EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin (Madison)
BA Biology

NIH Fellowship
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Department of Pathology

School of Dentistry
New York University College of Dentistry
New York, New York

General Practice Dental Residency
Staten Island Hospital
Staten Island, New York

Residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
University of Texas Health Science Center
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas, Texas

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Attending, The Staten Island University Hospital, Department of Surgery, Staten Island, New York November 24, 1981 - present

Team Co-Director, The Staten Island University Hospital Cleft Lip and Palate Center - Approved Bureau of Handicapped Children Cleft Lip and Palate Center. Responsibilities include that of Team Director, Surgery, Nasopharyngoscopies and other related evaluations.

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey: Ciinical Associate Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. July, 1985 present

Surgery Faculty Member - TMJ & Orofacial Pain Center - UMDNJ, Newark, New Jersey

Director of Monthly TMJ Arthroscopy Workshops UMDNJ, Newark, New Jersey - A Continuing Education Course for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons

Clinical Assistant, Medical Staff, Dept. of Dentistry, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, NYC, December 7, 1990 - present

Appointment of the associate Staff in the Department of Surgery of St. Vincent's Medical Center of Richmond, June 29, 1995

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS

Director, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Staten Island University Hospital

AUDIO-VISUAL PROGRAMS

1991 - Dr. Robert Vitolo's HealthWise, Staten Island Cable Program Entitled "Dental Implants" Hoffman, D., McGivern, B.

1993 - Dr. Robert Vitolo's HealthWise, Staten Island Cable Program Entitled "TMJ Surgery" Hoffman. D.

Design and development of two day instructional video course on temporomandibular joint arthroscopy through the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, UMDNJ, Newark, NJ.

1995 - Cleft lip and palate - In progress filming of American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons satellite broadcast on surgical treatment of cleft lip and palate deformities.

BOOKS/CHAPTERS
1991 - Temporomandibular Disorders, Diagnosis and Treatment, Kaplan, A., Assael, L., Section V, Chapter 34: Surgical Therapy: "Orthognathic Surgery and Temporomandibular Joinl Surgery," Hoffman, D., W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA

1991 - Arthroscopy of the Temporomandibular Joint, Thomas, M., Bronstein, S. Chapter 13: Special Applications "Temporomandibular Joint Arthroscopy for Post-Arthrotomy Patients", Hoffman, D., W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA

June, 1994 - Clinical Management of TMD 8 Orofacial Pain, Pertes, R.A., Gross, S., Chapter:"Surgery of the Temporomandibular Joint," Hoffman, D, Schneider, R. Submitted for publication to Quintessence Publishing Company

1995 - Temporomandibular Joint Surgical Atlas - Hoffman, D and Dr. Quinn, P. In progress - To be published by Mosby-Year Book Inc, St. Louis, Missouri.

CERTIFICATION
Fellow, American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons

Fellow, American College of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons

Diplomate, American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery State Licenses: New York, New Jersey, Texas

SPECIALTY BOARD STATUS

1984 - Fellow, American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons

PUBLICATIONS

1984 - Radiological Society of North America Radiology Supplement November, 1984 "Direct Sagittal CT of TMJ - Spectrum of Diagnostic Uses in the Evaluation of Meniscus & Bone Pathology" Hoffman, D., Manzione, J., Berliner, L., Katzberg, R.

Jan/Feb. 1986 - TMJ Update - A Current Review of Temporomandibular Joint Developments.......Vol. 4 No. 1 Pertes, R.A., Hoffman, D.C., Najjar, J.

Aug./Sept. 1986 - NYS Dental Journal: "A Broken Needle and Its Surgical Removal" Vol 52 No. 7 Hoffman, D.C., McGivern, B.E., Pietruszka, J.

Sept., 1986 - JADA - "Use of Direct Sagittal Computed Tomography in Diagnosis and Treatment of Internal Derangements of the Temporomandibular Joint"........Hoffman, D.C., Berliner, L., Manzione, J. Saccaro, R., McGivern, B.

May-June, 1989, Journal of Clinical Preventative Dentistry "Management of the Temporomandibular Joint Surgical Patient," Clinical Update, Hoffman, D., Mannheimer, J., Attanasio, R. Cohen, H.

January, 1991, Dental Clinics of North America, "Temporomandibular Joint Surgery," Volume 35, No. 1, Hoffman, D., Moses, J., Topper, D.

1993, Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, "Hyperplasia of a Costochondral Graft in an AduH", Link, J.O., Hoffman, D.C., Laskin, D.M., 51:1392-1394, 1993

January, 1994, The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice, "The Effect of Arthroscopic Surgery on Mandibular Range of Motion,". Volume 12, No. 1, Hoffman, D., Cubillos, L.

June, 1994 "Alternative Methods to Disc Stabilization", Hoffman, D., Sansevere, J. Submitted for publication.

March, 1995, "Comparative Study of TMJ Arthroscopic Surgery With and Without Disc Stabilization Suturing: A report of new disc suturing technique and analysis of 388 patients", Hoffman, D., Song, L. Submitted for publication

ABSTRACTS PRESENTED

Sept. 25, 1991 - Abstract Session: "Arthroscopic Placement of the IntraArticular Suture Under Direct Visualization" - Huberman, B. Hoffman, D. AAOMS Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

October 1, 1993 - Abstract: "A New Method of TMJ Disk Stabilization During Open Joint Surgery", Sansevere, J., Hoffman, D., AAOMS 75th Annual Meeting, Marriotts Orlando World Center, Orlando, Florida.

September 29, 1994 Poster Session: "Report of 138 Patients with Arthroscopic Disc Repositioning and Suturing", Song, Lian-sheng, Hoffman, D. AAOMS 76th Annual Meeting, Radisson Hotel and Colorado Convention Center, Denver. Colorado.

September 29, 1994 Poster Session: "Osteotomy of the Anterior Nasal Spine During LeFort I Osteotomies to Preserve Nasal Integrity," Younce, D, Hoffman, D. AAOMS 76th Annual Meeting, Radisson Hotel and Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado.

October 1, 1994 - Abstract Presentation: "TMJ Arthroscopic Disc Suturing: Comparison of 388 Patients with and without Suturing," Song Lian-sheng, Hoffman, D., AAOMS 76th Annuai Meeting, Radisson Hotel and Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado.

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