Dr Andres Fernandez R MsC

Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Education
2005                       Pontificia Universidad Javeriana                             Bogotá, Colombia
                               MsC  in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
2005                       Pontificia Universidad Javeriana                             Bogotá, Colombia
                               Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Specialization
2001                       University Latina of Costa Rica                                San José, Costa Rica
                                 DDS Degree
1994                      Nuestra Señora de Sion School                               San José, Costa Rica
                                    College

 

Professional Experience
2008-present University of Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica Oral Surgery Fellow Program Professor

2008-present Mexico Hospital San Jose, Costa Rica Oral and Maxillofacial Staff surgeon

2007-present AO Foundation (www.aofoudation.org)  Davos, Swiss AO alumni for Latin America

2007-present University of Costa Rica  San Jose, Costa Rica Oral Rehabilitation Program Professor

2006-present ULACIT (www..ulacit.ac.cr) San Jose, Costa Rica Surgery emphasis Professor

2006-present ULACIT (www..ulacit.ac.cr)  San Jose, Costa Rica Oral Surgery Department Coordinator

2006-present CIMA Hospital (hospitalsanjose.net) San Jose, Costa Rica Oral and Maxillofacial Staff surgeon

2006-present Calderon Guardia Hospital San Jose, Costa Rica Oral and Maxillofacial Staff surgeon
 
2006 - Calderon Guardia Hospital San Jose, Costa Rica Oral and Maxillofacial Staff surgeon, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department

2006 - Calderon Guardia Hospital San Jose, Costa Rica Surgeon in Chief of the TMJ Disorders and Orofacial Pain Department

2006- present DIOR Clinic San Jose, Costa Rica owner of the Dental Implants and Oral Rehabilitation Clinic
 
2006 – present Dental Cosmetics Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica Co Director of the Clinic and President of the Dental Specialists Group

2006 –present Javeriana University Bogotá, Colombia Professor of the Oral and Maxillofacial Residency program

 

Professional Formation
2008 (April) 50 Anniversary of the Oral and Maxillofacial Colombian National Association. International Congress. Cartagena, Colombia

2007 (Sep) Great Metropolitan Area Congress Jury, San Jose, Costa Rica

2007 (Sep) Nobel Guide a save alternative for the implant placement. In vivo Surgical Course. Nobel Biocare Course. Santa Marta, Colombia

2007 (Sep) National Congress in Periodontics and Dental implants, Santa Marta, Colombia

2007 (August) Cranio-Maxillofacial Principles course Instructor of the AO Foundation.  San Jose, Costa Rica

2007 (August) National Congress of the Puntarenas Area, Jaco, Costa Rica

2007 (July) First  AO Course of Distraction Osteogenesis. Bogotá Colombia

2007 (July) Lecturer in the National Congress in San Carlos, Costa Rica

2007 (March) AO alumni

2006 (December) OA Craniomaxillofacial Principles Course. DAVOS, Swiss

2006 (July) Lecturer. ULACIT congress. San Jose, Costa Rica

2006 (May) First Place in the XII National Price of Investigation in Dentistry ACCO.  In clinical cases with ¨Trifocal Alveolar bone transport in a patient with a alveolar fissure secondary of a gun shoot trauma”

2005 (December) Oral and Maxillofacial MsC title of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá Colombia

2005 (Sept) “AO Symposium in Advanced Craniomaxillofacial Reconstruction” AO International, Congress. Centro de Conventions CAFAM. Bogotá, Colombia

2004 (Feb) II International Symposium of Dental Implantology, Nobel Direct. Nobel Biocare. Bogotá, Colombia

2003 (Sept) 3i Dental implants Course, Hospital Central de la Policía. Bogotá, Colombia

2002 (Oct) Tissue Engineering Lecture. Bogotá, Colombia

2001 (Sept) Organization and Direct Participation in the “THOUSAND SMILES INTERNATIONAL” program command by Dr. Jeffrey Moses and Suzanne McCormick (Loma Linda University), Kevin Smith (University of Oklahoma).

2001 (June) Join the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section of the Hospital Calderon Guardia in San José, Costa Rica

2001 (23 Mayo) First Place in the XII National Price of Investigation in Dentistry ACCO.  “Localization of the Substance P Neuropeptide in healthy teeth using inmunohistochemestry”

2001 (Feb) Board certified in Costa Rica in Costa Rica

2001 (Feb) Organization and Direct Participation in the “THOUSAND SMILES INTERNATIONAL” program command by Dr. Jeffrey Moses (Loma Linda University), Kevin Smith (Oklahoma), Dr. Kim (South Korea)

2001 (Jan) DDS Degree in the Latina University of Costa Rica

2000 (May) Course “Pediatric Maxillofacial  Surgery”. San José, Costa Rica

2000 (Jan) Research Fellow in the Oral Biology Department at the University of California in los Angeles (UCLA). Los Angeles, California, USA.

 1998 (Jan) Participation course: “Comprehensive Dentistry for the Elderly Patient” University Compultense of Madrid, Spain

1997 (Sept) IMS course  (Hu-Friedy)

Professional Lectures

Fernández AA. Distraction Osteogenesis for the Cranio Maxillofacial Skeleton. A comprehensive technique. Dental National Congress. San Carlos, Costa Rica, 2007

Fernández AA. Talero A. Arthrocentesis with adherences liberation of the TMJ as a therapeutic method for the internal derangements of the TMJ. Literature review and a case presentation. ACCO, 2007

Fernández AA, Orellana JC. Mandibular Hipomobility: 3 cases report and Literature review. ACCO, 2007

Fernández AA: Facial blocks for orofacial pain treatment in adult patients. Dental National Congress Cartago, Costa Rica.  April, 2007

Fernández AA. Vega OA. Trifocal bone transport for the closure of an alveolar palatine nasal and sinus fissure secondary a gun shoot in the face. A case Presentation and Literature review. National Investigation Congress. First place in case presentation modality. ACCO San Jose, 2006

Fernández AA: Management of the Medically Compromised Patient for Oral Surgery.  Dental National Congress. Herradura Hotel. San Jose,  March 2006

Fernández AA, Vaglio G: “Orthognatic Surgery Protocol in the Calderon Guardia Hospital”. Dental School, Javeriana University, Bogotá, Colombia. September 2005

Fernández AA, Vaglio G: “Maxillofacial Surgery in Costa Rica”. Cartago. May, 2005

Fernández AA: “Alveolar Bone Transport”. Dental School, Javeriana University. Bogotá, Colombia. September 2004

Fernández AA: “Orbital Abscess as an temporary tooth extraction complicaction. Case Report”. Dental School, Javeriana University. Bogotá, Colombia. June 2004

Fernández AA: “Orbital Trauma”. Medical School, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department. San Ignacio University Hospital. Bogotá, Colombia. September 2003

Fernández AA: “Distraction Osteogenesis”. Medical School, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department. San Ignacio University Hospital. Bogotá, Colombia. August 2003

Fernández AA: “Midface Pediatric Trauma”. Dental School, Villavicencio University. Villavicencio, Colombia. February 2003

Fernández AA: “Lip and Palate Clefts and the Craniofacial Embriology”. Medical School, Javeriana University. Bogotá, Colombia. February, 2002

Fernández AA: “Inmunoreactive Substance P identification in the dental pulp”. Latina University of Costa Rica. San José, Costa Rica. June, 2001

Fernández AA: “The use of Inmunohistochemestry in Dental Investigation”. Latina University of Costa Rica. San José, Costa Rica. May, 2001

Fernández AA: “Inmunoreactive Substance P identification in the dental pulp”. National Investigation Congress. First place in thesis modality. ACCO. Corobicí Hotel. San José, Costa Rica. May, 2001 

Publications
Fernández AA. Talero A. Arthrocentesis with adherences liberation of the TMJ as a therapeutic method for the internal derangements of the TMJ. Literature review and a case presentation. JACCO, 2007

Fernández AA, Orellana JC. Mandibular Hipomobility: 3 cases report and Literature review. JACCO, 2007

Fernández AA, Vaglio G. “Orthognatic Surgery Protocol in the Calderon Guardia Hospital”. 2005 (in press Asociación Colombiana de Cirugía Maxilofacial Journal)

Fernández AA. Vega OA Trifocal bone transport for the closure of an alveolar palatine nasal and sinus fissure secondary a gun shoot in the face. A case Presentation and Literature review. JACCO, 2006

Fernández AA, Hernández ME, Vaglio G, Barrientos S, Barboza G, Zúñiga S, Bustillo J.  COX-2 determination in the healthy tongue mucosa and tongue mucosa with epidermoid cancer. 2005 (Universitas Odontológica Journal)

Fernández AA. Localization of the Substance P in dental pulp of healthy human teeth by inmunohistochemestry. JACCO, vol 7 55-57, 2001

Languages     
Fluent in both Spanish and English languages

Professional Memberships       
American Academy of Implant Dentistry. www.aaid-implant.org
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.  www.aaoms.org
American Association of Cosmetic Surgery. www.cosmeticsurgery.org
Asociación Colombiana de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial. www.accomf.org
Asociación Latinoamericana de Traumatología Buco Maxilo Facial. www.accomf.org
AO Foundation. www.aofoundation.org
Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica. www.colegiodentistas.org
International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. www.iaoms.org