Dr. Samuel J. McKenna completed his medical degree and residency at Vanderbilt and has been contributing since then as a faculty member, former director of the Oral Surgery Residency, and, as of June 2008, as professor and chairman of the department.

Dr. McKenna's research has included areas such astemporomandibular jointsurgery,oral manifestation of systemic disease, and virtual surgical planning in the management of skeletal facial deformities. He is an invited lecturerin the dental and medical communities at Vanderbilt and beyond.

The Vanderbilt Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery provides comprehensive services in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of congenital, developmental, and acquired deformities and diseases of the oral cavity, jaws, and facial region.