Perioperative Assessment of the Maxillofacial Surgery Patient (PDF)

Elie M. Ferneini, MD, DMD, MHS, MBA, FACS, is a practicing oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA and an assistant clinical professor at the University of Connecticut, with responsibilities for both undergraduate and graduate training. He is also the medical director of Beau Visage Medical Spa.  Dr. Ferneini is a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University (BS, magna cum laude), Quinnipiac University (MHS, MBA), and University of Connecticut Medical and Dental Schools (DMD, MD). He completed his oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at the University of Connecticut and then undertook 2 years of general surgery training at the same institution. Dr. Ferneini has a long history of conducting research, resulting in a number of scientific publications. He has lectured nationally and internationally. His professional interests span hospital-based and office-based maxillofacial surgical procedures, including reconstructive facial surgery, maxillofacialpathology, and cosmetic facial surgery.  Dr. Ferneini is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.  He is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery.  He is currently the editor in chief of the American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, the official publication of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery.

Jeffrey D. Bennett, DMD, is currently Division Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery in the Department of Dentistry at the Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, IN, USA. He is a clinical professor and past chair of the Department of Oral Surgery and Hospital Dentistry at Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, USA, a position he held from 2004 to 2015. Prior to joining the faculty at Indiana University he was an associate professor with tenure at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Bennett