Faculty Appointments

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

Clinical Appointment

• Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service, Emory University Hospital Midtown

Affiliations

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

Telephone
404.778.5883

Board Certification
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

DDS Received
University of Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, 1997

Postgraduate Training

• Oral Medicine Residency, University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, 1997-1999
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency, Emory, 2000-2004

Current Organizational Memberships

• American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• American Dental Association
• President, International Association of Dental Research
• President, American Association of Dental Research
• Educational Committee, Georgia Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• American Society of Dental Anesthesia
• Georgia Dental Association
• Consultant, Committee on Dental Accreditation

Editorial Boards

• Co-Section Editor, Facial Pain Section, TMD

Honors and Awards

• Faculty Educator Development Award (FEDA), American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 2007
• Emory Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division Teaching Award, 2005

Clinical Interests

• Maxillofacial trauma
• Oral and maxillofacial reconstruction
• Dentoalveolar surgery
• Dental implants

Research Interests

• The use of laboratory simulation in evaluating oral and maxillofacial surgical skills
• Evaluating clinical outcomes and new techniques in maxillofacial trauma
• Three dimensional computed tomography efficacy in the evaluation of facial fractures
• Treatment of bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of the jaw
• Evaluation and treatment of lingual and inferior alveolar injuries with such methods as microsurgical nerve repair

Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member
2004

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