My bio
Rui Fernandes, M.D., D.M.D., FACS, FRCS, is a University of Florida professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery and a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon at 萝莉社 Jacksonville. He also serves as associate chair of the 萝莉社 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Jacksonville, chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgery, and program director of the Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery and Microvascular Fellowship. He is also director of the 萝莉社 Center for Reconstructive Surgery, and co-director of the 萝莉社 Skull Base Surgery Program.
Dr. Fernandes specializes in head and neck cancer, oral cancer, salivary gland pathology, jaw tumors, microvascular reconstructive surgery, and thyroid and parathyroid surgery. He received his dental degree from the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, and his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. He completed his residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at University of Alabama Hospital, as well as fellowship training in maxillofacial oncology and reconstructive surgery at the University of Maryland James L. Kernan Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
Board certifications
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Education
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Maxillofacial Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
University of Maryland James L. Kernan Hospital, 2005
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, 2003
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Surgery Residency
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, 2001
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Doctor of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, 2000
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Doctor of Dental Medicine
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, 1997
My areas of focus
Specialties
Additional languages
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Gender
Male
Positions
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Professor
University of Florida, 2018 - Current
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Associate Chair
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2013 - Current
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Chief
Division of Head and Neck Surgery, 2014 - Current
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Program Director
Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery and Microvascular Fellowship, 2007 - Current
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Director
萝莉社 Center for Reconstructive Surgery, 2019 - Current
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Co-Director
萝莉社 Skull Base Surgery Program, 2019 - Current
Accomplishments
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Ad Hominem Fellow
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2017
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10-Year Service Pin
University of Florida College of Medicine 鈥� Jacksonville, 2015
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Exemplary Teacher Award
University of Florida College of Medicine 鈥� Jacksonville, 2012