Dr. Stephen J. Wall was born in Pennsylvania in 1963 and raised in the Philadelphia region. He completed his medical and doctoral degrees at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focused upon neurotransmitters involved in Alzheimer's disease, and communication pathways within tumor cells. During his training, he was awarded a Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health. In 1994, Dr. Wall received a Medical Student Excellence in Research Award from the American Federation for Clinical Research. An avid surgical historian, Dr. Wall was awarded the Dr. Charles W. Burris History of Medicine Prize in 1995.

His basic science studies on tumors prompted him to pursue training in the medical specialty that manages cancers of the head and face regions. Following his residency in Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Wall completed a clinical fellowship at the University of Toronto in Facial Plastic Surgery with Dr. Peter A. Adamson, M.D., the President of the American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS). In his career, Dr. Wall has authored more than twenty scientific papers, review articles and book chapters.

Dr. Wall is a member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, the American Rhinologic Society and the Washington DC Medical Society. 

Dr. Wall has served as an instructor at national meetings on Rhinoplasty and Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.  He has helped others physicians learn the techniques involved in these delicate surgeries. 

Dr. Wall has been named to the Consumers Research Council of America’s “Guide to America’s Top Physicians”.

  Click here to access a magazine interview with one of Dr. Wall's BOTOX® patients.

Need Adobe Acrobat Reader?

Note: The article above is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. If you do not have Adobe® Reader® on your computer, you can download it for free by clicking here or on the Get Adobe Reader icon.