Dr. Eric Payne is a leading board-certified plastic surgeon based in Houston, Texas. With a specialized focus on craniofacial plastic surgery, Dr. Payne has been providing top-notch care to infants and children with craniofacial deformities for decades. He has performed extensive research on infant ear molding techniques throughout his career, and is extremely well-versed in achieving successful results with the EarWell™ device. Having trained under the mentorship of Dr. Steve Byrd—who was a pioneer in infant ear molding, as well as the co-inventor of the EarWell™ device—Dr. Payne is uniquely qualified to perform your child’s ear correction.
Dr. Payne received his plastic surgery training at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. He also completed specialized fellowship training in craniofacial plastic surgery at Medical City Children’s Hospital in Dallas, which is one of the leading children’s hospitals in the state of Texas. He continued his fellowship training at the Dallas-based Pediatric Plastic Surgery Institute before going into private practice.














