Leonard B. Kaban, DMD, MD

Walter C. Guralnick Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Chief of Service, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

Biographical Sketch 

Dr. Kaban received his dental degree from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and his medical degree from the Harvard Medical School.  He completed the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 1973.  After training, Dr. Kaban joined the staff of the Craniofacial Center at Children’s Hospital in Boston and remained there until 1985, when he accepted the position of Professor and Chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco.  Since January 1994, Dr. Kaban has served as the Walter C. Guralnick Professor and Chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Harvard and the Massachusetts General Hospital.  Dr. Kaban is the author or co-author of 5 books and over 225 articles on such topics as hemifacial microsomia, jaw tumors in children, vascular anomalies, and reconstructive surgery, including distraction osteogenesis.  He is actively engaged in research on cranio-maxillofacial distraction osteogenesis, fetal wound healing, and numerous clinical studies involving distraction, reconstructive, and orthognathic surgery. 

Dr. Kaban’s primary clinical interests are in the areas of pediatric oral and maxillofacial surgery, hemifacial microsomia, osteoinduction, and fetal wound healing.  With co-editor Maria Troulis, he recently published a new edition of the book, Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.