John P. Stella, DDS
Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
EDUCATION
Undergraduate
State University of New York at Binghampton, 1976-1980
BS: Biology
Minor: Organic Chemistry
Graduate
Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery , 1980-1984
DDS
Valedictorian
Internships
John Peter Smith Hospital (Anesthesia), 1984-1985
Residency
Parkland Memorial Hospital, 1985-1988
LICENSED:
North East Regional Board, 1984
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Diplomate of American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (1990)
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeons
American Dental Society of Anesthesiology (Fellow)
Texas Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Fort Worth District Dental Society
Texas Dental Association
American Dental Association
TEACHING AND RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS:
Chairman
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
John Peter Smith Hospital, 1994 to present
Chairman
Education Committee
…John Peter Smith Hospital, 1997 to 1999
Medical Peer Review Committee
John Peter Smith Hospital, 1997 to present
Member
Medical Practice Committee
John Peter Smith Hospital, 1997 to 2003
Co-Director
Fort Worth Cleft Palate Program
John Peter Smith Hospital, 1989 to present
Facial and Oral Surgery Institute (FOSI)
AAOMS Committee on Cleft Lip & Palate, 1995 to present
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1996 to present
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1983 to present
AWARDS/HONORS:
Phi Beta Kappa, 1980
Omicron Kappa Upsilon, 1984
Hastings Merit Memorial Award (Periodontics), 1984
American Academy of Oral Medicine Award (Oral Pathology), 1984
New York State Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Award, 1984
Dentsply International Award (Prosthodontics), 1984
Scholastic Achievement Award Alpha Omega, 1984
Alumni Award for Oral Surgery, 1984
Alumni Award for Operative Dentistry, 1984
Fort Worth District Dental Society Table Clinic (2nd Place), 1989
Royal College of Surgeons Lecture, 1995
Honorary Masters Degree from Federal University of Uberlandia,
Minas Gerais, Brazil College of Dentistry, 2003
PUBLICATIONS:
Stella, John Paul, Epker, B.N.: Relapse Patterns and Etiologies After Correction of class III
Open Bite Via Subcondylar Ramus Osteotomies. Int. J. Adult Orthodontics and Orthognathic
Surgery. Vol. 1(2) 91-99, 1986.
Stella, John Paul, Kageler, W.V., Epker, B.N.: Fiberoptic Endotracheal Intubation in Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery: Indications, Techniques, Results. J. Oral & Maxfac. Surgery. Nov 44(1)
923-925, 1986.
Stella, John Paul, Streater, M., Epker, B.N.: Predictability of Upper Lip Position Following
Maxillary Advancement Surgery. J. Oral & Maxfac. Surgery. 47: 697-703, 1989.
Stella, John Paul, Epker, B.N.: Transoral Submental Lipectomy. J. Oral & Maxfac. Surgery. 47:
795-803, 1989.
Tharanon, W., Stella, John Paul, Epker, B.N.: A Modified Superior Based Pharyngeal Flap: A
Retrospective Study. Oral Surg., Oral Med., Oral Path. 70: 256-267, 1990.
Stella, John Paul, Tharanon, W.: A Precise Radiographic Method to Determine the Location
of the Inferior Alveolar Canal in Posterior Edentulous Mandible, Part I. Int. J. OMFS. Vol. 5 (1)
15-22, 1990.
Stella, John Paul, Tharanon, W.: A Precise Radiographic Method to Determine the Location of
the Inferior Alveolar Canal in Posterior Edentulous Mandible, Part II. Int. J. OMFS. Vol. 5 (1)
23-29, 1990.
Stella, John Paul, Esthetic Evaluation of the Face for Cosmetic Surgery. Oral & Maxillofacial
Surgery Knowledge Update, Vol 1, Part II, 1995.
Stella, John Paul: Evaluation of the Face for Aesthetic Surgery. Oral and Max Surg Clinics. Vol.
8(1) 1-12, Feb 1996.
Ferrara, Eric D., Stella John Paul: Restoration of the Edentulous Maxilla: The Case for the Zygomatic
Implants. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Vol. 62: 1418-1422, 2004.
Major Contributing Author:
Cosmetic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery W.B. Saunders, January 1990.
Section I: Chapter 1
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