Dr. Thomas William Albert MD
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd Portland OR, 97239About
Dr. Thomas Albert is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Portland, OR. Dr. Albert specializes in the treatment of problems related to the face, mouth and jaws. As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Albert is a unique dental specialist who can provide emergency medicine, perform general surgery and give anesthesia. These medical doctors are the only type of medical care specialist who can administer anesthesia, besides anesthesiologists. Typical procedures performed by Dr. Albert are tooth extractions, especially wisdom teeth, corrective jaw surgery, cleft palate surgery and reconstructive surgery after an injury. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons can also perform dental work including placing dental implants. These surgeons might also deal with conditions of sleep apnea, oral cancers and more.
Education and Training
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1977
Harvard Medical School 1977
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Multiple dental extractions using general anesthesia for a patient with Down and Eisenmenger syndromes and periodontal disease.
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery: considerations in cleft nasal deformities.
- Extending multidisciplinary management of cleft palate to the developing world.
- Dacron mesh tray and cancellous bone in reconstruction of mandibular defects.
- Treating the horizontal root fracture.
- Epsilon aminocaproic acid in hemophiliacs undergoing dental extractions: a concise review.
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