Meet Dr. Max Kernizan

Board-Certified Oral Surgeon

Max Kernizan DMD, a New Jersey native, completed his undergraduate education at Philadelphia University, graduating Magna Cum Laude. Following college, Dr. Kernizan earned his dental degree at Temple University in Philadelphia. While in dental school, he achieved the Oral Surgery Scholarship award and served as Vice President of the Anesthesiology Honor Society. Following dental school, he completed his specialty training in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery as Chief Resident at Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Kernizan is trained in the full scope of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery. He is Board Certified, and a  Diplomat of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery. His primary clinical interests include orthognathic/corrective jaw surgery, dental implants, wisdom teeth removal with sedation, dentoalveolar surgery, jaw reconstruction, repair of traumatic facial injuries, and general anesthesia. He maintains certifications in BLS, ACLS, PALS. Dr. Kernizan currently has affiliations with American college of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, American Association of Cosmetic Surgery, and is an AO CranioMaxillofacial affiliate.

In his free time he enjoys snowboarding, kayaking, hiking, and white water rafting .