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Leonard B. Kaban, DMD, MD

Position Title

Walter C. Guralnick Professor and Chairman

Education/Training:

Queens College, City Univ. of New York B.A. (cum laude) 1966

Harvard School of Dental Medicine D.M.D. (cum laude) 1969

Harvard Medical School M.D. 1973

Experience:

1994-present Walter C. Guralnick Professor and Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

1994-present Chief of Service, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

1985-1994 Professor and Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

1981-1985 Associate Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

1975-1980 Assistant Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Associate in Surgery, Children's Hospital

1974-1976 Instructor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

1973-1974 Assistant Resident in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

1971-1972 Resident in Oral Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

1969-1970 Intern in Oral Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

Publications:

Dr. Kaban is the author or co-author of 5 books and over 240 articles, including most recently:

Books:

Kaban LB, Troulis MJ, editors. Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Philadelphia: Saunders; 2004.

Articles:

  • Kaban LB. Biomedical Technology Revolution: Opportunities and Challenges for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 31:1-12, 2002.
  • Levine M, Yates K, Kaban LB. Nerve growth factor is expressed in rat femoral vein. . J Oral & Maxillofac Surg 60:739-744, 2002
  • St John D, Mulliken JB, Kaban LB, Padwa BL. Anthropometric analysis of mandibular asymmetry in infants with deformational posterior plagiocephaly. J Oral & Maxillofac Surg 60(8):873-877, 2002.
  • Troulis MJ, Everett P, Seldin EB, Kikinis R, Kaban LB. Three-dimensional treatment planning system based on computed tomographic data. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 31:349-357, 2002.
  • Kaban LB, Troulis MJ, Ebb D, August MA, Hornicek F, Dodson TB. Antiangiogenic therapy with interferon-alpha for giant cell lesions of the jaws. J Oral & Maxillofac Surg 60:1103-1111, 2002
  • Thurmueller P, Troulis MJ, Rosenberg A, Kaban LB. Changes in the condyle and disk in response to distraction osteogenesis of the minipig mandible. J Oral & Maxillofac Surg 60:1327-1333, 2002
  • August MA, Faquin W, Troulis MJ, Kaban LB. Clear cell odontogenic carcinoma: Case series and evaluation of reported cases. J Oral & Maxillofac Surg 61:580-586; 2003.
  • Troulis MJ, Kaban LB. Complications of mandibular distraction osteogenesis. Oral & Maxillofac Surg Clin N America 15:251-264, 2003.
  • Kaban LB, Thurmueller P, Troulis MJ, Glowacki J, Wahl D, Linke B, Rahn B, Perrott DH. Correlation of biomechanical stiffness with plain radiographic and ultrasound data in an experimental mandibular distraction wound. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 32(3):296-304, 2003.
  • Dodson TD, Guralnick WC, Donoff RB, Kaban LB. Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School MD Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program: A 30-year Review. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 62:62-65, 2004.
  • Blaeser B, August MA, Kaban LB, Donoff RB, Dodson TB. Radiographic risk factors for inferior alveolar nerve injury during third molar extraction. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 61:417-421, 2003
  • Abukawa H, Terau H, Kaban LB, Hannouch D, Tevoda S, Vacanti J, Troulis MJ: Formation of ramus/condyle unit by tissue engineering. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 61(1):94-100, 2003.
  • Kaban LB, Dodson TB. Discussion: Calcitonin therapy for central giant cell granuloma. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 61(6):653-654, 2003.
    August MA, Faquin WC, Troulis MJ, Kaban LB. Dedifferentiation of odontogenic keratocyst epithelium after cyst decompression. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 61(6):678-683, 2003.
  • Lam NP, Kaban LB, Donoff RB, Dodson TB. Patient satisfaction after trigeminal nerve repair. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 95:538-43, 2003.
  • Glowacki J, Shusterman EM, Troulis MJ, Homes R, Perrott D, Kaban LB. Distraction Osteogenesis of the Porcine Mandible: Histomorphometric Evaluation of Bone Formation. Plast Reconstr Surg 113(2): 566-573, 2004.
  • Perrott DH, Rahn B, Wahl D, Linke B, Thurmueller P, Troulis MJ, Glowacki J, Kaban LB. Development of a mechanical testing system for a mandibular distraction wound. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 32:523-527, 2003.
    Troulis MJ, Coppe C, O’Neill MJ, Kaban LB. Ultrasound: Assessment of the distraction osteogenesis wound in patients undergoing mandibular lengthening. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 61:1144-1149, 2003.
  • Troulis MJ, Williams WB, Kaban LB: Staged protocol for resection, skeletal reconstruction and oral rehabilitation of children with mandible tumors. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 62:335-343, 2004.
  • Troulis MJ, Kaban LB. Endoscopic vertical ramus osteotomy: Early clinical results. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 62:824-828, 2004.
  • Troulis MJ, Williams WB, Kaban LB: Endoscopic mandibular condylectomy and reconstruction: Early clinical results. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 62:460-465, 2004.
  • Abukawa H, Shin M, Williams WB, Vacanti JP, Kaban LB, Troulis MJ. Reconstruction of mandibular defects with autologous tissue engineered bone. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2004;62:601-606.
  • Halpern LR, Kaban LB, Dodson TB. Peri-operative changes in neurosensory function in mandible fractures. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2004;62:576-581.
  • Zimmermann CE, Harris G, Thurmüller P, Troulis MJ, Perrott DH, Rahn B, Kaban LB. Assessment of bone formation in a porcine mandibular distraction wound by computed tomography. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2004;33:569-574.
  • Zimmermann CE, Troulis MJ, Kaban LB. Diagnosis and management of facial fractures in children. In: Thaller SR, McDonald WS, editors. Facial trauma. New York: Marcel Dekker; 2004. p. 415-437.
  • Ardekian L, Faquin W, Troulis MJ, Kaban LB, August M. Synovial Chondromatosis of the Temporomandibular Joint: Report and Analysis of 11 Cases 04-090. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2005;63(7):941-947.
  • Zimmermann CE, Thurmueller P, Troulis MJ, Perrott DH, Rahn B, Kaban LB. Histology of the porcine mandibular distraction wound. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2005;34:411-419.
  • Steinbacher DM, Kaban LB, Troulis MJ. Mandibular advancement by distraction osteogenesis for tracheostomy-dependant children with severe micrognathia. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 63(8):1072-1079, 2005.
  • Yeshwant K, Seldin EB, Gateno J, Everett P, White CL, Kikinis R, Kaban LB, Troulis MJ. Analysis of skeletal movements in mandibular distraction osteogenesis. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 63:335-340, 2005
  • Hammoudeh J, Kaban LB, Dodson TB. Evaluation and acute management of maxillofacial trauma. In: MGH Manual of Trauma. Ed: Sheridan R. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins: New York, 239-57, 2004.
  • Susarla S, Donoff RB, Kaban LB, Dodson TB. A comparison of patient satisfaction and objective assessment of neurosensory function after trigeminal nerve repair. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 63(8):11138-1144, 2005.
  • Thurmueller P, Troulis MJ, Rosenberg A, Chuang SK, Kaban LB. Microscopic changes in the condyle and disc in response to distraction osteogenesis of the minipig mandible. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg (in press)
  • Yeshwant K, Seldin EB, Kikinis R, Kaban LB. A computer-assisted approach to planning multidimensional distraction osteogenesis. Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin N Am 2005;13:1-12.
  • Kaban LB, Guralnick WC. Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard MD Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 63(8):1069-1072, 2005.
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