Thomas Cullen Harper, II, DMD

Head and neck oncology; head and neck pathology; benign jaw tumors; microvascular reconstructive surgery; bone marrow stem cells; bone regeneration; wound healing; head and neck reconstruction; oral dysplasia

Dr. Harper is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon with additional fellowship training in head and neck oncologic surgery and microvascular reconstruction. He has been appointed as an assistant professor in the division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Jackson Hospital System. His clinical practice includes pathology and trauma with a focus on benign and malignant pathology and reconstructive microvascular surgery. 

His research focuses include enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols following head and neck reconstructive surgery, survival outcomes-based research for head and neck cancer patients, soft and hard tissue regeneration/ wound healing, tissue engineering. He is involved in several organizations, including AAOMS, IAOMS, AACMFS, AO CMF, and AHNS.