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Deepak G. Krishnan, DDS

Professor of Clinical

Division Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Residency Program Director

Surgery | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Fellowship: Dalhousie University
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency: Emory University
  • Undergraduate/Medical Degree: Bangalore University (Dental Surgery)
Board Certifications & Licenses

American Board of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery (Certification Date: 2010-03-01) - (Recertification Date: 2021-01-04)

Specialties

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Contact Information
Research Interests

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Implant Surgery, Orthognathic Surgery, TMJ Surgery, Wisdom Teeth

Clinical Interests

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Benign jaw and mouth lesions

Dry Socket (Alveolar osteitis)

Impacted Wisdom Teeth

Jaw Cancers

Jaw Fractures

Lockjaw

Oral Fistula

Oroantral Fistula

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMJ disorders)

Tongue-tie (Ankyloglossia)

Peer Reviewed Publications

Prabhakar M, Abdallah YS, Hanseman D, Krishnan DG 2019. Is noise from suctioning harmful to surgeon's hearing? [In Press} Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, In Press ,

Krishnan, Deepak G 2018. Anesthesia for the Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Patient. Oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America, 30 2, 171-181

Kulkarni, Esha; Abdallah, Yasmine; Hanseman, Dennis; Krishnan, Deepak G 2018. How Much Noise Is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Exposed to? Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 76 7, 1400-1403

Peacock, Zachary S; Krishnan, Deepak G 2018. Advances in Imaging Over 100 Years: The Impact on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 76 7, 1387-1399

Ban CM, Krishnan DG, Abdallah Y 2017. Ballistic trauma from an exploding electronic cigarette: Case report Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases, 3 3,

Krishnan, Deepak G 2017. Controversies in Dentoalveolar and Preprosthetic Surgery. Oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America, 29 4, 383-390

Krishnan, Deepak G 2017. Soft Tissue Trauma in the Temporomandibular Joint Region Associated with Condylar Fractures. Atlas of the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America, 25 1, 63-67

Rollert, Michael K; Busaidy, Kamal; Krishnan, Deepak; Van Heukelom, Emily 2017. Anesthesia in Outpatient Facilities. Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 75 8S, e34-e49

Ban C, Uribe-Rivera A, Krishnan DG 2016. Severe cervico-facial emphysema and pneumo-mediastinum caused by a dental hand piece. A Case report and guidelines for management for the dental practitioner New York State Dental Journal, November ,

Bouloux, Gary F; Chou, Jolie; Krishnan, Deepak; Aghaloo, Tara; Kahenasa, Nora; Smith, Julie Ann; Giannakopoulos, Helen 2016. Is Hyaluronic Acid or Corticosteroid Superior to Lactated Ringer Solution in the Short-Term Reduction of Temporomandibular Joint Pain After Arthrocentesis? Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, ,

Lambert, R Cole; Ban, Christopher; Rivera, Armando Uribe; Eckert, George J; Krishnan, Deepak G; Bennett, Jeffrey D 2015. Comparison of Direct Laryngoscopy and Video Laryngoscopy in Intubating a Mannequin: Should Video Laryngoscopy Be Available to Manage Airway Emergencies in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Office? Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, ,

Gailey, David G; Krishnan, Deepak G; Marciani, Robert D 2014. Depth of penetration of methylene blue in mandibular cortical bone. Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, 117 3, e246-8

Gutta, Rajesh; Tracy, Kyle; Johnson, Christopher; James, Laura E; Krishnan, Deepak G; Marciani, Robert D 2014. Outcomes of mandible fracture treatment at an academic tertiary hospital: a 5-year analysis. Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 72 3, 550-8

Krishnan, Deepak G 2013. Systematic assessment of the patient with facial trauma. Oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America, 25 4, 537-44

Krishnan, Deepak G; Alto, Dale L; Waisath, Theron C; Grande, Andrew W; Khan, Usman; Abruzzo, Todd 2011. Internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm after Le Fort I osteotomy: report of a case and its management. Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 69 6, e242-5

Altug, Hasan Ayberk; Alomeroglu, Melih; Sahin, Sermet; Sencimen, Metin; Dogan, Necdet; Krishnan, Deepak G 2010. Incidental discovery of asymptomatic radiolucent lesion of the posterior mandible. Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 68 4, 845-8

Krishnan, Deepak G; Marashi, Amir; Malik, Anil 2004. Pseudoaneurysm of internal maxillary artery secondary to gunshot wound managed by endovascular technique. Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 62 4, 500-2

Rabinowitz Y.A.h.; McLaurin W.S.; Grossman A.W.; Krishnan D.G. 12-01-2020. Inferior Alveolar Nerve Dysfunction following Embolization of Inferior Alveolar Artery Pseudoaneurys Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases, 6 4,

Rabinowitz Y.A.; Hooker K.J.; Hanseman D.J.; Ferdous Khan M.T.; McLaurin W.S.; Krishnan D.G.; Vossler A.; Rambhatla R.; Phero J.A. 11-01-2022. What Happens to Full Mouth Extraction Patients? A Retrospective Review of Patient Mortality at an Ac Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 80 11, 1827-1835

Steed M.B.; Quereshy F.A.; Stanton D.C.; Krishnan D.G. 11-01-2022. SCORE for OMS—A Learning Management System Supporting Curriculum for Advanced Training Programs in O Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 80 11, 1726-1730

McLaurin W.S.; Krishnan D. 11-01-2020. Preprosthetic Dentoalveolar Surgery Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, 32 4, 583-591

Rechtin M.; Krishnan D.G. 10-01-2021. A Decade of Complications Following Total Temporomandibular Joint Reconstruction (TJR) in a Patient Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 79 10, 2059.e1-2059.e5

Broccoli N.; Rechtin M.; Krishnan D.G.; Phero J.A. 10-01-2020. Step-by-Step: Skin Grafting Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 78 10, e6-e10

Rechtin M.; Broccoli N.; Krishnan D.G.; Phero J.A. 10-01-2020. Review Use of Tisseel, a Fibrin Sealant, for Particulate Graft Stabilization Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 78 10, e2-e5

Todd D.W.; Weber C.R.; Krishnan D.G.; Egbert M.A. 09-01-2021. Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery Anesthesia Team Model at a Crossroads Safety in Office-Based Anesthesia – Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 79 9, 1812-1814

Kau C.H.; Wang Z.; Wang J.; Krishnan D.G. 09-01-2020. Contemporary management of an orthodontic-orthognathic patient with limited time availability in an Journal of orthodontics, 47 3, 257-264

Pullos A.;Krishnan D. 09-01-2019. Complicated Maxillofacial Fractures: Pediatric and Geriatric Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, 27 2, 113-118

Ban C.;Krishnan D.G.;Abdallah Y. 09-01-2017. Ballistic trauma from an exploding electronic cigarette: Case report Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases, 3 3, 61-63

Ingawale S.M.; Krishnan D.G.; Goswami T. 08-01-2022. Validation of Experimental and Finite Element Biomechanical Evaluation of Human Cadaveric Mandibles Lubricants, 10 8,

Chigurupati R.; Panchal N.; Henry A.M.; Batal H.; Sethi A.; D'innocenzo R.; Mehra P.; Krishnan D.G.; Roser S.M. 08-01-2020. Considerations for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in COVID-19 Era: Can We Sustain the Solutions to Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 78 8, 1241-1256

Krishnan D.;Jo C. 08-01-2007. Syndromes of the head and neck: Crouzon syndrome Clinical Review of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, , 350-352

Perciaccante V.;Krishnan D. 08-01-2007. Temporomandibular joint disorders: Ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint Clinical Review of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, , 239-242

Prabhakar M.;Abdallah Y.;Hanseman D.;Krishnan D. 07-01-2019. Is Noise From Suctioning Harmful to Surgeons' Hearing? Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 77 7, 1346-1350

Curtis C.M.; Grau M.J.; Hooker K.J.; Krishnan D.G. 06-01-2021. Instagram as a Marketing Tool for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residencies: Overcoming Resident Re Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 79 6, 1188-1190

Frankart A.J.; Frankart M.J.; Cervenka B.; Tang A.L.; Krishnan D.G.; Takiar V. 04-01-2021. Osteoradionecrosis: Exposing the Evidence Not the Bone International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 109 5, 1206-1218

Krishnan D.G. 03-01-2022. Reply: A Decade of Complications Following TJR in a Patient with Ehlers-danlos Syndrome Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 80 3, 409-410

Roudnitsky E.; Hooker K.J.; Darisi R.D.; Peacock Z.S.; Krishnan D.G. 02-01-2022. Influence of Residency Training Program on Pursuit of Academic Career and Academic Productivity Amon Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 80 2, 380-385

Krishnan D.G. 01-01-2022. Artificial Intelligence in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Education Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, ,

Mariano E.R.; Dickerson D.M.; Szokol J.W.; Harned M.; Mueller J.T.; Philip B.K.; Baratta J.L.; Gulur P.; Robles J.; Schroeder K.M.; Wyatt K.E.K.; Schwalb J.M.; Schwenk E.S.; Wardhan R.; Kim T.S.; Higdon K.K.; Krishnan D.G.; Shilling A.M.; Schwartz G.; Wiechmann L.; Doan L.V.; Elkassabany N.M.; Yang S.C.; Muse I.O.; Eloy J.D.; Mehta V.; Shah S.; Johnson R.L.; Englesbe M.J.; Kallen A.; Mukkamala S.B.; Walton A.; Buvanendran A. 01-01-2022. A multisociety organizational consensus process to define guiding principles for acute perioperative Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 47 2, 118-127

Ravi P.; Burch M.B.; Farahani S.; Chepelev L.L.; Yang D.; Ali A.; Joyce J.R.; Lawera N.; Stringer J.; Morris J.M.; Ballard D.H.; Wang K.C.; Mahoney M.C.; Kondor S.; Rybicki F.J.; Rabinowitz Y.A.; Shapiro S.B.; McCormick B.; Costea A.I.; Byrd S.; Panza A.; Danesi T.H.; Giglia J.S.; Chadalavada S.; Krishnan D.G.; Cervenka B.P.; Phero J.A.; McLaurin W.S.; Sidana A.; Utz C.J.; Grawe B. 01-01-2022. Utility and Costs During the Initial Year of 3D Printing in an Academic Hospital Journal of the American College of Radiology, ,

Wolfe C.R.; Krishnan D.G.; Ortiz S.N.; Triana R.R. 01-01-2022. Facial Appearance as Core Expression Scale: Benchmarks and Properties Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, ,

Krishnan D.G. 01-01-2018. Postoperative nausea and vomiting as a complication of maxillofacial surgery Perioperative Assessment of the Maxillofacial Surgery Patient: Problem-based Patient Management, , 661-665

Bouloux G.;Chou J.;Krishnan D.;Aghaloo T.;Kahenasa N.;Smith J.;Giannakopoulos H. 01-01-2017. Is Hyaluronic Acid or Corticosteroid Superior to Lactated Ringer Solution in the Short Term for Impr Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 75 1, 63-72

Krishnan D.;Marashi A.;Malik A. 01-01-2004. Pseudoaneurysm of Internal Maxillary Artery Secondary to Gunshot Wound Managed by Endovascular Techn Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 62 4, 500-502