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OBJECTIVE
To pursue an associateship, partnership, or buy-in/buy out opportunity and achieve diplomat status in the American Board of Orthodontics.
EXPERIENCE
Resident, Department of Dentistry: Orthodontic Division, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
(2005 - Present)
- Member of multidisciplinary craniofacial team for children with congenital abnormalities.
- Member of Orthognathic surgical team presenting cases bi-monthly for comprehensive treatment.
- Invisalign Certification, March 2008
- Tweed Study Course, September 2006
- Member of Cleft Lip and Palate Association
- Presented Table Clinic at AAO Annual Session May 2006: A Study of the Correlation Between Cervical Vertebral Staging and a Dental Maturity Index.
Clinic Coordinator: Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, SC
(2004 - 2005)
- Infection Control Officer
- Equal Opportunity Officer
- Command Climate Manager
- Member of Lowcountry Dental Society
Division Officer, Comprehensive Dentistry Department Head: U.S. Navy, 21st Dental Company Kaneohe Bay, HI (2002 - 2004)
- Ranked 1 of 36 Lieutenants in 3rd Dental Battalion.
- Sole Orthodontic provider at Kaneohe Marine Base Dental Clinic
- Orthodontic Apprenticeship at Tripler Army Medical Center-over 100 cases. Bi-monthly sessions with 2 board certified Orthodontists. Overseeing several advanced Orthognathic surgical cases.
- DEPLOYMENTS: Sole dental provider for 2,000+ Marines and sailors during 2001 field exercise. Deployment liaison for humanitarian theater engagement in Western Samoa. Marine Corps exercise to Iwo Jima, JP.
Advanced Education in General Dentistry Resident: Naval Dental Center Southwest, San Diego, CA
(1999 - 2000)
EDUCATION
Certificate in Orthodontics in 2008: Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY
(2005 - Present)
- Third Year Orthodontic Resident
Doctor of Dental Medicine: Tufts School of Dental Medicine Boston, MA
(1995 - 1999)
- Clinically third in class, selected as senior mentor in clinical practice setting.
- American Student Dental Association, University of Heidelberg Dental Exchange Program. Finalized graduation requirements 6 months prior to degree.
Bachelor of Science: Boston University Boston, MA (1989 - 1993)
- Area of Concentration: Human Physiology
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- American Association of Orthodontics
- American Dental Association
AWARDS
- Navy Commendation Medal (2005)
- Awarded three Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals
- Junior Officer of the Year- 3d Dental Battalion (2002)
- Commanding Officers Award for Clinical Excellence- “Top Doc”
- Junior Officer of the Quarter (Jan - Mar 2002)
- Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal
- National Defense Medal
- Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY (2007-2008) - Craniofacial Characteristics of Velocardiofacial Syndrome
- Children's Hospital Cardiology Department, Boston, MA (1992-1993) - Fontan Study: Transposition of the Great Vessels
- Goodwin Institute for Cancer Research, Plantation, FL (1986-1989) - Analysis of Nutritional Effects on Tumorogenesis: Monoclonal Antibody Study
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