National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, announced the selection of AAOMS Fellow Jonathan E. Burke, DMD, as Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR).
As noted in the press release, Dr. Burke served as the Medical Director of an oral and maxillofacial consulting firm in Philadelphia at the time of his appointment. He previously served as Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, N.J., and concurrently held a Clinical Assistant Professor appointment at the Temple University School of Dentistry. Earlier in his career, Dr. Burke served as principal or co-investigator on research spanning TMJ pharmacology, implant devices and post-surgical pain management and has co-authored peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on craniofacial trauma, reconstruction and TMJ disorders. He received his doctorate in dental medicine from Temple University and completed his residency there as well.
NIDCR is one of the 27 institutes and centers of NIH and is focused on leading scientific research on dental, oral and craniofacial health and disease. Dr. Burke attended the AAOMS Annual Meeting in Seattle and spoke with members of the OMS research community about key areas of focus for the agency.
