Description
A board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon with more than three decades of clinical, academic, hospital-based, and consulting experience earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Washington, where he was named to the Dean’s List, and received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree cum laude from Georgetown University. He then completed an oral surgery fellowship at Hospital zum Heiligen Geist in Germany and an oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
He has held academic appointments at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and the University of Washington School of Dentistry, and he has served in private practice as the owner, founder, and surgeon at oral and maxillofacial surgery practices in California and Washington. From 1995 to 2021, he practiced in the Seattle area, including leadership roles with Puget Sound Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Harbour Pointe Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He currently provides oral and maxillofacial surgery expert consulting, locum tenens surgical services, and clinical oral surgery services in Washington.
He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology, with professional affiliations including the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Society of Dental Anesthesiologists, and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. His professional background also includes hospital appointments, peer-reviewed publications, international volunteer service with Global Dental Relief, and medical-legal consulting involving independent examinations, case review, written opinions, depositions, trial testimony, and plaintiff and defense matters.
In addition to his clinical and consulting work, he is an inventor and entrepreneur. He was issued a U.S. patent for a collapsible leakproof container and founded a company to commercialize the product. His career reflects broad expertise in oral and maxillofacial surgery, dental anesthesia, expert witness consultation, academic teaching, and professional service.