Division Chief - Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Overview

One Brooklyn Health (OBH) — comprising Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Interfaith Medical Center, and Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center — is seeking an accomplished oral and maxillofacial surgeon to serve as Division Chief of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery within the Department of Dental Medicine & Oral Maxillofacial Surgery. This is a distinguished leadership opportunity for a surgeon-educator committed to clinical excellence, academic medicine, and advancing surgical care for one of New York City's most diverse and underserved communities.

The Division Chief will provide strategic, clinical, and administrative leadership for the OMS division across the OBH system, overseeing a comprehensive scope of oral and maxillofacial surgical services in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The role carries significant responsibility for the OMS Residency Program and for interdisciplinary surgical collaboration across the hospital system. OBH operates on Epic Wisdom, providing a fully integrated electronic health record environment supporting clinical documentation, care coordination, and quality reporting across all three campuses.

About One Brooklyn Health

OBH is a safety-net health system anchored in Brooklyn, New York, providing comprehensive medical and dental services to underserved and vulnerable populations. OBH is committed to clinical excellence, graduate education, and community health equity. The Department of Dental Medicine & Oral Maxillofacial Surgery provides comprehensive dental services by a team of general dentists and board certified / board eligible dental specialists including oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, endodontics, periodontics, orthodontics, dental anesthesiology, and oral pathology. The department has Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) Residency Programs in General Practice, Pediatric Dentistry, and Oral Surgery.

Responsibilities

Clinical Leadership:

• Maintain an active surgical practice across OBH campuses, providing comprehensive oral and maxillofacial surgical care including dentoalveolar surgery, implant placement, management of oral pathology, facial trauma, orthognathic surgery, and head and neck oncologic procedures
• Provide 24/7 on-call surgical coverage and oversight for OMS emergencies across the OBH system
• Serve as the primary OMS consultant for complex inpatient cases, trauma activations, and interdisciplinary surgical management
• Lead quality assurance and morbidity and mortality review for the OMS division
• Ensure compliance with hospital credentialing, privileging, infection control, patient safety, and all applicable regulatory and accreditation standards
• Utilize Epic Wisdom EHR for clinical documentation, operative reporting, and care coordination

Academic & Teaching:

• Provide direct oversight and leadership of the CODA-accredited OMS Residency Program, including curriculum development, resident evaluation, and program accreditation compliance
• Recruit, mentor, and develop OMS residents and faculty
• Foster scholarly inquiry, evidence-based surgical practice, and a culture of continuous learning
• Support and promote research, publications, grant activity, case presentations, and continuing dental and medical education
• Maintain and strengthen academic affiliations with medical and dental school partners

Administrative & Strategic:

• Develop and execute a strategic vision for the OMS division aligned with OBH's system-wide priorities and the department's academic and clinical mission
• Recruit and retain high-quality OMS faculty, residents, and advanced practice providers
• Manage divisional budgets, productivity metrics, operative volume, and revenue cycle performance
• Identify opportunities for service line expansion, surgical technology investment, and program development
• Represent the OMS division on OBH Medical Staff committees, Surgical Quality Council, and system leadership forums
• Collaborate with hospital and departmental leadership on capital planning, operating room access, and perioperative strategy

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Qualifications

Education:

• DDS or DMD degree from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, required.
• MD degree a plus

Experience:

Knowledge and Skills:

• Track record of research, grant funding, or peer-reviewed publication
• Familiarity with Epic Wisdom or comparable enterprise EHR and surgical documentation platforms
• Understanding of New York State Medicaid, hospital-based dental billing, and surgical quality metrics
• Ability to fully utilize OBH's electronic record systems, equipment and other healthcare and billing systems relevant to this position

License/Certifications:

Physical Requirements:

• Position requires prolonged periods of standing, reaching, walking throughout the working day. 
• Position will be required to stoops, bends, lifts, carry items weighing up to 25 pounds.

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and can be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., site, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of One Brooklyn Health (OBH).

OBH is an equal opportunity employer, it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, military status, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability or handicap or other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.