About the Noggin Doctor

Gary F. Rogers, M.D., J.D., LL.M., M.B.A., M.P.H.

Dr. Gary F. Rogers is an esteemed academic pediatric plastic surgeon, known for his specialization in craniofacial anomalies, particularly plagiocephaly. A native of California, Dr. Rogers embarked on his academic journey at UCLA, graduating in 1987, and then pursued multiple concurrent degrees at Tulane University School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree with honors, an MBA from the A.B. Freeman School of Business, and an MPH from the Tulane University School of Public Health.From 1991 to 1997, Dr. Rogers completed an orthopedic surgery residency at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, while also earning a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law.His training continued with a plastic surgery residency at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, followed by fellowships in pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard and orthopedic hand and microsurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard.

Dr. Rogers served as a faculty member in the Division of Plastic and Oral Surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital and held an academic appointment at Harvard Medical School from 2002 to 2010. During this period, he co-invented two medical devices aimed at preventing plagiocephaly, including the Perfect Noggin Head Shaping Mattress. Since 2010, Dr. Rogers has been the Chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He is also a Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the George Washington School of Medicine and holds the Johnston Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Plastic Surgery.

A perpetual student, Dr. Rogers completed an LL.M. in health care law from the George Washington School of Law in 2016 and is currently pursuing a Master's in Applied Economics at the George Washington University Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and holds a subspecialty board certification in hand surgery from the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is a fellow of both the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Dr. Rogers has an extensive publication record, authoring over 200 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, many of which focus on plagiocephaly. He has also lectured extensively at regional, national, and international meetings. In 2019, he was nominated as an American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons Visiting Scholar, delivering lectures across the United States on pediatric plastic surgery.

Residing in Great Falls, Virginia, Dr. Rogers lives with his wife, Wendy, and their four children. His profound belief in academic productivity as a measure of true expertise underscores his commitment to scientific inquiry and education, distinguishing him as a leading authority in his field.

Selected Readings on Deformational Cranial Flattening

The following sections are reprinted with permission from Mutaz Habal, MD, Editor, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. This two-part series was created to provide parents and clinicians with a good working knowledge of this condition and the issues surrounding it.  Use the hyperlink at the bottom of each section to see the actual article in its published form.



Why the Noggin Doctor created the Perfect Noggin

Dr Gary Rogers, a paediatric plastic surgeon, developed the Perfect Noggin Head Shaping Mattress to alleviate the guilt and anxiety he saw in parents dealing with their babies' head flattening and associated craniofacial issues. Recognising the inadequacies of conventional prevention and treatment methods like repositioning and tummy time, and seeing the ineffectiveness of existing products, he felt compelled to create a better solution, leading to the creation of the Perfect Noggin.

Dr. Gary Rogers brings over 25 years of personal experience and a critical review of published literature to his management of thousands of Plagiocephaly patients. Together with his wife Wendy Rogers, they founded the Perfect Noggin, driven by their compassion for parents facing the challenges of Plagiocephaly. Their mission is to combat misinformation spread by uninformed "experts" and opportunistic fear-mongers who exploit parental fears for profit from "flat head syndrome".

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