Temple University Hospital, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Temple University Hospital Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is a 4 year accredited Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training program. Our program is expertly designed to produce highly qualified surgeons who are able to pursue any post-graduate goals they may have. Our program is based through Temple University Hospital and is not associated with any dental school.
Curriculum
Year 1: OMFS PGY-1
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Temple University Hospital (7 months)
Adult Anesthesiology, Temple University Hospital (4 months)
Pediatric Anesthesiology, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children (1 month)
Year 2: OMFS PGY-2
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Temple University Hospital, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children (4 months)
Sleep Medicine, Temple University Hospital (1 month)
Internal Medicine, Temple University Hospital (1 month)
General Surgery, Temple University Hospital (2 months)
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Capital Health System, Hopewell and Regional Medical Centers (4 months)
Year 3: OMFS PGY-3
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Temple University Hospital and Crozer- Chester Medical Center (4 months)
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ENT), Cooper University Hospital (4 months)
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Temple University Hospital and Cooper University Hospital (4 months)
Year 4: OMFS PGY-4
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Chief Resident, Temple University Hospital (4 months)
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Chief Resident, Cooper University Hospital (8 months)
Current Residents
PGY-4 (Chief Residents)
Jerad Servais, DDS
University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry
William Bergeron, DDS
University of Maryland, School of Dentistry
Matthew King, DDS
University of North Carolina, Adams School of Dentistry
PGY-3
Denae Keyer, DMD MD
Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine
David Mann, DMD
Tufts University, School of Dental Medicine
Cameron Dahlquist, DDS
University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
PGY-2
Luc Descour, DDS
Touro College of Dental Medicine
Phyllis Immitti, DMD
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
Alexander Jones, DDS
University of Utah School of Dentistry
PGY-1
Jonathan Fuchs, DDS
University of Maryland School of Dentistry
Marc Colby, DDS
University of Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
Corey Dickson, DDS
University of Maryland School of Dentistry
Interns
Katherine Oriole, DDS
University of Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
Alexander Litrel, DDS
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
Recent Program Graduates
Lewis Dillard DDS, 2024
Blake Maharrey DDS, 2024
Raphael Huntley DDS PhD, 2024
Scott Kim DDS, 2023
Ross Miller DMD, 2023
Akshar Yagnik DDS, 2023
Kyle Hresko DDS, 2022
Jiean Heifetz-Li DMD, 2022
Pooja Sukumar DDS, 2022
Training Sites
Temple University Hospital (Level I Trauma Center)
Inpatient
Number of service beds (including ICU): 564
Ambulatory Sites at TUH
Residents will participate in outpatient ambulatory experiences in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery throughout their residency program at TUH Commonwealth Campus. Autonomy in outpatient care will be achieved under the supervision of faculty.
Emergency Room at Temple University
PGY 1-4 residents provide emergency care. The TUH resident on-call provides coverage during 24 hours.
Maxillofacial Trauma call is divided between Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ENT), rotating every week. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery covers call 1-2 weeks per month.
Cooper University Hospital (Level I Trauma Center)
Residents rotate at Cooper University Hospital in their third and fourth year of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery training (PGY-3, PGY-4). 4 months of the PGY-3 is spent under the service of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ENT). During the resident’s chief year (PGY-4), 8 months will be spent on service as the chief resident for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Time is divided equally between office hours and operating room experience.
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Residents rotate at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in their second year of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery serving as a Pediatric Anesthesiology Resident for the duration of 1 month (PGY 2).
Crozer-Chester Medical Center (Level II Trauma Center)
Crozer-Chester Medical Center is a 300-bed facility in Philadelphia equipped with a comprehensive emergency department, trauma center, and burn treatment center. During this rotation, residents will act as chief resident for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and cover only maxillofacial trauma.
Capital Health System, Hopewell and Regional Medical Center (Level II Trauma Center)
Capital Health System, Hopewell and Regional Medical Center is a Level II Trauma Center located in Pennington, New Jersey. Residents will rotate during their second year of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery training (PGY-2), acting as the first call resident and operating one on one with an attending surgeon.
Resources
Lewis Katz School of Medicine of Temple University
Residents will have access to all resources at Lewis Katz School of Medicine of Temple University, Ginsburg Health Sciences library. The Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Ginsburg Health Library carries all major Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery journals and is well stocked with general Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery texts.
Residents will have access to a dedicated conference room which are used for morning rounds at Temple University Hospital. Additionally, residents will have access to the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery on-call room with additional textbook references and online databases for biomedical literature.
All residents will be given OMS reference guide from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Temple University Hospital, Commonwealth Campus
The residents have dedicated space in our Temple University Hospital, Commonwealth campus office where they have access to personal libraries of faculty, (over 300 volumes) of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery texts and major journals in addition to a resident drive that contains major Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery eBooks, video and PowerPoint lectures, OMSITE resources, and journals.
Stipends and Benefits
All Stipend Scale & Benefit information is available on Temple University Lewis Katz School of medicine Graduate Medical Education (GME)
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