About Jeffrey A. Fearon, MD
Dr. Jeffrey Fearon was born in the United States, grew up in London, England, and New Canaan, Connecticut. After graduating from the Mt. Hermon School in Massachusetts, he received his B.A. from Brown University. He pursued his post-baccalaureate studies at Columbia University in New York, and attended medical school at the University of Cincinnati. He completed a full six-year general surgery residency at the Deaconess/Harvard Fifth surgical service in Boston, and a plastic surgery residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital; both associated with Harvard Medical School. After a one-year fellowship with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania, he joined the Dallas Craniofacial Center as a director. His practice is focused on the treatment of rare birth defects in children, who come to Dallas from all around the United States, as well as internationally. Dr. Fearon is actively engaged in craniofacial research, has authored many scientific articles and book chapters, serves on the editorial board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and has received a U.S. patent for a bone distraction device used to treat unusual birth defects. Dr. Fearon is President Emeritus of both the American Society of Craniofacial Surgeons, and the Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons. He also has served on a number of community boards, is an amateur sculptor, enjoys helicopter skiing and is an avid surfer. He and his wife Regen are the proud parents of three wonderful children.