Sean P Edwards

Sean P. Edwards
James Hayward Endowed Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Clinical Professor of Dentistry
Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery/HD
School of Dentistry
Section Head, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Professor of Oral Surgery
Medical School
Available to mentor
Sean P Edwards
Sean P. Edwards
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    Dr. Edwards is the James R Hayward Endowed Professor and Chair or Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Michigan. He also serves as the chief of Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. He graduated from the Dalhousie University School of Dentistry and the University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Edwards completed his residency at the University of Michigan in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. After his residency, Dr. Edwards completed fellowship training at the University of Pittsburgh in Craniofacial Surgery and the University of Michigan in Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction. Dr. Edwards' clinical interests include cleft lip and palate and craniofacial differences and pediatric head and neck oncology and survivorship.

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    • Journal Article
      Buccal Fat Pad Adjunctive Flap During Primary Cleft Palate Repair: Effects on Maxillary Dimensions and Molar Eruption
      Herzog CM, Edwards SP, Kasten SJ, Kelly K, Yatabe-Ioshida M. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 2026 Mar 1; 63 (3): 416 - 421. DOI:10.1177/10556656251408747
      PMID: 41442266
    • Journal Article
      Considerations and Techniques in Pediatric Midface Reconstruction
      Li JG, Susarla SM, Edwards S, Yates DM, Best DL, Markiewicz MR. Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, 2025 Mar 1; 33 (1): 49 - 56. DOI:10.1016/j.cxom.2024.10.002
      PMID: 39929558
    • Journal Article
      Scapular Reconstruction for the Midface and Maxilla
      Tishko G, Edwards S, Ward B, Lubek JE, Dyalram D, Moe J. Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, 2024 Sep 1; 32 (2): 135 - 140. DOI:10.1016/j.cxom.2024.01.004
      PMID: 39059873
    • Journal Article
      Conceptual Principles in Pediatric Craniomaxillofacial Reconstruction
      Linkugel AD, Markiewicz MR, Edwards S, Susarla SM. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, 2024 Aug 1; 36 (3): 411 - 424. DOI:10.1016/j.coms.2024.03.006
      PMID: 38705817
    • Journal Article
      Interpretable artificial intelligence for classification of alveolar bone defect in patients with cleft lip and palate
      Miranda F, Choudhari V, Barone S, Anchling L, Hutin N, Gurgel M, Al Turkestani N, Yatabe M, Bianchi J, Aliaga-Del Castillo A, Zupelari-Gonçalves P, Edwards S, Garib D, Cevidanes L, Prieto J. Scientific Reports, 2023 Dec 1; 13 (1): DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-43125-7
      PMID: 37740091
    • Journal Article
      Pediatric Mandibular Reconstruction
      Panesar K, Markiewicz MR, Best D, Lee KC, Edwards S, Susarla SM. Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, 2023 Sep 1; 31 (2): 177 - 186. DOI:10.1016/j.cxom.2023.04.002
      PMID: 37500201
    • Journal Article
      Oral maxillofacial surgery resident, faculty and practitioner role models and dental students' interest in oral maxillofacial surgery careers: Does gender matter?
      Marti KC, Edwards SP, Inglehart MR. Journal of Dental Education, 2023 Jul 1; 87 (7): 1022 - 1032. DOI:10.1002/jdd.13209
      PMID: 37032627
    • Journal Article
      Resolution of mandibular fibrous dysplasia following imatinib therapy in Noonan syndrome
      Goldman J, Edwards S, Mody R, Jasty-Rao R. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 2023 Mar 3; DOI:10.1002/pbc.30282