Sabine is a professor of surgery at Stanford University in the United States. She specializes in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and has been teaching globally for more than 20 years.

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Chitra is the Professor and Head of the Department of Oral and maxillofacial surgery at Navodaya Dental College and Hospital Raichur in India.  She has been an academician for the past 23 years, has authored a Textbook of Oral and Maxillofacial and authored a Handbook of dental instruments. In addition, she is the director of Spark center for Advanced Dentistry in Hyderabad where she conducts clinical courses for dental students using newer technologies like 3D printing for surgical skill enhancement.

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Dr. Troulis earned her master’s and doctorate in dental surgery from McGill University, completed residencies at Royal Victoria Hospital/Montreal General Hospital, and joined Massachusetts General Hospital as an AO/ASIF clinical, research Fellow in Pediatric Craniomaxillofacial Surgery. She transformed clinical OMFS with minimally invasive techniques, mentors future surgeon-scientists, and has a passion for teaching, winning Harvard's Clifford Barger Award for Excellence in Mentoring. She leads research on rare tumors, clear cell odontogenic carcinoma, and clear cell carcinoma of the salivary gland. She's also a certified wellness/lifestyle medicine coach and career mentor, aiming to inspire successful and fulfilled lives.

Dr. Kasey Li  co-founded the multidisciplinary OSA treatment program with Dr. Christian Guilleminault at Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic in 1998 and is one of the leading surgeon experts on the treatment in OSA globally. He has published more than 100 articles on sleep apnea surgery and maxillofacial surgery. He joins surgeON in the OSA and Orthognathic Surgery program to ensure the highest level of teaching. 

Dr. Kavitha Ranganathan is an assistant professor of Surgery within the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Director of Craniofacial Reconstruction at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Director of the Cleft Clinic at Shriners Hospital for Children. She specializes in craniofacial surgery and general reconstructive plastic surgery.  She completed residency and medical school at Northwestern University, residency at University of Michigan, and fellowship at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Ranganathan is passionate about craniofacial reconstruction for cancer, trauma, congenital anomalies, burn reconstruction, and gender-affirming surgery. Her research focuses on increasing access to care in resource-limited environments and addressing the burden of catastrophic expenditures in low- and middle-income countries.

Dr. Meisami is Director of Sleep Medicine at University Health Network, Division of Dentistry, Toronto Rehab Institute, with a practice focus in Orthognathic and Sleep Surgery.  She is an assistant professor at University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry.  

She is the founder and director of a non-profit organization providing free healthcare services to female survivors of gender-based violence. Tina has been committed to teaching and mentorship, empowerment of women in surgery and dentistry, and community service for betterment of women’s lives in marginalized populations.

Dr. Anastasiya Quimby is a fellowship trained head and neck oncology and microvascular reconstruction surgeon. She currently holds a position of assistant professor and director of microvascular surgery at NOVA Southeastern University College of Dentistry. She is an author and editor of “Perioperative Management of Complex Head and Neck Patients”. She founded and is currently the CEO of AQ Surgery: Head and Neck, Microvascular Surgery Institute in West Palm Beach. She also established and is a course director of dedicated head and neck multidisciplinary tumor board at Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.  

Belinda is currently the head of the division of OMFS at the Hospital Metropolitano Secretaría de Salud del Estado de Nuevo León. She holds a Master of Administration and Management in Health Services and a PhD in Materials Engineering Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering UANL degree process. She has been an Associate Professor at FO UANL since 2003, a member of the AO faculty since 2016, and an adjunct member of Community Development AO Latin America since 2022. Belinda has been in private practice since 1998, currently at Christus Muguerza Sur Medical Center and she is the President of the Research Committee of the Metropolitan Hospital from 2019 to present.

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Cecília earned her Master's and Doctorate from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. She was an OMS Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh (2008-09). She has 13 years of experience as a professor in the fields of dental anesthesiology and oral surgery at the Londrina State University, and works in private practice focusing on oral surgery and orthognathics in Londrina - Brazil. She is a fellow of the AOCMF and the Brazilian College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Eugênia is a university professor and the head of department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and owns a private practice at Recife, Brazil. She is member of AOCMF and Brazilian College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and she did an AO CMF Fellowship at São Paulo, Brazil with an emphasis on temporomandibular disorders.

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Loreto is a university professor and director of the program of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery at Major University in Santiago Chile. She is the head of the division of OMFS at Calvo Mackenna Hospital, a highly complex pediatric hospital in Santiago de Chile.
Loreto was president of the Society of Maxillofacial Surgery of Chile between 2014 and 2016 and for 10 years director, she also has a master's degree in university education.

Amr Amin Ghanem BDS,Msc,DDs,MRcsp-Glasgow is an OMFS surgeon and Associate Professor of OMFS - Ain Shams University.  His special interest in CMF Trauma and Orthognathic surgery. He is passionate about knowledge transfer and capacity development for surgeons globally.

Marwa is a Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and current Head of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department, Ainshams University. She is also the Director and founder of the Cleft Care Center established in 2008. Since then Marwa dedicated her academic career, research and clinical practice to learning, teaching and training on Cleft Lip and Palate. During COVID Marwa has studied Positive Psychology and Parenting Coaching aiming to better support, empower, inspire, and improve the quality of life for children born with cleft lip/palate.

Dr. Somtochukwu Ozoemena, more fondly known as Pharaoh Ozoemena is a Dental Surgeon from Nigeria, currently undergoing his residency training in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital.
In his spare time, he doubles as a Graphic Designer specifically as a Presentation and Infographics designer. He is also adept in Research, having presented at conferences and won a few research awards from the International Association for Dental Research. surgeON is an organization which has made great strides to bridge the geographic and demographic gaps created among professional in the fields of head & neck, trauma, spine and orthopedic surgery. Pharao offers services within the association as a graphic designer, while learning from the vast wealth of information and knowledge being shared during the surgeON events.

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Sami is a chief resident in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Ibn Rochd university hospital in Casablanca, Morocco. He has a training in various fields of OMFS with an emphasis in trauma and oral surgery and has a special interest in oncology and reconstructive surgery.
Sami strongly believes that team spirit and cohesion, as well as an inclusive multidisciplinary approach is key in the management of our patients.

Risto Kontio is a professor of Maxillofacial Surgery at Helsinki University and Helsinki University Hospital in Finland.  He specializes in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and has been developing facial reconstructive surgery and computer aided surgery in Helsinki. He has been teaching globally for more than 25 years.
He has been the chairperson of AOCMF R&D Commission for 8 years and is at the present the secretary of UEMS OMFS Board (EBOMFS).

Reena is a Professor and Associate Dean Research at VMSDC VMRF DU Salem in India. She specializes in the management of oral surgery and oral and maxillofacial pathologies with local, regional flaps and patient specific implants. Her academic career spans almost 3 decades till date. She is a member of the Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of India and a member of academics and research in VMSDC. Reena is a passionate teacher who loves to challenge herself and teach by example. Mentoring students in her institution is her forte.

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Dr Narayan is a Sr Consultant Orthopedics & Trauma, in Oman with more than 35 years of experience. He completed his Medical education and residency training from Bombay University, India. He has a MSc in Disaster Medicine from University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy. 
He is Founding Executive Council Member, Asian Association for Dynamic Osteosynthesis, Life Member, Indo German Orthopedic Foundation, Member, Oman Orthopedic Society, Past President, European Master in Disaster Medicine and many other Orthopedic societies.

He is a Certified Life & Leadership Coach from the International Coaching Federation.
He also serves as a Faculty, Chair, Faculty Trainer, Coach & Mentor for the AO Foundation and the AO Alliance Foundation. 
He was also a founding member of the Orthopedics Residency Program in Oman and served as the Chair of the Simulation Program that he designed and set up

Ahmed Al Qattan is a senior resident at the Oman Medical Specialty Board.  His special interests include CMF Trauma, Orthognathic surgery, and TMJ. Co-founder of the Oman Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Founder of N.G.O.M.S Leading the transfer of maxillofacial knowledge and building capacity for surgeons around the world is one of his most passionate passions

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