About Jorge Perez
Dental School: University of Puerto Rico, School of Dental Medicine
Residency:
Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC
Surgical Interests:Comprehensive full mouth rehabilitation and reconstruction
Professional Associations Include:
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
American Dental Association
Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society
North Carolina Dental Society
North Carolina Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
Raleigh Wake County Dental Society
Hobbies/Interests: Surfing, fishing, traveling, and spending time with family.
Dr. Perez is a Board Certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon and was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He received his DMD degree from University of Puerto Rico, School of Dental Medicine in 2011. Upon completion, he completed his four year Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery training at Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC and its associated DC hospitals including: Washington Hospital Center, Children’s National Medical Center, Veterans Affairs, DC, and Georgetown University Hospital. As part of his training, Dr. Perez completed a craniofacial rotation with Dr. Jeffrey Posnick at Georgetown University Hospital, where he learned and was actively involved in advanced techniques of diagnosis and treatment of developmental jaw deformities and craniofacial reconstruction. Dr. Perez was also involved in research with Dr. Posnick and worked on a long-term retrospective study on hermamandibular elongation – a specific dentofacial deformity pattern. Their research was accepted by the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in June of 2016 and published online in August of 2016.
During his time with Nu Image Surgical, Dr. Perez has been involved in multiple charity events including organizing a mission trip to Cusco, Peru. Dr. Perez is bilingual and proficient in Spanish.