#  Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 

 



##  Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 

HSDM’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery delivers advanced patient care, education, and research in complex craniofacial and oral surgical conditions. Based at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the department trains future leaders in the field while advancing innovations that improve patient outcomes.



 

 

 

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HSDM’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is **a national leader in clinical care, education, and research**, with a legacy at **Massachusetts General Hospital** that spans more than a century. Faculty **advance innovation across the full spectrum of oral and facial conditions** while training the next generation of surgeons through rigorous, hands-on programs. Explore our MGH-affiliated residencies to learn more about each training pathway.



 

 

 

##  MGH-based affiliated programs 

 



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 [### Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency

 ](/oral-maxillofacial-surgery-residency)Six-year residency includes MD, board eligibility, and general surgery training.



 

 

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 [### Orofacial Pain Residency

 ](/orofacial-pain-residency)Advanced two-year residency in diagnosis and management of orofacial pain.



 

 

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 [### General Practice Residency

 ](/general-practice-residency)A one-year, hospital-based dental residency preparing dentists for medically complex patient care.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

##  OMFS news 

 



  [###  Using AI to treat head and neck cancers

 ](/news/2025/12/using-ai-treat-head-and-neck-cancers) December 16, 2025 

HSDM researchers explore how data-driven tools could reshape oral cancer care



 

 

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   [### Former classmates turn compassion into action

 ](/news/former-classmates-turn-compassion-action) May 31, 2024 

 “It was fate that we met that day,” said Shahid Aziz, DMD96, of his first encounter with Jose Marchena during a class photo. “I completed my undergrad in three years, instead of the typical four. If it wasn’t for that we never would have met on those... 

 

 

   ![Two surgeons with instruments in hand peering over a patient with large surgical light overhead,](/sites/g/files/omnuum6001/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/dental/files/surgery-thumbnail.jpg?itok=u-kf7Npy) 

 



 

 

   [### Aspiring oral surgeon operates with purpose

 ](/news/aspiring-oral-surgeon-operates-purpose) May 01, 2024 

 Growing up in Ghana, Sheridan Danquah, DMD24, couldn’t remember seeing a single dental clinic in his native country. It wasn’t until the age of 10, after moving to the U.S., that he recalls meeting his first dentist. The experience made a profound... 

 

 

   ![Headshot of Sheridan Danquah](/sites/g/files/omnuum6001/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-11/SFX07293%20%281%29.jpg?itok=Sg3TPa06) 

 



 

 

   [### Multidisciplinary team awarded NIDCR grant to study TMDs

 ](/news/multidisciplinary-team-awarded-nidcr-grant-study-temporomandibular-disorders) December 06, 2023 

 Talking, laughing, chewing, and smiling are daily facial movements everyone makes with little to no thought, however for individuals with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), those simple movements may cause sharp pain or persistent discomfort. A... 

 

 

   ![A man holding his hand up to his jaw.](/sites/g/files/omnuum6001/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/dental/files/jaw-pain.jpg?itok=u12xTkKA) 

 



 

 

  

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###  Department chair 

 



  [### Zachary S. Peacock

 ](/people/zachary-s-peacock-0)Chair, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Walter C. Guralnick Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

 

 

 

      ![Dr. Zach Peacock](/sites/g/files/omnuum6001/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dental/files/zachpeacock.jpeg?itok=iMQPNesy) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

###  Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department 

Meet our affiliated faculty.



 

 



 [  arrow\_forward  Full-time faculty ](/hsdm-directory?f%5B0%5D=hwp_c_peoplebydepartmentpr%3A67786&f%5B1%5D=hwp_c_peoplerole12%3A67716) [  arrow\_forward  Part-time faculty ](/hsdm-directory?f%5B0%5D=hwp_c_peoplebydepartmentpr%3A67786&f%5B1%5D=hwp_c_peoplerole12%3A67721)