Bach Le, DDS, MD, FICD - Curriculum Vitae

June 5, 2003

I. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Personal Information

Citizenship:   USA
Marital Status: Single
Address:  16157 E. Whittier Blvd
Whittier, CA 90603
Phone:   (562) 947-8611 (office) 

Education

1994-00

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency, Oregon Health Sciences University

1998-99

General Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 

1995-98

Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine    Degree: M.D.

1994-95

Internship, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University

1990-94

USC School of Dentistry Degree: D.D.S.

1985-90

University of California, Irvine Degree: B.S.

1981-85

Woodbridge High School, Irvine, California

Academic Appointments

Academic and Hospital Appointments

2000 – Present

Assistant Director of Residency Training, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, USC-LAC Hospital, Los Angeles, California

2000 – Present 

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, USC School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, California

Other Previous Employment

1994-2000

Resident in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon

1995-1997

Private Practice Dentistry
Sandy Dental Practice, Portland, Oregon, General dentistry and complex surgical extractions

Honors, Awards, Fellowships

2003

Fellow American Dental Society of Anesthesiologists

2002

Fellow International College of Dentists

2002

Fellow American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

2000

Fellow International Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons

1994 

Pierre-Fauchard Award

1994

Charles O'Grady Award for Excellence in Oral Pathology

1994 

Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honorary Award

1992 

California Dental Association Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Professional Organizations

Diplomate 

International Congress of Oral Implantologists

Diplomate

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Diplomate 

American Dental Society of Anesthesiologists

Member

American Dental Association

Member

American Medical Association

Member

American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery

Member

American Cleft Palate & Craniofacial Association

Member

Western Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Member

Delta Sigma Delta Dental Fraternity (Chi Chapter)

Member

Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honorary Dental Society

Member

Face the Challenge (Medical-surgical Mission)

Board Certification & Licensure

Licensure

June 1994

Oregon; Dental - Active

August 1994

California; Dental - Active

Dec 1999

California; Medical - Active

June 2000

California; General Anesthesia - Active

Boards and Certification

1992

National Board of Dental Examiners, American Dental Association, National Board Examinations, Part I

1993

National Board of Dental Examiners, American Dental Association, National Board Examinations, Part II

1994 

Western Regional Examining Board, Passed

1996 

United States Medical Licensing Examination Step I

1997

United States Medical Licensing Examination Step II

1999

United States Medical Licensing Examination Step III

2000

American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Written Qualifying Exam

2002

American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Oral Exam

American Heart Association

  • BLS – 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000
  • BLS Instructor – 1992, 1994
  • Advance Cardiac Life Support – 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000
  • Advance Trauma Life Support – 1999

II. ADMINISTRATIVE AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Committee & Service Activities

Quality Assurance & Peer Review Panel/ Consultant

PacifiCare Medical Dental Insurance Company
2001 to present

Quality Assurance & Peer Review Panel

Ameritas Dental Insurance Company
2001 to 2002

Interdisciplinary Committee

Anaheim Memorial Hospital, Anaheim, California
2001 to 2003

Consultant

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Odonto-Maxillofacial-Facial Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Face The Challenge

Medical-surgical mission, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
March 2000, March 2001, August 2001, March 2002

Student Council

Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine
1996

Chief Editor

University of Southern California School of Dentistry Newsletter, Impressions
1993 to 1994

Associated Student Body Officer

Student Senator, Council of Graduate Students, University of Southern California
1993 to 1994

Curriculum Evaluation Committee

University of Southern California School of Dentistry
1991 – 1994

Vice-President

Asian Dental Student Association, University of Southern California School of Dentistry
1993 – 1994

III. SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

Publications

Journal Publications 

Dental Implants in a Patient with Papillon-Lefevre Syndrome
Woo I, Le BT, Yamashita DD
J Implant Dentistry 2003 June; 5(6): 56-58

Referral Patterns of Facial Trauma in the U.S.
Le BT, Holmes J, Ueeck B, Holmgren EP, Dierks EJ.
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2003 May;61(5):557-60 

Maxillary Sinus Lift: A Review of Techniques
Woo I, Le BT
Implant News & Views, 2003 March; 4(6): 1-3 

Maxillofacial Trauma in Domestic Violence
Le BT, Dierks EJ, Ueeck BA, Homer LD, Potter BF.
J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2001 Nov;59(11):1277-1283.

Use of upper-lid blepharoplasty full-thickness skin for peri-implant keratinized tissue grafting: a report of 2 cases
Deeb GR, Le BT, Ueeck BA, Dierks EJ.
J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2001 Oct;59(10):1232-5.
Abstract presented at AAOMS meeting, Boston, September 1999 

Proximal Tibial Bone: A Viable Source for Bone Grafting
Krakowiak P, Le BT.
Implant News & Views, 2001 September; 3 (5): 6-10. 

Intracranial Migration of a Fixation Pin Using a Rigid External Distraction Device: A Case Report
Le BT, Eyre JM, Wheatley MJ, Wehby MC.
Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 2001 July; 38 (4): 401-404.

Corneal Ulcers in Patients with Apert Syndrome
Ueeck B, Le B, Goodman S, Rich L, Wheatley M.
J Craniofacial Surg, 2001 March; 12 (2): 134-135. 

Alveolar Distraction Osteogenesis: A Technical Review
Arcan S, Le BT.
Implant News & Views, 2001 March; 3 (2): 6-8.

A Tracheostomy Complication Resulting from Acquired Tracheomalacia: Case Report
Le BT, Eyre JM, Holmgren EP, Dierks EJ.
J Trauma, 2001 January; 50 (1): 120-123.

A Limited Access Approach for the Surgical Treatment of Condylar Fractures
Bach T Le, DDS, MD (In preparation)

Pseudoaneurysm of the Internal Maxillary Artery after Temporal Mandibular Joint Surgery: A case report
David Baker, Bach T Le, DDS, MD (In preparation) 

Book Chapter

Bach T Le, DDS, MD, Michael J Wheatley, MD.
Surgical Correction of Hemifacial Microsomia. In: Bailey BJ, Atlas of Head & Neck Surgery – Otolaryngology, 2nd ed.
JB Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001

Published Abstracts

Recovery of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Function Following ORIF in Traumatically Induced Mandible Fractures
Krakowiak P, Le BT.
Supplement J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 60; 8: 75-76, August 2002 

The Use of Pericranial Flap for Frontal Sinus Obliteration in the Treatment of Frontal Sinus Fractures
Bach T. Le, DDS, MD, Eric J. Dierks, DMD, MD, FACS, Daniel P. Brunner, DDS, MD, Dennis-Duke R. Yamashita, DDS.
Supplement J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 59; 8: 22, August 2001 

A Minimally Invasive Approach for Open Treatment of Mandibular Condyle Fractures
Bach T. Le, DDS, MD.
Supplement J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 59; 8: 94, August 2001

Referral Patterns of Facial Trauma in the U.S.
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Bach T Le, DDS, MD, Eric Holmgren, MS, Jon Holmes, DMD, MD, Brett Ueeck, DMD, Eric Dierks, DMD, MD, FACS.
Supplement J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 58; 8: 135, August 2000.

Maxillofacial Trauma in Domestic Violence
Bach T Le, DDS, MD, Brett Ueeck, DMD, Linda Erwin, MD, Eric J Dierks, DMD, MD, FACS.
British J Oral & Maxillofac Surg  

Intracranial Migration of a Fixation Pin Using a Rigid External Distraction Device: A Case Report
Bach T Le, DDS, MD, James M. Eyre, DMD, MD, Michael J. Wheatley, MD, Monica C. Wehby, MD.
Intraoral Distraction Osteogenesis: Current Techniques & Future Directions 1999; 11:5.

Distraction Osteogenesis in the Treatment of Craniofacial Synostosis.
Brett Ueeck, DMD, Bach T Le, DDS, MD, James M. Eyre, DMD, MD, Michael J. Wheatley, MD, Monica C. Wehby, MD.
Intraoral Distraction Osteogenesis: Current Techniques & Future Directions 1999; 11:6. 

Major Public Presentations

National Meetings 

  1. Maxillofacial Trauma in Domestic Violence
    Bach T Le, DDS, MD, Eric Dierks, DMD, MD, FACS.
    Presented at American College of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons 21st Annual Conference: April 16, 2000; Washington D.C. & at The Oregon Society of OMS: February 27, 2000; Portland, OR.

  2. Intracranial Migration of a Fixation Pin Using a Rigid External Distraction Device: A Case Report
    Bach T Le, DDS, MD, James M. Eyre, DMD, MD, Michael J. Wheatley, MD.
    Second Annual Meeting on Distraction Osteogenesis: Current Techniques and Future Directions; November 6, 1999, Baylor, TX.

  3. Distraction Osteogenesis in the Treatment of Craniofacial Synostosis
    Brett Ueeck, DMD, Bach T Le, DDS, MD, James Eyre, DMD, MD, Michael Wheatley, MD.
    Second Annual Course on Distraction Osteogenesis: Current Techniques and Future Directions; November 6, 1999, Baylor, TX.

  4. Referral Patterns of Facial Trauma in the U.S.
    Bach Le, DDS, MD, Jon Holmes, DMD, MD, Brett Ueeck, DMD, Eric Holmgren, MS, Eric Dierks, DMD, MD, FACS.
    AAOMS 82nd Annual Meeting & Scientific Session; September 2000, San Francisco, CA.

  5. Pediatric Mandibular Fractures
    Fritz K Reinbold, DMD, MD, Bach T Le, DDS, MD, Eric Holmgren, DMD, Eric J Dierks, DMD, MD, FACS.
    Presented at American College of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons 22nd Annual Conference: April 29, 2001, Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Local & Regional

  1. Oral Surgery for the General Practitioner
    Dennis-Duke Yamashita, DDS, Bach T Le, DDS, MD, James P McAndrews, DDS, Presenter
    USC School of Dentistry, Continuing Education Course, March 13, 2004, LA, CA.

  2. Distraction Osteogenesis
    Bach T Le, DDS, MD Lecturer
    Vietnamese-American Dental Association, June 22, 2003, Westminster, CA.

  3. Maxillofacial Esthetics
    Bach T Le, DDS, MD, Lecturer
    USC School of Dentistry, Advanced Selective in Esthetics, June 4, 2003, LA, CA.

  4. Head and Neck Infections
    Bach T. Le, DDS, MD, Presenter
    LAC-USC Medical Center Oral & Maxillofacial Surg Grand Rounds, October 10, 2001, LA, CA.

  5. Tracheotomy A to Z
    Bach T. Le, DDS, MD, Presenter
    LAC-USC Medical Center Oral & Maxillofacial Surg Grand Rounds, October 31, 2001, LA, CA.

  6. Diagnosis & Treatment of Nasal Injuries
    Bach T. Le, DDS, MD, Presenter
    LAC-USC Medical Center Oral & Maxillofacial Surg Grand Rounds; August 8, 2001, LA, CA.

  7. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Considerations in Dental Treatment
    Bach Le, DDS, MD, Lecturer
    University of Southern California School of Dentistry; September 26, 2000, LA, CA.

  8. A Study of 236 Victims of Domestic Violence
    Bach T Le, DDS, MD, Eric J Dierks, DMD, MD, FACS, Brett Ueeck, DMD, Louis Holmer, MD, PhD.
    Portland Surgical Society; June 9, 2000, Portland, OR.

  9. Sinus Lift Procedure for Dental Implants
    Lecturer, Oregon Health Sciences Univ. School of Dentistry Continuing Education; January 26, 1998, Portland, OR.

  10. Nitrous Oxide and Local Anesthesia
    Lecturer, Oregon Health Sciences University School of Dentistry; November 14, 1997, Portland, OR.

  11. Basic Intravenous Sedation
    Continuing Education Instructor, OHSU School of Dentistry Department of Continuing Education; April 12, 1996, Portland, OR.

  12. Complications of Local Anesthesia
    Lecturer, Oregon Health Sciences University School of Dentistry; February 12, 1995, Portland, OR.

  13. Management of the Cardiac Risk Patient
    Presenter, University of Southern California School of Dentistry Grand Rounds; November 4, 1993, Los Angeles, CA.

INTEREST & ACTIVITIES

  • Judo  First-degree Black Belt – Competed in numerous state and national championships. Silver Medal at US-Japan Expo Championships, Los Angeles, California, November 1998
  • Swimming  Member of Southern California Aquatics Masters teams. Active competitor in numerous swimming & biathlon meets. 6th place in Breaststroke at 1995 USMS Long Course National Championship, Mount Hood, OR
  • Enjoy skiing, golfing, tennis, rollerblading, hiking, and playing the piano
  • Fluent in Spanish and Vietnamese

REFERENCES

Eric J Dierks, DMD, MD, FACS
Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Director of Residency
Oregon Health Sciences University School of Dentistry
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
611 S.W. Campus Dr.
Portland, Oregon 97201-3097
(503) 224-1372

Bryce E Potter, DMD, MD, FACS
Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Chief of Otolaryngology, Emanuel Hospital
Oregon Health Sciences University School of Dentistry
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
611 S.W. Campus Dr.
Portland, Oregon 97201-3097
(503) 224-1372







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