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Thomas R. Flynn, DMD
Position Title
Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Education/Training:
1967-1969 Saginaw Valley College, Saginaw, MI
1969-1971 A.B. Columbia University, New York, NY
1973-1976 D.M.D. College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
Academic Appointments:
1983-1987, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, Farmington, CT
1983-1987, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
1991-1999, Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, Farmington, CT
1994-1999, Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY
1999-2000, Instructor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
2001-Present, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
1979-1983, Assistant Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL
Experience:
1979-1983 Attending Physician, Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL
1983-1987 Active Staff, John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT
1987-1997 Attending Physician, St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT
1994-1999 Chief of Service, Division Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dentistry, North Central Bronx Hospital, Bronx, NY
1994-1999 Deputy Director, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dentistry, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
1994-1999 Attending Physician, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
1994-1999 Attending Physician, North Central Bronx Hospital, Bronx, NY
1994-1999 Attending Physician, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York
1994-1999 Attending Physician, Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
1999-present Attending Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
1999-present Attending Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
2001-present Courtesy Staff, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Publications:
- Flynn TR, Hoekstra CW, Lawrence FR. The use of drains in oral and maxillofacial surgery. A review and a new approach. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1983;41:508-11.
- Flynn TR, Wartenberg DI, Schaedel RS, Nadkarni PG. The timing of drainage of experimental abscesses in mice [abstract]. J Dent Res 1987;66:194.
- Flynn TR, Lynes K. Subcutaneous and submandibular abscesses using S. milleri in mice [abstract]. J Dent Res 1986;65:246.
- Robinson J, Flynn TR, Topazian RG, Fung H, Morse D. Timing of incision and drainage in orofacial infections [abstract]. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1993;51 Suppl 3:184.
- Flynn TR. Complications of third molar surgery: infections. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1993;51 suppl 3:154.
- Flynn TR. Management of maxillofacial infections: A review of 50 cases[discussion]. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1993;51:873- 4
- Flynn TR. Anesthetic and airway considerations in oral and maxillofacial infections. In: Topazian RG and Goldberg MH, editors. Oral and maxillofacial infections. 3 rd edition. Philadelphia: WB Saunders;1993. p. 496-517.
- Flynn TR. Anatomy and surgery of deep fascial space infections. In: Kelly JJ, editor. Oral and maxillofacial surgery knowledge update 1994. Rosemont, IL: American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons; 1994. p. 79-107.
- Flynn TR, Piecuch JF, Topazian RG. Infections of the oral cavity. In: Oski FA, editor. Principles and practice of pediatrics. 3 rd edition. Philadelphia: JB Lippincott; 1999. p. 1284-1295.
- Flynn TR, Wiltz M, Adamo AK, Levi M, McKitrick J, Freeman K, Trieger N. Predicting length of hospital stay and penicillin failure in severe odontogenic infections [abstract]. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1999;28 Suppl 1:48.
- Flynn TR. Surgical management of orofacial infections. Atlas of the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America 2000;8(Mar):77-100.
- Flynn TR, guest editor. Oral and maxillofacial infections. Atlas of the oral and maxillofacial clinics of North America 2000;8(Mar):1-132.
- Flynn TR. The swollen face. Emergency medicine clinics of North America 2000;15(Aug):481-519.
- Flynn TR. Update on the antibiotic therapy of oral and maxillofacial infections. In: Piecuch JF, editor. Oral and maxillofacial surgery knowledge update 2002. Rosemont, IL: American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons; 2002.
- Flynn TR. The timing of incision and drainage. In: Piecuch JF, editor. Oral and maxillofacial surgery knowledge update 2002. Rosemont, IL: American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons; 2002.
- Flynn TR. Anatomy of Oral and Maxillofacial Infections. In: Topazian RG, Goldberg MH, Hupp JR, editors. Oral and Maxillofacial Infections. 4th edition. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Company; 2002. p. 188-213.
- Bennett JD, Flynn TR. Anesthetic Considerations in Orofacial Infections. In: Topazian RG, Goldberg MH, Hupp JR, editors. Oral and Maxillofacial Infections. 4th edition. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Company; 2002. p. 439-455.
- Flynn TR, Halpern LR. Antibiotic selection in head and neck infections. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin N Am 2003;15 (Feb):17-38.
- Simos C, Flynn TR, Piecuch JF, Topazian RG. Infections of the oral cavity. In: Feigin RD, Cherry JD, editors. Textbook of pediatric infectious diseases. 5 th edition. Philadelphia: Saunders; 2004. p. 147-161.
- Flynn TR. Principles of management of odontogenic infections. In: Miloro M, editor. Peterson's Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2 nd edition. Hamilton: BC Decker; 2004, vol. 1, p. 277-293.
- Flynn TR, Piecuch JF, Topazian RG. Orofacial Infections. In: McMillan, DeAngelis, Feigin, Warshaw, editors. Oski's Pediatrics: Principles and practice. 4th edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2005. In press.
