Dr. A Rolson Sandeep Kumar is a reputed Maxillofacial Surgeon with 12 years of experience. He completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from Bapuji Dental College and Hospital Davangere., Master of Dental Surgery Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (MDS) from SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad Karnataka, Fellowship in CranioMaxillofacial surgery (FCFS) from Narayana Hrudayalaya Multispecialty Hospital & Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Center, Bangalore, India. Fellow of International Congress of Oral Implantology (FICOL), AOCMF, Fellowship in CranioMaxillogacial Surgery- AO foundation. UK.

Clinical Experience in Maxillofacial Surgery as a Trainee

During his postgraduate training in the Department of Maxillofacial surgery, Dr. Rolson gained experience in management Craniomaxillofacial trauma, Maxillofacial cancer, management of biopsies, cysts, pre-prosthetic surgery, Maxillofacial Implantology and was involved in the management of pre-operative and post-operative in-patients, acute emergencies in the casualty. Assisted 550 cases and performed cleft lip and palate, orthognathic and head and cancer surgery under guidance in the craniofacial unit in Dharwad -India.

Research Activities:

MDS dissertation Versatility of temporal island flap in reconstruction of facial defects: A retro prospective study.

Accepted by Rajiv Gandhi University in partial fulfillment of the requirements to the award of MDS in Maxillofacial Surgery.

Experience as a Senior Trainee in Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery:

He is trained in various areas of craniofacial surgery including comprehensive management of craniofacial anomalies, craniofacial syndromes, management of craniosynostosis, management of hypertelorism, cleft lipand palate, aesthetic surgical procedures, Advanced Trauma Management, Endoscope assisted CranioFacial surgery, TMJ Arthroscopy,

orthognatic surgery, Distraction Osteogenesis of CranioFacial Skeleton, Advanced Cranio Maxillofacial Implants, and Oral Surgical Oncology.

• Versatility of Temporal Flaps- A Review- 18th International Conference of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 14th - 18th Nov 2007, Bangalore
• Lip Adhesion in Closure of Bilateral Cleft Lip, Alveolus and Palate- 7^th National Conference of Indian Society of Cleft lip, Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies, 29th -2nd March 2008.
• Face bow transfer for orthognathic surgery at hands on skills workshop held at Narayan Hrudayalaya Hospitals. 2010

Poster Presentation

• Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma - 32nd National Conference of Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of India, 13th – 16th Dec 2006, Kolkata.

Advanced Training Programmes Attended

• 32nd National Conference of Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of india, 13th – 16th Dec 2006, Kolkata.
• “CDE in Cleft Lip and Palate Management” held at the K.L.E. Institute of Dental Science, 23rd of June 2007.
• CDE programme on “Correction of Secondary Deformities in Cleft Lip / Palate” held at Yenepoya Dental College, 14th July 2007.
• 2nd International Conference on Comprehensive Management of Oral Cancer 12th, 13th Nov 2007, Hubli
• 18th International Conference of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 14th - 18th Nov 2007, Bangalore
• 7th National Conference of Indian Society of Cleft lip, Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies.(29th -2nd March 2008.
• Triple “O” National Workshops on Maxillofacial Infection & Developmental Disorders, 4th- 5th June 2008.
• Indian Orthodontic Society mid Year Convention (In Conjunction with AOMSI), 2nd -3rd August 2008.
• AO CranioMaxillary Principles course – Nov 2-4 2008.
• American Heart Association -Basic Life Support course 27th to 28th July 2009.
• American Heart Association- Advanced Cardiovascular Life support course 27th to 28th July 2009.
• International Trauma Life Support course .12th September 2009.
• National conference on nanobiotechnology : Applications In Medicine. 28th to 30th November 2009.
• Bredent implant workshop, Bangalore.
• Symposium on Comprehensive Management Of Head And Neck Cancer. 10^th April 2010. India
• Workshop On Endoscopic And Open Surgical Approaches To Skull Base. 10^th to 12th December 2010.
• Translational cancer prevention and biomarkers workshop. 13th to 17^th February 2011. Banglore.
• Basic orthognathic skills hands –on workshop as faculty at Narayana Hrudalaya multispecialty hospital and Mazumdar shaw cancer center on 25th to 27th March 2011, Bangalore.
• AOCMF Advanced Innovations Symposium & Workshop On Technologic Advances in Head And Neck And CranioFacial Surgery. 8th to 11th December 2011, Banglore.
• First ICOI South Asian Impant Symposium. 13th, 14th and 15th, April 2012, Bangalore.
• 5th annual AOMSI AP state chapter conference held at GITAM dental college and hospital on 31st august and 1st September 2012, Visakhapatnam.
• 1st national symposium on cleft lip and palate held on 7th to 9th September 2012, Yenepoya university, Mangalore, Karnataka.
• AOCMF Neuro Interdisciplinary Seminar. 06 Oct 2012, Bangalore.
• AOCMF Advances Seminar on Congenital Craniofacial Deformity. 7th, 8th and 9th Dec 2012, Chennai, India.
• Welsh Specialty conference on CranioMaxillofacial Surgery in March 2013, Cardiff, UK.
• International conference on comprehensive cleft care in November 8th to 10^th 2013, Guwahati, Assam.
• Faceoff conference on Craniomaxillofacial surgery in April 10th to 12th 2014, Srinagar, Kashmir.
• Zygomatic Implants Hands on workshop held at Bapuji implant center, Bapuji dental college and hospital ,9th and 10th October 2014, Davangere, India

• Craniofacial / Maxillofacial / Faciomaxillary Trauma - Face Bone Fracture ( fracture of skull bones /bones around eye/ jaw bones)
• Management of craniofacial/Maxillofacial Anomalies ( birth defects involving face like abnormal head shape - Craniosynostosis , cleft lip & palate, Any abnormal shape of face, syndromes like Aperts syndrome, Cruzons syndrome
• Orthognathic surgery ( moving the jaw bones to correct it’s position)
• Orthognathic procedures for sleep apnea correction
• Chin correction
• Rhinoplasty ( nose job)
• Aesthetic procedures ( Blepharoplasty/ eye lid surgery, scar removal, cup ear & bat ear correction , ear lobe correction, jaw line correction, chin implants , cheek implants)
• TMJ ( Temporomandibular Joint /Jaw Joint) surgery. (reduced mouth opening, clicking joints)
• Ear Reconstruction
• Dental implants & Zygomatic implants