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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) proudly provides a six-year dual degree residency program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Founded in 1948, we are one of the oldest and most robust oral surgery residency programs in the country. Our broad scope of training and large patient volume creates a rich surgical training experience. We have numerous full-time faculty, several with subspecialty training within OMS. UAB provides care for the Birmingham metropolitan population of over one million residents, as well as serving as a distinguished quaternary referral center for the Southeastern United States. UAB Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in the United States with 1,207 beds. Our residents get first hand experience in our Level 1 Trauma Center while also caring for patients at Children’s of Alabama, UAB Highlands Hospital, The Kirklin Clinic, UAB Hoover Clinic, and UAB School of Dentistry. UAB OMS surgeons are nationally recognized as leaders, educators, and researchers in the field. Our residents graduate from the program well-prepared for any career within the scope of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Residency Curriculum


Year One

Year One

Interns work closely with senior residents and faculty in the management of both inpatients and outpatients. They are assigned to hospital care and take primary call. Surgical training includes mainly outpatient and minor surgeries. Residents are expected to master dentoalveolar surgery and pain control. The formal didactic program for the first year includes an IV sedation course as well as education involving physical diagnosis, dentoalveolar surgery, infection control, surgical implants, growth and development, oral pathology, and head and neck anatomy. One major objective of this year is to successfully complete USMLE Step 1 before advancing to the second year. Interns are provided with 6 weeks of dedicated study time to prepare for Step 1.

 

Program Details

 

Our Residents

  • Year 6
    Lane Haws, DMD, MD

    Lane Haws

    D.M.D., M.D.
    Hometown: Mesa, AZ
    Undergrad: Brigham Young University
    Dental School: University of Louisville
    Medical School: UAB
    lthaws@uabmc.edu

    Boyu Ma, DMD, MD

    Boyu Ma

    D.M.D., M.D.
    Hometown: West Hartford, CT
    Undergrad: University of Pennsylvania
    Dental School: University of Connecticut
    Medical School: UAB
    boyuma@uabmc.edu

    Zachary Nicholson, DDS, MD

    Zachary Nicholson

    D.D.S., M.D.
    Hometown: Sheboygan, WI
    Undergrad: Marquette University
    Dental School: Marquette University
    Medical School: UAB
    zjnicholson@uabmc.edu

    Ryan Seeley, DMD, MD

    Ryan Seeley

    D.M.D., M.D.
    Hometown: Huntsville, AL
    Undergrad: University of Alabama
    Dental School: UAB
    Medical School: UAB
    rcseeley@uabmc.edu