John P. Stella, DDS

PERSONAL DATA:

Born

November 2, 1958. New York City, New York

Family

Married, 4 children

ACADEMIC DEGREES:

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
Texas Dental #15825, 1988 (current)

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 Oran 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