Dr. Steve Yusupov, DDS, MD

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Get to know an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. Steve Yusupov, who serves patients in Staten Island, New York.

Dr. Yusupov is a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon specializing in dental implants, facial trauma, corrective jaw surgery, oral cancer, salivary gland tumors, skin cancers, and reconstruction, as well as TMJ surgery. He is in practice with Staten Island Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in Staten Island, New York.

There, the surgical staff, including himself, Dr. Lydia J. Lam, DDS, and Dr. David Hoffman, DDS, manage a wide variety of problems relating to the mouth, teeth, and facial regions. They practice a wide range of oral and maxillofacial surgery procedures, including dental implants, bone grafting, wisdom teeth extractions, oral pathology, orthognathic surgery, facial trauma surgery, cosmetic filler injections, cleft lip and palate surgery, as well as the treatment of facial pediatric congenital deformities. They also combine the most advanced techniques and technology with top-notch personalized attention to provide excellence in patient care. 

Academically, Dr. Yusupov attended City University of New York, Queens College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree with Honors in 2007. He then went on to attend the New York University College of Dentistry, where he received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree with High Honors in 2011, graduating in the top ten percent of his class. Following graduation from dental school, he was accepted into the six-year oral and maxillofacial surgical residency training program at SUNY Downstate Health Science Center/Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York.

After obtaining his medical degree in 2014 from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Dr. Yusupov completed a one-year general surgery training program at SUNY Downstate, exposing him to a wide variety of cases, from trauma and critical care management to cosmetic plastic surgery. Next, he pursued subspecialty training in oral and maxillofacial surgery. He was appointed Chief Resident at Kings County Hospital Center from July 2016 through June 2017, during which time he was awarded Resident of the Year by his colleagues. His training at Kings County included extensive facial trauma reconstruction, surgical management of dentofacial deformity, dentoalveolar surgery, and benign maxillofacial pathology.

Upon the completion of his residency, Dr. Yusupov went on to train with some of the leaders in the field of head and neck oncologic surgery, facial plastic, and reconstructive surgery, and skull base surgery at the prestigious New York Head and Neck Institute at Lenox Hill Hospital. In his fellowship, he had the privilege of working closely with the past President of the American Head and Neck as well as American Skull Base societies. Additionally, he trained with one of the founding fathers of modern orthognathic surgery and other leaders in surgical subspecialties of the head, face, and neck.

A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), the doctor is a Diplomate of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS). The AAOMS is the non-profit professional association serving the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery, the surgical arm of dentistry.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is a surgical specialty focusing on reconstructive surgery of the face, facial trauma surgery, the oral cavity, head and neck, mouth, and jaws, as well as facial cosmetic surgery. Oral & maxillofacial surgeons are trained to recognize and treat a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries, and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws, and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region. They are also trained to administer anesthesia and provide care in an office setting.

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