Brief Professional Resume:
Following postgraduate study at Boston University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Dr. Lew was in private
practice in Quincy, Massachusetts, and Galesburg, Illinois. In 1983, Dr. Lew left private practice to become associate
professor and associate chairman, department of hospital dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS), University
of Missouri, Kansas City, and Truman Medical Canter, Kansas City, Missouri. In 1984, Dr. Lew became associate professor and
chief, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS), LSU medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana. He was promoted to
professor and chief of OMFS in 1991. From 1992 to 1999, Dr. Lew was professor and chairman, Department of OMFS, the University
of Iowa College of Dentistry, and head, Department of Hospital Dentistry, Division of OMFS, the University Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC).
In 2000, he was appointed professor, Department of Hospital Dentistry, Division of OMFS,
UIHC.
Teaching Responsibilities:
Dr. Lew is involved in clinical activities at the College of Dentistry's OMFS
clinic and also with the UI Hospitals and Clinics' oral and maxillofacial surgery hospital ward rounds, with both
graduate and undergraduate OMFS clinics.
Research Activities:
Dr. Lew's research has included the integration of 3D FCT and 3D MRI for the study of
the temporomandibular (TMJ) joint; the biomechanices of the TMJ using a 3-D finite element model; and determining the comparative
degree of osseointegration of titanium implants in autologous corticocancellous and pmcb grafts. Dr. Lew's primary interest has
been in the process and clinical application of tissue expansion.
National or International Professional Appointments and Activities:
Dr. Lew has been a member of the Professional
and Technical Advisory Committee for Ambulatory Health Care, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
(JCAHO); a member of JCAHO's Medical Staff Chapter Workgroup; a member of the American Dental Association's (ADA) Commission
on Dental Accreditation; and chairman of the ADA's Review Committee on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Lew is past president
of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) and a member of the Advisory Committee of the American
Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Lew also served as a member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Lew is a member of the Iowa State Board of Dental Examiners for anesthesia credentials. He is a member
of the Academy of Osseointegration, the American Association for Dental Research, the Midwestern Society of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgeons, the Iowa Dental Association, the American Trauma Society, the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association, the American
Dental Education Association, the American and International Associations of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Dental
Society of Anesthesiology, the Great Lakes Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, and
the Greater Kansas City Dental Society. Dr. Lew was elected to the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists,
and he is a fellow of the Dental Section of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
