Harley S. Dresner, MD

Contact Information Phone: 612-625-3200 Fax: 612-625-2101 Email: dresn001@umn.edu Address: Otolaryngology Department 420 Delaware Street S.E. Mayo Mail Code 396 Minneapolis, MN 55455

Patient Care

Cosmetic and functional rhinoplasty
Treatment of the aging face
Reconstruction of facial Mohs’ surgical soft tissue defects
Treatment of facial nerve paralysis
Maxillofacial trauma
Scar revision
Cleft lip and palate

Research

Wound healing in surgical incisions repaired with subcuticular absorbable staples versus traditional cutaneous stainless steel staples

Regeneration of the facial nerve following injury

Education & Training

Medical School
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Residency
Otolaryngology, University of Minnesota

Fellowship
Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Minnesota

Selected Publications

Dresner HS, King TA, Clark HB, Juhn SK, Levine SC. Peripheral facial nerve regeneration using collagen conduit entubulation in a cat model. Annals of Otology, Rhinology, & Laryngology. 115(8): 631-642, 2006.

Dresner HS and Hom DB. The General Approach to a Poor Healing Wound. In: Hom DB, Hebda PA, Gosain AK, and Friedman CD, Eds. Essential Tissue Healing of the Face and Neck. BC Decker, 2007.

Honors and Awards 

Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award

Michael M. Paparella Award for Excellence in Otology Research

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society