Meet Fort Worth Oral Surgeon Dr. John Stella
John P. Stella, DDS, FACS is from a hardworking first-generation American family and was exposed to the art of oral and maxillofacial surgery while working in the steel business that his father started after arriving in the United States.
Education and Experience
Dr. Stella completed his undergraduate degree at State University of New York at Binghamton in 1980 and went on to earn his DDS degree at Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery in 1984. It was during his residency at Parkland Hospital that Dr. Stella discovered all that the specialty of oral maxillofacial surgery had to offer, and he immediately desired to use intricate surgeries in the face to help change lives for the better.
Dr. Stella has written books on orthognathic surgery techniques and protocol that are used in dental schools around the world, and he serves as the Chairman for the Department of Oral Surgery at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. As an evangelical Christian, Dr. Stella firmly believes in treating his patients as he would treat family.
Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Fort Worth Office Phone Number 817-702-1325 (Fort Worth), Weatherford Office Phone Number 817-599-8500 (Weatherford), or Arlington Office Phone Number 817-275-9200 (Arlington)
Education
Residency: Parkland Memorial Hospital (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) 1985-1988
Memberships in Professional Organizations
- American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
- American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeons
- American Dental Society of Anesthesiology (Fellow)
- American Dental Association
- Fort Worth District Dental Society
- Texas Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Texas Dental Association Honorable Order of Good Fellow Member
- National Dental Board of Anesthesiology
Teaching and Research Appointments
John Peter Smith Hospital
John Peter Smith Hospital
John Peter Smith Hospital
John Peter Smith Hospital
John Peter Smith Hospital
John Peter Smith Hospital
John Peter Smith Hospital
John Peter Smith Hospital
Facial & Oral Surgery Institute (FOSI) 1989-2010
AAOMS Committee on Cleft Lip & Palate 1995 to present
Adjunct Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1996 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 (Duram, England) 1995
- Honorary Masters Degree from Federal University of Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil College of Dentistry 2003
Publications
Stella, J.P., Epker, B.N.: Relapse Patterns and Etiologies After Correction of Class III Open Bite Via Subcondylar Ramus Osteotomies. International Journal of Adult Orthodontics and Orthognathic Surgery. Vol. 1(2) 91-99, 1986.
Stella, J.P., Kageler, W.V., Epker, B.N.: Fiberoptic Endotracheal Intubation in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Indications, Techniques, Results. Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Nov 44(1) 923-925, 1986.
Stella, J.P., Streater, M., Epker, B.N.: Predictability of Upper Lip Position Following Maxillary Advancement Surgery. Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. 47: 697-703, 1989.
Stella, J.P., Epker, B.N.: Transoral Submental Lipectomy. Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. 47: 795-803, 1989.
Tharanon, W., Stella, J.P., Epker, B.N.: a Modified Superior Based Pharyngeal Flap: A Retrospective Study. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology. 70: 256-267, 1990.
Stella, J.P., Tharanon, W.: A Precise Radiographic Method to Determine the Location of the Inferior Alveolar Canal in Posterior Edentulous Mandible, Part I. International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Vol. 5 (1) 15-22, 1990.
Stella, J.P., Tharanon, W.: A Precise Radiographic Method to Determine the Location of the Inferior Alveolar Canal in Posterior Edentulous Mandible, Part II. International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Vol. 5(1) 23-29, 1990.
Stella, J.P.: Esthetic Evaluation of the Face for Cosmetic Surgery. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Knowledge Update, Vol 1, Part II, 1995
Stella, J.P.: Evaluation of the Face for Aesthetic Surgery. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 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
Section IV: Chapter 4 – Cosmetic Supraorbital-Frontal Resculpturing
Contributing Author: Impacted Teeth W.B. Saunders, 1992 Chapter: Surgical Considerations for Impacted Teeth in the Region of Elective Osteotomies
Stella, J.P., Hiroshi, Y., Epker, B.N., Gahli, G.E.: The Modified Superior Based Pharyngeal Flap. Part IV Position of the Base of the Flap. Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology Vol. 73 (1) 13-18, January 1992.
Epker, B.N., Stella, J.P., Fish, L.C.: Orthodontic Surgical Correction of Dentofacial Deformities Vol. I, II, III, IV. C.V. Mosby, 1994.
Triplett, R.G., Stella, J.P., et al: A Discussion of the Medical Necessity of Dental Implants. American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons position paper, July 1994.
Magalhaes, A., Stella, J.P., Tahasuri, T.H.: Changes in Condylar Position Following Bilateral Sagittal Split Ramus Osteotomy with Setback. International Journal of Adult Orthodontic & Orthognathic Surgery Vol. 10 (2), 1995.
Magalhaes, A., Stella, J.P., Epker, B.N.: Facial Antropometrics versus Cephalometry as Predictors for Surgical Treatment in Class III Dentofacial Deformities. International Journal of Adult Orthodontic & Orthognathic Surgery. Vol 10 (4), 1995.
Chaisrisookumporn, N., Stella, J.P., Epker, B.N.: Anthropometric profile evaluation of the midface in patients with cleft lip and palate. Triple O, Vol 80 (2), 1995.
Chaisrisookumporn, N., Stella, J.P., Epker, B.N.: Cephalometric profile evaluationsin patients with cleft lip and palate. Vol 80 (2), 1995.
Facial Clefts and Craniosynostosis. Stella, J.P. and Epker, B.N.: Diagnosis of and Treatment Planning for Facial Asymmetries W.B. Saunders, 1996.
Walker, L., Stella J.P., Carlotti, A.: Cephalometric Predictability of Bimaxillary Surgery. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics, Vol. 8(1), Feb 1996.
Stella, J.P., Davis, E.: Osteoplasty and advancement genioplasty for widening of the chin. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 55:1943-1946, 1997.
Marquez, I., Stella, J.P.,: Modification of sagittal split ramus osteotomy to avoid unfavorable fracture around impacted third molars. International Journal of Adult Orthodontics & Orthognathic Surgery, Vol. 13, No.3, 1998.
Stefanova, N., Stella, J.P.,: Geometric considerations when planning an asymmetric genioplasty. International Journal of Adult Orthodontics & Orthoganthic Surgery. Vol. 14, No. 3, 1999
Stefanova, N., Stella, J.P.: Predictability of bimaxillary orthognathic surgery using piggyback intermediate splints. International Journal of Adult Orthodontics & Orthognathic Surgery. Vol. 15, No. 1, 2000.
Burye, M.T., Stella, J.P.,: Predictable proximal segment position: An innovative method for obtaining predicted presurgical position of the proximal segment in sagittal split osteotomies. International Journal of Adult Orthodontics and Orthognathic Surgery Vol. 15, No. 1, 2000.
Marquez, I., Stella, J.P., Fish, L.C.: Two year follow-up of distraction osteogenesis: Its effect on mandibular ramus height in hemifacial microsomia. Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Volume 117, No.2, 2000
Stefanova, N., Stella, J.P.: The predictability of using inferior medial canthus as a stable external vertical reference in maxillary repositioning surgery, International Journal of Adult Orthodontics and Orthognathic Surgery Vol. 15, No. 4, 2000
Herford, Alan S., Stella, J.P.: An algorithm for determination of ideal location of interdental osteotomies in pre-surgical orthodontic treatment planning, International Journal of Adult Orthodontics and Orthognathic Surgery Vol. 15, No. 4, 2000
Stella, J.P., Warner, M.R.: Sinus Slot Technique for Simplification and Improved Orientation of Zygomaticus Dental Implants; A Technical Note. International Journal of Oral Maxillofacial Implants 2000; 15:889-893
Stella, J.P., Abolenen, Haitham: Restoration of the Atrophied Posterior Mandible with Transverse Alveolar Maxillary/Mandibular Implants: Technical Note and Case Report, International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants 2002; 17(6) 873-9
Cillo, JE, Stella, JP. Selection of Sagittal Split Ramus Osteotomy Technique Based on Skeletal Anatomy and Planned Distal Segment Movement: Current Therapy. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 63(1): 109-14, 2005
Cillo, JE, Stella, JP. The Push Osteotome: An Alternative technique to Preserve Periodontal Health in Segmental LeFort Osteotomies: Technique and Retrospective Review. Journal of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, 63(275-278), 2005
Miles, BA, Hansen, BJ, Stella, JP. Polyvinylsiloxane as an Alternative Material for the Intermediate Orthognathic Occlusal Splint. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 64(1318-1321), 2006
Caloss, R, Atkins, K, Stella, JP. Three-Dimensional Imaging for Virtual Assessment and Treatment Simulation in Orthognathic Surgery. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics, Vol. 10, No. 3, 2007
Hatzis, G, Stella, JP. Occlusal Plane Correction to Maintain an Esthetic Labiomental Curve. The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery. Vol. 25, No. 1, 2008.
Stella, JP., Kao, H., Williams, F. Warner, M., Netto, H., Nascimento, F. Areas Doadoras Autogenas Extrabucas; Enxertos Osseos em Implantodontia, 7(226-271), 2011
Stella, JP., Phillips, B., Netto, H., Nascimento, F. Tecnica Rapida E Economica De Protese Hibrida Imediata; Enxertos Osseos em Implantodontia 16(528-539), 2011
Stella, JP., Ponsford, MW.: Algorithm for the Differential Diagnosis of Posterior Open Bites: Two Illustrative Cases. Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 2012
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