About
Welcome! NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull is part of NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest public health system in the United States. Our 347-bed hospital is located in North Brooklyn at the literal intersection of three Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs): the Bushwick, Bedford-Stuyvesant and East Williamsburg neighborhoods. We treat over 100,000 patients a year, most of whom are underserved and more than one-third are uninsured. We care for all patients regardless of immigration status or ability to pay. Half of our patients were born outside the United States. Half of our patients are Hispanic, one-third Black, and less than 10% each White and Multiracial. Our patients speak over 100 different languages, with Spanish being the most requested language.
At Woodhull Medical Center OMFS, our residents are exposed to a diverse set of patients and practice full scope oral and maxillofacial surgery including dentoalveolar surgery, management of facial trauma, dental implantology, diagnosis and treatment of TMJ disorder and oral pathology, and anesthesia training. We host a busy outpatient clinic with 5 operatories and a sedation room. Additionally, we manage our own inpatient service, have operating room privileges, and respond to hospital and emergency consults. Our residents leave Woodhull confident in their skills and abilities. In the past our residents have moved on to private practice, academic institutions, and fellowships.
Our Team
Leadership
Dr. Earl Clarkson, DDS, FACS
Chairman of Dentistry and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Program Director of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Dr. Dwight Williams, DDS, MPH
Associate Director of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Dr. Harry Dym, DDS, FACS
Dr. Levon Nikoyan, DDS
Dr. Ghazal Mahjoubi, DDS
Dr. Ashley Lofters, DDS
Program Overview
Mission Statement
Our goal at Woodhull Medical Center Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is to provide the highest quality of care to our patients while practicing ethical and evident based surgery. Our core principle is the belief that each one of our patients is unique and requires a collaborative approach to their care. Our residents leave Woodhull confident in their skills as an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon as well as being expert clinicians who provide high quality and individualized care for their patients.
The Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery program at Woodhull Medical Center is a fully accredited four-year training program which culminates in a certificate in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. The program meets the requirements of the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association. The program affords residents with enough clinical know-all and academic support to successfully meet the requirements of the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery We have two residency positions available each year, making a total of eight residents; fourth year residents serve as Chief Residents. Additionally, we offer non-categorical positions each year.
At Woodhull Medical Center, our residents are exposed to full scope Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery including dentoalveolar surgery, infections, pathology, trauma, orthognathics, TMJ surgery, and anesthesia. Additionally, residents are offered a comprehensive educational and research experience. All of our residents are actively involved in research and publications. Our residents also rotate through Bronxcare Hospital Center where they have clinic and operating room duties.
In order to satisfactorily meet the requirements to graduate, each resident must publish at least two articles, or one article and a poster presentation at a national OMS meeting. Additionally, each resident much perform at least 300 anesthesia/deep sedation cases – with a minimum of 150 outside of the operating room and 50 vases in patients under the age of 13. In the following categories: trauma, pathology, orthognathic and craniofacial surgery, and reconstructive/cosmetic surgery each resident must 20 procedures during the chief year. All rotations must be completed satisfactorily and each chief resident must complete 3000 clinic visits in their final year.
Program Outline
PGY-1
4 months – OMS
2 months – Medicine
5 months – Anesthesia
The first year of training is devoted to gaining skills in the outpatient clinic. First year residents are acclimated to the hospital environment and learn how to perform procedures in our busy clinic before they begin outside rotations. While on Medicine, residents are exposed to the diverse patient populations at Woodhull Medical Center and are learning how to manage inpatient. While on Medicine, our residents are also exposed to critical care and outpatient medicine. Our first year residents then move on to Anesthesia, where they gain invaluable clinical experience in general sedation and IV sedation.
PGY-2
6 months – OMS
4 months – Surgery
1 month – SICU
1 month – ENT
The second year of service to devoted to honing many skills and taking on more responsibilities within the service. Second year residents are responsible for managing the outpatient clinical and mentoring first year residents. Residents then move on to 4 months of general surgery at Woodhull Medical Center. Additionally, residents complete one month each of SICU and ENT at Harlem Hospital Center.
PGY-3
12 months – OMS
During the third year, residents should have the clinical knowledge and experience to expertly treat patient and mentor junior residents. They will actively assist chief residents in the operating room and be involved in IV sedations in the outpatient clinic.
PGY-4 (Chief Year)
12 months – OMS
Fourth year residents will serve as chief residents. They are responsible for managing the inpatient and outpatient services as well as managing the operating room.
Weekly Schedule
Monday
- Morning: Patient Care Conference/Board Preparation
- Outpatient Clinic
- Sedations
- Alternating afternoons: Didactics
Tuesday
- Operating room
- Outpatient Clinic
- Sedations
Wednesday
- Morning: Didactics
- Outpatient Clinic
- Sedations
Thursday
- Operating room
- Outpatient Clinic
- Sedations
Friday
- Morning: Didactics
- Outpatient Clinic
- Sedations
- Afternoon: Didactics/hands-on practice/OMSITE review
Contact Us
Location: 760 Broadway Brooklyn NY 11206
Residency Coordinator
Jovanie Santos
Jovanie.santos@nychhc.org
718-963-8363