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
- 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)
- Board Member (Western Regent) since 2019
- 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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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
UIC Alumni Association Newsletter
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.
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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
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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
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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https://omsfoundation.org/volunteer-service-was-a-given-for-2020-give-awardee/
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https://craniofacialsociety.co.uk/professionals/global_care/msf_noma.aspx
https://www.restoring-dignity.com/get-involved
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