Franco Hernandez

Bio

Dr. Franco Hernandez was born and raised in Southern California. He graduated from the University of California, Riverside where he obtained a Bachelor’s in Economics, graduating with honors. He went on to complete his doctorate in dental surgery at the University of Southern California where he dedicated time as a selective student with emphasized training in the areas of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Anesthesia, and Public Health. Following graduation, he began his post-graduate training as an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery intern at Parkland Memorial Hospital / UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. He continued his training at Stanford University Medical Center where he completed a Dental Medicine, Oral & Maxillofacial clinical instructorship.

Dr. Hernandez treats a variety of conditions, including: odontogenic infection, dentoalveolar trauma, edentulism, non-malignant oral lesions, benign cysts/tumor of the maxilla/mandible, osteonecrosis of the maxilla/mandible, TMJ disorders, and orofacial pain. He routinely performs surgical dental extractions, dental implant surgeries, removal of 3rd molars (“wisdom teeth”), bone grafting, excision of benign maxillary/mandibular cysts, and management of TMJ disorders as well as orofacial pain. As a hospital dentist, he performs medically necessary dental surgery in the context of extensive cardiac disease, major organ failure/transplant cases, major systemic disease, cancer therapy, and orthopedic surgery. As an dental oncologist, he specializes in dental surgery prior to, during, and following head & neck radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

Clinical Focus

• Dentoalveolar Surgery
• Dental Implants
• Dental Oncology
• Oral Pathology
• Orofacial Pain
• Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
• Dentistry

Academic Appointments

• Clinical Instructor, Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Administrative Appointments

• Clinical Instructor, Stanford University Medical Center - Section of Dental Medicine & Surgery (2022 - Present)
• Adjunct Clinical Instructor, University of Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry (2022 - Present)

Professional Education

• Fellowship: Stanford Health Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Fellowship (2022) CA
• Internship, University of Texas at Southwestern - Dallas, TX, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (2021)
• Doctor of Dental Surgery, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC - Los Angeles, CA, Dentistry (2020)
• Bachelor’s of Arts, University of California, Riverside, Economics (2015)