Oral and Maxillofacial Department Featured in BU Today, New Video Project

The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), is finding itself in the spotlight, thanks in large part to Department Chair Dr. Pushkar Mehra DMD 95 MAXO 99, and some life-altering surgical procedures. The treatment of three patients has been featured in BU Today, and will be in a video series developed by the GSDM Office of Communications.

In BU Today, Dr. Mehra and his team performed a cutting-edge TMJ surgery that was both profiled and captured in a video story. To read the full story and view the video, please visit https://www.bu.edu/today/2016/idiopathic-condylar-resorption-tmj-disease-surgery.

In three video projects by GSDM’s Communications team, patients of Dr. Mehra and Dr. Andrew Salama were featured for their complexity. First, Dr. Mehra operated on Liz, a woman with such severe Sleep Apnea that friends would throw objects at her to wake her up. Liz’s Sleep Apnea, which affects approximately 18 million Americans, had become so debilitating, it required surgery. To view some of Liz’s story,
CLICK HERE.

The second patient, Stacy, is a current student at Brandeis University with the Posse Scholarship program. After his face appeared swollen, and his mother falsely accused him of getting in a fight, it was discovered that Stacy had an aggressive facial tumor. Dr. Mehra and his team moved quickly to formulate a treatment plan and the removal of the tumor. “I just want to take the opportunity to say thank you for saving my life,” said Stacy.

 The third patient, Ted, was treated by Dr. Salama for aggressive oral cancer that required major soft tissue reconstruction. Just three months after surgery, he was speaking and sharing his story. His video will appear on the GSDM website soon.