How I Do It Session: Reconstruction

Dr. Eric Dierks earned his undergrad, dental, and medical degrees at the University of Louisville. He completed OMFS residency at the Christiana Center in Delaware and ENT – Head and Neck Surgery residency at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas. He is board certified in both specialties. He then served five years on the full-time ENT-HNS faculty at UTSW before moving to Portland, Oregon where he joined similarly trained Dr. Bryce Potter to found the Head and Neck Surgical Associates (HNSA).

James C. Melville, DDS, FACS, is a Professor in the Bernard and Gloria Pepper Katz Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). He specializes in oral, head and neck oncology and microvascular reconstructive surgery. He earned his DDS from University of Michigan and completed a genearl practice residency at the University of California, San Francisco, followed by an oral and maxillofacial surgery residency and fellowships in oncology and microvascular reconstruction at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Melville was appointed oral and maxillofacial surgery internship director at UTHealth in 2017 and has received several honors from AAOMS, including the Faculty Educator Development Award in 2019 and the Clinical Research Award in 2023. He served as the President of the Oral and Maxillofacial Section of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR)/International Association of Dental Research and was a scientific committee member for the International Academy of Oral Oncology conference. He is a Diplomate and examiner of ABOMS. Dr. Melville has lectured at more than 20 academic institutions, authored over 80 peer-reviewed articles, contributed to 35 textbook chapters and written five textbooks. He serves as a peer reviewer for multiple leading journals.

Mark Wong, DDS, FACS, FACD, is a professor and chair of the Bernard and Gloria Pepper Katz Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Dentistry, where he also serves as Director of Residency Training. In addition, he is on the faculty of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in the Department of Surgery's Oral and Maxillofacial Division.

Dr. Wong is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a fellow of both the American College of Dentistry and the American College of Surgeons. He is a past president of the ABOMS, American Academy of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons, and the International Board for the Certification of Specialists in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

His clinical and research interests are focused on reconstructive surgery, tissue engineering of bone, and the biomechanical characterization and regeneration of the temporomandibular joint. His research is funded by the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Defense.

Dr. Wong holds the Dr. Bernard and Gloria P. Katz Endowed Chair in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dr. Fleisher is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the New York University College of Dentistry and an attending surgeon at the Bellevue Hospital Center and New York University Langone Medical Center in the department of Plastic Surgery. He participates in the didactic and clinical training of dental students, international dentists and postgraduate oral and maxillofacial surgery residents. Dr. Fleisher’s is committed to scholarship and teaching, and he is the recipient of the AAOMS Faculty Educator Development Award. Dr. Fleisher is recognized by NYU Dentistry, NYU Langone Medical Center, and Bellevue Hospital for his clinical expertise in managing patients with Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw and Osteoradionecrosis.