O. Ross Beirne, DMD, PhD
O. Ross Beirne
Phone:206.543.7722
Email: slsb@u.washington.edu
Fax:206.685.7222
Professor and Chair
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Background
Dr. Ross Beirne is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Beirne is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology.
Dr. Beirne is also: President, American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, Washington State Component; Councilor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Research Group, American Association for Dental Research; Fellow, American College of Dentists; Past-Member, Examination Committee, American Board Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Member, Research Advisory Committee of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation; Associate Editor, Journal of Oral Implantology; Consultant and Abstract Reviewer for International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants; Member of the Editorial Board of Anesthesia Progress and the Journal of Evident Based Dental Practice.
Education
- DMD, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 1972
- PhD, Biochemistry, University of California, San Francisco, 1976
- Certificate, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1979
Clinical Interests
- Reconstructive surgery
- Bone grafting
- Implants
- Trauma
- Anesthesia
Research interests
- Maxillary sinus augmentation
- Anesthesia-Propofol for outpatient oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Evidenced-based clinical decision making
