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  • News
    October 28, 2019

    Passion for teaching

    India’s Dr Gopal Krishnan looks to the future of surgeon education in Asia Pacific

  • News
    October 23, 2019

    Using technology to give young patients a second chance at life

    AO CMF faculty member Majeed Rana unites surgical expertise, compassion and technology in service of patients

  • News
    October 07, 2019

    A desire to help inspires star surgeon to share patient stories on YouTube

    When AO CMF Web Editorial Group member Dr Milind N Naik started his YouTube channel ten years ago, his aim was modest: to explore social media as a vehicle putting his love for teaching into action. Naik never imagined the channel would grow to over 5,250 subscribers, including both health care providers and patients.

  • News
    August 29, 2019

    A commitment to mentoring

    Stanford University’s Dr Jill Helms is paying her own achievements forward in all that she does

  • News
    July 18, 2019

    Getting to know: Emily Nyamu

    Tackling challenges with compassion and determination in equal measures

  • News
    January 13, 2019

    Getting to Know: Ana Tobón

    AO CMF faculty member and web editorial group member Ana Catalina Tobón Trujillo was the first woman in a decade to graduate from her university’s craniomaxillofacial program. 


  • News
    October 11, 2018

    Getting to Know: Michael Turner

    Michael D Turner, MD, DDS, specializing in oral and maxillofacial surgery, is an assistant clinical professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Mount Sinai Health System’s Icahn School of Medicine in New York City, US

  • News
    May 22, 2018

    Getting to know: Dr Ryan Chua

    Ryan Chua, MD, DPBO-HNS, who is with the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, at University of Santo Tomas Hospital in Espana, Manila, Philippines, is implementing what he has learned during his program in the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan in 2016.

  • News
    April 10, 2018

    Getting to Know: Eric Kahugu

    Eric Kahugu is a specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS). He is a consultant surgeon at Kenya’s Nairobi Hospital and a member of the hospital’s board and is President of the African Association of Maxillofacial Surgeons.

  • News
    November 14, 2017

    Getting to Know: Amir Elbarbary

    Amir Elbarbary is a Professor of Plastic Surgery at the Ain-Shams Faculty of Medicine in Cairo, Egypt

  • News
    October 03, 2017

    Getting to Know: Yong-Dae Kwon

    Yong-Dae Kwon is a busy and dedicated department chair, surgeon, and educator at Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital in Seoul, South Korea. Here's what Yong-Dae had to say…

  • News
    July 25, 2017

    Getting to Know: Sarah Frommer

    Sarah is a Craniofacial and Pediatric Surgery Fellow at the University of Texas, United States where she is getting prepared to enter this exciting field and work with children.