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Dr. Melissa Amundson

Maxillofacial Trauma Surgery

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Dr. Melissa Amundson

Dr. Melissa Amundson

DDS MPH FACS

Dr. Melissa Amundson received her bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her received her DDS from the University of Illinois-Chicago in 2007. She started her career in OMFS with an Internship at the University of Pennsylvania followed by her residency at The University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital in 2012. In 2015, she returned to an academic setting and completed her fellowship training in Advanced Craniomaxillofacial Surgery and Trauma in Portland, Oregon at the Head and Neck Institute/Legacy Emanuel MEdical Center. After completing fellowship she remained with Head and Neck Surgical Associates from 2016-2019 managing complex trauma for Southern Washington, Central and Western Oregon, and Northern California. During this time, she was also the program site director for resident education and was the CMF/Trauma fellowship director from 2018-2019.

She is the recipient of the UIC Rising Star Award 2022.

Consultant, MSF Facial Trauma - Ukraine 2022

She recently completed her Master’s in Public Health at the University of Florida in 2020.

She is faculty at several institutions: Clinical Assistant Professor, Florida State University, College of Medicine Clinical Affiliate Assistant Professor of Surgery.

Former Department of Surgery, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Florida Atlantic University, and Clinical Assistant Professor

Former Department of Clinical Sciences, Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine Nova Southeastern University.

She is committed to international humanitarian surgery and has been teaching at hospital escuela in tegucigalpa, honduras since 2015 and is also a consulting surgeon WITH Médecins Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders) at Noma Children's Hospital Sokoto, Nigeria. Her areas of interest include maxillofacial trauma, secondary reconstruction, and humanitarian/global surgery. She is actively involved in resident education in the U.S., Honduras, and Nigeria.

She has also been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), a prestigious surgical society that maintains the highest standards for surgical education and practice across all surgical specialties.

She is an editor/reviewer for several publications including: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases, and Plos One. She has authored/co-authored several articles and chapters on craniomaxillofacial trauma. She is currently a full time hospital based maxillofacial trauma surgeon.

Dr Amundson can be reached at the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Trauma Clinic. PHONE: 850-431-2100. FAX 850-431-2199

Member Organizations

American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ACOMS)
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS)
American Academy of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons (AACMFS)
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS)
Florida Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons (FSOMS)
Southeastern Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (SSOMS)
  • American College of Surgeons
    • Fellow
  • American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
    • Fellow
  • American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
    • Board Member (Western Regent) since 2019
      • ACOMS Anywhere Domain Director
    • G4 representative
    • Membership Committee Since 2018 
    • ACOMS Anywhere Course Co-Chair (Photo included) 
  • The G4 Alliance
    • Permanent Council Member
  • American College of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery (AACMFS)
  • Academy of Osseointegration
  • American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
  • American Dental Association
  • Western Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Southeastern Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Florida Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Florida Dental Association
  • Oregon Dental Association
  • Oregon Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Academy for Sports Dentistry
  • Medcins Sans Frontier (MSF/Doctors Without Borders) 
    • Surgical Team Leader 2018, 2019 
  • Operation Nueva Vida 
    • Project Manager and Mission Leader Since 2017 
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Awards

Tallahassee Memorial Hospital ICARE Award
2022

UIC Rising Star Leadership Award Recipient
2021

OMS Foundation GIVE Travel Stipend
2018

Commitment of Excellence, Government of Honduras, First Lady Ana Garcia de Hernandez
2014

Excellence in Surgical Skills, Dr. Robert Marx DDS
2012

Larry D. Seldin Award, Excellence in Pre-Doctoral Oral Surgery, Dr. Gene Sbalchierro DDS
2007

Press

UIC Alumni Association Newsletter


OMS Foundation Alliance News


IAOMS Foundation’s 25th Anniversary podcast series

Have you heard the latest episode? Episode three of the “IAOMS Foundation: 25 Years and Beyond” 25th anniversary podcast series is available now. “The Humanitarian Experience: The Committee on Global Surgery (COGS)” with highlight the Committee on Global Surgery (COGS), and will feature Dr. Larry Nissen, Dr. Steven Roser, Dr. Byron Henry, Dr. Melissa Amundson, Dr. Barbara Woodhouse, Dr. John Arvier and Dr. Shahid Aziz. Learn more about the COGS efforts worldwide, hear personal stories about the impact of humanitarian trips on surgeons and their patients, and discover international outreach opportunities for IAOMS members to assist and learn in low resource areas of the world.


Publications

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Amundson, M. (2020). 3-D Computer-assisted Surgical Planning, Manufacturing, Intraoperative Navigation and CT in Maxillofacial Trauma Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America(Computer Aided Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery).

Amundson, M. (2020). Quality of Data Published from 2009-2019 on Noma: Can We Do Better? AACMFS Abstract Presentation.

Amundson, M., Newman, M., Cheng, A., Khatib, B., Cuddy, K., & Patel, A. (2020). Three-Dimensional Computer-Assisted Surgical Planning, Manufacturing, Intraoperative Navigation, and Computed Tomography in Maxillofacial Trauma. Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am, 28(2), 119-127. doi:10.1016/j.cxom.2020.05.006

Cuddy, K., Dierks, E. J., Cheng, A., Patel, A., Amundson, M., & Bell, R. B. (2020). Management of Zygomaticomaxillary Complex Fractures Utilizing Intraoperative 3-Dimensional Imaging: The ZYGOMAS Protocol. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. doi:10.1016/j.joms.2020.08.028

Cuddy, K. K., Khatib, B. N., Bell, R. B., Cheng, A., Patel, A. A., Amundson, M., & Dierks, E. J. (2017). The Impact of Intraoperative CT on Decision Making in Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Surgery. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 75(10), e368-e369. doi:10.1016/j.joms.2017.07.071

Khatib, B. N., Cuddy, K. K., Gelesko, S. L., Amundson, M., Cheng, A., Patel, A. A., . . . Bell, R. B. (2017). Application of Virtual Surgical Planning to Staged Management of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wounds to the Maxillofacial Skeleton: The Oregon Protocol. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 75(10), e367-e368. doi:10.1016/j.joms.2017.07.070

Kupfer, P., Cheng, A., Patel, A., Amundson, M., Dierks, E. J., & Bell, R. B. (2017). Virtual Surgical Planning and Intraoperative Imaging in Management of Ballistic Facial and Mandibular Condylar Injuries. Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am, 25(1), 17-23. doi:10.1016/ j.cxom.2016.05.012

Amundson, M. S. (1)

Fagin, A. P., Dierks, E. J., Bell, R. B., Cheng, A. C., Patel, A. A., & Amundson, M. S. (2019). Infection prevalence and patterns in self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the face. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol, 128(1), 9-13. doi:10.1016/j.oooo.2019.02.022

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Cuddy, K., Khatib, B., Bell, R. B., Cheng, A., Patel, A., Amundson, M., & Dierks, E. J. (2018). Use of Intraoperative Computed Tomography in Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Surgery. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 76(5), 1016-1025. doi:10.1016/j.joms.2017.12.004

Dennis, P., Govind, A., Demirel, S., & Amundson, M. (2020). Orbital Volume Correction in Orbital Floor Fractures: A Comparison of Transorbital and Transantral Techniques. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 78(3), 430.e431-430.e437. doi:10.1016/j.joms.2019.10.028

Govind, A., Dierks, E., Bell, R. B., & Amundson, M. (2019). Four Practical Reconstructive Techniques Using the Transantral Approach to the Orbital Floor Without the Need for an Endoscope. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 77(10), 2074-2082. doi:10.1016/j.joms.2019.05.018

Hum L, Amundson M, Khatib B, Dierks E. Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy, Retinal Anlage in Origin: A Case Series . Poster Presentation at ACOMS Annual Meeting 2019

Khatib B, Gelesko S, Amundson M, et al. Updates in Management of Craniomaxillofacial Gunshot Wounds and Reconstruction of the Mandible. Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. 2017;25(4):563-576. doi:10.1016/j.fsc.2017.06.007.

Khatib, B., Cuddy, K., Cheng, A., Patel, A., Sim, F., Amundson, M., . . . Bell, R. B. (2018). Functional Anatomic Computer Engineered Surgery Protocol for the Management of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wounds to the Maxillofacial Skeleton. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 76(3), 580-594. doi:10.1016/j.joms.2017.10.017

Khatib, Baber, et al. “Reconstruction of Maxillary Defects .” Regenerative Strategies for Maxillary and Mandibular Reconstruction A Practical Guide, Springer, 2019.

Shumate, R., Portnof, J., Amundson, M., Dierks, E., Batdorf, R., & Hardigan, P. (2018). Recommendations for Care of Geriatric Maxillofacial Trauma Patients Following a Retrospective 10-Year Multicenter Review. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 76(9), 1931-1936. doi:10.1016/j.joms.2017.10.019

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics: August 2021 (Volume 33, Issue 3)
Baber Khatib, Savannah Gelesko, Melissa Amundson, Allen Cheng, Ashish Patel, Tuan Bui, Eric J. Dierks, R. Bryan Bell

Invited Lectures

Legacy Emanuel General Surgery Trauma Grand Rounds, “Ballistic Injuries to the Maxillofacial Skeleton”
03/2016

Legacy Emanuel Trauma Nursing Grand Rounds, “Maxillofacial Trauma”
07/2016

Providence Portland Medical Center, Immediate Care Conference, “Maxillofacial Trauma”
06/2017

Oregon Dental Association Annual Meeting, “Dental Trauma: Pearls and Pitfalls”
04/2018

Randall’s Children’s Hospital Annual Nursing Grand Rounds, “Pediatric Maxillofacial Trauma”
10/2018

Columbia River Chapter of the Association of Perioperative Nurses, “Noma, My Experience in Northern Nigeria”
02/2019

Oregon Dental Association Annual Meeting, “Dental Trauma, Putting the Pieces and Patient Back Together”
04/2019

Community Smiles General Practice Residency,” “Reconstruction of the Trauma Patient From Major Maxillofacial Surgery to Dental Implants”
12/2019

Community Smiles General Practice Residency, “Technology in Dental Implant Reconstruction”
01/2019

David Grant USAF “Noma, My Experiences in Sub-Saharan Africa Reconstruction”
04/2020

American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Meeting, “Condylar Fractures: What to do and When” (Postponed due to COVID)
06/2020

American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, ACOMS Anywhere, “Complications in Maxillofacial Trauma Reconstruction”
10/2020

Podcast IAOMS Foundation, “The Humanitarian Experience: The Committee on Global Surgery (COGS)”
06/2021

American Academy of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, “Quality of Date on Noma in Ten Years, Can We Do Better?”
05/2022

American Academy of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, “The Utilization of Patient Specific Implants in the Trauma Setting”
05/2022

ACOMS Anywhere – Point Counterpoint, “Closed Reduction Mandibular Condyle Fractures”
06/2022

104th AAOMS Annual Meeting, Scientific Session, “Doctors Without Borders and OMS”
10/2022

ACMFS 2022 Noma Can We do Better and The utilization of patient specific implants in the trauma setting

ACOMS: Closed reduction of condyle fractures, pros and cons

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