Updated Jan. 2012
Senior surgeon in the
OMFS department
Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Born – 1976, Israel.
Degree - DMD.
Board certified in O.M.F.S. since – 2011.
Telephone – +972 – 2 – 6776148.
E-mail – rnashef@hadassah.org.il
Academic education
2011-Today: Senior surgeon at the department of oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Hadassah medical center, Jerusalem, Israel.
2009-2010: Chief resident in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Massachusetts General Hospital. Harvard medical school. Boston, MA.
2008-2009: Junior resident at the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard medical school, Boston, MA.
2003-2005: Resident in the OMFS department, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
2003: DMD degree from the faculty of dentistry, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Israel.
Academic positions –
· Senior surgeon at the department of OMFS, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem. Israel.
· Senior surgeon at the clinic of sleep disordered breathing clinic, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem Israel.
Research interests –
· The impact of intra oral reference point on maxillary canting in orthognathic surgery.
· The need for advancement genioplasty, in orthognathic cases for the treatment of convex profiles, and its esthetic effect in the Israeli population.
· Bone density in the cortex of the Temporomandibular joint in patient with preauricular symptoms.
· Changes in airway measurements after mandibular advancement.
· Changes in Amylase values in acute sialoadenitis.
· Screening of Israeli population's facial and cervical CTs in search of Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients.
Recent publications (since 2003)
E. Regev, J. Lustman, R. Nashef: A traumatic teeth extractions in biphosponate treated patients. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008 Jun ;66 (6):1157-61
R. Nashef, T.B. Dodson.: Penetrating injuries to the face. A chapter in: Penetrating trauma: A practical guide on operative technique and peri-operative management. Editors: George C. Velmahos, Elias Degiannis and Dietrich Doll.
Cohen A, Laviv A, Berman P, Nashef R, Abu-Tair J.: Mandibular reconstruction using stereolithographic 3-dimensional printing modeling technology. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2009 Nov;108(5):661-6.