AEEDC Dubai World Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Conference Program 2023

Alejandro Martínez

DDS, OMFS Post-PhD Fellowship
IAOMS President, Clinic Director | Mexico

Dr. Alejandro Martínez is a Mexican board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon who graduated from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon School of Dentistry. He completed his residency training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Hospital Regional 20 de Noviembre ISSSTE in Mexico, D.F, where he obtained an Academic Honorable Mention. He completed an Orthognathic and Temporomandibular Joint Fellowship from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl., under Dr. Frank Dolwick (1989-1990). Dr. Martinez is the director of his private practice at UVA Clinic Face Architects in Monterrey, Mexico. He is a Clinical Professor of Orthognathic surgery in the Orthodontics Postgraduate program at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon, School of Dentistry. Associate professor at the maxillofacial surgery residency program on 20 of November Medical Regional Hospital ISSSTE and invited professor at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at the University of Florida. He has also been invited as a European Board Examination Certification Process professor. He is the Author and Co-Author of several national and international articles and book chapters in our specialty and is an international lecturer recognized globally as a leading expert in corrective jaw (orthognathic) surgery. Dr. Martinez has over 31 years of experience in research and treatment of complex jaw revision surgery, total temporomandibular joint (TMJ) replacement, snoring and obstructive sleep apnea treatment, dental implants, and dentoalveolar surgery. He receives numerous awards for his contributions to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Martinez is a Mexican Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (AMCBMC) member. Also, a member of the ALACIBU (Latin American Assoc. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) and IAOMS (International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons). Certified Board member by the Mexican Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Also Certified Member by the Latin-American Board of OMF (BLACIBU). Former President of the Mexican Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (AMCBMC) 2008-2009. Former President of the Mexican Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2009-2012. Former President of ALACIBU 2012-2013 (Latin American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery). Former President and founder of BLACIBU 2013 (Latin American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery). IAOMS Executive Committee Member 2014-2019 Vice President of IAOMS 2020-2021 IAOMS President 2022-2023
1 - Lecture: Large Bimaxillary CCW Advancements in TMJ Patients
2 - Panel Discussion: Challenges & Controversies in OSAS & Multiple Segment Osteotomies
3 - Panel Discussion: Aesthetic Adjuncts to Orthognathic Surgery

Dr. Dr. Majeed Rana

MD, DDS, MBA
Senior Consultant, Deputy Clinic Director, Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Specialist In Oral Surgery | Germany

Since 2017, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. dent Majeed Rana Deputy Clinic Director and Senior Consultant at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital Düsseldorf. His surgical treatment focuses include computer-assisted reconstructive facial surgery, tumor surgery with microvascular reconstructions and the treatment of patients with craniofacial malformations or cleft lip and palate. On a scientific level, his research group deals with the therapy of malignant tumor diseases as well as the development of innovative procedures in the field of computer-assisted surgery. Especially in the Field of Computer-Assisted Surgery, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. Dent. Majeed Rana Author of numerous leading scientific publications. At the University Hospital Düsseldorf, he is also responsible coordinator for the teaching of medical and dental students in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Cheng-Hsien Wu

DDS, PhD
Senior Consultant, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Director, Taiwan Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons. Associate Professor | Taiwan

He work as consultant of oral and maxillofacial surgery in Taipei Veterans General Hospital since 2005. His clinical expertise are on the management of oral cancer, facial trauma, and orthognathic surgery. With the advancement of digital technology, application of CAD/CAM and intra-operative navigation on the aforementioned surgeries becomes my main research field. Senior Consultant, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital Director, Taiwan Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Dentistry & Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University
Lecture: 1. Orthognathic Surgery, an Art or a Science? 2. 2. Consideration for Oral Rehabilitation in the Post-traumatic Atrophic Maxilla.

Alejandro Martínez

DDS, OMFS Post-PhD Fellowship
IAOMS President, Clinic Director | Mexico

Dr. Alejandro Martínez is a Mexican board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon who graduated from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon School of Dentistry. He completed his residency training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Hospital Regional 20 de Noviembre ISSSTE in Mexico, D.F, where he obtained an Academic Honorable Mention. He completed an Orthognathic and Temporomandibular Joint Fellowship from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl., under Dr. Frank Dolwick (1989-1990). Dr. Martinez is the director of his private practice at UVA Clinic Face Architects in Monterrey, Mexico. He is a Clinical Professor of Orthognathic surgery in the Orthodontics Postgraduate program at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon, School of Dentistry. Associate professor at the maxillofacial surgery residency program on 20 of November Medical Regional Hospital ISSSTE and invited professor at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at the University of Florida. He has also been invited as a European Board Examination Certification Process professor. He is the Author and Co-Author of several national and international articles and book chapters in our specialty and is an international lecturer recognized globally as a leading expert in corrective jaw (orthognathic) surgery. Dr. Martinez has over 31 years of experience in research and treatment of complex jaw revision surgery, total temporomandibular joint (TMJ) replacement, snoring and obstructive sleep apnea treatment, dental implants, and dentoalveolar surgery. He receives numerous awards for his contributions to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Martinez is a Mexican Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (AMCBMC) member. Also, a member of the ALACIBU (Latin American Assoc. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) and IAOMS (International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons). Certified Board member by the Mexican Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Also Certified Member by the Latin-American Board of OMF (BLACIBU). Former President of the Mexican Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (AMCBMC) 2008-2009. Former President of the Mexican Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2009-2012. Former President of ALACIBU 2012-2013 (Latin American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery). Former President and founder of BLACIBU 2013 (Latin American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery). IAOMS Executive Committee Member 2014-2019 Vice President of IAOMS 2020-2021 IAOMS President 2022-2023
1 - Lecture: Large Bimaxillary CCW Advancements in TMJ Patients
2 - Panel Discussion: Challenges & Controversies in OSAS & Multiple Segment Osteotomies
3 - Panel Discussion: Aesthetic Adjuncts to Orthognathic Surgery

Nasser Alasseri

BDS, SSC-OMFS, MOMS RCPS
Saudi Board of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery Clinical Fellowship in Orthognathic Surgery and Cleft Lip & Palate. Consultant OMFS | Saudi Arabia

Dr. Nasser Alasseri was born and raised in Riyadh. He finished high school, then he attended King Saud bin Abdulaziz University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Dental Surgery. After that, he attended the Saudi Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, where he completed 5 years of both academic and practical intensive training, which qualified him to earn the Saudi Specialist Certificate in Maxillofacial Surgery in 2011. Afterward, he completed the Saudi Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dr. Dr. Majeed Rana

MD, DDS, MBA
Senior Consultant, Deputy Clinic Director, Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Specialist In Oral Surgery | Germany

Since 2017, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. dent Majeed Rana Deputy Clinic Director and Senior Consultant at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital Düsseldorf. His surgical treatment focuses include computer-assisted reconstructive facial surgery, tumor surgery with microvascular reconstructions and the treatment of patients with craniofacial malformations or cleft lip and palate. On a scientific level, his research group deals with the therapy of malignant tumor diseases as well as the development of innovative procedures in the field of computer-assisted surgery. Especially in the Field of Computer-Assisted Surgery, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. Dent. Majeed Rana Author of numerous leading scientific publications. At the University Hospital Düsseldorf, he is also responsible coordinator for the teaching of medical and dental students in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Johan P. Reyneke

BChD, MChD, FCMFOS (SA), PhD
Maxillo and Oral Surgeon | Netherlands

Johan served as professor in the department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery at the university of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg since 1991 and was appointed as an honorary professor at the university of the Western Cape in 2014, South Africa. Internationally, he also holds professorships at the university of Oklahoma and Florida in the USA as well as the university of Nacional Autònoma de Mexico, San Salvador, Mexico and is a visiting professor at the University of Amsterdam. He was awarded the Fellowship in Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery in 2003 by peer review in the College of Medicine of South Africa and obtained his PhD at the University of Tampere, Finland in March 2006. Johan has a passion for Orthognathic and Reconstructive facial surgery and has presented numerous national and international courses and lectures on the subject. He has published more than 100 papers in refereed journals and has also written chapters in numerous well-known textbooks on Oral and Maxillofacial surgery. He has published several textbooks on orthognathic surgery and the 3rd Edition of his book “Essentials of Orthognathic Surgery” was published in 2022. He has lectured on all four continents of the world and in 2013 Johan had the honour to present the Presidential lecture at the 21st International Conference of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in Barcelona. Prof. Reyneke served as a member of the Executive Committee of the South African Society of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeons from 1984 to 2000 and served as the President from 1994 to 1998. He served as the President of the College of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeons of South Africa from 2008 to 2011. He serves on the editorial board of several international journals and has performed orthognathic surgical procedures for more than 9000 patients over the last 43 years. He was honoured with several national and international professional awards and spends his leisure time on art and golf. Johan is semi-retired at the moments, is a visiting professor at the University of Amsterdam and lives in Laren, The Netherlands.

Ghali E. Ghali

DDS, MD, FACS, FRCS(Ed)
Director, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Cleft & Craniofacial/Head & Neck Surgery | USA

•Earned degrees at Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas (1987) and LSU School of Medicine, Shreveport (1994) •Residency – Parkland Memorial Medical Center, Dallas, Oral and •Fellowship – Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Head and Neck Surgery (1995) Dr. Ghali has lived and practiced in Shreveport, Louisiana since 1993. He and his wife, Hope, have four children. Dr. Ghali’s practice spans the full scope of craniomaxillofacial surgery. His professional interest lies in the treatment of pediatric craniofacial deformities including craniosynostosis, cleft lip and palate, and dentofacial deformities. However, his surgical and teaching interests also include cosmetic surgery, head and neck oncology, and maxillofacial trauma. Dr. Ghali served as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2004-2021), Dean of LSU School of Medicine (2016-2018), and Chancellor of LSU Health Sciences Center (2016-2021). He has been very active in resident, fellow, and student education. Dr. Ghali has continued to serve in leadership positions in national and international organizations such as the ACS, AAOMS, ABOMS, and IAOMS. Dr. Ghali’s association with these organizations is recognized in shaping the profession of oral and maxillofacial surgery, as well as providing international recognition for this community. Dr. Ghali has numerous research interests including clinical and basic science research. He has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, written many book chapters and has edited textbooks that are vital to the knowledge base of many in the specialty.
Lecture: Novel Approaches to the Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Alejandro Martínez

DDS, OMFS Post-PhD Fellowship
IAOMS President, Clinic Director | Mexico

Dr. Alejandro Martínez is a Mexican board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon who graduated from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon School of Dentistry. He completed his residency training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Hospital Regional 20 de Noviembre ISSSTE in Mexico, D.F, where he obtained an Academic Honorable Mention. He completed an Orthognathic and Temporomandibular Joint Fellowship from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl., under Dr. Frank Dolwick (1989-1990). Dr. Martinez is the director of his private practice at UVA Clinic Face Architects in Monterrey, Mexico. He is a Clinical Professor of Orthognathic surgery in the Orthodontics Postgraduate program at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon, School of Dentistry. Associate professor at the maxillofacial surgery residency program on 20 of November Medical Regional Hospital ISSSTE and invited professor at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at the University of Florida. He has also been invited as a European Board Examination Certification Process professor. He is the Author and Co-Author of several national and international articles and book chapters in our specialty and is an international lecturer recognized globally as a leading expert in corrective jaw (orthognathic) surgery. Dr. Martinez has over 31 years of experience in research and treatment of complex jaw revision surgery, total temporomandibular joint (TMJ) replacement, snoring and obstructive sleep apnea treatment, dental implants, and dentoalveolar surgery. He receives numerous awards for his contributions to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Martinez is a Mexican Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (AMCBMC) member. Also, a member of the ALACIBU (Latin American Assoc. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) and IAOMS (International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons). Certified Board member by the Mexican Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Also Certified Member by the Latin-American Board of OMF (BLACIBU). Former President of the Mexican Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (AMCBMC) 2008-2009. Former President of the Mexican Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2009-2012. Former President of ALACIBU 2012-2013 (Latin American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery). Former President and founder of BLACIBU 2013 (Latin American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery). IAOMS Executive Committee Member 2014-2019 Vice President of IAOMS 2020-2021 IAOMS President 2022-2023
1 - Lecture: Large Bimaxillary CCW Advancements in TMJ Patients
2 - Panel Discussion: Challenges & Controversies in OSAS & Multiple Segment Osteotomies
3 - Panel Discussion: Aesthetic Adjuncts to Orthognathic Surgery

Johan P. Reyneke

BChD, MChD, FCMFOS (SA), PhD
Maxillo and Oral Surgeon | Netherlands

Johan served as professor in the department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery at the university of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg since 1991 and was appointed as an honorary professor at the university of the Western Cape in 2014, South Africa. Internationally, he also holds professorships at the university of Oklahoma and Florida in the USA as well as the university of Nacional Autònoma de Mexico, San Salvador, Mexico and is a visiting professor at the University of Amsterdam. He was awarded the Fellowship in Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery in 2003 by peer review in the College of Medicine of South Africa and obtained his PhD at the University of Tampere, Finland in March 2006. Johan has a passion for Orthognathic and Reconstructive facial surgery and has presented numerous national and international courses and lectures on the subject. He has published more than 100 papers in refereed journals and has also written chapters in numerous well-known textbooks on Oral and Maxillofacial surgery. He has published several textbooks on orthognathic surgery and the 3rd Edition of his book “Essentials of Orthognathic Surgery” was published in 2022. He has lectured on all four continents of the world and in 2013 Johan had the honour to present the Presidential lecture at the 21st International Conference of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in Barcelona. Prof. Reyneke served as a member of the Executive Committee of the South African Society of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeons from 1984 to 2000 and served as the President from 1994 to 1998. He served as the President of the College of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeons of South Africa from 2008 to 2011. He serves on the editorial board of several international journals and has performed orthognathic surgical procedures for more than 9000 patients over the last 43 years. He was honoured with several national and international professional awards and spends his leisure time on art and golf. Johan is semi-retired at the moments, is a visiting professor at the University of Amsterdam and lives in Laren, The Netherlands.

Ghali E. Ghali

DDS, MD, FACS, FRCS(Ed)
Director, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Cleft & Craniofacial/Head & Neck Surgery | USA

•Earned degrees at Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas (1987) and LSU School of Medicine, Shreveport (1994) •Residency – Parkland Memorial Medical Center, Dallas, Oral and •Fellowship – Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Head and Neck Surgery (1995) Dr. Ghali has lived and practiced in Shreveport, Louisiana since 1993. He and his wife, Hope, have four children. Dr. Ghali’s practice spans the full scope of craniomaxillofacial surgery. His professional interest lies in the treatment of pediatric craniofacial deformities including craniosynostosis, cleft lip and palate, and dentofacial deformities. However, his surgical and teaching interests also include cosmetic surgery, head and neck oncology, and maxillofacial trauma. Dr. Ghali served as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2004-2021), Dean of LSU School of Medicine (2016-2018), and Chancellor of LSU Health Sciences Center (2016-2021). He has been very active in resident, fellow, and student education. Dr. Ghali has continued to serve in leadership positions in national and international organizations such as the ACS, AAOMS, ABOMS, and IAOMS. Dr. Ghali’s association with these organizations is recognized in shaping the profession of oral and maxillofacial surgery, as well as providing international recognition for this community. Dr. Ghali has numerous research interests including clinical and basic science research. He has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, written many book chapters and has edited textbooks that are vital to the knowledge base of many in the specialty.
Lecture: Novel Approaches to the Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Ghali E. Ghali

DDS, MD, FACS, FRCS(Ed)
Director, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Cleft & Craniofacial/Head & Neck Surgery | USA

•Earned degrees at Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas (1987) and LSU School of Medicine, Shreveport (1994) •Residency – Parkland Memorial Medical Center, Dallas, Oral and •Fellowship – Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Head and Neck Surgery (1995) Dr. Ghali has lived and practiced in Shreveport, Louisiana since 1993. He and his wife, Hope, have four children. Dr. Ghali’s practice spans the full scope of craniomaxillofacial surgery. His professional interest lies in the treatment of pediatric craniofacial deformities including craniosynostosis, cleft lip and palate, and dentofacial deformities. However, his surgical and teaching interests also include cosmetic surgery, head and neck oncology, and maxillofacial trauma. Dr. Ghali served as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2004-2021), Dean of LSU School of Medicine (2016-2018), and Chancellor of LSU Health Sciences Center (2016-2021). He has been very active in resident, fellow, and student education. Dr. Ghali has continued to serve in leadership positions in national and international organizations such as the ACS, AAOMS, ABOMS, and IAOMS. Dr. Ghali’s association with these organizations is recognized in shaping the profession of oral and maxillofacial surgery, as well as providing international recognition for this community. Dr. Ghali has numerous research interests including clinical and basic science research. He has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, written many book chapters and has edited textbooks that are vital to the knowledge base of many in the specialty.
Lecture: Novel Approaches to the Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Nasser Alasseri

BDS, SSC-OMFS, MOMS RCPS
Saudi Board of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery Clinical Fellowship in Orthognathic Surgery and Cleft Lip & Palate. Consultant OMFS | Saudi Arabia

Dr. Nasser Alasseri was born and raised in Riyadh. He finished high school, then he attended King Saud bin Abdulaziz University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Dental Surgery. After that, he attended the Saudi Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, where he completed 5 years of both academic and practical intensive training, which qualified him to earn the Saudi Specialist Certificate in Maxillofacial Surgery in 2011. Afterward, he completed the Saudi Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dr. Mohammad Kamal

MD, DMD, PhD, FEBOMFS
Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Kuwait University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Surgical Sciences. ​ | Kuwait

Dr. Mohammad Kamal is a German and European Board certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with focused specialization in the correction of dentofacial deformities and corrective jaw surgery. Dr. Kamal is dually qualified in dentistry and medicine and licensed physician and dentist in Kuwait and Germany, and has been trained at several top ranked international universities. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Kuwait University Health Sciences Center, Department of Surgical Sciences. Dr. Mohammad Kamal was born in Kuwait where he completed his primary and secondary education before moving to the United States in 1996 to pursue his university education. He first completed his Bachelor of Science B.Sc. degree with magna cum laude in medical sciences at Boston University School of Arts and Sciences in 2000, then completed his Doctor of Dental Medicine D.M.D. degree with magna cum laude and first rank among all dental graduates of Boston University School of Dental Medicine in 2004. He has received several awards and prizes during his studies in the United States including the American Dental Association/Dentsply Student Clinician Program Award, the Sigma Xi award and first place winner in scientific poster presentation at Boston University Science and Technology day, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Student Award, the Quintessence Award for Research Achievement, the Academy of Operative Dentistry Award, and the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Award. He then pursued further clinical training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of California San Francisco before completing Doctor of Medicine M.D. degree from the American University of Beirut School of Medicine in 2011. Mohammad worked in Kuwait as a dentist and as a physician in different hospitals and medical disciplines before moving to Germany to continue his surgical specialization in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at RWTH Aachen University Hospital and was officially certified as a Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Germany (Facharzt) in 2018. He also completed the European board examination and became a Fellow of the European Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Head and Neck Surgery (FEBOMS) in Munich, 2018.

Amir El Barbary

MD, MSc, PhD, Craniofacial fellowship UCLA | Egypt

Chair, AOCMF Middle East & Northern African Board Professor of Plastic & Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo-Egypt
Panel Discussion: NOE Region Trauma Management
Panel Discussion: Function Follows Aesthetic or Aesthetic Follows Function?

Nasser Alasseri

BDS, SSC-OMFS, MOMS RCPS
Saudi Board of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery Clinical Fellowship in Orthognathic Surgery and Cleft Lip & Palate. Consultant OMFS | Saudi Arabia

Dr. Nasser Alasseri was born and raised in Riyadh. He finished high school, then he attended King Saud bin Abdulaziz University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Dental Surgery. After that, he attended the Saudi Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, where he completed 5 years of both academic and practical intensive training, which qualified him to earn the Saudi Specialist Certificate in Maxillofacial Surgery in 2011. Afterward, he completed the Saudi Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Ghali E. Ghali

DDS, MD, FACS, FRCS(Ed)
Director, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Cleft & Craniofacial/Head & Neck Surgery | USA

•Earned degrees at Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas (1987) and LSU School of Medicine, Shreveport (1994) •Residency – Parkland Memorial Medical Center, Dallas, Oral and •Fellowship – Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Head and Neck Surgery (1995) Dr. Ghali has lived and practiced in Shreveport, Louisiana since 1993. He and his wife, Hope, have four children. Dr. Ghali’s practice spans the full scope of craniomaxillofacial surgery. His professional interest lies in the treatment of pediatric craniofacial deformities including craniosynostosis, cleft lip and palate, and dentofacial deformities. However, his surgical and teaching interests also include cosmetic surgery, head and neck oncology, and maxillofacial trauma. Dr. Ghali served as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2004-2021), Dean of LSU School of Medicine (2016-2018), and Chancellor of LSU Health Sciences Center (2016-2021). He has been very active in resident, fellow, and student education. Dr. Ghali has continued to serve in leadership positions in national and international organizations such as the ACS, AAOMS, ABOMS, and IAOMS. Dr. Ghali’s association with these organizations is recognized in shaping the profession of oral and maxillofacial surgery, as well as providing international recognition for this community. Dr. Ghali has numerous research interests including clinical and basic science research. He has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, written many book chapters and has edited textbooks that are vital to the knowledge base of many in the specialty.
Lecture: Novel Approaches to the Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Tirbod Fattahi

MD, DDS, FACS
Professor & Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Program Director Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency | USA

Dr. Fattahi is an associate professor of Surgery and the Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Florida Health Science Center in Jacksonville, FL. Dr. Fattahi has been at UFHSCJ since 2002. After attending dental school, he completed medical school as well as his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, KY. Upon finishing his residency, he enrolled into a one year Facial Aesthetic Surgery fellowship under the guidance of Dr. T. Williams Evans in Columbus, OH. Dr. Fattahi’s practice currently includes management of facial trauma, orthognathic surgery, as well as facial aesthetic surgery. His training in facial aesthetic surgery following his residency has allowed him the opportunity to establish an aesthetic surgery practice while at the University setting.
Lecture: Challenges and Controversies Considering Soft Tissue Changes in Orthognathic Surgeries
Approaches to Facial Lift – How and Why do I do it this Way?
The Current Trends in Upper and Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty

Dr. Dr. Majeed Rana

MD, DDS, MBA
Senior Consultant, Deputy Clinic Director, Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Specialist In Oral Surgery | Germany

Since 2017, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. dent Majeed Rana Deputy Clinic Director and Senior Consultant at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital Düsseldorf. His surgical treatment focuses include computer-assisted reconstructive facial surgery, tumor surgery with microvascular reconstructions and the treatment of patients with craniofacial malformations or cleft lip and palate. On a scientific level, his research group deals with the therapy of malignant tumor diseases as well as the development of innovative procedures in the field of computer-assisted surgery. Especially in the Field of Computer-Assisted Surgery, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. Dent. Majeed Rana Author of numerous leading scientific publications. At the University Hospital Düsseldorf, he is also responsible coordinator for the teaching of medical and dental students in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Johan P. Reyneke

BChD, MChD, FCMFOS (SA), PhD
Maxillo and Oral Surgeon | Netherlands

Johan served as professor in the department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery at the university of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg since 1991 and was appointed as an honorary professor at the university of the Western Cape in 2014, South Africa. Internationally, he also holds professorships at the university of Oklahoma and Florida in the USA as well as the university of Nacional Autònoma de Mexico, San Salvador, Mexico and is a visiting professor at the University of Amsterdam. He was awarded the Fellowship in Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery in 2003 by peer review in the College of Medicine of South Africa and obtained his PhD at the University of Tampere, Finland in March 2006. Johan has a passion for Orthognathic and Reconstructive facial surgery and has presented numerous national and international courses and lectures on the subject. He has published more than 100 papers in refereed journals and has also written chapters in numerous well-known textbooks on Oral and Maxillofacial surgery. He has published several textbooks on orthognathic surgery and the 3rd Edition of his book “Essentials of Orthognathic Surgery” was published in 2022. He has lectured on all four continents of the world and in 2013 Johan had the honour to present the Presidential lecture at the 21st International Conference of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in Barcelona. Prof. Reyneke served as a member of the Executive Committee of the South African Society of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeons from 1984 to 2000 and served as the President from 1994 to 1998. He served as the President of the College of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeons of South Africa from 2008 to 2011. He serves on the editorial board of several international journals and has performed orthognathic surgical procedures for more than 9000 patients over the last 43 years. He was honoured with several national and international professional awards and spends his leisure time on art and golf. Johan is semi-retired at the moments, is a visiting professor at the University of Amsterdam and lives in Laren, The Netherlands.

Alejandro Martínez

DDS, OMFS Post-PhD Fellowship
IAOMS President, Clinic Director | Mexico

Dr. Alejandro Martínez is a Mexican board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon who graduated from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon School of Dentistry. He completed his residency training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Hospital Regional 20 de Noviembre ISSSTE in Mexico, D.F, where he obtained an Academic Honorable Mention. He completed an Orthognathic and Temporomandibular Joint Fellowship from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl., under Dr. Frank Dolwick (1989-1990). Dr. Martinez is the director of his private practice at UVA Clinic Face Architects in Monterrey, Mexico. He is a Clinical Professor of Orthognathic surgery in the Orthodontics Postgraduate program at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon, School of Dentistry. Associate professor at the maxillofacial surgery residency program on 20 of November Medical Regional Hospital ISSSTE and invited professor at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at the University of Florida. He has also been invited as a European Board Examination Certification Process professor. He is the Author and Co-Author of several national and international articles and book chapters in our specialty and is an international lecturer recognized globally as a leading expert in corrective jaw (orthognathic) surgery. Dr. Martinez has over 31 years of experience in research and treatment of complex jaw revision surgery, total temporomandibular joint (TMJ) replacement, snoring and obstructive sleep apnea treatment, dental implants, and dentoalveolar surgery. He receives numerous awards for his contributions to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Martinez is a Mexican Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (AMCBMC) member. Also, a member of the ALACIBU (Latin American Assoc. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) and IAOMS (International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons). Certified Board member by the Mexican Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Also Certified Member by the Latin-American Board of OMF (BLACIBU). Former President of the Mexican Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (AMCBMC) 2008-2009. Former President of the Mexican Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2009-2012. Former President of ALACIBU 2012-2013 (Latin American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery). Former President and founder of BLACIBU 2013 (Latin American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery). IAOMS Executive Committee Member 2014-2019 Vice President of IAOMS 2020-2021 IAOMS President 2022-2023
1 - Lecture: Large Bimaxillary CCW Advancements in TMJ Patients
2 - Panel Discussion: Challenges & Controversies in OSAS & Multiple Segment Osteotomies
3 - Panel Discussion: Aesthetic Adjuncts to Orthognathic Surgery

Tirbod Fattahi

MD, DDS, FACS
Professor & Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Program Director Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency | USA

Dr. Fattahi is an associate professor of Surgery and the Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Florida Health Science Center in Jacksonville, FL. Dr. Fattahi has been at UFHSCJ since 2002. After attending dental school, he completed medical school as well as his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, KY. Upon finishing his residency, he enrolled into a one year Facial Aesthetic Surgery fellowship under the guidance of Dr. T. Williams Evans in Columbus, OH. Dr. Fattahi’s practice currently includes management of facial trauma, orthognathic surgery, as well as facial aesthetic surgery. His training in facial aesthetic surgery following his residency has allowed him the opportunity to establish an aesthetic surgery practice while at the University setting.
Lecture: Challenges and Controversies Considering Soft Tissue Changes in Orthognathic Surgeries
Approaches to Facial Lift – How and Why do I do it this Way?
The Current Trends in Upper and Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty

Sunil Richardson

MDS, DNB, FICLPF, MOMSRCPS (GlasG)
Specialist Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Visiting Professor Stanford University USA. Chief Craniofacial Surgeon & Managing Director | India

Dr. Richardson is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. After further training in various leading centres across India and abroad, he started his private practice at Nagercoil, a city very close to the southernmost tip of India, Kanyakumari. Dr. Richardson has performed over 18000 facial surgeries including 10 000 cleft lip and palate related surgeries. He is a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Starcare hospital, Seeb, Muscat, Oman for the last four years He is also a consultant craniofacial surgeon to Apollo Hospitals – Margoa, Goa and Madurai branches besides consulting regularly at Dr. Jeyasekharan Hospital, Nagercoil and AVM Hospitals, Tuticorin. He has also been invited to deliver guest lectures in over 20 countries in the last decade itself. He conducted the grand rounds for the Yale University Plastic Surgery in the year 2014 and Stanford University Plastic Surgery in 2017. Dr. Richardson has traveled across the globe and has delivered scientific presentations and invited lectures in numerous meetings and conferences. The world cleft congress at USA and Brazil, The 6th Pan Arab Conference at Jeddah, periocular workshop at Spain to name a few recent ones. Dr. Richardson is recognized among his peers and seniors alike and has been invited to provide educational surgeries in Spain, Bulgaria, Jordan, Maldives, Seychelles, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Madagascar, and many other developing countries and in many centres across India. From time to time, he volunteers his service for his specialty through Operation Smile (US-based International Cleft Charity), The Smile Train (World’s Largest Cleft Charity), Cirujanos Plaskios Mundi (CPM, Spain), Cape Craniofacial Foundation and The Rotary International. He is the proud recipient of the prestigious “Service Above Self Award”, the highest award by Rotary International for any individual. Dr. Richardson’s background as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in India and subsequent training in facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery gives him a unique knowledge of the face…. the lips, the nose, the eyes, the jaws, the teeth, and the surrounding structures. This means that you are getting the quality and expertise that you highly deserve.
Lecture: Rhinoplasty for the Cleft Lip and Palate Patient

Dr. Mohammad Kamal

MD, DMD, PhD, FEBOMFS
Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Kuwait University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Surgical Sciences. ​ | Kuwait

Dr. Mohammad Kamal is a German and European Board certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with focused specialization in the correction of dentofacial deformities and corrective jaw surgery. Dr. Kamal is dually qualified in dentistry and medicine and licensed physician and dentist in Kuwait and Germany, and has been trained at several top ranked international universities. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Kuwait University Health Sciences Center, Department of Surgical Sciences. Dr. Mohammad Kamal was born in Kuwait where he completed his primary and secondary education before moving to the United States in 1996 to pursue his university education. He first completed his Bachelor of Science B.Sc. degree with magna cum laude in medical sciences at Boston University School of Arts and Sciences in 2000, then completed his Doctor of Dental Medicine D.M.D. degree with magna cum laude and first rank among all dental graduates of Boston University School of Dental Medicine in 2004. He has received several awards and prizes during his studies in the United States including the American Dental Association/Dentsply Student Clinician Program Award, the Sigma Xi award and first place winner in scientific poster presentation at Boston University Science and Technology day, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Student Award, the Quintessence Award for Research Achievement, the Academy of Operative Dentistry Award, and the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Award. He then pursued further clinical training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of California San Francisco before completing Doctor of Medicine M.D. degree from the American University of Beirut School of Medicine in 2011. Mohammad worked in Kuwait as a dentist and as a physician in different hospitals and medical disciplines before moving to Germany to continue his surgical specialization in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at RWTH Aachen University Hospital and was officially certified as a Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Germany (Facharzt) in 2018. He also completed the European board examination and became a Fellow of the European Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Head and Neck Surgery (FEBOMS) in Munich, 2018.

Sunil Richardson

MDS, DNB, FICLPF, MOMSRCPS (GlasG)
Specialist Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Visiting Professor Stanford University USA. Chief Craniofacial Surgeon & Managing Director | India

Dr. Richardson is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. After further training in various leading centres across India and abroad, he started his private practice at Nagercoil, a city very close to the southernmost tip of India, Kanyakumari. Dr. Richardson has performed over 18000 facial surgeries including 10 000 cleft lip and palate related surgeries. He is a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Starcare hospital, Seeb, Muscat, Oman for the last four years He is also a consultant craniofacial surgeon to Apollo Hospitals – Margoa, Goa and Madurai branches besides consulting regularly at Dr. Jeyasekharan Hospital, Nagercoil and AVM Hospitals, Tuticorin. He has also been invited to deliver guest lectures in over 20 countries in the last decade itself. He conducted the grand rounds for the Yale University Plastic Surgery in the year 2014 and Stanford University Plastic Surgery in 2017. Dr. Richardson has traveled across the globe and has delivered scientific presentations and invited lectures in numerous meetings and conferences. The world cleft congress at USA and Brazil, The 6th Pan Arab Conference at Jeddah, periocular workshop at Spain to name a few recent ones. Dr. Richardson is recognized among his peers and seniors alike and has been invited to provide educational surgeries in Spain, Bulgaria, Jordan, Maldives, Seychelles, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Madagascar, and many other developing countries and in many centres across India. From time to time, he volunteers his service for his specialty through Operation Smile (US-based International Cleft Charity), The Smile Train (World’s Largest Cleft Charity), Cirujanos Plaskios Mundi (CPM, Spain), Cape Craniofacial Foundation and The Rotary International. He is the proud recipient of the prestigious “Service Above Self Award”, the highest award by Rotary International for any individual. Dr. Richardson’s background as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in India and subsequent training in facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery gives him a unique knowledge of the face…. the lips, the nose, the eyes, the jaws, the teeth, and the surrounding structures. This means that you are getting the quality and expertise that you highly deserve.
Lecture: Rhinoplasty for the Cleft Lip and Palate Patient

Sanjiv Nair

MDS, FFD RCS, FDS RCPS, FIBSCOMS
Professor and Head ,Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences, Lead Consultant, Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, B M Jain Hospital | India

Dr. Sanjiv.Nair graduated from the Trivandrum Medical College, Kerala in the year 1987. He completed his post graduate degree in Oral and maxillofacial surgery from the same institution in 2000, passing out with honours. Dr. Nair did his higher surgical training in Maxillofacial surgery at the North Manchester General from 1994 to 1997 after having successfully completed the FFD RCS (Ireland). Prior to which he served as faculty in the College of Dental surgery, Kasturba Medical College between 1990 and 1994. Dr. Nair is an expert in ablative head and neck surgery and reconstruction, Surgical management of Oral cancer, other benign and malignant lesions of the head and neck region and salivary gland pathology. He has the largest series of head and neck vascular malformation surgically treated to his credit. He also coordinates the fellowship programme in Aesthetic facial surgery under the Rajiv Gandhi university of health sciences. He is presently professor and head of department, oral and maxillofacial surgery, Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences. Consultant surgeon at Columbia Asia hospitals, B.M Jain Hospital, and Mallya hospital, Bangalore. He has served as Academic council member in the RGUHS in 2008-09. Dr. Sanjiv Nair has served as the executive member of the International association of maxillofacial surgeons and was vice chairman of the 18th ICOMS; Bangalore. He has several international and national presentations and publications in Orofacial malignancies and Vascular lesions apart from contribution to the textbook of Maxillofacial surgery by Peter Ward Booth, Schendel and Hausemen. Dr. Nair is a faculty for hands on training in head and neck surgery at the national level.

Mohammed Abdulla Al-Muharraqi

MBChB, BDS, MSc, FRCS En, FRCS Glas, FDSRCS En, FDSRCPS Glas, FFDRCS Irel, FDSRCS Ed, MFDS RCS,
Sr. Consultant Maxillofacial, Head & Neck Surgeon | Bahrain

Dr. Mohammed Al-Muharraqi is a United Kingdom (UK) doubly-qualified Maxillofacial and Head & Neck Surgeon currently working as a Consultant Surgeon at the Royal Medical Services of the Bahrain Defence Force (RMS-BDF). He is also a Section (Associate) Editor at the British Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery (BJOMS) and Senior Lecturer at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain (RCSI-MUB). A University of Dundee (Scotland, UK) alumnus for both his Medical (MBChB, Dundee) and Dental (BDS, Dundee) degrees; he pursued a Clinical Masters Degree in Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery (MDSc, Dundee) during his internship at the same university. He then completed the Membership exam from the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (MFDS RCS, England) and followed that with the exit speciality Fellowship exams of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in both Oral Surgery (FFD RCS OS, Ireland) and then in Oral Medicine (FFD RCS OM, Ireland). Following completion of a Surgical Training Rotation in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at one of the most active NHS Trust rotations in the United Kingdom, NHS Tayside, he passed his surgical membership exam (MRCS, Glasgow) in 2008. Clinically he has a keen interest in facial trauma and pan-facial fractures, temporomandibular (TMJ) arthroscopy and surgery (total joint replacement), orthognathics, oral medicine and oral oncology. Outside his clinical work, he has a vast interest in medical and dental education, research and evidence based healthcare which includes being a Cochrane library contributor.

Tirbod Fattahi

MD, DDS, FACS
Professor & Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Program Director Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency | USA

Dr. Fattahi is an associate professor of Surgery and the Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Florida Health Science Center in Jacksonville, FL. Dr. Fattahi has been at UFHSCJ since 2002. After attending dental school, he completed medical school as well as his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, KY. Upon finishing his residency, he enrolled into a one year Facial Aesthetic Surgery fellowship under the guidance of Dr. T. Williams Evans in Columbus, OH. Dr. Fattahi’s practice currently includes management of facial trauma, orthognathic surgery, as well as facial aesthetic surgery. His training in facial aesthetic surgery following his residency has allowed him the opportunity to establish an aesthetic surgery practice while at the University setting.
Lecture: Challenges and Controversies Considering Soft Tissue Changes in Orthognathic Surgeries
Approaches to Facial Lift – How and Why do I do it this Way?
The Current Trends in Upper and Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty

Ghali E. Ghali

DDS, MD, FACS, FRCS(Ed)
Director, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Cleft & Craniofacial/Head & Neck Surgery | USA

•Earned degrees at Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas (1987) and LSU School of Medicine, Shreveport (1994) •Residency – Parkland Memorial Medical Center, Dallas, Oral and •Fellowship – Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Head and Neck Surgery (1995) Dr. Ghali has lived and practiced in Shreveport, Louisiana since 1993. He and his wife, Hope, have four children. Dr. Ghali’s practice spans the full scope of craniomaxillofacial surgery. His professional interest lies in the treatment of pediatric craniofacial deformities including craniosynostosis, cleft lip and palate, and dentofacial deformities. However, his surgical and teaching interests also include cosmetic surgery, head and neck oncology, and maxillofacial trauma. Dr. Ghali served as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2004-2021), Dean of LSU School of Medicine (2016-2018), and Chancellor of LSU Health Sciences Center (2016-2021). He has been very active in resident, fellow, and student education. Dr. Ghali has continued to serve in leadership positions in national and international organizations such as the ACS, AAOMS, ABOMS, and IAOMS. Dr. Ghali’s association with these organizations is recognized in shaping the profession of oral and maxillofacial surgery, as well as providing international recognition for this community. Dr. Ghali has numerous research interests including clinical and basic science research. He has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, written many book chapters and has edited textbooks that are vital to the knowledge base of many in the specialty.
Lecture: Novel Approaches to the Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Sunil Richardson

MDS, DNB, FICLPF, MOMSRCPS (GlasG)
Specialist Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Visiting Professor Stanford University USA. Chief Craniofacial Surgeon & Managing Director | India

Dr. Richardson is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. After further training in various leading centres across India and abroad, he started his private practice at Nagercoil, a city very close to the southernmost tip of India, Kanyakumari. Dr. Richardson has performed over 18000 facial surgeries including 10 000 cleft lip and palate related surgeries. He is a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Starcare hospital, Seeb, Muscat, Oman for the last four years He is also a consultant craniofacial surgeon to Apollo Hospitals – Margoa, Goa and Madurai branches besides consulting regularly at Dr. Jeyasekharan Hospital, Nagercoil and AVM Hospitals, Tuticorin. He has also been invited to deliver guest lectures in over 20 countries in the last decade itself. He conducted the grand rounds for the Yale University Plastic Surgery in the year 2014 and Stanford University Plastic Surgery in 2017. Dr. Richardson has traveled across the globe and has delivered scientific presentations and invited lectures in numerous meetings and conferences. The world cleft congress at USA and Brazil, The 6th Pan Arab Conference at Jeddah, periocular workshop at Spain to name a few recent ones. Dr. Richardson is recognized among his peers and seniors alike and has been invited to provide educational surgeries in Spain, Bulgaria, Jordan, Maldives, Seychelles, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Madagascar, and many other developing countries and in many centres across India. From time to time, he volunteers his service for his specialty through Operation Smile (US-based International Cleft Charity), The Smile Train (World’s Largest Cleft Charity), Cirujanos Plaskios Mundi (CPM, Spain), Cape Craniofacial Foundation and The Rotary International. He is the proud recipient of the prestigious “Service Above Self Award”, the highest award by Rotary International for any individual. Dr. Richardson’s background as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in India and subsequent training in facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery gives him a unique knowledge of the face…. the lips, the nose, the eyes, the jaws, the teeth, and the surrounding structures. This means that you are getting the quality and expertise that you highly deserve.
Lecture: Rhinoplasty for the Cleft Lip and Palate Patient

Tirbod Fattahi

MD, DDS, FACS
Professor & Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Program Director Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency | USA

Dr. Fattahi is an associate professor of Surgery and the Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Florida Health Science Center in Jacksonville, FL. Dr. Fattahi has been at UFHSCJ since 2002. After attending dental school, he completed medical school as well as his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, KY. Upon finishing his residency, he enrolled into a one year Facial Aesthetic Surgery fellowship under the guidance of Dr. T. Williams Evans in Columbus, OH. Dr. Fattahi’s practice currently includes management of facial trauma, orthognathic surgery, as well as facial aesthetic surgery. His training in facial aesthetic surgery following his residency has allowed him the opportunity to establish an aesthetic surgery practice while at the University setting.
Lecture: Challenges and Controversies Considering Soft Tissue Changes in Orthognathic Surgeries
Approaches to Facial Lift – How and Why do I do it this Way?
The Current Trends in Upper and Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty

Mohammed Abdulla Al-Muharraqi

MBChB, BDS, MSc, FRCS En, FRCS Glas, FDSRCS En, FDSRCPS Glas, FFDRCS Irel, FDSRCS Ed, MFDS RCS,
Sr. Consultant Maxillofacial, Head & Neck Surgeon | Bahrain

Dr. Mohammed Al-Muharraqi is a United Kingdom (UK) doubly-qualified Maxillofacial and Head & Neck Surgeon currently working as a Consultant Surgeon at the Royal Medical Services of the Bahrain Defence Force (RMS-BDF). He is also a Section (Associate) Editor at the British Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery (BJOMS) and Senior Lecturer at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain (RCSI-MUB). A University of Dundee (Scotland, UK) alumnus for both his Medical (MBChB, Dundee) and Dental (BDS, Dundee) degrees; he pursued a Clinical Masters Degree in Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery (MDSc, Dundee) during his internship at the same university. He then completed the Membership exam from the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (MFDS RCS, England) and followed that with the exit speciality Fellowship exams of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in both Oral Surgery (FFD RCS OS, Ireland) and then in Oral Medicine (FFD RCS OM, Ireland). Following completion of a Surgical Training Rotation in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at one of the most active NHS Trust rotations in the United Kingdom, NHS Tayside, he passed his surgical membership exam (MRCS, Glasgow) in 2008. Clinically he has a keen interest in facial trauma and pan-facial fractures, temporomandibular (TMJ) arthroscopy and surgery (total joint replacement), orthognathics, oral medicine and oral oncology. Outside his clinical work, he has a vast interest in medical and dental education, research and evidence based healthcare which includes being a Cochrane library contributor.

Dr. Dr. Majeed Rana

MD, DDS, MBA
Senior Consultant, Deputy Clinic Director, Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Specialist In Oral Surgery | Germany

Since 2017, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. dent Majeed Rana Deputy Clinic Director and Senior Consultant at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital Düsseldorf. His surgical treatment focuses include computer-assisted reconstructive facial surgery, tumor surgery with microvascular reconstructions and the treatment of patients with craniofacial malformations or cleft lip and palate. On a scientific level, his research group deals with the therapy of malignant tumor diseases as well as the development of innovative procedures in the field of computer-assisted surgery. Especially in the Field of Computer-Assisted Surgery, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. Dent. Majeed Rana Author of numerous leading scientific publications. At the University Hospital Düsseldorf, he is also responsible coordinator for the teaching of medical and dental students in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Mohammed Abdulla Al-Muharraqi

MBChB, BDS, MSc, FRCS En, FRCS Glas, FDSRCS En, FDSRCPS Glas, FFDRCS Irel, FDSRCS Ed, MFDS RCS,
Sr. Consultant Maxillofacial, Head & Neck Surgeon | Bahrain

Dr. Mohammed Al-Muharraqi is a United Kingdom (UK) doubly-qualified Maxillofacial and Head & Neck Surgeon currently working as a Consultant Surgeon at the Royal Medical Services of the Bahrain Defence Force (RMS-BDF). He is also a Section (Associate) Editor at the British Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery (BJOMS) and Senior Lecturer at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain (RCSI-MUB). A University of Dundee (Scotland, UK) alumnus for both his Medical (MBChB, Dundee) and Dental (BDS, Dundee) degrees; he pursued a Clinical Masters Degree in Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery (MDSc, Dundee) during his internship at the same university. He then completed the Membership exam from the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (MFDS RCS, England) and followed that with the exit speciality Fellowship exams of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in both Oral Surgery (FFD RCS OS, Ireland) and then in Oral Medicine (FFD RCS OM, Ireland). Following completion of a Surgical Training Rotation in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at one of the most active NHS Trust rotations in the United Kingdom, NHS Tayside, he passed his surgical membership exam (MRCS, Glasgow) in 2008. Clinically he has a keen interest in facial trauma and pan-facial fractures, temporomandibular (TMJ) arthroscopy and surgery (total joint replacement), orthognathics, oral medicine and oral oncology. Outside his clinical work, he has a vast interest in medical and dental education, research and evidence based healthcare which includes being a Cochrane library contributor.

Amir El Barbary

MD, MSc, PhD, Craniofacial fellowship UCLA | Egypt

Chair, AOCMF Middle East & Northern African Board Professor of Plastic & Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo-Egypt
Panel Discussion: NOE Region Trauma Management
Panel Discussion: Function Follows Aesthetic or Aesthetic Follows Function?

Rui P. Fernandes

DMD, MD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)
Professor Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division of Head and Neck Surgery | USA

Associate Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Chief, Division of Head and Neck Surgery; Program Director, Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery and Microvascular Fellowship; Director, UF Center for Reconstructive Surgery; Co-Director, UF Health Skull Base Team. He specializes in specializes in Head and Neck Microvascular Surgery, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Sanjiv Nair

MDS, FFD RCS, FDS RCPS, FIBSCOMS
Professor and Head ,Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences, Lead Consultant, Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, B M Jain Hospital | India

Dr. Sanjiv.Nair graduated from the Trivandrum Medical College, Kerala in the year 1987. He completed his post graduate degree in Oral and maxillofacial surgery from the same institution in 2000, passing out with honours. Dr. Nair did his higher surgical training in Maxillofacial surgery at the North Manchester General from 1994 to 1997 after having successfully completed the FFD RCS (Ireland). Prior to which he served as faculty in the College of Dental surgery, Kasturba Medical College between 1990 and 1994. Dr. Nair is an expert in ablative head and neck surgery and reconstruction, Surgical management of Oral cancer, other benign and malignant lesions of the head and neck region and salivary gland pathology. He has the largest series of head and neck vascular malformation surgically treated to his credit. He also coordinates the fellowship programme in Aesthetic facial surgery under the Rajiv Gandhi university of health sciences. He is presently professor and head of department, oral and maxillofacial surgery, Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences. Consultant surgeon at Columbia Asia hospitals, B.M Jain Hospital, and Mallya hospital, Bangalore. He has served as Academic council member in the RGUHS in 2008-09. Dr. Sanjiv Nair has served as the executive member of the International association of maxillofacial surgeons and was vice chairman of the 18th ICOMS; Bangalore. He has several international and national presentations and publications in Orofacial malignancies and Vascular lesions apart from contribution to the textbook of Maxillofacial surgery by Peter Ward Booth, Schendel and Hausemen. Dr. Nair is a faculty for hands on training in head and neck surgery at the national level.

Cheng-Hsien Wu

DDS, PhD
Senior Consultant, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Director, Taiwan Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons. Associate Professor | Taiwan

He work as consultant of oral and maxillofacial surgery in Taipei Veterans General Hospital since 2005. His clinical expertise are on the management of oral cancer, facial trauma, and orthognathic surgery. With the advancement of digital technology, application of CAD/CAM and intra-operative navigation on the aforementioned surgeries becomes my main research field. Senior Consultant, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital Director, Taiwan Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Dentistry & Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University
Lecture: 1. Orthognathic Surgery, an Art or a Science? 2. 2. Consideration for Oral Rehabilitation in the Post-traumatic Atrophic Maxilla.

Rui P. Fernandes

DMD, MD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)
Professor Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division of Head and Neck Surgery | USA

Associate Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Chief, Division of Head and Neck Surgery; Program Director, Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery and Microvascular Fellowship; Director, UF Center for Reconstructive Surgery; Co-Director, UF Health Skull Base Team. He specializes in specializes in Head and Neck Microvascular Surgery, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Sanjiv Nair

MDS, FFD RCS, FDS RCPS, FIBSCOMS
Professor and Head ,Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences, Lead Consultant, Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, B M Jain Hospital | India

Dr. Sanjiv.Nair graduated from the Trivandrum Medical College, Kerala in the year 1987. He completed his post graduate degree in Oral and maxillofacial surgery from the same institution in 2000, passing out with honours. Dr. Nair did his higher surgical training in Maxillofacial surgery at the North Manchester General from 1994 to 1997 after having successfully completed the FFD RCS (Ireland). Prior to which he served as faculty in the College of Dental surgery, Kasturba Medical College between 1990 and 1994. Dr. Nair is an expert in ablative head and neck surgery and reconstruction, Surgical management of Oral cancer, other benign and malignant lesions of the head and neck region and salivary gland pathology. He has the largest series of head and neck vascular malformation surgically treated to his credit. He also coordinates the fellowship programme in Aesthetic facial surgery under the Rajiv Gandhi university of health sciences. He is presently professor and head of department, oral and maxillofacial surgery, Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences. Consultant surgeon at Columbia Asia hospitals, B.M Jain Hospital, and Mallya hospital, Bangalore. He has served as Academic council member in the RGUHS in 2008-09. Dr. Sanjiv Nair has served as the executive member of the International association of maxillofacial surgeons and was vice chairman of the 18th ICOMS; Bangalore. He has several international and national presentations and publications in Orofacial malignancies and Vascular lesions apart from contribution to the textbook of Maxillofacial surgery by Peter Ward Booth, Schendel and Hausemen. Dr. Nair is a faculty for hands on training in head and neck surgery at the national level.

Dr. Dr. Majeed Rana

MD, DDS, MBA
Senior Consultant, Deputy Clinic Director, Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Specialist In Oral Surgery | Germany

Since 2017, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. dent Majeed Rana Deputy Clinic Director and Senior Consultant at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital Düsseldorf. His surgical treatment focuses include computer-assisted reconstructive facial surgery, tumor surgery with microvascular reconstructions and the treatment of patients with craniofacial malformations or cleft lip and palate. On a scientific level, his research group deals with the therapy of malignant tumor diseases as well as the development of innovative procedures in the field of computer-assisted surgery. Especially in the Field of Computer-Assisted Surgery, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. Dent. Majeed Rana Author of numerous leading scientific publications. At the University Hospital Düsseldorf, he is also responsible coordinator for the teaching of medical and dental students in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Mohammed Abdulla Al-Muharraqi

MBChB, BDS, MSc, FRCS En, FRCS Glas, FDSRCS En, FDSRCPS Glas, FFDRCS Irel, FDSRCS Ed, MFDS RCS,
Sr. Consultant Maxillofacial, Head & Neck Surgeon | Bahrain

Dr. Mohammed Al-Muharraqi is a United Kingdom (UK) doubly-qualified Maxillofacial and Head & Neck Surgeon currently working as a Consultant Surgeon at the Royal Medical Services of the Bahrain Defence Force (RMS-BDF). He is also a Section (Associate) Editor at the British Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery (BJOMS) and Senior Lecturer at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain (RCSI-MUB). A University of Dundee (Scotland, UK) alumnus for both his Medical (MBChB, Dundee) and Dental (BDS, Dundee) degrees; he pursued a Clinical Masters Degree in Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery (MDSc, Dundee) during his internship at the same university. He then completed the Membership exam from the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (MFDS RCS, England) and followed that with the exit speciality Fellowship exams of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in both Oral Surgery (FFD RCS OS, Ireland) and then in Oral Medicine (FFD RCS OM, Ireland). Following completion of a Surgical Training Rotation in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at one of the most active NHS Trust rotations in the United Kingdom, NHS Tayside, he passed his surgical membership exam (MRCS, Glasgow) in 2008. Clinically he has a keen interest in facial trauma and pan-facial fractures, temporomandibular (TMJ) arthroscopy and surgery (total joint replacement), orthognathics, oral medicine and oral oncology. Outside his clinical work, he has a vast interest in medical and dental education, research and evidence based healthcare which includes being a Cochrane library contributor.