Academic Appointments

• Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
• Director of Research, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Clinical Appointment

• Program Site Director, Grady Memorial Hospital

Affiliations

• Emory University Hospital
• Atlanta VA Medical Center
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston
• The Emory Clinic

Telephone
404.778.4500

Board Certification
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Training

• BDS with honors, Sydney University Dental School, 1989
• Fellow Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (by examination), FRACDS, Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, 1992
• MDSc, Sydney University Dental School, 1995
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency, Westmead Hospital Dental Clinical School, Sydney, Australia, 1993–1996
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 1997–1999
• MD received, Emory University School of Medicine, 2004

Current Organizational Memberships

• Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons
• Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• Georgia Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• Southeastern Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Clinical and Research Interests

• Pathophysiology and surgical management of temporomandibular joint pain and dysfunction
• Surgical management of mandibular fractures with particular emphasis on the use of small bone plates
• Pathophysiology and management of bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of the jaws

Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member
2006

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