Activities and Lectures
Post-Retirement Lectures
Dr. Cronin gave The Legends in Plastic Surgery presentation entitled, the Healing Mission of Plastic Surgery, at the Annual Meeting of The Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons (TSPS) at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel in Fort Worth, on September 16, 2017,
At the invitation of Dr. Mike Lypka, a former resident of Dr. Cronin, he gave a presentation to the Kansas City Society of Plastic Surgeons, on January 26, 2019. This was a shorter version of the Healing Mission of Plastic Surgery talk which Dr. Cronin gave to the TSPS.
Activities & Lectures
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc., September 28, 1980 to October 3, 1980. Technical Aspects of the Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap in Breast Reconstruction, New Orleans, LA.
St. Joseph Hospital, Department of Nursing Education in cooperation with the Breast Cancer Detection Center. Breast Cancer: An Update, Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy, Houston, TX.
American College of Surgeons 66th Annual Clinical Congress. October 19-24, 1980, scientific exhibit, Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy, Atlanta, GA.
Association of Surgical Technologist #41 Greater Houston Presents: Reconstructive Surgery, November 1, 1980, Breast Reconstruction and Flaps. Houston, TX.
Southern Medical Association, November 16-19, 1980. Scientific exhibit - Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy. San Antonio, TX.
Texas Medical Association 114th Annual Session. T. M. Biggs and E. D. Cronin, May 27-31, 1981. Selection of Surgical Technique for Breast Reconstruction. Dallas, TX.
American Cancer Dialogue Group April 9, 1980. Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy. Houston, TX.
Texas Medical Association, 115th Annual Session May 5-9, 1982. Congenital Breast Asymmetry (case report). San Antonio, TX.
Brownsville & Willison County Medical Society January 17, 1983. Current Trends in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Brownsville, TX.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds. September 15, 1983. E. D. Cronin, M.D.: Breast Reduction, Houston, TX.
Houston Area Association for Communication Disorders. November 14, 1983. Cleft Palate, Houston, TX.
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Medical School Hospital. Evaluation and Surgical Repairs on Cleft Lip and Palate Patients. November 26 - December 3, 1983.
The Phoenix Health Spa, January 27, 1984. E. D. Cronin, M.D., Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Lecture, Houston, TX.
The Phoenix Health Spa, April 6, 1984. E. D. Cronin, M.D., Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Lecture, Houston, TX.
The Phoenix Health Spa, April 27, 1984. E. D. Cronin, M.D., Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Lecture, Houston, TX.
Texas Medical Association 117th Annual Session May 11, 1984. E. D. Cronin, M.D. "Honduras Connection Lecture". Austin, TX.
Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation. June 16-17, 1984. Instructional Course Symposium. Houston, TX.
Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Medical School Hospital November 24 - December 2, 1984. Evaluation and Surgical Repairs on Cleft Lip and Palate Patients.
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons in conjunction with St. Joseph Hospital Plastic Surgery Section and Baylor College of Medicine Division of Plastic Surgery. May 30 - June 1, 1985. Basic Maxillofacial Principles and Techniques for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons lecture and Laboratory. Houston, TX.
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Medical School Hospital, December 8-13, 1985. Evaluation and Surgical Repairs on Cleft Lip and Palate Patients.
Texas Medical Association 119th Annual Session May 8-10, 1986. "S-Flap for Nipple Reconstruction". Dallas, TX.
Region IV Speech Pathologists, November 1, 1986. Presentation on "Surgical, Medical, Communication Management of the School-Aged Child with Craniofacial Anomalies". Houston, TX.
Austin Surgical Society, November 20, 1986. Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy. Austin, TX.
The American College of Surgeons South Texas Chapter Annual Meeting, January 31, 1987. "Application of Cranial Bone Grafts in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery." Houston, TX.
Rice University, February 19, 1987. Cancer Tumor Board: Breast Reconstruction, Houston, TX.
Dickinson I.S.D. Speech Pathologists, February 27, 1987. Presentation on "Surgical, Medical, Communication Management of the School-Aged Child with Craniofacial Anomalies". Dickinson, TX.
Cleft Palate Parents Society, March 4, 1987. "Cleft Lip Deformity with Secondary Repair of Lip and Nose". Houston, TX.
Fifth International Meeting UCLA School of Medicine Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. "Nipple Reconstruction: The S Flap". Manzanillo-Collima, Mexico. February 1988.
Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. Evaluation and Surgical Repairs of Cleft Lip and Palate Patients. February 12-17, 1990.
Mexican Congress of Plastic Surgery, Lecture: Aesthetic Approaches to Maxillofacial Surgery. Lecture: Innervated Cross-Finger Flap for Fingertip Reconstruction. February 21, 1990.
Visiting Professor, St. Joseph Hospital in Monterrey Mexico. Lecture: Rhinoplasty and Aesthetic Breast Procedures. March 13-14, 1990.
The Houston Cleft Palate Study Group. Lecture: The Pushback Palate Repair and Pharyngeal Implant Augmentation. The Methodist Hospital. March 15, 1990.
University of Texas Dental College. Lecture: Craniofacial Surgery. April 17, 1990.
American Cancer Society. Slide Presentation. November 14, 1990.
American Cleft Palate Association 48th Anniversary Meeting. Poster Presentation: Augmentation of the Posterior Pharyngeal Wall. March 20-21, 1991.
University of Texas Dental College. Lecture: Craniofacial Surgery. March 26, 1991.
Craniofacial Surgery Lecture. Nurse's In-Service at St. Joseph Hospital. Houston, TX. April 18, 1991.
Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. "Operation San Jose." Evaluation and Surgical Repairs of Cleft Lip and Palate Patients. April 21-27, 1991.
St. Joseph Hospital Nurse's In-Service. Lecture: Rhinoplasty and Breast Reconstruction. Houston, TX. May 16, 1991.
"Are You Missing VPI?" Velopharyngeal Incompetence Seminar for Speech Pathologists. Sponsored by St. Joseph Hospital. Houston, TX. July 19, 1991.
Plastic Surgery Teaching Conference, St. Joseph Hospital. Lecture: Breast Reduction. December 9, 1991.
Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. "Operation San Jose." Evaluation and Surgical Repairs of Cleft Lip and Palate Patients. March 21 - 28, 1992.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Speech and Hearing Institute. Lecture on "Craniofacial Surgery" to the Postgraduate Dental School class. Houston, TX. April 8, 1992.
The University of Houston Program of Communication Disorders. Lecture: Craniofacial Surgery. Houston, TX. May 11, 1992.
Cronin, E.D., Cohen, B.E., Biggs, T.M., Collins, D.R.,: "Assessment and Longevity of the Silicone Gel Breast Implant". (Abstract Presentation) ASPRS Plastic Surgical Forum, Washington 1992.
Serra Club. Lecture on "Operation San Jose". Houston, TX. December 18, 1992.
The University of Houston Program of Communication Disorders. Lecture: Craniofacial Surgery. Houston, TX. March 15, 1993.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Speech and Hearing Institute. Lecture on "Craniofacial Surgery" to the Postgraduate Dental School class. Houston, TX. April 7, 1993.
Caracus, Venezuela. "Operation San Jose." Evaluation and Surgical Repairs of Cleft Lip and Palate Patients. May 23-29, 1993.
Five Part Series of Talks on KNUZ Radio for the Harris County Medical Society on Rhytidectomy, Forehead Lift, Breast Reduction, Suction Lipectomy, and Eyelid Surgery. December 1993.
Houston Plastic Surgery Teaching Conference Schedule. Gave lecture on "Craniofacial Surgery". Houston, TX January 3, 1994.
St. Joseph Hospital Dental School gave residency lecture on "Craniofacial Surgery". Houston, TX April 6, 1994.
Autonomous University of Leon gave lectures on "Breast Reconstruction" and "Orthognathic Surgery". Managua, April 16-24, 1994.
Received certification in the use and therapeutic applications of the Candela "Vascular, Pigmented and Tattoo Laser" for the treatment of Cutaneous Lesions and Tatoo Removal. August 27, 1994. Houston, Texas.
DeTar Hospital, Victoria, Texas, performed, with a team of surgeons, several operations including cleft lip repair, cleft palate repair, and facial reconstruction. October 1994.
The Peruvian Plastic Surgery Society, Lima, Peru, gave instructional course on facial reconstruction. January, 1995
Gave talk for the St. Joseph Hospital Plastic Surgery Teaching Conference, "Cranial Facial Synostosis". February 27, 1995.
Paper presented on "Management of the Implant Patient", The Aesthetic Society's 28th Annual Meeting, Authors: Cohen, B. E., Cronin, E. D., Biggs, T. M., Roesel, J. F.,: San Francisco, CA. March 19-24, 1995.
Lecture on "Cleft Palate Review" St. Joseph Hospital Teaching Conference, October 9, 1995.
Lecture on "Cleft Palate Review #2" St. Joseph Hospital Teaching Conference, October 11, 1995.
Rotary Club of University Area. Gave informative speech on "Operation San Jose" January 17, 1996.
Sociedad Colombiana de Cirugia Plastica, Estetica Maxilofacial Y De La Mano. Presented lectures on Breast Reconstruction, Aspects of Craniofacial Surgery, and Rhinoplasty. September 7, 1996.
United States Family Health Plan, Houston, Texas. Presented lecture and slide presentation on Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery. November 20, 1996.
Belohorizonte, Brazil. Presented lectures on Breast Reconstruction and Facial Reconstruction. December 4, 1996.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Presented lecture on Cleft Lip and Palate Reconstruction. December 7-8, 1996.
Arequipa, Peru. Operation San Jose. February 15-22, 1997.
Museum of Health and Medical Science, Houston, Texas. Presented lecture on "The Healing Mission of Plastic Surgery". May 6, 1997.
St. Joseph Hospital Operating Room Nurses Inservice. Presented lecture on "The Healing Mission of Plastic Surgery". August 1997.
St. Joseph Hospital Plastic Surgery Residents Conference. Presented lecture on "Overview of Cleft Lip and Palate". January 22, 1998.
Huancayo, Peru. Operation San Jose. June 18-27, 1998.
Lakeside Country Club Breakfast Club. Presented "The Healing Mission of Plastic Surgery". November 1998.
Villahermosa, Mexico. Operation San Jose. March 23-31, 1999.
Presentation: “Short Stay Following Cleft Palate Surgery”. Cronin, E.D. and Williams, J.L. Paper Presented at the 1999 Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference in Galveston, Texas. April 21-25, 1999
Arequipa, Peru. Operation San Jose. March 25-April 1, 2000.
Presentation: “Breast Reconstruction”. Centro Universitario de Salud “Pedro P. Diaz. Arequipa, Peru.
University of Texas Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds. Slide Presentation: “Facial Reconstruction”. Houston, Texas. April 17, 2000.
University of Alabama at Birmingham Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds. Slide Presentation: “Breast Reconstruction”. Birmingham, Alabama. May 18, 2000.
The Donna R. Fox Seminar in Cleft Lip and Palate Sponsored by The University of Houston Communication Disorders Program and The Thomas D. Cronin and Raymond O. Brauer Cleft Palate and Facial Reconstruction Institute. Slide Presentation and Lecture to Speech Therapists: “Cleft Lip and Palate”. CHRISTUS St. Joseph Hospital, Houston, Texas, February 16, 2002.
Paper Presentation, “Primary Cleft Lip and Nasal Repair. A Retrospective examination of patients with an extended advancement of the lower lateral cartilage nasal reconstruction. Cronin, ED, Rafols, F. Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Irving, Texas. November 4, 2000.
Paper Presentation, “Nipple Areola Reconstruction Using the Keyhole Pattern”. Cronin, ED, Cash, C. Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. September 21, 2001.
CHRISTUS St. Joseph Hospital Leadership Conference. Powerpoint Presentation and Lecture. Brennan’s Restaurant. February 20, 2002.
Academia Peruana De Cirugia XXXIII Congreso Peruano e Internacional de Cirugia. Slide Presentation: “Breast Reconstruction”. Lima, Peru. March 9, 2002.
Academia Peruana De Cirugia XXXIII Congreso Peruano e Internacional de Cirugia. Slide Presentation Course: “Rhinoplasty”. Lima, Peru. March 10, 2002.
CHRISTUS St. Joseph Hospital Career Day. Slide Presentation and Lecture on “Facial Reconstruction”. April 17, 2002.
2002 Breast Cancer Symposium at CHRISTUS St. Joseph Hospital. Slide Presentation and Lecture on “Breast Reconstruction”. September 14, 2002.
Paper Presentation, “Posterior Pharyngeal Augmentation: Long Term Results”. Cronin, ED, Rubinstein, A, Fox, D. Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting. Houston, Texas. September 20, 2002.
“Breast Reconstruction Panel” at the Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons 2002 Annual Scientific Meeting. Houston, Texas. September 20-22, 2002.
Paper Presentation, “Fibrin Sealant in Latissimus Donor Sites to Reduce Seroma”. Cronin, ED, Cohen, BE, Weinrach, J. Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting. Houston, Texas. September 20, 2002.
Angels In Our Midst Luncheon & Silent Auction at Northwest Forest. Powerpoint Presentation and Lecture on “Breast Reconstruction”. October 3, 2002.
CHRISTUS Regional Board Meeting. Powerpoint Presentation and Lecture. Barton Creek, Austin, Texas. October 11-13, 2002.
CHRISTUS St. Joseph Hospital Career Day. Slide Presentation and Lecture on “Facial Reconstruction”. March 26, 2003.
University of Texas Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds. Slide Presentation and Lecture on “Management of Palatal Clefts”. June 5, 2003.
Poster Presentation, “The Keyhole in Nipple-Areola Reconstruction.” Ernest Cronin, MD, Camile Cash, MD, Iman Al-Haj MD. At The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. August 30, 2004. Houston, TX.
Poster Presentation, “Secondary Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in Cleft Lip & Palate Patient. Cronin ED, Boynton, Jim MD, Al-Haj, Iman. The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. August 30, 2004 Houston, TX.
Paper Presentation, “Secondary Aesthetic Surgery in Cleft Lip & Palate Patient. Cronin ED at the Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting. Austin, TX. September 11, 2004.
Paper Presentation, “A Case Report of Long Face Syndrome. Cronin ED at the Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting. Austin, TX. September 12, 2004.