Dr. Luis Vega is a board certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon. He earned his DDS degree from the University of Costa Rica and his OMS certificate from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Prior to establishing his private practice in Issaquah, WA, specializing in dental implantology and oral surgery, he dedicated 17 years to academia as a faculty member at the OMS Departments of the University of Florida in Jacksonville and Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville where he was the OMS Residency Program Director for 10 years. Dr. Vega has made significant academic contributions, editing several books on outpatient oral surgery anesthesia, reoperations, and controversies in oral and maxillofacial surgery. He also lent his expertise to numerous journal articles and book chapters, covering a wide spectrum of OMS areas. Nationally and internationally recognized, Dr. Vega has been a sought-after speaker, especially on topics related to complications in oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthognathic and obstructive sleep apnea surgery, TMJ alloplastic reconstruction and complex maxillofacial reconstruction utilizing zygomatic implants.
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Thursday, May 8, 2025
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM PT