George Zakhary, DDS, MD
Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Fresno
School of Medicine
George Zakhary, DDS, MD, FACS
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Director of Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF School of Dentistry
George Zakhary, DDS, MD, FACS specializes in Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. As the medical director of Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery at UCSF Fresno/Community Medical Center, he is able to offer full scope treatment for patients with craniofacial anomalies as well as educate surgical residents and fellows.
After receiving his dental degree from University of Oklahoma, Dr. Zakhary moved on to Louisiana State University Shreveport, where he earned his medical degree in 2010, followed by an internship in General Surgery. He completed his OMFS residency in 2013 and his Cleft and Craniofacial Fellowship in 2014.
He is a member of the American Cleft Palate – Craniofacial Association, and the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Dr. Zakhary has authored multiple articles and lectures on craniofacial surgery.
Publications (5)
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Dental CariesPlagiocephalyCranial Fossa, MiddlePharynxCraniosynostosesAbsorbable ImplantsCranial SinusesOrthognathic SurgeryTemporomandibular Joint DisordersDura MaterJoint ProsthesisHematomaFree Tissue FlapsCraniotomyPeptides
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Use of Vascularized Myo-Osseous Fibula Free Flap to Reconstruct a Hemimandibular Defect With a Concomitant Skull Defect Arising From Stock Condylar Prosthesis Displacement Into the Middle Cranial Fossa.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2018 Zaid WY, Alshehry S, Zakhary G, Yampolsky A, Kim B -
Surgical correction of craniosynostosis. A review of 100 cases.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery 2014 Zakhary GM, Montes DM, Woerner JE, Notarianni C, Ghali GE -
Retrospective analysis of the effects of orthognathic surgery on the pharyngeal airway space.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2014 Gonçales ES, Duarte MA, Palmieri C, Zakhary GM, Ghali GE -
Craniosynostosis: Esthetic protocol in open technique.
Annals of maxillofacial surgery 2013 Ghali GE, Zakhary G -
Acidic proline-rich protein Db and caries in young children.
Journal of dental research 2007 Zakhary GM, Clark RM, Bidichandani SI, Owen WL, Slayton RL, Levine M