We have offices in Albany, Tifton, Thomasville, & Moultrie. Southwest Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery: Expert care for jaw, face, and mouth.
Southwest Georgia’s premier oral surgery office offering services such as wisdom teeth removal, dental implants, bone grafting, facial trauma, oral pathology, IV sedation, etc. Open every other Tuesday, phone lines available Mon-Thu at other locations.
11/10/2025
We are delighted to enter the holiday season and conclude a remarkable year! Thank you Elite Outdoor Lighting for assisting us in celebrating the most wonderful time of the year! 🎅🏻 🎄
Please remember we are collecting donations from now through the end of the year for the Albany Rescue Mission to help ensure that no one goes hungry through the holidays!
11/03/2025
We are excited to be joining forces with the Albany Rescue Mission to help feed the hungry during the holidays! From now until the end of the year, we will be accepting donations at our Albany location located at 620 Pointe North Blvd! Let’s see how many times we can fill this large box located at the front entrance!
Please feel free to share and our doors are open to anyone who would like to make a donation!
Below are the items needed to help keep Albany fed!
08/26/2025
✨WE HAVE WINNERS✨
Congratulations to our End of Summer Giveaway winners🌟
ALBANY - Joel North
THOMASVILLE - Shanna Bogeajis
TIFTON - Joe Alberson
MOULTRIE - Sarah Casterline
Winners, we will reach out to you today to see which location you would like to pick up your basket from!
A big THANK YOU to all of you who liked, shared and left a review, we appreciate everyone of you ✨
08/21/2025
Don’t forget about our end of summer giveaway! Like our page, share the original post, and leave a google review for one or all of our 4 locations- Albany, Thomasville, Tifton, Moultrie
Drawing will be Monday!!
08/19/2025
The end of summer is near, but not quite here☀️
We are launching our end of summer giveaway!
To participate, like our page, share this post, and leave a Google review for any of our four locations: Albany, Thomasville, Tifton, and Moultrie.
We will announce the winner on Monday, August 25th, just in time for Labor Day Weekend 🏖️
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Contact The Practice
Send a message to Southwest Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery:
2004-2008, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency
2000-2004, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, Doctor of Dental Medicine, DMD
1995-1999, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA, Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry, Scholar Athlete
Certification
ACLS Recertification 9/2017-9/2019
BLS Recertification 9/2017-9/2019
Board Certified 3/2011, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Diplomate #22554 – Licensed GA/USA
Research and Publications
Harris and R. Abdelsyad. “Trends of Oral Leukoplakia Based on Anatomic Sites; An Appraisal.” Submitted as an abstract for presentation at the Hinman Student Research Conference, Memphis, TN; October, 2003
Harris and R. Abdelsyad. “Diffuse Gingival Enlargement: The first Clinical Manifestation of Acute Monoblastic Leukemia.” 2003
Employment History
January, 2013/Present, Chief of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
May 1, 2010 / Present, Southwest Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, LLC
July 7, 2008/April 30, 2010, Northwest Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Assoc., PC
Scholarships, Honors and Leadership Positions
2003, Simon Eisenberg Scholarship, MCG
2000/2004, Dean’s List, MCG
1995/1999, Full Athletic Scholarship, CSU
1995, Hope Scholarship, Tuition, CSU
Professional Memberships
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
American Dental Association
Georgia Dental Association
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Southeastern Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Personal Interests
Enjoying quality time with family
Hunting, fishing and working out
Participating in local church activities