Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency

Clinical Education

Rotations in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery are scheduled at the following affiliated institutions:

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

A leader in medicine for more than 230 years, Penn opened its School of Medicine, the nation's first, in 1765. The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) was established in 1874 as the nation's first teaching hospital. Since its founding days, Penn has expanded medical frontiers by creating some of the nation's earliest programs in areas ranging from dermatology and neurosurgery to ophthalmology and radiology. HUP is also the only Delaware Valley hospital to perform transplantation of five major organs. Over the past 30 years, Penn physicians and scientists have participated in many important medical breakthroughs in treatment and diagnosis.

The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, located on the 5th floor of the White Building, is a multidisciplinary group of medical and dental specialists whose services include: oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral medicine, orthodontics, and maxillofacial prosthetics. The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service provides a broad range of surgical treatments that include correction of congenital and traumatic deformities of the jaws; treatment of tumors, cysts, and infections of the jaws; surgery of temporomandibular joint; surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea; surgical placement of dental implants; facial cosmetic surgery; and dentoalveolar surgerics. The oral and maxillofacial surgery suites are also equipped with state-of-the-art monitoring equipment for the delivery of sedation and general anesthesia during in-office procedures. In addition, the department is responsible for all hospital facial trauma on a three-month rotation cycle with Otorhinolaryngology and Plastic Surgery.

Presbyterian Medical Center

Presbyterian, which was founded in 1871 by the Alliance of Philadelphia Presbyterians, began as a small 45-bed facility on 2 1/2 acres. Over the years, Presbyterian has grown into a modern campus that contains more than 300 beds and encompasses an array of medical institutes, specialty centers, and research programs, including the region's first freestanding outpatient heart facility and one of the nation's most renowned ophthalmology centers, the Scheie Eye Institute. In 1995, Presbyterian Medical Center became a member of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. As a University of Pennsylvania teaching hospital, Presbyterian offers patients a full array of state-of-the-art services, from primary and family care to the most complex medical and surgical treatment by a world-renowned team of medical professionals.

The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph Foote, provides the rotating resident a unique one-to-one learning experience. The service performs a full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery, including dentoalveolar surgery, salivary gland lesions, implants, orthognathic surgery, nerve repair, facial trauma and others.

Fifth-year residents function as the chief resident during their rotation at Presbyterian Hospital. This gives them the unique opportunity to serve patients with similar responsibilities given to chief residents at the main campus, located at HUP. The fifth-year resident works directly with their attending, Dr. Joseph Foote, providing for a well-structured educational experience. The clinic is located in the Myrin Building, and it is fully equipped with modern monitors and sedation units for outpatient sedation and minor oral surgical procedures.

Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center

The Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center is located two blocks from the Hospital of' the University of Pennsylvania. The hospital is a 453-bed facility with 170 surgical beds and it has an active Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service under the direction of Dr. Joseph Foote. The service is active in many aspects of oral surgery, including dentoalveolar surgery, preprosthetic surgery, implantology, and facial trauma. Fifth-year residents function as the chief resident during their rotation at the VA Medical Center, giving them the unique opportunity to serve patients with similar responsibilities given to chief residents at the main campus, located at HUP. Residents work directly with the attending for a well-structured educational experience.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Opened in 1855 as the nation's first children's hospital, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is dedicated to improving the health of children through excellence in patient care, research, and education. For more than 140 years, the CHOP has provided world-renowned medical and surgical care to children from around the globe. CHOP has also been a pioneer of pediatric medicine, responsible for many clinical innovations. As a regional referral center, CHOP provides comprehensive patient care for infants, children, and young adults. With 373 beds, 40 percent of which are allocated to neonatal, cardiac, and pediatric intensive care, the hospital admits more than 15,000 patients and handles more than 600,000 emergency and outpatient visits annually. The CHOP rotation exposes residents to the full scope of pediatric oral and maxillofacial surgery. These experiences include the management of vascular malformations, congenital or developmental jaw deformities, pediatric facial trauma, pediatric dentoalveolar surgery, oral pathology, facial infections and others.

Pennsylvania Hospital

Established in 1751, Pennsylvania Hospital, the nation’s first hospital, is a 515-bed acute care facility that provides a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic medical services and functions as a major teaching and clinical research institution. A philosophy of caring inspired the founders, a group of public-spirited citizens led by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond. Today, that same spirit guides Pennsylvania Hospital through its third century. The hospital is now known for its general and specialty surgical services, including: orthopaedics ,vascular medicine/surgery, neurosurgery, otorhinolaryngology (ENT), urology, obstetrics program -- especially high-risk maternal and fetal services, neonatology, neurosciences, and behavioral health. Pennsylvania Hospital also has expanding programs for cancer, cardiac care, and bloodless medicine and surgery. Pennsylvania Hospital is part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is performing a full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery here. Pennsylvania Hospital is located at 8th and Spruce Streets in the historic Society Hill district of Philadelphia.

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Penn Dental Medicine is among the oldest university affiliated dental institutions in the nation. It was created in 1878 as the Dental Department of the University of Pennsylvania and its first facilities were housed in Medical Hall (now Logan Hall). The following year it moved into its own building, Dental Hall, which was designed and constructed for its particular needs. In 1897, Thomas W. Evans, a brilliant and innovative dentist to the courts of Europe during France's Second Empire and confidant of Napoleon III, left his estate to the University of Pennsylvania to create and maintain a dental school that would be "second to none." Evan's generosity made possible the construction of the Evans Building which opened in 1915. His boldness and spirit of leadership have continued to guide the School throughout its history of expansion and innovation both in curriculum and in clinical and scientific facilities. A new facility, the Robert Schattner Center, opened in 2002, providing a state-of-the-art environment for education, research and patient care. It is home to a new oral maxillofacial surgery clinic with enclosed surgical operatories.