Faculty: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
 
        Jaime Castro-Núñez
Assistant Professor 
SDB 408L
(205) 934-3374Research Interests: Maxillofacial trauma and the response of cystic lesions to active negative pressure 
 
        Quamarul Hassan
Professor 
SDB 707
(205) 975-3020 Research Interests: Craniofacial Development; Genetics 
 
        Amjad Javed
Professor  
SDB 714
(205) 996-5124 Research Interests: Craniofacial Development; Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis; Genetics of Mineralized Tissue; Cartilage Development and Degeneration; Cleido Cranial Dysplasia; Mineral Metabolism; Regulation of Bone Adiposity  
 
        Michael Kase
Associate Professor 
SDB 419
(205) 934-5334 Research Interests: Oral cancer; Prosthodontics; Implants; Dental oncology; Facial prosthetics; Obturators; Speech protheses; Sleep apnea prostheses; TMD splints 
 
        Brian Kinard
Associate Professor 
SDB 419 Research Interests: Orthognathic surgery efficiency; Orthognathic surgery enhanced recovery after surgery; Maxillomandibular advancement for obstructive sleep apnea; Cleft orthognathic surgery 
 
        John Minh Le
Assistant Professor  
SDB 419 Research Interests: Head and neck oncology; head and neck pathology; benign jaw tumors; microvascular reconstructive surgery; bone marrow stem cells; bone regeneration; wound healing; head and neck reconstruction; oral dysplasia  
 
        Patrick Louis
McCallum Endowed Professor 
SDB 419Research Interests: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMJ); Trauma; Dental Implants; Cosmetic Surgery; Orthognathic Surgery; Pathology; Reconstructive Surgery; Aesthetic Surgery
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network 
 
        Anthony Morlandt
Waite Endowed Professor 
SDB 419
(205) 996-2799 Research Interests: Head and neck cancer survival; Predicting cancer risk in oral premalignant lesions; Mapping of ameloblastomas using fluorescence imaging; Functional outcomes in head and neck cancer surgery; Third molar surgery; Craniomaxillofacial trauma  
 
        Jay Ponto
Assistant Professor 
SDB 415
(205) 975-3513 Research Interests: Functional outcomes in head and neck cancer surgery patients; neoadjuvant treatments in head and neck cancer; microvascular reconstruction techniques; craniomaxillofacial trauma
 
        Kathlyn Kruger Powell
Associate Professor
Dr. Thomas W. Jones Endowed Professorship in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 
SDB 419 Research Interests: Oral Surgery; Craniofacial and Cleft Lip/Palate Surgery; Benign Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology; Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and TMJ; Orthognathic Surgery; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Impacted Teeth; Dental Implants 
 
        Somsak Sittitavornwong
Professor 
SDB 419
(205) 934-4345Research Interests: Dental Implants; Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Clefts; Orthognathic Surgery; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Maxillofacial Pathology; Trauma; Bone Reconstruction
 
        Brendan Squier
Assistant Professor 
SDB 419
(205) 934-5334 Research Interests: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders; Orthognathic Surgery; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Cleft Jaw Deformity; Reconstructive Surgery; Craniomaxillofacial Trauma
 
        Yedeh Ying
Associate Professor 
SDB 419
(205) 934-4345 Research Interests: Microvascular reconstruction outcomes; Facial trauma