​​Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/MD Residency

The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/MD Residency Program participates in the Match Program

September 15

July 1

Two

Six years

Information about 2023-2024 salary and benefits can be found here

Formal attending rounds are held each morning at 7am.

Physical Diagnosis

This twelve-hour course is held in the summer for all incoming hospital and postgraduate residents. Successful completion of the course allows the resident to perform the admission history and physical.

Surgical-Orthodontic Conference

This teaching conference is held monthly and is run jointly by the Divisions of Orthodontics and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Pre-treatment, pre-operative and post-operative cases are presented and discussed. There is also a joint journal club once a month.

Postdoctoral Implant Course

This formal weekly course, which is held in both the fall and spring semesters, brings together the Divisions of Periodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Prosthodontics. The course consists of didactic material and laboratory exercises, including implant placement and prosthetic laboratory exercises. Residents also gain considerable clinical experience in implant reconstruction and adjunctive grafting procedures.

Journal Club

Topics of interest are presented by way of literature review twice per month. Residents critically review the literature and engage in evidence-based medicine.

Patient Care Conference

In addition to the surgical orthodontic patient care conferences, two additional conferences are held monthly.

Topics in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

This weekly lecture series explores topics that are crucial to the knowledge base of the oral and maxillofacial surgeon.

Oral Pathology

A formal oral pathology course consisting of lectures and microscopic evaluation meets twice per month in the fall and spring semester. Additionally, Oral Pathology CPC is held on a monthly basis. Residents also participate in the monthly New York Institute for Clinical Oral Pathology that meets at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell campus.

Head and Neck Tumor Board

This multidisciplinary conference occurs once per month.

Orthognathic Surgery Course

This lecture series is presented to both the oral and maxillofacial surgery residents and the orthodontic residents. Lectures include clinical and radiographic evaluation, diagnosis and treatment planning, model surgery, surgical techniques, complications, and treatment of the cleft and craniofacial patient.

Craniofacial Lecture Series

This is a monthly lecture series that is held in conjunction with the Craniofacial Center’s monthly patient conference. This is a multidisciplinary conference that is run jointly by Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Surgical Techniques in Craniofacial Surgery

Fifth-year residents attend the annual Surgical Techniques in Craniofacial Surgery at St. Louis University. This is a hands-on cadaver course that is taught in part by one of the senior faculty of the Division.

Annual Cleft Palate Trip

Senior residents join with faculty on annual trips abroad to perform cleft lip and palate surgery in underserved communities.

It is expected that residents will participate in scholarly activity while enrolled. There are ample resources within the section and throughout the Medical Center to encourage collaboration and discovery. For those interested in benchtop and translational research, the section has three PhD research scientists: Dr. Chang Hun Lee,  Dr. Ricardo Cruz-Acuna, and Dr. Christopher Ricupero. Additionally, Dr. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic has a joint appointment in both the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Applied Science at the Fu School of Engineering and at CDM's Section of Hospital Dentistry.

1. To conduct a 72-month Residency Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery that exceeds the minimum requirements set forth in the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation Standards for Advanced Specialty Education Programs in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
2. To incorporate within the program a curriculum that, upon successful completion, will lead to the receipt of the Medical Degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University.
3. To incorporate within the program 12 months of postdoctoral medical education which will qualify the resident for medical licensure in most states in the United States.
4. To provide a training program that will qualify an individual to apply for the Board Examination by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
5. To provide a didactic and clinical curriculum which produces a resident who is capable of managing patients with conditions within the scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery.
6. To provide an individual with sufficient exposure to the profession to allow them to choose a career in academic and/or clinical practice.
7. To help develop within a resident moral and ethical standards that are an integral part of a clinician's responsibility to the patient and society.
8. To teach the resident to read and critically review the scientific literature.
9. To promote clinical and scholarly activity, including basic science and clinical research and teaching.
10. To assure the resident provides compassionate, appropriate, and quality care to their patients.
11. To provide community education as to the role of oral and maxillofacial surgery in health care.
12. To aid in the development of a well-rounded and capable oral and maxillofacial surgeon with a strong background in:
    a. Physical diagnosis, risk assessment, and anesthesia as it relates to oral and maxillofacial surgery
    b. Hospital protocol and the care of the hospitalized patient
    c. Comprehensive evaluation and treatment planning
    d. Classical and state of the art oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures
    e. Philosophical values that will foster life-long learning, leadership, teaching, and contributions to the science of oral and maxillofacial surgery