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Professor
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Theresa (Tessa) A. Hadlock, MD, is a pioneering clinician-scientist with more than 20 years of experience in otolaryngology. She served as director of the Facial Nerve Center for 21 years and was the prior director of the Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Survey, and Fazzalari-Grousbeck Chair in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear. She continues to be a Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School in Boston.
Dr. Hadlock has treated over 5,000 patients with facial palsy. She is a world-renowned clinician, investigator, and advocate for facial palsy patients. For over a decade, Dr. Hadlock has been performing reconstructive surgeries on underserved children born with congenital deformities through humanitarian missions to Ecuador, Haiti, and Uganda.
With a passion for managing facial nerve disorders, Dr. Hadlock devotes her career to improving the lives of patients with facial paralysis. She has innovated and popularized surgical, medical, and physical therapy strategies for her patients. In her research, for which she has received funding from the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Hadlock focuses on establishing more effective methods for regenerating facial nerve function. She has also developed tools to measure the efficacy of reanimation procedures, authoring over 150 articles advancing the art and science of facial palsy.
In addition to the dedication, she commits to her patients and research, Dr. Hadlock also shares her expertise through mentorship and as a preceptor for the clinical fellowship program in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear.
She earned her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She then completed her residency in otolaryngology and fellowship in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School.