Positions
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Associate Professor of Oncology
- Director, Maxillofacial Prosthetics
- Chief – Department of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Prosthetics
- Department of Oral Oncology
Background
Education and Training
- DDS - Columbia University, New York, NY
- MS - Columbia University, New York, NY
Residency
- Prosthodontics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowship
- Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Bronx Veteran Administration Medical Center, Bronx, NY
- Nobel Biocare Implant fellowship, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
Board Certification
- Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics
Professional Memberships
- Fellow, American College of Prosthodontists
- Fellow, American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics
Honors & Awards
- Barron award for excellence in maxillofacial prosthetics, American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics
- Faculty teaching award, Columbia University School of Dental & Oral Surgery
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Publications
Frias V, Craniofacial implants in a failed autologous reconstruction of microtia: a case report. Int. J. Impl. Dent. 2021 7:55
Frias V, Hsu L. 3D printed facial prosthetics with a silicone veneer technique. J. Prosthet Dent 2023 Feb 7
Su YR, Ganry L, Frias V et al. Fibula flap reconstruction for the mandible: Why is it still the workhorse? Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2023 Sep;31(2):121-127
Frias V, Al-Afif A, Markiewicz M. Immediate fibula free flap after maxillectomy with simultaneous full arch dental implant supported prosthetic rehabilitation of the midface and mandible: The “super reconstruction concept.” J. Craniofac Surg. 2023 Oct1,34(7):2153-2156
Lee KC, Frias V, Best DL, Ozturk C, Markiewicz M. Bimaxillary Immediate Prosthetic rehabilitation using a custom subperiosteal implant for the severely atrophic maxilla with free flap reconstruction of an ablated mandibular defect J Craniofac Surg 2024 Feb20