Pushkar Mehra DMD, MS, FACS

Dr. Mehra is Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM). He graduated valedictorian from King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, India, and from the Doctor of Dental Medicine program at GSDM. Dr. Mehra completed his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency from the combined training program between Boston University and Tufts University. Following graduation, he completed a fellowship in Maxillofacial Reconstructive and Esthetic Surgery under the tutelage of Dr. Larry Wolford at the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.

His clinical interests include surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, maxillofacial pathology, nerve repair, and complex functional and esthetic facial reconstruction including Orthognathic, TMJ, and Cosmetic Surgery. Dr. Mehra is the Editor of two textbooks and has over 100 publications in medical and dental journals and textbooks. He is frequently invited to lecture at national and international meetings. He is a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

In 2009, Dr. Mehra was elected as a Massachusetts delegate to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and is presently serving his third consecutive term in that position. Dr. Mehra is presently a Director of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and also a consultant to the Commission on Dental Accreditation. He is currently the Vice-President of the Massachusetts Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and has previously held the positions as Co-Chair and Section Editor, ABOMS Surgery I section and Section Editor of the Cosmetic Surgery section of the OMSSAT/OMSITE in-service examination.