SHAHID R. AZIZ DMD MD FACS FRCSEd
President & Founder
Shahid Aziz is a Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Rutgers University, is a Diplomat of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also a Visiting Professor of Surgery, East West University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is one of only 6 American trained OMS to be inducted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, and one of only two OMS who are members of the Society of University Surgeons. Shahid is an Attending Surgeon at University Hospital in Newark, NJ, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, NJ, Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in New Brunswick, NJ, St. Peters University Hospital in New Brunswick NJ, Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ, and Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, NJ.
He is a graduate of the Lawrenceville School and Rutgers College. Shahid received his dental degree from Harvard University School of Dental Medicine and his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his general surgery and oral/maxillofacial surgery training at New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center.
He has authored or co-authored over 50 peer reviewed journal articles and 19 book chapters. Shahid’s clinical area of expertise includes facial trauma and reconstruction and orthognathic surgery. He currently serves as President of the New Jersey Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and Chairman of the Section of Dentistry and Oral Health of the New York Academy of Medicine.
Shahid Aziz is the co-founder and President of the NJ based non-profit Smile Bangladesh. A 1st generation Bangladeshi-American, Shahid has been leading a small team of surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses to Bangladesh since 2006. To date, he has lead 23 surgical missions to Bangladesh and provided free surgery to about 1500 children and adults with cleft lip and palate deformities.
In 2006 Dr. Aziz received the prestigious Faculty Educator Award from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS). Dr. Aziz is also the 2017 recipient of AAOMS Humanitarian Award for his charitable work in Bangladesh and in global surgery.
He is a graduate of the Lawrenceville School and Rutgers College. Shahid received his dental degree from Harvard University School of Dental Medicine and his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his general surgery and oral/maxillofacial surgery training at New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center.
He has authored or co-authored over 50 peer reviewed journal articles and 19 book chapters. Shahid’s clinical area of expertise includes facial trauma and reconstruction and orthognathic surgery. He currently serves as President of the New Jersey Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and Chairman of the Section of Dentistry and Oral Health of the New York Academy of Medicine.
Shahid Aziz is the co-founder and President of the NJ based non-profit Smile Bangladesh. A 1st generation Bangladeshi-American, Shahid has been leading a small team of surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses to Bangladesh since 2006. To date, he has lead 23 surgical missions to Bangladesh and provided free surgery to about 1500 children and adults with cleft lip and palate deformities.
In 2006 Dr. Aziz received the prestigious Faculty Educator Award from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS). Dr. Aziz is also the 2017 recipient of AAOMS Humanitarian Award for his charitable work in Bangladesh and in global surgery.