About

Broad training.
A focused practice.

Dr. Stephen Moreno is a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon in San Diego. His practice centers on corrective jaw surgery, facial asymmetry and TMJ reconstruction.

Portrait of Dr. Stephen Moreno in a white coat

The whole face,
not just the jaws.

Dr. Moreno evaluates skeletal relationships, symmetry, proportions, soft tissues and function together — then builds an individual plan for each patient.

Fellowship training in pediatric cleft and craniofacial surgery, and in head and neck reconstruction, gives him experience with some of the most complex problems of the face and jaws. He brings that range to every case.

He also serves as program director of an oral and maxillofacial surgery residency, training the next generation of surgeons.

Dr. Moreno in the operating room, wearing surgical loupes and a headlight
Dr. Moreno in green scrubs during a cleft surgical mission, kneeling beside a young patient and a volunteer

Mission work

Cleft care, where it’s needed.

Dr. Moreno volunteers on surgical missions caring for children born with cleft lip and palate — the same craniofacial training, brought to families who might otherwise go without.

A volunteer surgical team operating together during a cleft mission
In the operating room with the mission team.

Training & credentials

Built for complex cases.

Education

  • Doctor of Dental SurgeryUniversity of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
  • Residency, Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeryWalter Reed National Military Medical Center

Fellowships

  • Pediatric Cleft & Craniofacial SurgeryUniversity of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville · Wolfson Children’s Hospital
  • Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery and Microvascular ReconstructionUniversity of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville

Certification & leadership

  • Diplomate, American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons
  • Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Program Director, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residency

Approach to care

Individual

No two faces are the same. Neither are two plans.

Precise

Planned in three dimensions before surgery begins.

Clear

You understand the options, the plan and the recovery.

Let’s talk.

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