Educational and Professional Background
San Diego State University, BA, Mathematics, 1979
Harvard School of Dental Medicine, DMD, 1984
Harvard Medical School, MD, 1986
While at San Diego State University, Dr. Freymiller received the Outstanding Graduate Award in Mathematics and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. At the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, he received the John E. Thayer Scholarship Award, the Roy Greep Award for Excellence in the Basic Sciences, and the Silver Award for Scholastic Excellence. He graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society. After graduation, he entered the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital , where he earned the MD degree from Harvard Medical School and completed one and a half years of general surgery residency in addition to completing the oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program. Dr. Freymiller came to UCLA as a full-time faculty member in the Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 1989. He was appointed Director of the Postdoctoral Residency Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 1991. In 1995,he assumed the additional role of Chairman of the Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for the UCLA School of Dentistry, and Chief of the Dental Service for the UCLA Medical Center . Dr. Freymiller is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Research/Creative Activities
Dr. Freymiller’s interest lies in the area of wound healing, specifically with respect to improving the success of bone grafting procedures. He has 25 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has received grant support for his research from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, the American Fund for Dental Health, and the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation.
Patient Care Activities
Dr. Freymiller is very active in patient care. In addition to supervising resident and student patient care, he treats private patients through the intramural oral and maxillofacial surgery practice at UCLA.
Courses taught
Predoctoral Didactic Courses:
Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, DS463s, Course Chair
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery II, DS463b, Invited Lecturer
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery III, DS463c, Invited Lecturer
Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery IV, DS434a, Invited Lecturer
Clinical Evaluation III, CJT401c, Invited Lecturer
Predoctoral Clinical Courses:
3rd Year Clinical Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, CL403a,b,c,s
4th Year Clinical Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, CL404a,b,c,s
Postdoctoral Didactic Courses:
Physical Diagnosis for the Dental Resident, DS 300.04s, Course Chair
Medical Emergencies for the Dental Resident, DS 300.01s, Course Chair
Orthognathic Surgery Conference, DS308.10a,b,c,s, Attending
Dental Service Teaching Rounds, DS300.30a,b,c,s, Attending
Postdoctoral Clinical Courses:
Clinical Attending for residents in the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic and the operating rooms of the UCLA Medical Center.
Professional memberships and activities:
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Academy of Osseointegration
Recent Publications
Freymiller EG, Aghaloo TL: Platelet-Rich Plasma: Ready or Not? J Oral Maxillofac Surg . 2004 Apr; 65(4).
Soo C, Beanes SR, Hu FY, Zhang X, Dang C, Chang G, Wang Y, Nishimura I, Freymiller E, Longakar MT , Lorenz HP, Ting K: Ontogenetic transition in fetal wound transforming growth factor-beta regulation correlates with collagen organization. Am J Pathol . 2003 Dec;163(6):2459-76.
Friedlander AH, Freymiller EG: Detection of radiation-accelerated atherosclerosis of the carotid artery by panoramic radiography. A new opportunity for dentists. J Am Dent Assoc . 2003 Oct;134(10):1361-5.
Aghaloo TL, Moy PK , Freymiller EG: Investigation of platelet-rich plasma in rabbit cranial defects: A pilot study. J Oral Maxillofac Surg . 2002 Oct;60(10):1176-81.
Soo C, Sayah DN, Zhang X, Beanes SR, Nishimura I, Dang C, Freymiller E, Ting E: The identification of novel wound-healing genes through differential display. Plast Reconstr Surg . 2002 Sep 1;110(3):787-97.
Roumanas ED, Freymiller EG, Chang TL, Aghaloo T, Beumer J III: Implant-retained prostheses for facial defects: an up to 14-year follow-up report on the survival rates of implants at UCLA. Int J Prosthodont . 2002 Jul-Aug;15(4):325-32
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