CURRICULUM VITAE

BOARD CERTIFICATION:

2007 Diplomate,
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

PRIVATE PRACTICE:

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Payam Samouhi, DDS, MD, a professional corporation 2006-present
Oral Surgery Centers Partnership
                       
Full-time associate with R. Dean Lang, DDS, a professional corporation. 2004-2006


RESIDENCY TRAINING:

Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Chief Residen - 2003-2004

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Senior Resident - 2002-2003

General Surgery Intern - 2001-2002

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Intern - 2000-2001


EDUCATION:

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY - 1998-2001
Doctor of Medicine (MD)

New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY - 1994-1998
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
Dean’s list

State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY - 1991-1994
Biochemistry Major
Dean’s list


PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons - Diplomate
  
• Southern California Oralfacial Academy - Active Member
• California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons - Active Member
• International Congress of Oral Implantologists - Fellow
• Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity - Alumnus member

LICENSES:

California Medical License - Active

California Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery License - Active

California General Anesthesia License - Active




HONORS and AWARDS:

Abstract presenter at the 84th Annual American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) meeting - 2002

Recipient of the AAOMS dental student Award for excellence in undergraduate performance - 1998

Recipient of the American Academy of Oral Medicine dental student Award for excellence in undergraduate performance - 1998

Recipient of Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity Certificate of Academic Achievement Award - 1998

Induction into Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Honors Dental Fraternity - 1998

President, Iota student chapter of Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity - 1997

Recipient of Dean’s Merit full tuition Scholarship at NYU College of Dentistry - 1994


PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS:

P. Samouhi: Update on management of the medically compromised patient. Presented at the Iranian American Dental Association (2007) and Alpha Omega SFV chapter meetings (2009)

P. Samouhi, D. Buchbinder:  Rehabilitation of oral cancer patients with dental implants.
Current Opinion Otolaryngol Head Neck Surgery 2000, 8: 305-313

J. McCabe, H. StHilaire, P. Samouhi et al: Mandibular subluxation and stabilization for access in distal carotid endarterectomy.  J Oral Maxillofac Surg 61: 406-408, 2003

P. Samouhi, A. Montazem, D. Valauri et al:  A laboratory testing of various miniplate fixation configurations of simple mandibular angle fractures: a comparative study.
Presented at the 84th AAOMS annual meeting scientific exhibition, submitted for publication

P. Samouhi, D. Valauri:  Placement of transgingival implants in a medically compromised patient.  Presented at the 2003 North-Eastern Implant Symposium at NYU College of Dentistry.



INTERESTS:

Science, literature, Music, Sports, Community Activities

LANGUAGES:

English, French, Some Spanish, Farsi

MARRITAL STATUS:

Married