Tara Aghaloo, DDS, MD, PhD
Dr. Tara Aghaloo is Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the UCLA School of Dentistry. She completed her dental training at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency, M.D., and PhD at UCLA. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and her clinical practice focuses on bone and soft tissue regeneration, and dental implants. She is also active in professional organizations where she is Past-President of the Academy of Osseointegration, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Scott Arceneaux, DDS
Scott Arceneaux is a Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in private practice in Parker, Colorado. His practice has a special focus on digital workflows for anterior esthetic immediate implants and immediate full arch implant reconstruction. He has developed and implemented complete digital workflows with intraoral scanning, photogrammetry, and virtual surgical guided surgery since he started his practice in 2020. He has a special passion for prosthetically guided surgery and immediacy in implantology. He is married with six children and he has a passion for training surgeons in immediate implant surgery to increase access to care through immediate implants and fixed prosthetics made possible through modern scientifically validated surgical principles.
Elda Fisher, MD, DMD, FACS
Dr. Fisher is an associate professor of surgery in the Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery at Duke University. She specializes in facial aesthetic surgery and gender affirmation surgery. Dr. Fisher completed her residency at the University of North Carolina and following residency training, she completed a fellowship in aesthetic surgery in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Fisher is board-certified though ABOMS in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and through the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery in General Cosmetic Surgery. She is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and has lectured nationally and internationally on facial aesthetic surgery, maxillofacial surgery, and gender affirmation surgery. In addition to her surgical interests, Dr. Fisher is committed to a surgical education. She serves as faculty at hands-on courses in cosmetic surgery, trauma surgery, and facial feminization surgery, and is an adjunct faculty in the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of North Carolina. Dr. Fisher is a globally recognized expert in the field of facial gender affirmation surgery including facial feminization and masculinization, and orthognathic surgery as a component to facial gender affirmation.
Rodolfo Asensio Guerrero, MD, DDS
Dr. Rodolfo E. Asensio Guerrero, MD, DDS, is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine from San Carlos University of Guatemala and a Bachelor’s Degree in Dentistry from the European University of Madrid. He completed his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Spital Clinic Chirurgie Oro-Maxilo-Faciala Dan Theodorescu, Carol Davila University, and Gregorio Marañón General University Hospital in Madrid, Spain. He is certified by the Board of the Latin American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ALACIBU) and is a Fellow of the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS). Dr. Asensio Guerrero currently serves as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at Hospital Escuela Centro Infantil de Estomatología “Oscar Asensio Del Valle,” specializing in cleft lip and palate, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and facial plastic surgery. He is also an Affiliate Professor in the Faculty of Dentistry at San Carlos University of Guatemala, Director of the Fellowship in Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment (Asensio Method – ALACIBU), Secretary of the Latin American Board (ALACIBU), a member of the Education Committee of the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS), an international journal reviewer, and maintains a private practice in oral and maxillofacial surgery. His professional memberships include the Spanish Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the Latin American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ALACIBU), the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS), the Spanish Society of Facial Plastic Surgery, and the Guatemalan Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Nicolás Bachur, DDS
Dr. Nicolás Bachur is an Argentine oral and maxillofacial surgeon board-certified by the Latin American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He is Professor in the Surgery Department at the National University of Córdoba and an instructor of national and international courses. He is a member of the Argentine Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (SACBMF) and currently serves on ALACIBU’s Executive Committee. His clinical practice and teaching focus on advanced surgical techniques, a multidisciplinary approach, and training the next generation of surgeons through hands-on courses and academic mentorship.
Stefaan Bergé, MD, DMD, PhD
Prof. Dr. Stefaan J. Bergé studied Dentistry and Medicine in Louvain, Belgium. He trained as a resident at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) of the Academic Hospital in Saarbrücken, Germany. From 1998 until 2005 he worked at the department of OMFS at the University in Bonn, Germany as a full stafmember. His qualification for “Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” followed in 2002. From 2003 he did clinical and animal experimental studies on the prenatal diagnosis and fetal surgery of orofacial clefts, which resulted in a PhD. Since 2005, he is Full University Professor and Head of the department of OMFS of the Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He is founding member of the 3D-Lab Nijmegen and President of the Nijmegen Cleft and Craniofacial Center. Since 2006, more than 4 Million Euro could be raised within the 3D-LAB for research-projects and hardware investment. Prof. Bergé has published over 300 peer reviewed publications, has done several book publications and has given hundreds of international lectures all over the world. He has won several international awards and is promoter of over 25 doctoral theses. In 2016 he was awarded as the best Teaching Professor of the Netherlands. Since 2018, he is the President of the Innovation Board of the Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He is a passionate musician, writes music, builds cembalo’s and is the proud grandfather of 6 great grandchildren.
Vishtasb Broumand, DMD, MD
Vishtasb Broumand, DMD, MD is a graduate of both the University of Miami Oral and Maxillofacial residency and subsequently completed the Robert Marx Head and Neck tumor and reconstructive surgery fellowship with a special interest in Maxillofacial Reconstruction in 2005. He served as Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Miami until 2014 and now has a full-time private practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Desert Ridge Oral Surgery Institute. He also serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Arizona, Banner University Medical Center. He is the editor for “Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics”, and the editor for the “Clinics of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery” for three volumes from 2025 through 2026, on the topic of Implant Solutions for Complex Cases: Graftless Solutions, Solutions with Grafting and Digital Workflows to be published by Elsevier Inc. He devotes most of his clinical practice to the comprehensive treatment of patients with missing teeth using Zygomatic, Pterygoid, Patient Specific and Conventional dental implants with the latest digital workflow and technology. He also has a special interest and expertise in the "Jaw in a Day" procedure. In 2018 he founded an advanced dental implant training center, "Total Dental Implant Solutions" in Phoenix, AZ. He has trained close to 500 surgeons during live one-on-one surgery courses in the USA and overseas on Zygomatic, Pterygoid, Trans-Nasal, Trans-Palatal, Patient Specific and conventional Full Arch Dental Implants and teaches all attendees his digital workflow as well at his training facility, the Desert Ridge Oral Surgery Institute in Phoenix, AZ.
Henry García Guevara, DDS, OMS
Dr. Henry García Guevara is a Venezuelan oral and maxillofacial surgeon recognized for his academic, editorial, and professional leadership across Latin America. He currently serves as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Latin American Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (LAJOMS), where he promotes high editorial standards and the advancement of regional scientific output with international projection. He is a Professor in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program at the University Hospital of Caracas and a Surgeon at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service of the Children’s Orthopedic Hospital, integrating clinical practice, teaching, and specialist training. He is also a Doctoral Candidate in Public Health at the Central University of Venezuela, focusing on health policy as applied to the specialty. Dr. García Guevara is the President of the Board Exam Committee of the Latin American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology (BLACIBU), leading regional certification processes grounded in excellence, transparency, and curricular harmonization. He also serves as President of the Venezuelan Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, promoting scientific advancement, professional ethics, and institutional strengthening. Internationally, he is the NextGen Chairman of the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS), where he leads global initiatives in education, mentorship, and professional development. His primary research interests include implantology, bone regeneration in systemically compromised patients, and medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (MRONJ), areas in which he contributes through teaching, publications, and peer review for multiple international journals.
Adam Jacob, MD
Adam Jacob has been a consultant in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Mayo Clinic since 2006. He is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Medical Director of the Preoperative Evaluation Clinic.
Art McOmber
Art was recruited by the FBI for his fluency in German, which allowed him to play a key role in the 9/11 investigation, as ISIS operations were centered in Germany at the time. Throughout his distinguished career with the Bureau, he was instrumental in apprehending bank robbers, kidnappers, and major drug traffickers. After 15 years of removing dangerous criminals from society, Art transitioned from law enforcement to entrepreneurship. Today, he is a respected expert in Asset and Estate Protection, Tax-Saving Strategies, and Wealth Creation, having educated thousands of dental and medical professionals across the nation. Art and his wife, Barbara, have been married for 36 years and are the proud parents of four children and three wonderful grandchildren.
Marina Morante Silva, MD, MSc
Marina Morante Silva, M.D., FEBOMS, is a University of Florida assistant professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery and a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon at UF Health Jacksonville specialized in head and neck and microvascular surgery. Dr. Morante Silva specializes in head and neck pathology, skin cancer, oral cancer, salivary gland pathology, nerve reconstruction, microvascular reconstructive surgery, and endocrine surgery. Dr. Morante Silva is a committee member of the education committee of the IAOMS
Daniel Nastri de Luca, DDS
OMS Specialist, TMD Specialist and Oral Facial Harmony Specialist Prof. of Institut NUPEN and São Leopoldo Mandic College President of ALACIBU LAJOMS scientific reviewer Alumni CEDDAR
Sergio Olate, DDS, PhD
Prof. Sergio Olate, DDS, MSc, MBA, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, FICD, FIAOMS — Board Certified in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Facial Cosmetic Surgery, and Implant Dentistry, with active roles in several international professional associations related to his field. Since 2011, Dr. Olate has been actively engaged in academia, serving as Associate Professor in the Division of Oral, Facial, and Maxillofacial Surgery and as Deputy Director at the Center for Studies in Morphology and Surgery at the University of La Frontera, as well as Head of the Division of Maxillofacial Surgery at AGP Hospital in Chile. From 2025 is Professor at the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil.
Ryan Oliver
Ryan Oliver is a healthcare industry expert in researching and advising on the challenges facing healthcare professionals. As a former director of research at KLAS Research, Ryan led and published extensive studies aimed at improving the lives and effectiveness of clinicians across the country.
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Sat Parmar, FDSRCS, FRCS
Sat Parmar BChD, BMBS, BMedSci, FDSRCS, FRCS, FRCS (OMFS) Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial / Head and Neck / Reconstructive Surgeon University Hospital Birmingham United Kingdom Sat was appointed as an Oral and Maxillofacial /Head and Neck /Reconstructive Surgeon at the University Hospital of Birmingham in 2003. He is one of the directors of the European Head and Neck Course and the Head and Neck Oncology for Surgeons courses. He is a former board member for the European Head and Neck Society and previously sat on the steering committee for the Make Sense Campaign. He was a council member for the British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists (BAHNO) and Past President for the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Sat was a council member for the International Association of Oral Oncology. He was the chair for AOCMF for the United Kingdom and a former European Board member for AO. He has chaired and directed numerous AO and other courses. He has been elected as chair for AOCMF for Europe. He is a trustee for several charities. He is the author of numerous book chapters and publications. He has also edited several books. He has organised multiple national and international meetings. Sat has over 100 peer reviewed publications and given over 100 keynote lectures. His work has been filmed in several Television documentaries that include “Surgeons: the edge of life” featured on BB2 and Surgeons: Life and Death featured on Channel 5. He has been awarded the BAOMS and Downs Prizes by the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons for contribution to the specialty. Sat was awarded the MBE for services to Head and Neck Cancer. He carries out most aspects of general Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery but his sub-specialist interest is Salivary Gland/Head and Neck Cancer and Reconstruction. He also has an interest in implant rehabilitation for head and neck cancer patients
Christos Perisanidis, DDS, MD, PhD
Prof. Dr. Dr. Christos Perisanidis, PhD, is Professor and Head of the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is an internationally recognized Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with world-class expertise in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery, Microvascular Reconstruction, Facial Plastic Surgery, and Dental Implants. With over 20 years of surgical and educational leadership, he has held academic roles and contributed to programs in Athens, Vienna, Rochester, Florida, and Birmingham. He serves as Education and Training Officer of EACMFS and is Director and Faculty for leading EACMFS postgraduate programmes in Oncology and Facial Plastic Surgery, as well as international cadaver workshops. A prolific researcher with more than 70 peer-reviewed publications, he is also a renowned speaker and surgical innovator, dedicated to shaping the next generation of surgeons worldwide.
Mauricio Prada Laiton, DMC, OMS
Odontólogo Universidad Santo Tomas de Aquino, Bucaramanga, Colombia Cirujano Maxilofacial, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana por las facultades de medicina y odontología Bogotá, Colombia Máster en Planificación 3D en Cirugía Ortognatica, Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago, Chile Miembro SIOCH Miembro ALACIBU Profesor Invitado Universidad Norbert Wiener, Lima Perú Profesor Invitado Universidad Del Bosque, Bogotá Colombia Coordinador y codictate de cursos Implantes cigomáticos Profesor invitado Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Profesor invitado Universidad del Desarrollo, post grado de Odontologa para el curso de soluciones en Maxilares atroficos Miembro comité Consultivo Internacional Revista Avances Odontológicos (RAO), Lima Peru Miembro comité Consultivo Internacional Revista Universitas Odontológico Miembro GAO Forum, Korea Miembro Revcom Academy; italy EX-Docente Pregrado Cirugía Universidad San Sebastián EX-Docente Post Grado Implantologia Universidad San Sebastián Conferencista Nacional e Internacional Consultor Científico para varias empresas odontologicas durante los últimos 20 años Miembro del Directorio Mora Pavic Odontologia Director Clínico Mora Pavic Odontologia Maipu
Majeed Rana, MD, DDS, MBA
Prof. Dr. Dr. Majeed Rana, MBA is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon and academic specializing in computer-assisted surgery, personalized implantology, and digital innovation in cranio-maxillofacial surgery. He holds senior academic and clinical appointments in Europe and is actively involved in international research, education, and surgical training. Prof. Rana has authored numerous scientific publications and frequently lectures at major international conferences. His work focuses on advancing patient-specific surgical planning, digital workflows, and interdisciplinary approaches to complex craniofacial reconstruction and orthognathic surgery.
Sundeep Rawal, DMD
Dr. Sundeep Rawal is an accomplished prosthodontist and a globally recognized healthcare leader and influencer, specializing in Dentistry and MedTech. With a strong educational background and extensive experience, Dr. Rawal has made significant contributions to the advancement of dental implant therapy, digital dentistry, and innovative clinical practices. Dr. Rawal obtained his Doctorate of Dental Medicine from the University of Florida, and pursued his passion for prosthodontics at the University of California, San Francisco, where he completed a Certificate in Prosthodontics. Dr. Rawal has held various key roles, demonstrating his expertise and leadership abilities. As the Senior Vice President of Implant Support Services at Aspen Dental Management Inc., he oversees all aspects of dental implant therapy across a vast network of independently owned offices and works with thousands of clinicians. He is responsible for driving growth, developing training and education programs, and implementing clinical digital technology innovations at Aspen Dental, one of the largest DSO’s globally. Dr. Rawal also co-founded the Digital Dentistry Institute, he has served on the Global Clinical Advisory Boards of 3Shape A/S and SprintRay Inc., and his involvement with professional organizations is extensive, including the American College of Prosthodontics (ACP), where he has served on multiple committees and boards. Dr. Rawal has delivered over 1000 lectures globally, sharing his expertise on various topics such as digital dentistry, implantology, and contemporary concepts in prosthodontics. He also holds a volunteer faculty appointment as a Clinical Instructor at the University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry, Graduate Prosthodontics.
Richard Su
Dr. Richard Su is Professor and Chief of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The University of Hong Kong. With a career dedicated to advancing the fields of oral and maxillofacial oncology and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Su has established himself as one of the global authorities in his specialty. He specialises in oral and maxillofacial oncology and microsurgical reconstruction, with a particular interest in the application of computer-assisted surgery, 3D printing and artificial intelligence. Dr. Su is an active member of several prestigious international organizations, including Secretary General of the International Academy of Oral Oncology (IAOO). He has been a Scientific Committee Member of various International Conferences, including ICOMS, IAOO, and Asian Congress of OMS. He also contributes to the academic community as a Section Editor of the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Associate Editor of Frontiers in Oncology, and Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction. Dr. Su has published over 160 manuscripts and is the inventor of eight patents. His innovative work has been supported by ten peer-reviewed external research grants as the principal investigator, reflecting the impact and relevance of his research. He has been ranked by Clarivate Analytics in the top 1% researcher worldwide by citations in four consecutive years, 2021-2025, and also Stanford University ranking top 2% Scientist in 2023-2025. A sought-after speaker, Dr. Su has been invited to deliver lectures at numerous international and regional conferences and courses, sharing his expertise and insights with the global medical community.