CURRICULUM VITAE
RICHARD JOSEPH SORBERA, BS, DDS
Office:366 Broadway
Somerville, MA 02145
PRESENT POSTION:President
Richard J. Sorbera, DDS & Shibly D. Malouf, DDS, Inc.
Clinical Professor
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
EDUCATION:Boston College
College of Liberal Arts
Georgetown University
School of Dentistry
Washington, DC
POST - GRADUATETufts University School of Medicine and Dental Medicine
TRAINING:Graduate Division of Oral Surgery
INTERNSHIP:Boston City Hospital
Boston, MA
Internship in Oral Surgery
RESIDENCY:Senior Resident of Oral Surgery
Boston City Hospital
Boston, MA
TEACHING Senior Visiting Surgeon
EXPERIENCE:Boston City Hospital/Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA
Appointed Clinical Instructor of Oral Surgery
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Appointed Assistant Clinical Professor of
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
1983
Appointed Associate Clinical Professor of
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
1992
Appointed Clinical Professor of
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
1992- Present
MILITARY SERVICE:United State Navy
Lieutenant in Dental Corps
Chief Dental Officer
Mobil Construction Battalion, Number 7
SOCIETIES:Member - New England Society of Oral Surgeons
Member - Massachusetts Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Member - American Dental Association
Member - Massachusetts Dental Society (Middlesex District)
Member - American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
Member - American Society of Dentistry for Children
Member - American Trauma Society
ACADEMIC Diplomate: American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
SOCIETIES:Fellow: American Association of Qral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Fellow: American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
HOSPITAL STAFF Boston Medical Center
MEMBERSHIPS:Boston, MA
New England Medical Center
Boston, MA
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge Alliance
Cambridge, MA
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Medford, MA
HOSPITAL Somerville Hospital
APPOINTMENTS:Somerville, MA
Patient Care Committee, 1977
Patient Care Committee, 1978
Patient Care Committee, 1979
Continuing Education Committee, 1979
Quality Assurance Committee, 1981
Medical Board, 1982
Operating Room Committee, 1983
Operating Room Committee, 1984
Operating Room Committee, 1985
Surgical Day Care Committee, 1986-1988
Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA
Secretary
Department of Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryPresent
ACADEMIC AWARDS:Boston City Hospital
June 15, 1982
Department of Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
“Recognition of Distinguished Contributions in Patient Care and Education”
Boston City Hospital
Employee Recognition Service Award - 1988
Omicron Kappa Upsilon
XIXI Chapter
Honorary Dental Society
May 16, 1996
Boston City Hospital/Boston Medical Center Alumni Association
Kurt H. Thoma Award -1999
In recognition of selfless service and lifetime achievement in Education of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
APPOINTMENTS:Chairperson
Residents’ Evaluation Committee of Advanced Education Program
in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Boston University School of
Graduate Dentistry and.Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
1987 - Present
Chairperson
Residents’ Evaluation Committee of Advanced Education Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
1997 - Present
Massachusetts Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Office Anesthesia Evaluation Examiner
1983 - Present
Massachusetts Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Anesthesia Committee
1983 - 1985
PUBLICATIONS:“Carcinoma of the Prostate Metastatic to the Orofacial Region and Mandible” Published in the British Journal of Oral Surgery, November, 1966. Volume 4,
Number 2
“Cutis Laxa: Report of Case”
Published in the Journal of Oral Surgery
March, 1971, Volume 29
INTERESTS:Friends of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Present
Metropolitan Opera Guild
Present
Opera Company of Boston
Present
Celebrity Series
1978 - 1995
Museum of Fine Arts
1982- Present
Friends of Egyptian Art
1984- Present
Board of Trustees of Beacon Chamber Soloists
1983 -1985
Archaeological Institute of America
1985 - Present