School of Dentistry

Alumni & Career Outcomes

 

More than 50 LSU Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery alumni have held documented academic and specialty leadership roles, including service as deans, department chairs and heads, division and section chiefs, residency program directors, AAOMS presidents and  national leaders, ABOMS presidents, directors and examiners, fellowship directors, and academic faculty.

This record spans generations of LSU graduates and reflects a tradition of continued leadership in oral and maxillofacial surgery after residency. LSU alumni have gone on to lead academic departments, divisions, sections, residency programs, specialty organizations, specialty boards, fellowships, hospital services, and educational programs throughout the United States. Others have remained actively involved in resident and student education as full-time and part-time academic faculty while maintaining successful clinical practices.

Fellowship training has been another important pathway for LSU graduates. At least 17 alumni have pursued advanced fellowship training in areas including head and neck oncologic surgery, microvascular reconstruction, facial cosmetic surgery, cleft and craniofacial surgery, pediatric craniomaxillofacial surgery, trauma, and other advanced areas of the specialty. Among LSU graduates identified as pursuing fellowship training, LSU has maintained a 100% fellowship placement rate.

The LSU tradition of leadership also extends deeply into private practice. At least 42 LSU OMFS alumni have been identified as founders, owners, co-owners, or partners in oral and maxillofacial surgery practices. These graduates have built and led practices across the country, demonstrating that leadership after LSU is not limited to traditional academic appointments.

A particularly distinctive component of the LSU alumni network is the hybrid academic–private practice career. At least 28 LSU graduates have combined private practice with academic faculty appointments, resident education, hospital-based teaching, or other continuing roles in surgical education. This model allows LSU alumni to build independent clinical practices while remaining actively engaged in the education and development of future oral and maxillofacial surgeons.

Taken together, LSU OMFS alumni outcomes demonstrate multiple pathways to leadership within the specialty: academic leadership, national professional service, specialty board leadership and examination, fellowship training, surgical education, independent practice ownership, and hybrid academic–private practice careers. Across nearly 300 graduates, LSU alumni have not simply entered the specialty—they have helped lead its departments and training programs, examine its future diplomates, direct its professional organizations and fellowships, build independent surgical practices, and train subsequent generations of oral and maxillofacial surgeons.

 

LSU OMFS Alumni at a Glance

297 Graduates Through 2026

50+ Alumni with Documented Academic & Specialty Leadership, Board, Examiner, Society, or Faculty Roles

17+ Senior Academic & Clinical Leaders

17+ Fellowship-Trained Alumni

100% Fellowship Placement Among Graduates Pursuing Fellowship Training

42+ Practice Founders, Owners, Co-Owners & Partners

28+ Hybrid Academic–Private Practice Alumni

 

Academic & Clinical Leadership

At least 17 LSU OMFS alumni have held senior academic or clinical-unit leadership roles documented in the alumni audit, including department chair or head, division or section chief, residency program director, dental-school dean, and major hospital oral and maxillofacial surgery service chief.

 

 

 

National Leadership, Board & Examiner Service

LSU OMFS alumni have served in leadership and examination roles within major organizations of oral and maxillofacial surgery and related surgical fields. Documented national service includes presidents of AAOMS and ABOMS, ABOMS examination service, ACOMS leadership, and facial cosmetic surgery board and fellowship leadership.

 

 

 

State Dental Board Leadership & Service

LSU OMFS alumni have also served on state dental boards and anesthesia-related board committees. The entries below are those supported by the alumni audit's public-source verification.

 

 

Fellowship Training & Subspecialty Careers

LSU OMFS graduates have pursued formal post-residency training across multiple subspecialty areas, including head and neck oncologic surgery, microvascular reconstruction, facial cosmetic surgery, cleft and craniofacial surgery, pediatric craniomaxillofacial surgery, temporomandibular joint and minimally invasive surgery, and advanced oral and maxillofacial surgery.

The program's fellowship record demonstrates that LSU training has supported graduates seeking additional subspecialty development after residency. The table below lists fellowship or advanced post-OMFS training identified in the alumni audit and supported by public or institutional sources.

 

 

Alumni in Academic Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

LSU OMFS graduates have served on the faculties of dental schools, medical schools, academic health centers, and residency programs throughout the United States. Their academic careers include both full-time university appointments and hybrid careers that combine private clinical practice with resident and student education.

The hybrid academic-private practice model is an important component of the LSU alumni network. It allows practicing oral and maxillofacial surgeons to maintain independent or group practices while continuing to teach, supervise trainees, participate in hospital-based education, or hold adjunct and part-time faculty appointments.

 

 

 

Practice Ownership & Independent Practice

LSU Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery has a strong tradition of independent practice and practice ownership. At least 42 LSU OMFS alumni have been verified as founders, owners, co-owners, or partners in oral and maxillofacial surgery practices across the United States.

LSU graduates have established and led practices ranging from solo surgical practices to large multi-surgeon oral and maxillofacial surgery groups. Practice ownership represents an important component of the program's career outcomes and reflects a longstanding tradition of clinical independence, entrepreneurship, and leadership in private practice.

Because historical ownership information is not consistently available for all graduates, this figure represents a verified minimum rather than the total number of LSU OMFS alumni who have owned or partnered in a surgical practice.

 

Hybrid Academic–Private Practice Careers

LSU OMFS also has a longstanding tradition of graduates combining private surgical practice with academic medicine and dental education. At least 28 LSU OMFS alumni have been verified as having hybrid academic–private practice careers, simultaneously maintaining private clinical practices while serving as university faculty, teaching residents or students, directing resident rotations or fellowships, or holding other formal academic roles.

This model spans generations of LSU graduates. Alumni have combined practice ownership and private surgical practice with appointments at LSU and other academic institutions throughout the United States. Their contributions have included resident and dental student education, clinical teaching, fellowship training, research, continuing education, and university and hospital leadership.

The hybrid model allows LSU graduates to remain active in independent clinical practice while contributing directly to the education of future oral and maxillofacial surgeons. It represents a distinct and enduring component of the LSU OMFS alumni tradition.

 

LSU OMFS Alumni Directory

The LSU Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery alumni community includes 297 graduates through 2026. The directory below lists graduates by LSU OMFS graduation year.

Class of 2026

Jack Coburn, Cory Hatch, Karah McDaniel, Ben Salameh

Michael Certa, Tiffany Han, Chris Kim

Class of 2024

Anne Scruggs, Asher Ademec, Seyed Asghar

Class of 2023

Jonathan Beker, Daniel Hyneman, Jacob Lee, Mishaun Sahebi

Class of 2022

Sam Clarot, Michael Hironaka, Zach Scogin, Travis Williams

Class of 2021

Eric Murnan, Michelle Zoccolillo, Brian Rowan, Andrew Megison

Class of 2020

Danielle Williams, Steven Nelson, Ryan Hinkle, Sergei Kuznetsov, Sami Alshehry

Class of 2019

Brian Christensen, Jillian Rozanski, Tyler Smoot, John Schier

Class of 2018

Mohammed Ismail, Daniel Schlieder, Brian Sybo

Class of 2017

Justin Hastings, Earl Park, Joe Mayes, Shahrouz Zarrabi, Kamran Dastoury

Class of 2016

Daniel Choi, Daniel Cummins, Arshad Kaleem, Tim Lee

Class of 2015

Ashraf Heram, Tuan Hoang, Ray Lim, Garrett Seeba

Class of 2014

Curtis Bishop, Cameron Cavola, Matthew Fowlkes

Class of 2013

Jeffrey James, Reo Pugao, Charles Van Meter, Brian Kelley

Class of 2012

Alfredo Arribas, Brad Dickerson, Waheed Mohamed

Class of 2011

David Bulot, Vernon Burke, Frankie Gomez, Christopher ‘Kit’ Steen

Class of 2010

Bryan Lee, Daniel Cook, Bryce Heiner

Class of 2009

Clay Chandler, Tony Panossian

Class of 2008

Christopher Haggerty, George Rawleigh Fisher, Walter Jackson

Class of 2007

Teresa Biggerstaff, Bryan Darling, Jeremiah Jason Parker, Mark Ryser

Class of 2006

Matthew Dudziak, Bart Farrell, Michael Ferguson, Robert M. Laughlin

Class of 2005

Ronald Achong, Michael Casadaban, Ruben Ramirez, Robert Wood

Class of 2004

Brian Farrell, Matthew Hearn, Richard T. Akin

Class of 2003

David G. Baughman, Mark I. Degen, Robert J. Lytle, Alberico J. Sessa

Class of 2002

Kevin R. Haddle, Jon D. Perenack

Class of 2001

Steven G. Gollehon, Jose Marchena, Eric M. Scheufler, James W. Sikes, Jr.

Class of 2000

Rigobert Cornejo, J. Joel Drummond, Craig E. Neal, Zeneida Vasquez

Class of 1999

Amy S. Brooks, Daniel A. Burns, Todd S. Tucker, Robert M. Yudell

Class of 1998

J.D. Kisella, Robert J. Riggs, John D. Stover, Curtis A. Urraro (Now known as Sergio Vendetti)

Class of 1997

Kevin C. Dean, Kimberly A. Meng, Samuel Rickman, Andrew K. Chang

Class of 1996

Mark A. Craig, Dennis G. Jacobson

Class of 1995

Robin C. Ardoin, Timothy C. Lang, Donald R. McLaurin, John J. Otten, Jozef Zoldos

Class of 1994

Joan M. Greco, David Trigg, Joerg Wittenberg

Class of 1993

Bruce Chisholm, Harold M. Cox, Keith D. Hoffmann, Randall M. Wilk

Class of 1992

Mark S. Greskovich, Jeffrey A. Halpern, Christopher S. Kahn, John F. Moeller

Class of 1991

Scot F. Collins, Richard E. Mack, Charles P. Silvia

Class of 1990

John R. Provenzano, James. S. Widner, Robert M. Hinkle, John P. Neary

Class of 1989

Craig J. Brandner, James L. Horner, Daniel B. Spagnoli, Gerald P. Unhold

Class of 1988

Brian N. Dyess, Mark G. Karpovck, Randall M. Schaffer, John V. Shroyer, III

Class of 1987

Edward L. Amos, Feliz A. Jimenez, Lester Machado, Gregory Zieman, Jr.

Class of 1986

Sloan M. McDonald, Mark W. Mitchell, Lynn J. Philippe, Timothy. S. Shahbazian

Class of 1985

Richard J. Clark, III, James A. Loyola, Demarcus D. Smith, IV, Herbert D. Stith, Vic H. Trammel

Class of 1984

Richard E. Barsan, David A. Blaha, John W. Emison, Eric T. Geist

Class of 1983

Michael S. Block, William R. Dyzak, Nelson F. Fort, Kenneth D. Knipe, Larry Pepper

Class of 1982

David M. Carlton, Jr., David S. Hudson, Randolph B. Malloy, Dale J. Misiek, Billy D. Sturrock, William J. Wintersteen

Class of 1981

Robert K. Steadman

Class of 1980

David A. Durham, George C. Fredrickson, James C. McClung, Kenneth E. Perino, Mark A. Welch

Class of 1979

Russell L. Westfall, Richard D. Willis, Randolph H. Alexander, David D.Crichton, III, Jeffrey M. Eisner

Class of 1978

Joseph J. Dusek, Charles G. Hornsby, Jr., John B. Lowe, Harry E. Morse, Ralph W. Ryser

Class of 1977

Michael R. Amonett, Anthony A. Indovina, Steven Johnson, Joseph Kreller

Class of 1976

Edward J. Boos, Daniel E. Buras, Michael D. Daigle, John P. Longmire, III, Leonard W. Peterson

Class of 1975

John S. Cockerham, Gene Dupree, Donald R. Montgomery, John S. Pavel, Jack R. Winslow

Class of 1974

Karl B. Lind, Edward C. Vocke, III, Kenneth K. Barton, Andrew J. Kreller, Jr.

Class of 1973

David C. Blythe, Jr., Ronald B. Marks, Edward C. Massett, Jr., Michael E. O’Brien

Class of 1972

Thomas O. Adams, Jr., Tooley M. Towns, Thomas C. Troxler

Class of 1971

Richard K. Akin, Robert A. Benny, Nelson P. Castellano, Paul J. Walters

Class of 1970

Leon F. Fournet (O), Patrick C. Kung, Vernon S. Melancon, John B. Ragusa, Brian A Saario

Class of 1969

Garland P Aycock, Kent J. Duyvejonck, Michael J. Karakourtis, Currie A. Martin (C. Allen)

Class of 1968

Nicholas F. Colmenares, Lawrence A. Fried, Arthur J. Glass, Jerome E. Schoen

Class of 1967

Michael W. Fink, Gerald C. Hecker, Dennis E. Zielinski

Class of 1966

Nelson D. Castellano, Edward D. Spire

Class of 1965

James R. Boyce, Robert D. Heckel, Bruce W. Novark, Max H. Thornton

Class of 1964

Didier Ardoin, II, W.A. Couvillion, Fleming J. Hanley, Lamar L Lancaster, Ted A. Matthews

Class of 1963

Clyde A. Giordano, Donald H. Wadsworth, Carroll L. Wood

Class of 1962

Donald M. Hagy, Albert J. Hernandez, Louis Monteleone, Joseph D. Duvigneaud

Class of 1961

Vincent L. Lagattuta, Jr., Victor J. Matukas

Class of 1960

Clay C. Hunley, Robert M. Olivier, William F. Wharton

Class of 1959

Bernard C. Hollier, James R. Peltier

Class of 1958

Alfred E. Viener, Joseph R. P. Wall

Class of 1957

Dale D. Whitcher

Class of 1956

Robert Debes, James S.H. Kim

Class of 1955

Henry H. Davis (Jack), George W. White

Class of 1953

Rudolph P. Calabria

Class of 1952

Enos L. Jones

Class of 1951

Lamar Byrd, Joseph O. Kuebel, Carl N. Watts

Class of 1950

Charles A. Ammons

Class of 1949

Francis C. Herbert, Charles Sumner, Thomas J. Tiblier

Class of 1948

Al Bertuci, Edward Ferro, Harold M. Fullmer

Class of 1947

Dominic C. Foti, Joe Puglia

Class of 1946

William  E. Simmons

Class of 1944

James L. Coffee

Class of 1943

Julius R. Bourgoyne

Class of 1941

A.F. Frey

Class of 1940

D.P. Kettrick, Peter Salatich, Jr.

Class of 1939

C.C. Brucker, Raymond Boudreaux

Class of 1938

E.L. Richard

Class of 1937

1. Ducasse

Class of 1936

L.J. Smith

Class of 1935

B.P. Salatich

Class of 1934

R.F. Smith

Class of 1933

R.P. Greenblatt

Class of 1932

A.D. Smith

Class of 1931

Leopold L. Levy

Class of 1928

V.D. Ledbetter

Class of 1925

Joseph Steckler

Class of 1924

L.R. Rolling