Jie Yang

Biography

Dr. Jie Yang is Professor and Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology at School of Dentistry and Professor of Radiology at School of Medicine. He also serves as Vice Chair of Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Medicine, and Surgery. Dr. Yang earned his first dental degree in Shanghai, China and DMD at Temple University. He went through two well-structured oral and maxillofacial radiology specialty programs, one at Peking University, former Beijing Medical University, and another at University of Iowa. He became a diplomate of American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology in 1996. Currently, Dr. Yang serves as President of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (AAOMR). He is President-elect of International Association of Dento-Maxillo-Facial Radiology (IADMFR). Dr. Yang served as North American Regional Director and Board Member of IADMFR from 2005-2015. He was a Vice President and Co-Chair of Scientific Program Committee of the 16th Congress of IADMFR. He has served as the Councilor for Educational Affairs and Chair of the Position Paper Committee of AAOMR. He was the Official Representative of AAOMR to the American Dental Association’s Standards Committee from 2003-2012. Dr. Yang has more than 150 publications (peer-reviewed articles and research abstracts). Many of them were published in prestigious dental and radiology journals, such as American Journal of Neuroradiology, Investigative Radiology, Radiology, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology (OOOO), and Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. He has supervised many international visiting scholars and lectured worldwide. He is an editorial board member and reviewer of OOOO and many other professional dental and radiology journals.

Research Interest

Oral Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology.