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Jill Helms
Professor of Surgery (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Helms' research interests center around regenerative medicine and craniofacial development.
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Laurel Henderson
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
BioLaurel Henderson, DDS, MS, is an Oral Medicine specialist at Stanford Medicine whose clinical practice focuses on the diagnosis and management of complex oral health conditions within an academic medical center environment. She received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from University of Southern California and holds a Master of Science in Health and Strategic Communication.
Dr. Henderson completed advanced specialty training in Orofacial Pain at the University of Southern California, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and Oral Medicine at Harvard University/Brigham and Women's Hospital. Her clinical expertise includes oral mucosal diseases, salivary gland disorders, Oral Oncology, supportive cancer care, oral epithelial dysplasia, and chronic orofacial pain conditions. She works closely with surgeons, oncologists, and other medical specialists to provide interdisciplinary patient care.
Her academic interests include improving access to medically necessary oral healthcare, advancing non-surgical therapies for oral potentially malignant disorders, and evaluating patient-friendly preventive lip care products, including SPF-based formulations designed to support long-term lip health. Her clinical approach emphasizes trauma-informed, patient-centered care for medically complex populations. A native Californian, she enjoys traveling, cooking, and painting in her free time. -
Rod Hentz
Professor of Surgery, Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly Interests1. Nerve regeneration and repair, evaluation of repair methods, modalities to enhance peripheral nerve regeneration, development of improved methods to analyze nerve regeneration.
2. Implementation of functional neuromuscular stimulation to paralytic deformities.
3. Computer modeling of upper limb function. -
Franco Hernandez
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
BioDr. Franco Hernandez was born and raised in Southern California. He graduated from the University of California, Riverside where he obtained a Bachelor’s in Economics, graduating with honors. He went on to complete his Doctorate of Dental Surgery at the University of Southern California where he spent dedicated time as a selective student with emphasized training in the areas of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Anesthesia, and Public Health. Following graduation, he began his post-graduate training as an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery intern at Parkland Memorial Hospital / UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, one of the largest level 1 trauma centers in the state of Texas. He continued his training at Stanford University Medical Center where he completed a Dental Medicine, Oral & Maxillofacial clinical instructorship.
Dr. Hernandez diagnoses, treats, and manages a variety of conditions including: odontogenic infection, dentoalveolar trauma, edentulism (partial and complete), non-malignant oral lesions, benign cysts/tumor of the maxilla/mandible, osteonecrosis of the maxilla/mandible, temporomandibular disorders (TMD), and orofacial pain. He routinely performs surgical dental extractions, oral rehabilitation with dental implants, removal of 3rd molars (“wisdom teeth”), bone grafting, excision of benign maxillary/mandibular cysts, as well as management of TMD and Orofacial pain. As a Dental Oncologist, he specializes in dental procedures and surgeries prior to, during, and following head & neck radiation therapy and chemotherapy. As a Hospital Dentist, he performs medically necessary dental procedures and surgeries in the context of extensive cardiac disease, major organ failure/transplant cases, major systemic disease, cancer therapy, and orthopedic surgery.
