IAOMS Foundation Fellowship Recipients

IAOMS Foundation Fellowship Program Recipients

Recognizing oral and maxillofacial surgeons advancing their training, strengthening patient care, and bringing specialized knowledge back to communities around the world.

The IAOMS Foundation Fellowship Program has supported oral and maxillofacial surgeons from around the world as they pursue advanced training in cleft lip and palate, craniofacial surgery, oncology, microvascular reconstruction, and related areas of specialty care.

These fellowships reflect the IAOMS Foundation’s commitment to expanding access to high-level surgical education and strengthening patient care across regions, institutions, and communities. Each recipient represents both individual excellence and the broader impact of investing in global OMS training.

Through fellowship training, the IAOMS Foundation helps surgeons expand their skills, learn from leading centers of excellence, and apply that knowledge to improve care in their home countries and beyond.

IAOMS Foundation Fellowship in Cleft Lip and Palate and Craniofacial Surgery

2025-2026

Gelana Garoma (Ethiopia)
Rakshya Shrestha (Nepal)

2024-2025

Mbadda Abboud (Israel)
Mohammed Al-Watary (China)#

2023-2024

Akinwaleola Akinlade (Nigeria)
Cagla Eroglu (Turkey)

2019-2020

Enkh-Orchlon Batbayar (Mongolia)
Francisco Rosado (Dominican Republic)

2018-2019

Dr. Sahar Nadel (Israel)

2017-2018

Dr. Amel Eltayeb (Sudan)

2016-2017

Dr. Ahmed Maki Merza (Iraq)

2014-2015

Dr. Laura Gabriela Gonzalez Valdez (Mexico)

2013-2014

Dr. Jillian Knips (Germany)

2012-2013

Dr. Su Yin Htun (Jamaica)

2010-2011

Dr. Sergio Ramirez Varela (Spain)

IAOMS Foundation Fellowship in Oncologic and Reconstructive Surgery

2025-2026

Abdo Mohamed (Yemen)
Yang Sha (Singapore)

2024-2025

Liyanaarachchige Jayasinghe (Sri Lanka)
Inigo Aragon Nino (Spain)

2023-2024*

Hussein Ali Abdulnabi (Iraq)
Claudio Huentequeo (Chile)

2019-2020

Bilal Msallem (Switzerland)
Wayne Manana (Zimbabwe)

2017-2018

Dr. Ankit Sharma (India)

2016-2017

Dr. Timothy Aladelusi (Nigeria)

2015-2016

Dr. Gyanendra Misra (India)

2013-2014

Dr. Santosh Kumar Yadav (Nepal)
Dr. Evagelos Kalfarentzos (Greece)

2012-2013

Dr. Ala Ammin (Norway)

2011-2012

Dr. Lorena F. Pingarron Martin (Spain)
Dr. Eyituoyo Martin Okoturo (Nigeria)
Dr. Nina Makovskaya (Russia)

2010-2011

Dr. Andrew Tjin-Chiew Ow (Singapore)
Dr. Rinku Kurian George (India)

*Original start was 2020-2021. Delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

# Fellowship to be determined due to visa restrictions.

KLS Martin Group Fellowship in Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery

2018-2019

Dr. Ilker Burgaz (Turkey)

2017-2018

Dr. Anand Gupta (India)

2016-2017

Dr. Ignacio Velasco Martinez (Puerto Rico)

2015-2016

Dr. Sandhya Gokavarapu (India)

2014-2015

Dr. Mohammed Hassan Aljezooli (Sudan)