Profile of Phileemon Payne, Dr

Phileemon Eric Payne, MD is a native Texan and grew up in the southwest. He finished medical school at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 2004. While a student, he gained an appreciation for plastic and reconstructive surgery—specifically craniofacial surgery. His passion for helping people was instilled in him by his parents.

Following the completion of his medical degree, Dr. Payne began his general surgery training at Texas Tech University’s Health Science Center in El Paso, Texas. During this period, Dr. Payne frequently traveled to Ciudad Juárez, Mexico to correct cleft lip and palate birth defects in children. These experiences further ignited his passion to help people through craniofacial surgery and plastic surgery.

After finishing his chief year of surgical training, Dr. Payne completed the remainder of his plastic surgery instruction at the University of Texas in Houston. It was during this time that he learned about the plethora of children in need of surgical care for craniofacial deformities in Houston, Texas. Dr. Payne spent an additional year completing training in the subspecialty of craniofacial plastic surgery at Medical City Hospital in Dallas, Texas. During this period, he continued to treat children who were born with cleft defects and craniofacial deformities during various humanitarian mission trips to India and Zimbabwe.

The Craniofacial and Plastic Surgery Center of Houston was established to create a center of surgical excellence in the fourth largest city in the United States.

Procedures of Phileemon Payne, Dr ⁽⁶⁾

Procedure	Rank in Houston	Rank in TX	Rank in US
Cleft Lip and Palate Repair Cleft lip and palate repair - the opening in the lip can be a small notch or a complete slit that goes all the way to the base of the nose.	Ranked in Houston: 2	Ranked in TX: 2	Ranked in US: 64
Rhinoplasty Commonly referred to as a “nose job” this surgical procedure can help correct undesirable ridges, size, shape, or other aspects of the nose. In some situations, this procedure can correct certain breathing problems.	Ranked in Houston: 27	Ranked in TX: 148	Ranked in US: 1214
Revision Rhinoplasty A rhinoplasty revision is a surgical procedure that aims to correct undesired results or complications that arise after an initial rhinoplasty.	Ranked in Houston: 5	Ranked in TX: 11	Ranked in US: 334
Mohs Surgery Mohs surgery is a surgical technique used to treat skin cancer.	Ranked in Houston: 7	Ranked in TX: 25	Ranked in US: 81
Congenital Ptosis Treatment The correction of ptosis utilized resection of upper lid skin to more effectively allow the frontalis muscle to elevate the eyelid.	Ranked in Houston: 1	Ranked in TX: 3	Ranked in US: 21
Ear Pinning Cosmetic ear surgery is a type of plastic and reconstructive surgery that can improve the size, shape, or position of the outer ear by reshaping the cartilage.	Ranked in Houston: 5	Ranked in TX: 35	Ranked in US: 706