Francis Papay, MD

• Surgical Team – First American Face Transplant – Total Lefort III maxillary zygomatic microvascular composite tissue allograft reconstruction
• First Robotic Endoscopic Nerve Interpositional Graft: Pudendal Nerve – Sural Nerve Graft
• First Endoscopic Repair of Skull Base CSF leaks
• Fulcrum Spreader Graft for Internal Valve Nasal Collapse
• Bone Anchored Facial Suspension for Facial Nerve Paralysis
• Maxillary approach for neuromodulation of Sphenopalatine ganglion and Cluster/Migraine Headache

Craniomaxillofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Intermountain Craniofacial Center, Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, 1991-1992.

Residency:
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 1989-1991.

Fellowship:
George and Grace Crile Traveling Surgical Fellowship, Maxillofacial Reconstruction, University of Basel Kantonsspital, Basel, Switzerland, March 1991 - May 1991.

Residency:
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1985-1989.

Preceptorship:
Facial Plastic Surgery, New Orleans Facial Plastic Surgical Center, New Orleans, LA Calvin Johnson, MD - Director, February - May 1988.

Internship:
General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1984-1985.

Flexible Surgical Internship:
Riverside Methodist Hospital,1983-84.

• George and Grace Crile Traveling Surgical Fellowship Award, 1989
• Hall of Fame – Elyria High School, 2010
• Innovation Award, Cleveland Clinic 2008, 2010, 2011
• American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons – Best Clinical ASPS Journal Publication 2011 “First U.S. Near-Total Human Face Transplantation: A Paradigm Shift for Massive Complex Injuries” – 2nd Co-author
• Best Design Poster, 1st Place, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, 2007
• Kauffman Fellow Scholarship, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurial Studies, 2007
• Golden Scalpel Award, Plastic Surgery Teaching Award, Cleveland Clinic 1996
• Ohio Valley Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Society Resident Research Award, 1990
• A-O Synthes Maxillofacial International Scholarship, 1990
• American College of Surgeons (Ohio Chapter), Surgical Research Award - Honorable Mention, 1990
• Northeastern Ohio Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Research Award - 1st place, 1989
• American Rhinologic Society Resident Essay Award - Honorable Mention, 1989
• Student Leadership Award, Ohio State Medical Association, 1983
• Outstanding Young Men in USA, Member National Jaycees, 1982
• Melvin E. Jones Research Foundation Memorial Scholarship, 1981
• Honor's College, Ohio University
• National Honors Society, 1971
• Best Doctors, Best Doctors, Inc. 2001 - present
• Best Doctors, Plastic Surgery, Northeastern Ohio Live Magazine, 2001-present
• Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, Marquis Who’s Who Publications
• Who’s Who in Healthcare, Marquis Who’s Who Publications
• Who’s Who in America, Marquis Who’s Who Publications
• Guide to America’s Top Plastic Surgeons, Consumers’ Research Council of America
• America’s Best Doctors, Castle Connelly

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As of 2025-03-21, Dr. Papay has reported the financial relationships with the companies listed below.

Equity Dr. Papay owns stock or stock options in the following companies for activities as a founder, inventor, discoverer, developer:

• BrainX Community, LLC
• Unify Medical
• Aspire Healthspan 
• XII Medical, Inc.
• Ion-Vac, Inc.

Consulting and/or Speaking. Dr. Papay receives fees of $5,000 or more per year (or, in rare cases, equity or stock options) as a paid consultant, speaker or as a member of an advisory committee for the following companies:

• XII Medical, Inc.
• Notox USA

Royalty Payments. Dr. Papay receives or has the right to receive royalty payments for inventions or discoveries commercialized through the companies shown below:

• XII Medical, Inc.
• Ion-Vac, Inc.

Right to Future Distribution of Cleveland Clinic Financial Interest. Dr. Papay may receive future financial benefits from the Cleveland Clinic for inventions or discoveries commercialized through the companies shown below:

• Ion-Vac, Inc.
• XII Medical, Inc.

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