Speakers

Meet the ACOMS 44th Annual Scientific Conference and Exhibition Speakers!


Ashley Manlove, DMD, DD


Dr. Manlove is Associate Professor and Residency Program Director at the University of North Carolina Adam’s School of Dentistry where she is also an active member of the Cleft and Craniofacial Team. Prior to her role at UNC, Dr. Manlove spent 8 years at Carle Foundation Hospital as the Residency Program Director and Medical Director of the Cleft Team. With a specialized focus in pediatric cleft and craniofacial surgery, Dr. Manlove has dedicated her career to resident education and the multidisciplinary care of children with complex craniofacial conditions. Dr. Manlove completed her dental degree at Harvard School of Dental Medicine and her medical degree at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, followed by residency training at University Hospitals – Case Medical Center. Her commitment to pediatric care led her to pursue fellowship training in Pediatric Craniomaxillofacial Surgery at Wolfson Children's Hospital. As Residency Director and active member of the Cleft and Craniofacial Team, Dr. Manlove is passionate about cultivating a positive atmosphere for resident education while maintaining the highest standards, and improving the lives of patients and families with craniofacial anomalies.


Andrea Burke, DMD, DD


Dr. Andrea Burke is an Associate Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Burke joined the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery team at the University of Washington after completing the Dental Clinical Research Fellowship Program at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, MD. She trained in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA, and obtained her D.M.D. and M.D. degrees from Harvard University. Dr. Burke is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. She practices the full scope of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, with a special interest in orthognathic surgery, fibro-osseous lesions, and skeletal disease.


Cory Resnick, DMD, MD


Dr. Resnick is an Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Harvard Medical School. He practices pediatric oral and craniomaxillofacial surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital with an emphasis on craniofacial anomalies and syndromes, orthognathic (jaw) surgery, management of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea, and the surgical management of temporomandibular joint disorders. 

Dr. Resnick is the Director of Clinical Operations for the Boston Children’s Hospital multi-disciplinary Craniofacial Team and the Director of the oral and maxillofacial surgery Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship. Dr. Resnick earned both his undergraduate and dental degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He then moved to Boston to earn his medical degree at Harvard Medical School and complete an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency program at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Resnick is certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and holds a Certificate of Added Qualification in Pediatric Craniomaxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Resnick is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

In addition to Dr. Resnick’s busy clinical practice, he is dedicated to innovation and improvement of his field through research and education. Dr. Resnick is the author of over 100 publications and frequently lectures nationally and internationally. He trains a Craniofacial Fellow as well as oral and maxillofacial surgery residents through the Massachusetts General Hospital residency program. He has many ongoing clinical research projects designed to improve treatment and outcomes in several areas of pediatric oral and maxillofacial surgery.


Daniel Meara, MS, MD, DMD, MHCDS, FACS


Daniel J. Meara, MS, MD, DMD, MHCDS, FACS is Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery & Hospital Dentistry at Christiana Care Health System in Delaware. In addition, he is director of research, scholarly activity, and simulation for the oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program. Prior to joining Christiana Care, he completed a craniomaxillofacial surgery fellowship at West Virginia University/Charleston Area Medical Center. Prior to that, he completed oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.

Dr. Meara earned a bachelor's degree in economics at the University of Notre Dame. In addition, he has a master's degree in toxicology from Michigan State University, a medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, a dental degree from the University of Alabama and he graduated from Dartmouth College in 2018 with a master’s degree in healthcare delivery science. Also, Dr. Meara spent research time at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Meara is board certified and a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS). He is also a fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS), the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ACOMS), the American Academy of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons (AACMFS), the American College of Surgeons (ACS), and the International College of Dentists (ICD). 

Dr. Meara is a prior recipient of the Christiana Care Health System Rising Star Award and of the AAOMS Faculty Educator Development Award. Dr. Meara is a past chair of the AAOMS Special Committee on Virtual Meetings and the Committee on Continuing Education and Professional Development. Further, Dr. Meara is the prior AAOMS commissioner and immediate past chair of the ADA Commission on Continuing Education and Provider Recognition. Dr. Meara is a recent past president of the Delaware Academy of Medicine and is a current executive committee member for the Middle Atlantic Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, president of the Delaware Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and a board regent for the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.


Jimmie Harper, DDS, MS


Dr. Harper completed his residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the Ohio State University in 1986. He served in the United States Air Force for seven years, three years as a restorative dentist and four years as an OMS. Dr. Harper has maintained a private practice in Cincinnati, Ohio for the past 35 years. He has had an appointment with the Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Cincinnati since 1990, and is actively involved in resident training. He currently serves as Volunteer Assistant Professor in the Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, teaching academic courses in Surgical Anatomy and Medicine/Anesthesia Topics for the OMS residents. In addition, he has an appointment with the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and has served as a Board examiner. He is a fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Harper currently serves as Chairman of the AAOMS Committee on Anesthesia and serves as a facilitator for the OBEAM simulation course.


Kelly Kennedy, DDS, MS, FACS


Dr. Kelly S. Kennedy is a Professor of Clinical Dentistry and the Program Director for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. With over 15 years of academic and clinical leadership, she is a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Kennedy oversees the predoctoral and graduate surgical implant didactic curriculum at the College of Dentistry. Additionally, she plays an active role in the interdisciplinary craniofacial clinic along with prosthodontics, contributing to both educational and clinical efforts. In addition to her clinical and teaching roles, Dr. Kennedy has received numerous accolades, including the Dr. Morgan L. Allison Endowed Professorship and the Larry J. Peterson Young Educators Award. As a researcher, she has contributed to studies on pain management, digital implantology, and bone regeneration, and she has authored publications in leading peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Kennedy's dedication to advancing oral and maxillofacial surgery education and practice positions her as a trusted mentor and advocate for excellence in patient care. 


Lisa Knobloch, DDS, MS

 

Dr. Lisa Knobloch is the Vice Chair, Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry & Professor, at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. Dr. Knobloch has been a champion of the ectodermal dysplasias community and has 26 years of experience as a practicing dentist, professor and researcher. She received her BS in Biology from John Carroll University and then her DDS and MS, and completed her Prosthodontics Residency, at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. Dr. Knobloch’s research interest include rehabilitation of patients with complex restorative needs, including dental implants, crowns, bridges, complete dentures and partial dentures, management of growing patients with congenitally missing teeth, including cleft lip and palate and ectodermal dysplasias focusing on the team approach to complex needs and routine general dentistry and prosthodontics.


Stanley Yung-Chuan Liu, MD, DDS, FACS


Dr. Stanley Liu (“Leo”) received his undergraduate education from Stanford University. He completed DDS and MD degrees, with General Surgery internship and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery residency, from the University of California – San Francisco (UCSF). After Sleep Surgery Fellowship at Stanford Medical School in 2014, he was appointed faculty in the Department of Otolaryngology until 2023. He rose to the rank of Associate Professor, and Director of the Sleep Surgery Fellowship. Concurrently, he was a Preceptor of the Oculoplastic Surgery Fellowship and held a courtesy appointment to the Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.  In February 2024, he joined Nova Southeastern University as the Chair of the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, and Assistant Dean of Hospital Affairs. Dr. Liu is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), and the American College of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons. He has been a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Scholar, and Stanford Biodesign Faculty Fellow. He serves on the board or executive positions of the California Sleep Society (CSS), American Academy of Physiologic Medicine & Dentistry (AAPMD), and the World Dentofacial Sleep Society (WDSS). He is a consultant member in the sleep section of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS). Dr. Liu’s clinical and research focus are on surgical approaches to obstructive sleep apnea. With his surgical mentor and sleep surgery pioneer, Dr. Robert Riley, the Stanford Sleep Surgery approach was updated to integrate drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE), nasal surgery including maxillary expansion (DOME), pharyngeal surgery (UPPP), hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS), and maxillomandibular advancement (MMA).  His bibliography lists over 90 journal articles and 20 book chapters. He has been a Grand Rounds speaker at academic programs including UCSF, Northwestern, OHSU, LSU, and Stanford. He has been a Keynote Speaker for preeminent sleep and surgery meetings, including the 33rd SLEEP in 2019, and World Sleep in 2023.


Vincent J. Perciccante, DDS, FACS


Dr. Perciaccante, a native of Brooklyn, New York, completed his undergraduate and dental education at New York University. In 1995, he relocated to Atlanta to pursue advanced specialty training at Emory University, where he completed an Internship and Residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, as well as a Fellowship in Facial Aesthetic Surgery. Following his training, Dr. Perciaccante joined the faculty at Emory University School of Medicine in 2000, serving as Residency Program Director and Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital until 2007. He remains an Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery at Emory, where he continues to mentor and supervise residents at Grady Memorial Hospital.

A respected leader in his field, Dr. Perciaccante is a Past President of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS) and a Diplomate of both the ABOMS and the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology. He has been extensively involved in the ABOMS Examination Committee, serving as Co-Chair for the Oral Certifying Examination in Orthognathic, Trauma, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Facial Cosmetic Surgery sections, as well as the OSCE and Simulation initiatives. Dr. Perciaccante is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an accomplished author, contributing to numerous textbooks on topics including orthognathic surgery, temporomandibular joint surgery, dentoalveolar surgery, anesthesia, and reconstructive surgery. He frequently lectures at national, international, and local meetings.

Dr. Perciaccante is Vice President of the Southeastern Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and a Past President of both the Georgia Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery section of the International Association of Dental Research. He actively participates in professional organizations such as the American Dental Association, Georgia Dental Association, and Northern District Dental Society. As a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, he serves on the AAOMS Committee on Anesthesia and previously chaired and continues to sit on the Committee on Residency Education and Training. Additionally, he is a consultant to the Georgia Board of Dentistry on Anesthesia and is on the Residency Review Committee for the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), where he participates in accreditation of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency training programs.

Dr. Perciaccante holds leadership roles with the SORG North America educational foundation, serving on its Board since 2007 and is currently Immediate Past Chairman of the Board. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Oral and Maxillofacial National Insurance Company (OMSNIC) and serves as Chief Clinical Officer for US Oral Surgery Management. In his practice, Dr. Perciaccante offers comprehensive oral and maxillofacial surgical care, including wisdom tooth removal, dental implant placement, maxillofacial pathology and reconstruction, surgery for temporomandibular disorders, and facial trauma. He has a special interest and extensive experience in anesthesia, orthognathic (corrective jaw).