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Headshot of Dr. Carissa Thomas, MD (Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology) in white medical coat, 2019.

Harnessing the oral microbiome to treat OSCC

Alarmingly, oral cancer is becoming more common in young people with no risk factors, and it is possible these patients will experience worse outcomes. Over the next 10 years, the…

Arrasmith Warren

Featured donor: Warren Arrasmith, DMD

In the course of a career that has included military service, private practice, teaching and leadership at some of the top OMS academic programs in the United States, Dr. Warren…

GIVE-ing back in the Philippines

When Dr. Scott Davis accepted Dr. Robert Flint’s invitation to serve with the Philippine American Group of Educators and Surgeons (PAGES) in early 2023, financing his travel was a big…

Volunteer Spotlight: Dr. Sandy Ratner, Committee on Humanitarian Programs

Dr. Sanford (Sandy) Ratner’s personal mission as an OMS has always been to improve the lives of others as a teacher and a surgeon. In his 35-year career, Dr. Ratner…

2022 Annual Meeting Award Winners

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2022 OMS Foundation Awards, who were recognized onstage at the 2022 AAOMS Annual Meeting Opening Ceremony. Torch Award Photo: Mr. William C. Passolt The…

2022 Luncheon Bob Breck

Alliance Committee gets the good times rolling in New Orleans

The OMS Foundation Alliance celebrated its 28th year with good times and high-impact fundraising in New Orleans, La., raising more than $16,000 for the Foundation’s Global Initiative for Volunteerism and…

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Faculty Lunch & Learn draws a crowd

In keeping with its commitment to support the specialty’s academic sector, the OMS Foundation hosted a free Lunch & Learn for OMS faculty at the 2022 AAOMS Annual Meeting. With…

2022 AAOMS Annual Meeting Logo

Legacy, OMSFIRE donors step up in New Orleans

Buoyed by an influx of new recruits to the cause, the Louisiana Pavilion of The National WWII Museum was near capacity during the OMS Foundation’s R.V. Walker Donor Recognition Reception…

Protecting the best specialty in the world

Helen and I were raised in families where education was considered the most important gift you could offer your children, and we believe research is a key component of education.…

Philbert Rawle

Foundation Board welcomes Dr. Rawle F. Philbert

The OMS Foundation welcomed Rawle F. Philbert, DDS, FACS, to its Board of Directors in October, filling a vacancy left by retiring Director Thomas P. Williams, DDS, MD, FACS. Dr.…