Biographical summary
John Nathan, M.D., D.D.S., M.Sc., is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon with a special interest in obstructive sleep apnea surgery, head and neck cancer and reconstructive surgery. He has completed fellowship training in sleep surgery, head and neck oncology, and microvascular reconstructive surgery.
His clinical focus includes:
- Sleep surgery including Inspire hypoglossal nerve stimulator, maxillomandibular advancement, maxillary expansion, nasal surgery, tonsillectomy, hyoid suspension, and pharyngoplasty
- Head and neck cancer
- Maxillofacial trauma and microvascular reconstructive surgery
- Jaw-in-a-day reconstructive surgery
- Orthognathic jaw surgery
Dr. Nathan earned his medical degree from the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Rochester, MN and his dental degree from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine in New York, NY. He completed his oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science and his sleep surgery and head and neck surgery fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. Dr. Nathan earned his Master of Science at the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Science in Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare. Dr. Nathan has published numerous scientific manuscripts on a multitude of topics pertaining to oral and maxillofacial surgery, head and neck oncology, and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
- Alveolar bone grafting
- Bone graft surgery
- Buccal fat pad flap
- Cancer rehabilitation
- Cancer treatment
- Chin surgery
- Cosmetic jaw surgery
- Craniofacial surgery
- Dental implant surgery
- Facial fracture repair
- Facial nerve rehabilitation
- Facial reconstruction
- Fibula free flap
- Flap surgery
- Free muscle transfer
- Glossectomy
- Head and neck cancer surgery
- Head and neck reconstruction
- Iliac crest bone graft
- Jaw surgery
- Mandibular reconstruction
- Maxillary reconstruction
- Maxillomandibular advancement surgery
- Microvascular reconstruction
- Microvascular surgery
- Minimally invasive cancer surgery
- Nasal septal reconstruction
- Nasal valve repair
- Neck dissection
- Neck surgery
- Nerve graft
- Nonunion surgery
- Nonvascularized bone graft
- Oral biopsy
- Oral cancer screening
- Oral surgery
- Orbital reconstruction
- Parotid gland surgery
- Parotidectomy
- Radial forearm free flap
- Reconstructive surgery
- Rhinoplasty
- Sentinel lymph node surgery
- Sentinel node biopsy
- Skin biopsy
- Skin cancer excision
- Skin cancer reconstruction
- Skin cyst removal
- Submandibular gland removal
- Temporalis flap
- Tracheostomy
- Trauma care
- Upper airway stimulation therapy
- Upper airway stimulation therapy evaluation
- Vascularized bone grafting
- Vermilionectomy
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2025
Fellowship - Sleep SurgeryUniversity of Michigan
- 2024
Basic Science MastersArtificl Intelgnce in Hlthcare, Programs in Rochester, Programs, Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2024
Fellowship - Head and Neck Oncology & Microvascular SurgeryUniversity of Michigan
- 2024
Master of Science - Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence in HealthcareMayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
- 2023
Fellowship - Head and Neck Oncology & Microvascular SurgeryUniversity of Florida
- 2023
Residency - Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryMayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2023
ResidentOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2020
MDMayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
- 2017
DDS - College of Dental MedicineColumbia University
- 2013
Bachelor of Science in BiologyBaylor University
Activities and honors