Professor and Chair, Department of OMS
UT Health San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Dr. Ellis is Professor and Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, having joined the faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 2010. He came from The University of Michigan where he went to dental school and trained in oral and maxillofacial surgery prior to joining their OMS faculty. From 1988 until 2010 he was the director of the UT Southwestern/Parkland OMS residency in Dallas. Dr. Ellisâclinical interests are in maxillofacial traumatology and dentofacial deformities. In addition to supervising the residents, he maintains an intramural practice. His research interest in the 1980s was in stability of surgical correction of dentofacial deformities by orthognathic surgery. In the 1990s, his research has involved the functional aspects of orthognathic surgery. Since moving to Texas, he has also performed clinical investigations into the outcomes after treatment of facial fractures by various techniques. He has authored over 200 scientific articles and two books. In 1997 he received the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) Research Recognition Award and in 2015 he received the first AAOMS Clinical Research Award for his research endeavors. Dr. Ellis is active nationally and internationally in the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery. He is a past President of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He has been on the Editorial Board of The Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for several years. He has also been on the editorial boards several other journals. In addition, Dr. Ellis has served on several committees of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. In 2004, he was elected to Fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons of England and in 2016 was elected to Fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Friday, September 13, 2024
8:20 AM – 8:40 AM EDT
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose