Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residency

Stephen MacLeod, BDS, MBChB, FRCS, FCS Welcome to the Loyola University Medical Center Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Our program is a hospital-based residency located at Loyola University Medical Center, a level-one trauma center, in Maywood, Illinois, approximately seven miles west of downtown Chicago. We are a fully-accredited, four-year residency training program. During resident training, residents experience each of the surgical foundations of oral and maxillofacial surgery including: facial trauma, orthognathic, obstructive sleep apnea, pathology with reconstruction, implant, dentoalveolar, and temporomandibular joint surgeries. Residents also gain extensive experience in outpatient sedation with approximately 400 deep sedations yearly.

The Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery offers a four year post graduate residency certificate program with a goal to train residents to practice and gain competence in a broad scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Graduates are eligible to take the American Board of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery examination.

Stephen MacLeod, BDS, MBChB, FRCS, FACS
smacleod@lumc.edu

Rotations
Faculty
Admissions
Applications
Externship
Contacts
Residents
Our Team

Rotations and Curriculum

Residency is intended to provide the resident with a comprehensive working knowledge of oral and maxillofacial surgery, methods of diagnosis, patient management, anesthesia principles and techniques, and basic operative technique.

First year

Anesthesia - 4 months
Hines VA Oral Surgery - 3 months
General Medicine - 2 months
Loyola Oral Surgery – 3 months

Second year

Trauma (Surgical ICU) - 2 months
General Surgery - 2 months
Hines VA Oral Surgery - 3 months
Loyola Oral Surgery 5 months

Third year

Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery - 1 month
ENT - 1 month
Anesthesia Pediatric - 1 Month
Loyola Oral Surgery 9 months

Fourth year

Loyola Oral Surgery 12 months

Didactic Schedule

Resident/attending lecture series – weekly
Anesthesia lecture series
History and Physical lecture series – Given during first year by the Department of Medicine
Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Conference – Every other month, done with ENT and Plastic surgery

Monthly Journal Club
Monthly Grand Rounds
Cadaveric courses bi-annually
Other CE courses
Residents are encouraged to attend various surgical and cadaver courses across the U.S.

Salary & Benefits (2024-2025)

PGY 1 - $66,690
PGY 2 - $71,000
PGY 3 - $73,224
PGY 4 - $76,932

* Medical, dental and vision coverage for the resident, spouse or family additional. Yearly increase to adjust for inflation and cost of living.

Facilities

Meet our Faculty

Program Director

Stephen MacLeod, BDS, MBChB, FRCS, FCS

Stephen MacLeod, BDS, MBChB, FRCS, FACS

Learn more about Dr. MacLeod

VA Attendings

Timothy Shahbazian, DDS

Learn more about Dr. Shahbazian

Part-time Faculty

Mark Steinberg, DDS, MD

Learn more about Dr. Steinberg

Mariusz Wrzosek, DMD, MD

Learn more about Dr. Wrzosek

Additional Part-Time Attendings

Joseph Baptist, DDS
Jordan Ledger, DDS
Matthew Hamedani, DDS

Admissions Requirements

To apply for the program, an applicant must fulfill the following requirements:

Must have graduated from an ADA accredited dental school in the US, or a Canadian dental school.
Must be proficient in the English language.
Must have passed Part I, National Dental Board Examination. Candidate must pass Part II of the NDBE before enrollment into the program.

Admission Criteria

Generally, applicants from advanced education programs are considered on the basis of the following criteria:

Completed application
Grade point average
Class standing
Transcript/pattern of academic achievement
National board scores
Experience and Training
Recommendations
Personal interview

Applications

Applications are due at the Loyola University Medical Center, Oral Health Center no later than October 1st to be considered for the class that begins the following July. Applicants must complete application through the PASS program only. The PASS application is entirely a web-based application performed online, there is no need to mail any supplemental documents into the program. You should be able to access and upload all documents via PASS Website.

Postdoctoral Application Support Services (PASS)
American Dental Education Association 1400 K Street NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005

Fax: 202-289-8702
Phone: 202-289-8123 (PASS Customer Service)
Phone: 800-353-2237 (Toll-Free Customer Service)
Email: pass@adea.org
Website: www.adea.org/PASS

Externship Program

Open to ONLY 3rd and 4th year dental students for a minimum one week rotation. Students requesting externships must provide the following:

Proof of malpractice insurance
Proof of personal health insurance
Copy of current immunization
Letter from your Dean with letter of good standing
Copy of current CV

Students encouraged to take trauma and dental tooth call with OMFS residents, scrubbing on OR cases, seeing patients in clinic, and attending lectures and meetings.

If you have any externship questions, please contact Jessica Castaneda (Jessica.castaneda@lumc.edu).