Daniel A. Hammer, DDS, FACD, FACS

Dr. Hammer is a board-certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with a certificate of added qualification in Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery.  After completing his dental education at the University of the Pacific, he completed his residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Most recently, he completed his fellowship at John Peter Smith Hospital. He is currently the Chief of the Division of Oral, Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD). Dr. Hammer was selected by the Navy Surgeon General as the 2022 Henry Jackson Foundation Navy Hero of Military Medicine for the establishment of the NMCSD Maxillofacial Restoration Platform and continued to pioneer maxillofacial reconstructive techniques to enhance patient outcomes. Dr. Hammer was the Founding Chair of the Osteo Science Foundation’s Vanguard Committee. Currently, Dr. Hammer is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University and Voluntary Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology and Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the UCSD School of Medicine.