injectable poly-L lactic acid: Radiesse" Facial Plastic Surgery, April 2009. (in press) |
| PRESENTATIONS: | 1. Kontis, TC, Kumar, AJ: "The use of Gadolinium-enhanced MRI in the diagnosis of Glomus Jugulare Tumors."(Presented at the Mid-Atlantic Resident Research Conference, Washington, DC. May, 1989). 2. Kontis, TC. "Aesthetic Surgery of the Eyes and Forehead." Current Topics in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Conference, Minneapolis MN. September, 1993. 3. Kontis, TC. "Calvarial Bone Grafts." Retreat in Otolaryngology, Sun Valley, Idaho. July, 1994. 4. Kontis, TC. "Alternatives in Augmentation." Health Care in the `90's (Association of Operating Room Nurses of the Tri-State), Cumberland, MD. April,1995. 5. Kontis, TC. "Calvarial Bone Grafts" Grand Rounds, Visiting Professor, University of Chicago, Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery. June, 1995. 6. Kontis, TC. "Office Procedures in Facial Plastic Surgery." Retreat in Otolaryngology, Sun Valley, Idaho, August, 1995. 7. Kontis, TC, Richtsmeier, JT. "A Longitudinal Study of Rabbit Skull Base Growth Using 3-Dimensional CT Analysis." American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1995 Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, September 14,1995. 8. Kontis, TC. "Office Procedures in Facial Plastic Surgery; Botox injections." Society of Otolaryngology and Head- Neck Nurses, Inc. Spring Into Practice: New Trends of ORL Nursing. Greater Baltimore Medical Center. March 22,1996. 9. Kontis, TC. "Etiology and Physiology of Facial Lines and Wrinkles" and "Lasers for Vascular lesions." Treatment of Facial Wrinkles, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, April 19-20, 1996. 10. Kontis, TC, Skouge, JW. "Office Procedures in Facial Plastic Surgery." Instruction Course. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 100th Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. September, 1996. 11. Kontis, TC. "Etiology and Physiology of Facial Lines and Wrinkles." Treatment of Facial Wrinkles II. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, April 11, 1997. 12. Kontis, TC. "Rhinoplasty" Association of Surgical Technologists 28th Annual National Conference. Washington, DC. May 29, 1997. 13. Kontis, TC. "Botox Injections for Facial Rhytids" Johns Hopkins Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD. June 7, 1997. 14. Kontis, TC. "New and Exciting Treatments for Facial Rhytids" Retreat in Otolaryngology. Sun Valley, ID. July 28, 1997. 15. Kontis, TC, Skouge, JW. "Office Procedures in Facial Plastic Surgery." Instruction Course. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 101st Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA. September, 1997. 16. Kontis, TC. "Office Procedures in Facial Plastic Surgery." Instruction Course. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 102nd Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX. September,1998. 17. Kontis, TC and Skouge, JW. "Forehead Flap Reconstruction of Nasal Mohs Defects." Sherwood Surgical Nurses Continuing Medical Education Conference. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson, MD. June 1999. 18. Kontis, TC. "Office Procedures in Facial Plastic Surgery." Instruction Course. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 103rd Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. September,1999. 19. Kontis, TC. "Office Procedures in Facial Plastic Surgery." Instruction Course. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 104th Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. September,2000. 20. Kontis, TC. "Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Sinusitis." Greater Baltimore Medical Center Foundation. May 22,2001. 21. Kontis, TC, Papel IP. "Reconstruction of Auricular Scaphal Deficiencies: A One-Stage Technique." Eighth International symposium of Facial Plastic surgery. New York, NY May 3, 2002. 22. Kontis, TC. "Rejuvenation of the Upper Face." Grand Rounds, Johns 23. Kontis, TC. "Local Flaps and Grafts." Armed Forces Institute of Pathology 44th Annual Basic Science Course in Otolaryngology. Walter Reed Army Hospital. February 22, 2006. 24. Kontis, TC. "Advances in Minimally Invasive Treatments in Facial Plastic Surgery" Grand Rounds, Greater Baltimore Medical Center. April 20, 2007. |
| REVIEWER: | 1996-8: Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2005-7: Archives of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| INTERVIEWER: | Maryland Committee of Applicants for Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons: 1998-2008. |
| EXAMINER: | Oral Board Examiner: American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive surgery: 2002-8 Oral Board Examiner: American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: 2 007-8 |
| TELEVISION APPEARANCES: | 3-1-99 Channel 45 News Cover Story: "Skin Deep." Story on four of my facial plastic surgery patients. 3-24-99 Channel 45 News Cover Story: "Artists of the Ear." Story on microtia repair which I performed. 7-13-99 Maryland Public Television "Newsnight Maryland" Panelist on minimally invasive cosmetic surgery. 5-5-02 WBAL Channel 13: Live interview from the Women's Show about Botox. |
| INJECTOR TRAINER: | 2008: Allergan (Botox/Juvederm) Member Allergan National Education Faculty |
Theda Christine Kontis, M.D., F.A.C.S.