Brian P. Ford, DMD, MD, FACS

Professional Biography

Dr. Ford is a board certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon and an Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Pharmacology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He practices at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. After receiving both his dental and medical degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, he went on to complete his surgical residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). He is a fellow in the American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.) and is regularly invited to give lectures on both the local and national level. Dr. Ford’s area of expertise includes dental implants, complex bone grafting, and anesthesia.

HONORS / CREDENTIALS

• Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons
• Fellow, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• Fellow, American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
• Expert in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations
• Joseph W. Foote, DMD, MD Award for Mentorship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2017
• Earle Bank Hoyt Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2017
• Philip J. Boyne Dental Implantology Award, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2014
• Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Society, Eta Chapter, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2009
• Oral Implantology Award, Delaware Valley, Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 2009
• National Board Honors, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2009
• Achievement Award in Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2009
• Certificate of Merit and Award in Oral Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2009

Education

• Residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 2009 – 2015
• Resident in General Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 2012 – 2014
• M.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2012
• D.M.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2009
• B.S., Biology, Gettysburg College, 2005