With over 100 years of experience in treating infants and children with a variety of diagnosis, the physicians at Pediatric Plastic Surgery Institute provide evidence-based treatment in a private clinic setting.
Outstanding Doctors
Richard Y. Ha, M.D.
Dr. Richard Ha is a board certified plastic surgeon with convenient office locations in Dallas, Plano, and Frisco. He specializes in pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgery and has expertise in cleft lip and palate, ear reconstruction and ear molding, craniosynostosis and other craniofacial anomalies, jaw distraction surgical correction for speech disorders, facial reanimation for paralysis, facial trauma reconstruction, microsurgery, tissue expansion and birthmarks. He is a member of the craniofacial team at the Pediatric Plastic Surgery Institute, and is also the president of the Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute.
Dr. Ha received his undergraduate degree with honors from Brown University and his medical degree from Indiana University. He completed his general surgery, plastic surgery, and craniofacial fellowship training from UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Ha is a Clinical Instructor at UT Southwestern Department of Plastic Surgery, and is active in training residents and fellows. He holds memberships in the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, and serves on several committees. Dr. Ha has published numerous articles on many plastic and craniofacial surgery topics for peer reviewed journals and chapters in leading textbooks. He continues to lecture nationally at courses and meetings.
To learn more about Dr. Ha, please visit his website at www.haplasticsurgery.com.
Outstanding Staff
Nurse Practitioner
Laurie Cordell RN-FNP-C
Speech Pathology
Speech Pathologist
Chessa Jones M.S., CCC-SLP
Chessa Jones, M.S., CCC-SLP graduated in 2008 from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center with a Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Since that time, she has been practicing in the DFW Metroplex in a variety of settings, including Pediatric Home Health, Outpatient, and Private Practice. During her time as an SLP, she’s taken a special interest in Pediatric Dysphagia, Feeding, and Swallowing with multiple trainings and certifications in this area, including Vital Stim, SOS, SO, FFI, and FEES. Chessa joined Dr. Ha’s team in the summer of 2023.