Daniel Petrisor, D.M.D., M.D., FACS

  • Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry
  • Director, Oncologic and Head and Neck Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry

Biography

Dr. Daniel Petrisor is a board-certified surgeon with training in:

Dr. Petrisor has a special interest in treating patients with benign (not cancerous) and malignant (cancerous) tumors of the head and neck. He is part of a team of doctors, dentists, nurses, nutritionists, therapists and social workers who provide the latest in complete treatments for head and neck cancers.

His training includes:

  • A dental degree from Oregon Health & Science University.
  • A medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.
  • A residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas.
  • A fellowship in head and neck surgery and microvascular reconstructive surgery at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport.
  • A fellowship in microvascular reconstructive surgery at the University of Florida-Jacksonville.
  • Training in reconstructing complex deformities of hard and soft tissues.

His advanced training lets him use a patient’s own tissues for reconstructive surgery at the same time as their cancer surgery.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • D.M.D., 2003, Oregon Health & Science University
    • M.D., 2006, University of  Texas Southwestern

  • Residency

    • University of Texas Southwestern/Parkland Memorial Hospital, 2009

  • Fellowship

    • Oral, head and neck oncologic and reconstructive surgery, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA, 2009-2010
    • Microvascular reconstructive surgery, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 2010-2011

Publications

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Publications

  • Impact of the “July effect” in head and neck microvascular reconstruction

    World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
    1. Emma De Ravin
    2. Austin C. Cao
    3. Ryan M. Carey
    4. Zachary Elliott
    5. Marah Sakkal
    6. Allison Slijepcevic
    7. Daniel Petrisor
    8. Farshid Taghizadeh
    9. Jason G. Newman
    10. Joseph Curry
    11. Mark K. Wax
    12. Steven B. Cannady

  • Free flap reconstruction following head and neck trauma

    Head and Neck
    1. Larissa Sweeny
    2. Anne C. Kane
    3. Carissa M. Thomas
    4. Neal Futran
    5. Joseph M. Curry
    6. Andrés M. Bur
    7. G. Nina Lu
    8. Aishwarya Shukla
    9. Hunter Skoog
    10. Jaime A. Pena Garcia
    11. Angela E. Alnemri
    12. Rahul Alapati
    13. Michael DiLeo
    14. Andrew Fuson
    15. Kenneth Tan
    16. Farshid Taghizadeh
    17. Gina D. Jefferson
    18. Daniel Petrisor
    19. Mark K. Wax

  • Long-Term Complications in Patient-Specific Plates for Maxillary Reconstruction

    Head and Neck
    1. Skylar Trott
    2. Sara Yang
    3. Zoey Morton
    4. Mackenzie Sautter
    5. Gavin Young
    6. Alexandra Hoffman
    7. Daniel Petrisor
    8. Srinivasa Chandra
    9. Mark K. Wax

  • Long-Term Plate Complications in Patient-Specific Plates Utilizing Computer-Aided Design

    Laryngoscope
    1. Sara Yang
    2. Zoey Morton
    3. Mackenzie Sautter
    4. Gavin Young
    5. Daniel Petrisor
    6. Srinivasa R. Chandra
    7. Mark K. Wax

  • Association of Head and Neck Anatomic Zones with Microvascular Reconstruction Outcomes

    Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine
    1. Emma De Ravin
    2. Louis Xavier Barrette
    3. Ryan M. Carey
    4. Allison Slijepcevic
    5. Daniel Petrisor
    6. Farshid Taghizadeh
    7. Zachary Elliott
    8. Karthik Rajasekaran
    9. Ara C. Chalian
    10. Robert M. Brody
    11. Jason G. Newman
    12. Rabie M. Shanti
    13. Joseph Curry
    14. Mark K. Wax
    15. Steven B. Cannady

  • Clinical outcomes following intraoperative pedicle disruption in fibula free flaps

    Head and Neck
    1. Jonathan Jelmini
    2. Allison A. Slijepcevic
    3. Urjeet Patel
    4. Larissa Sweeny
    5. Patrik Pipkorn
    6. Yadro Ducic
    7. Justine Moe
    8. Amy Pittman
    9. Karthik Rajasekaran
    10. Jason Diaz
    11. Carissa Thomas
    12. Patrick Byrne
    13. Jason Rich
    14. Akina Tamaki
    15. Liana Puscas
    16. Daniel Petrisor
    17. Mark K. Wax

  • Does Immediate Long-Span Nerve Allograft Reconstruction Affect the Incidence of Chronic Postsurgical and Neuropathic Pain in the Reconstructed Mandible Following Resection for Benign and Malignant Disease

    Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
    1. John R. Zuniga
    2. Roderick Y. Kim
    3. Michael Miloro
    4. Daniel Petrisor
    5. Hisham Marwan
    6. Simon Young
    7. María F. Hernández-Nuño de la Rosa
    8. Timothy Neal
    9. S. Loren Moles
    10. Nicholas Callahan
    11. Bryan Rogers
    12. James C. Melville
    13. Omar Ahmed
    14. Daniel Oreadi
    15. Hillary Creed

  • Factors Impacting Discharge Destination Following Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstruction

    Laryngoscope
    1. Larissa Sweeny
    2. Allison Slijepcevic
    3. Joseph M. Curry
    4. Ramez Philips
    5. Caroline A. Bonaventure
    6. Michael DiLeo
    7. Adam J. Luginbuhl
    8. Meghan B. Crawley
    9. Kelsie M. Guice
    10. Eleanor McCreary
    11. Michelle Buncke
    12. Daniel Petrisor
    13. Mark K. Wax

  • Impact of smoking on donor site following rectus flap harvest for head and neck reconstruction

    American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
    1. Mac Kenzie Reece
    2. Tyler L. Langenfeld
    3. Kaitlynne Y. Pak
    4. Mark K. Wax
    5. Kenneth Tan
    6. Allison Slijepcevic
    7. Dan Petrisor
    8. Mohamedkazim Alwani
    9. R. Michael Johnson
    10. Yadranko Ducic
    11. Sameep P. Kadakia

  • Management of the Failing Flap

    Seminars in Plastic Surgery
    1. Allison A. Slijepcevic
    2. Sara Yang
    3. Daniel Petrisor
    4. Srinivasa R. Chandra
    5. Mark K. Wax

  • Outcomes of Cranioplasty Reconstructions

    Laryngoscope
    1. Allison A. Slijepcevic
    2. Brian Scott
    3. Gabriela L. Lilly
    4. Gavin Young
    5. Farshid Taghizadeh
    6. Ryan Li
    7. Daniel Petrisor
    8. Patrik Pipkorn
    9. Jason Rich
    10. Ryan Jackson
    11. Mark K. Wax
    12. Sidharth Puram

  • Post-operative Outcomes in Pediatric Patients Following Facial Reconstruction With Fibula Free Flaps

    Laryngoscope
    1. Allison A. Slijepcevic
    2. Mark K. Wax
    3. Matthew Hanasono
    4. Yadranko Ducic
    5. Daniel Petrisor
    6. Carissa M. Thomas
    7. Yelizaveta Shnayder
    8. Kiran Kakarala
    9. Patrik Pipkorn
    10. Sidharth V. Puram
    11. Jason Rich
    12. Rod Rezaee
    13. Amy Pittman
    14. Scott Troob

  • Age and Comorbidities Impact Medical Complications and Mortality Following Free Flap Reconstruction

    Laryngoscope
    1. Larissa Sweeny
    2. Joseph M. Curry
    3. Meghan B. Crawley
    4. Michael DiLeo
    5. Caroline A. Bonaventure
    6. Adam J. Luginbuhl
    7. Kelsie M. Guice
    8. Farshid Taghizadeh
    9. Eleanor McCreary
    10. Michelle Buncke
    11. Daniel Petrisor
    12. Mark K. Wax

  • Functional proteomics of patient derived head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells reveal novel applications of trametinib

    Cancer Biology and Therapy
    1. Myles Vigoda
    2. Chase Mathieson
    3. Nathaniel Evans
    4. Carolyn Hale
    5. Jennifer Jennings
    6. Olivia Lucero
    7. Sophia Jeng
    8. Daniel Bottomly
    9. Daniel Clayburgh
    10. Peter Andersen
    11. Ryan Li
    12. Daniel Petrisor
    13. Jeffrey W. Tyner
    14. Shannon McWeeney
    15. Molly Kulesz-Martin

  • Impact of preoperative and intraoperative management on outcomes in osteoradionecrosis requiring free flap reconstruction

    Head and Neck
    1. Erica Mayland
    2. Joseph M. Curry
    3. Mark K. Wax
    4. Carissa M. Thomas
    5. Brian P. Swendseid
    6. Alexandra E. Kejner
    7. Joshua J. Kain
    8. Steven B. Cannady
    9. Brett A. Miles
    10. Michael DiLeo
    11. Caitlin McMullen
    12. Kendall Tasche
    13. Rocco M. Ferrandino
    14. Juliana Sarwary
    15. Daniel Petrisor
    16. Larissa Sweeny

  • Osteocutaneous Radial Forearm Free Flap Fixed to a Prior Osteocutaneous Free Flap

    Laryngoscope
    1. Kristen Kraimer
    2. Vivek Pandrangi
    3. Jennifer Bruening
    4. Daniel Petrisor
    5. Mark K. Wax

  • Perioperative Topical Antisepsis and Surgical Site Infection in Patients Undergoing Upper Aerodigestive Tract Reconstruction

    JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
    1. Ahmed Sam Beydoun
    2. Kevin Koss
    3. Tyson Nielsen
    4. Andrew James Holcomb
    5. Priscilla Pichardo
    6. Nicholas Purdy
    7. Aaron L. Zebolsky
    8. Chase M. Heaton
    9. Caitlin P. Mcmullen
    10. Jessica A. Yesensky
    11. Michael G. Moore
    12. Neerav Goyal
    13. Joshua Kohan
    14. Mirabelle Sajisevi
    15. Kenneth Tan
    16. Daniel Petrisor
    17. Mark K. Wax
    18. Alexandra E. Kejner
    19. Zain Hassan
    20. Skylar Trott
    21. Andrew Larson
    22. Jeremy D. Richmon
    23. Evan M. Graboyes
    24. C. Burton Wood
    25. Ryan S. Jackson
    26. Patrik Pipkorn
    27. Jennifer Bruening
    28. Becky Massey
    29. Sidharth V. Puram
    30. Joseph Zenga

  • Management of the Acute Loss of a Free Flap to the Head and Neck—A Multi-institutional Review

    Laryngoscope
    1. Adam Bender-Heine
    2. Larissa Sweeny
    3. Joseph M. Curry
    4. Daniel Petrisor
    5. Gavin Young
    6. Jeffrey Hyzer
    7. Taylor Cave
    8. Ryan Li
    9. Steven Cannady
    10. Brett Miles
    11. Mark K. Wax

  • Microvascular Reconstruction of Osteonecrosis

    Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)
    1. Larissa Sweeny
    2. Erica Mayland
    3. Brian P. Swendseid
    4. Joseph M. Curry
    5. Alexandra E. Kejner
    6. Carissa M. Thomas
    7. Joshua J. Kain
    8. Steve B. Cannady
    9. Kendall Tasche
    10. Eben L. Rosenthal
    11. Michael DiLeo
    12. Adam J. Luginbuhl
    13. Hailey Theeuwen
    14. Juliana R. Sarwary
    15. Daniel Petrisor
    16. Mark K. Wax

  • Outcomes of Venous End-to-Side Microvascular Anastomoses of the Head and Neck

    Laryngoscope
    1. Matthew Stewart
    2. Perry Hammond
    3. Ishani Khatiwala
    4. Brian Swendseid
    5. Farshid Taghizadeh
    6. Daniel Petrisor
    7. Tingting Zhan
    8. Richard Goldman
    9. Adam Luginbuhl
    10. Ryan Heffelfinger
    11. Larissa Sweeny
    12. Mark K. Wax
    13. Joseph M. Curry

  • Simultaneous maxillary and mandibular reconstruction with a single Osteocutaneous fibula free flap

    Microsurgery
    1. Natalie A. Krane
    2. Adam Fagin
    3. Tamer A. Ghanem
    4. Steven B. Cannady
    5. Daniel Petrisor
    6. Mark K. Wax

  • Venous Flow Coupler in Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstruction

    Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)
    1. Scott H. Troob
    2. Quinn Self
    3. Deniz Gerecci
    4. Macgregor Hodgson
    5. Javier González-Castro
    6. Daniel Petrisor
    7. Mark K. Wax

  • Advances in Oromandibular Reconstruction with Three-Dimensional Printing

    Facial Plastic Surgery
    1. Adam Bender-Heine
    2. Daniel Petrisor
    3. Mark K. Wax

  • Factors impacting successful salvage of the failing free flap

    Head and Neck
    1. Larissa Sweeny
    2. Joseph Curry
    3. Meghan Crawley
    4. Taylor Cave
    5. Matthew Stewart
    6. Adam Luginbuhl
    7. Ryan Heffelfinger
    8. Howard Krein
    9. Daniel Petrisor
    10. Adam Bender-Heine
    11. Mark K. Wax

  • Head and neck free flap survival when requiring interposition vein grafting

    Oral Oncology
    1. Nolan B. Seim
    2. Matthew Old
    3. Daniel Petrisor
    4. William Thomas
    5. Akash Naik
    6. Alia J. Mowery
    7. Stephen Kang
    8. Ryan Li
    9. Mark K. Wax