Erin E. Anstadt
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Erin E. Anstadt, MD

Languages spoken: English, French

Clinical Locations

Primary Children's Hospital

Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Salt Lake City
801-662-1700

Primary Children's Hospital - Lehi

Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Lehi
801-662-1700

University of Utah Hospital

Plastic Surgery, Area E
Salt Lake City
801-581-7719

  • Erin Anstadt, MD, is a fellowship-trained pediatric plastic surgeon specializing in cleft and craniofacial surgery, including cleft lip and palate, craniosynostosis, rhinoplasty, orthognathic surgery, facial trauma, and vascular anomalies. She also provides a wide range of other reconstructive and aesthetic procedures for the adult population.

    Dr. Anstadt’s clinical specialties include:

    • Cleft lip and palate
    • Pediatric plastic & reconstructive surgery
    • Facial plastic & reconstructive surgery
    • Cosmetic plastic surgery
    • Transgender surgery
    • Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI)
    • Rhinoplasty
    • Midface (jaw) surgery
    • Alveolar bone graft
    • Vascular malformations

    After attending the University of Utah School of Medicine, where she received her MD, Dr. Anstadt completed a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. While in residency, she spent a year as a clinical research fellow conducting investigations into craniofacial and cleft surgery patient outcomes. Following residency, she completed a fellowship at the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital to further specialize in pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgery.

    Dr. Anstadt’s research interests include:

    • Craniosynostosis
    • Cleft lip and palate outcomes

    In working with every patient and their family, Dr. Anstadt strives to bring her compassion and expertise and provide treatments that suit their individual needs. Whether a case is deemed “reconstructive” or “cosmetic,” Dr. Anstadt seeks to restore form and function for patients of all ages.

    Outside the hospital, Dr. Anstadt enjoys spending time in the great outdoors with her husband and two children. She also loves pizza, running, and movies.

    Specialties

  • Erin Anstadt, MD, is a fellowship-trained pediatric plastic surgeon specializing in cleft and craniofacial surgery, including cleft lip and palate, craniosynostosis, rhinoplasty, orthognathic surgery, facial trauma, and vascular anomalies. She also provides a wide range of other reconstructive and aesthetic procedures for the adult population.

    Dr. Anstadt’s clinical specialties include:

    • Cleft lip and palate
    • Pediatric plastic & reconstructive surgery
    • Facial plastic & reconstructive surgery
    • Cosmetic plastic surgery
    • Transgender surgery
    • Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI)
    • Rhinoplasty
    • Midface (jaw) surgery
    • Alveolar bone graft
    • Vascular malformations

    After attending the University of Utah School of Medicine, where she received her MD, Dr. Anstadt completed a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. While in residency, she spent a year as a clinical research fellow conducting investigations into craniofacial and cleft surgery patient outcomes. Following residency, she completed a fellowship at the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital to further specialize in pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgery.

    Dr. Anstadt’s research interests include:

    • Craniosynostosis
    • Cleft lip and palate outcomes

    In working with every patient and their family, Dr. Anstadt strives to bring her compassion and expertise and provide treatments that suit their individual needs. Whether a case is deemed “reconstructive” or “cosmetic,” Dr. Anstadt seeks to restore form and function for patients of all ages.

    Outside the hospital, Dr. Anstadt enjoys spending time in the great outdoors with her husband and two children. She also loves pizza, running, and movies.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery -Primary
    Academic Divisions Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

    Education history

    Fellowship Craniofacial Surgery - University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s Hospital Fellow
    Chief Resident Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Integrated Training Program - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Administrative Chief Resident
    Postdoctoral Fellowship Plastic Surgery - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Clinical Research Fellow
    Residency Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Integrated Training Program - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine M.D.
    Other Training Intensive Study of French Language, Literature, Art, and Culture - American University Center of Provence
    Undergraduate Major: Biology; Minors: Biochemistry, Asian Studies - Colorado College B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Irgebay Z, Bruce MK, Fantuzzo JA, Beiriger JW, Anstadt EE, Dvoracek LA, Smetona J, Losee JE, Goldstein JA (2023). A Road Map to Creating a High-Quality Clinical Database in Plastic Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg, 153(2), 515-523. (Read full article)
    2. Beiriger JW, Tao W, Bruce MK, Anstadt E, Christensen C, Smetona J, Whitaker R, Goldstein JA (2023). CranioRate: An Image-Based, Deep-Phenotyping Analysis Toolset and Online Clinician Interface for Metopic Craniosynostosis. Plast Reconstr Surg, 153(1), 112e-119e. (Read full article)
    3. Chow I, Brisbin AK, Anstadt EE, Goldstein JA, Losee JE (2022). Delayed Presentation of Unicoronal Craniosynostosis-Masked by Ipsilateral Posterior Deformational Plagiocephaly. Cleft Palate Craniofac J, 60(6), 768-772. (Read full article)
    4. Lee J, Naran S, Mazzaferro D, Wes A, Anstadt EE, Taylor J, Goldstein J, Bartlett S, Losee J (2023). Frontofacial Features of Unilateral Lambdoid Craniosynostosis: A Multicenter Assessment. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 11(5), e5011. (Read full article)
    5. Bruce MK, Islam R, Anstadt EE, Kenkre TS, Pfaff MJ, Canavan T, Goldstein JA (2021). Mandibular Measurements at the 20-Week Anatomy Ultrasound as a Prenatal Diagnostic Predictor of Pierre Robin Sequence. Cleft Palate Craniofac J, 60(3), 352-358. (Read full article)
    6. Anstadt EE, Tao W, Guo E, Dvoracek L, Bruce MK, Grosse PJ, Wang L, Kavan L, Whitaker R, Goldstein JA (2022). Quantifying the Severity of Metopic Craniosynostosis Using Unsupervised Machine Learning. Plast Reconstr Surg, 151(2), 396-403. (Read full article)
    7. Anstadt E, Marallo M, De La Cruz C (2022). Correction of Inverted Nipples with Fat Grafting: A Novel Technique for a Challenging Problem. Plast Reconstr Surg, 151(2), 347e-348e. (Read full article)
    8. Anstadt EE, Bruce MK, Ford M, Jabbour N, Pfaff MJ, Bykowski M, Goldstein JA, Losee JE (2021). Tissue Augmenting Palatoplasty for the Treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. Cleft Palate Craniofac J, 59(12), 1461-1468. (Read full article)
    9. Anstadt EE, Roy E, Humar P, Lee JA, Goldstein JA (2022). Teaching the Furlow Palatoplasty to Medical Students: A Randomized, Controlled Trial Evaluating a Low-Fidelity Model. Plast Reconstr Surg, 150(2), 489e-491e. (Read full article)
    10. Maliha SG, Bruce MK, Anstadt EA, Roy E, Pfaff MJ, Goldstein JA, Losee JE (2022). Pediatric Plastic Surgery Operating Room Block-Time Utilization: A Casualty of Illness. J Craniofac Surg, 33(5), 1303-1306. (Read full article)
    11. Anstadt EE, Chen W, OBrien J, Ickow I, Chow I, Bruce MK, Goldstein JA, Branstetter Iv BF, Snyderman C, Wang EW, Gardner P, Schuster L (2022). Characterization of the Saddle Nose Deformity Following Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base, 84(3), 225-231. (Read full article)
    12. Marji FP, Block LM, Anstadt EE, Dvoracek LA, Bruce MK, Williams AA, Hall JA, Losee JE, Goldstein JA (2021). Posterior Cranial Vault Distraction Osteogenesis Utilizing a Posterior-Superior Distraction Vector in the Treatment of Mercedes Benz Pattern Craniosynostosis. J Craniofac Surg, 32(6), 2059-2063. (Read full article)
    13. Roy E, Anstadt EE, Losee JE, Nguyen VT, Goldstein JA (2021). Evaluation of a Simulation-Based Minielective on Medical Student Interest in Plastic Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg, 148(3), 527e-528e. (Read full article)
    14. Bruce MK, Pfaff MJ, Anstadt EE, Losee JE, Goldstein JA (2021). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cleft Care. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 9(4), e3587. (Read full article)
    15. Marji FP, Hall JA, Anstadt E, Madan-Khetarpal S, Goldstein JA, Losee JE (2020). A Novel Frameshift Mutation in KAT6A Is Associated with Pancraniosynostosis. J Pediatr Genet, 10(1), 81-84. (Read full article)
    16. Herman PI, Marji FP, Anstadt EE, Dvoracek LA, Goldstein JA, Pollack IF, Losee JE (2020). Decompressive Cranial Vault Remodeling in Osteosclerotic Robinow Syndrome. Cleft Palate Craniofac J, 58(1), 126-130. (Read full article)
    17. Marji FP, Anstadt E, Davit A, Goldstein JA, Losee JE (2020). Pediatric Mandibular Condylar Fractures With Concomitant Cervical Spine Injury: A Treatment Protocol for Prevention of Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis. J Craniofac Surg, 31(3), e248-e250. (Read full article)
    18. Anstadt EE, Turer DM, Spiess AM, Manders EK (2020). Surgical Management of Hand Deformity in Epidermolysis Bullosa: Initial Experience and Technique. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 8(3), e2666. (Read full article)
    19. Ayyash AM, Anstadt EE, Dvoracek LA, Marji FP, Lee JY, Losee JE, Goldstein JA (2020). An Intraoperative Salvage After Transection of the Greater Palatine Artery During Cleft Palate Repair: A Case for Buccal Fat and Buccal Myomucosal Flaps. J Craniofac Surg, 31(2), e133-e135. (Read full article)
    20. Johns D, Anstadt E, Donato D, Kestle J, Riva-Cambrin J, Siddiqi F, Gociman B (2016). Early Posterior Vault Distraction Osteogenesis for the Treatment of Syndromic Craniosynostosis. Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr, 9(3), 219-23. (Read full article)
    21. Anstadt EE, Johns DN, Kwok AC, Siddiqi F, Gociman B (2016). Neonatal Ear Molding: Timing and Technique. Pediatrics, 137(3), e20152831. (Read full article)
    22. Skarda DE, Yoder BA, Anstadt EE, Lally PA, Greene T, McFadden M, Rollins MD (2014). Epoprostenol Does Not Affect Mortality in Neonates with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Eur J Pediatr Surg, 25(5), 454-9. (Read full article)