Armond Kotikian, DDS, MD, FACS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry Expert Witness 242 N. Glendale Ave Glendale, CA 91206 818-945-9686 Main number 818-484-8939 Office number Fax 818-649-1207 Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon akotikian@gmail.com Expert Witness Work: 2/10-Present Expert Witness in the field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry. Have been retained on over 40 cases and provided over 20 depositions for a wide variety of cases related to the Oral and Maxillofacial region(facial fractures and lacerations, injuries related to extraction of teeth, injuries related to dental implant surgery, oral pathology, TMJ issues, orthognathic surgery complications, oral trauma, head and neck infections related to teeth and salivary glands, nerve injuries ) and Dentistry all over the country. Work: 1/09-11/12 Private Practice at Armond Kotikian, DDS, MD, PC. Practicing Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 12/12-Present Practicing Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at Garabedian and Kotikian Dental Corporation (DBA Pacific Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Implant Center) Education:
10/13 Fellow, American College of Surgeons 3/11 Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 7/06-6/09 University of Michigan, Department of OMFS. Chief resident 7/08-12/08. 7/06-6/07 University of Michigan, second year General Surgery Certificate conferred in 6/07. 7/06 Transferred to University of Michigan Department of OMFS due to closing of Henry Ford Hospital OMFS Program. 7/05-6/06 Henry Ford Hospital, Intern in General Surgery; certificate conferred in 6/06. 7/03-6/05 Wayne State School of Medicine. Degree conferred- M.D. 7/02-6/03 Henry Ford Hospital/St. Joe Mercy Hospital/University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, Intern in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 7/01-6/02 Long Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center, General Practice Residency (GPR) 9/97-6/01 University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry. Degree conferred- D.D.S. 9/96-6/97 University of California, Los Angeles, Physiological Science Major. 1/93-5/96 Glendale Community College, Physiological Science Major. Hospital Affiliation: 3/10-present 2/11-present 1/12-present Glendale Adventist Hospital, Glendale, CA. Routinely provide care to patients with facial trauma(secondary to motor vehicle accidents, assaults and sporting injuries) and facial infection in the emergency room at Glendale Adventist Hospital. Glendale Memorial Hospital, Glendale, CA. Routinely provide care to patients with facial trauma(secondary to motor vehicle accidents, assaults and sporting injuries) and facial infections in the emergency room at Glendale Memorial Hospital. Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, CA. Routinely provide care to patients with facial trauma(secondary to motor vehicle accidents, assaults and sporting injuries) and facial infections in the emergency room at Providence St. Joseph Hospital Hospital Administration: 1/14-present 1/15-present Glendale Adventist Hospital Medical Executive Committee member Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, CA. Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry Awards:
11/11 Hero Doctor s Award from the California Hospital Association, Los Angeles, CA 9/96-6/97 UCLA Dean s Honor Program 6/96 Dean s List 12/95 Dean s List 6/95 Dean s List 12/94 Dean s List 6/94 Dean s List Licenses: 3/02 California Dental License 11/08 California Medical License 11/08 Dental Anesthesia permit Certifications: Pediatric Advanced Life Support Advanced Cardiac Life Support 2-years General Surgery Teaching position: 10/11-present 9/13-present Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at USC School of Dentistry Lecturer for Academy of Osseo-integration, Synthese Company, Johnson & Johnson Advisor: 4/11-present 1/14-present 10/11-Present Medical Advisory Board for the LA Zoo Medical Executive Committee at Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, CA Secretary for the Armenian American Medical Society Affiliations:
10/13-present 6/11-present 1/10-present Fellow, American College of Surgeons Fellow, California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Member, Southern California Oro-Facial Academy 7/02- Present Fellow, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Presentations at professional meetings: Kotikian, A, Ward, B. The case of a 56 year old male with metastatic melanoma of the mandible. Chalmers J Lyons meeting, University of Michigan School of Dentistry. October 27, 2006. Kotikian, A, Edwards, S, Tao, L. Retrospective review of Odontogenic Infections at a Tertiary Medical Center: Clinical Correlations based on Culture and Sensitivity Data. Presented as an oral abstract at the 89 th Annual AAOMS meeting, October 8-13, 2007. Honolulu, Hawaii. Kotikian, A, Upton, G. Alternative to establishing an airway in patients requiring intermaxillary fixation, Chalmers J Lyons meeting, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, October 26, 2007. Kotikian, A, Edwards, S. Computer based planning of an alveolar segment for distraction, Chalmers J Lyons meeting, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, October 3, 2008. Kotikian, A. Maxillofacial Infections. Annual Armenian American Medical Society of California offsite CME meeting, Aria Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, October 2, 2010. Kotikian, A. Oral Cancer: Prevalence, Diagnosis and Treatment. 3 rd Annual International Medical Congress, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia, July 8, 2011 Kotikian, A. Craniomaxillofacial Trauma in Children and Young Adults. 3 rd Annual International Medical Congress, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia, July 8, 2011 Kotikian, A Oral Cancer, Diagnosis and treatment, Glendale Memorial Hospital CME lecture, Glendale, CA, November 14, 2011 Kotikian, A Oral Cancer, Diagnosis and treatment, Providence St. Joseph Medical Center CME lecture, Glendale, CA, April 3, 2012 Kotikian, A. Oral and Maxillofacial Infections, Glendale Memorial Hospital CME lecture, Glendale, CA, April 23, 2012 Kotikian, A, Dento-alveolar trauma management, Annual Armenian American Medical Society of California offsite CDE meeting, Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, September 22, 2012 Kotikian, A., Surgical and Non-Surgical Options for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients, 11 th Armenian Medical World Congress, Loews Hotel, Hollywood, CA, July 5, 2013
Kotikian, A., Oral and Maxillofacial Infections, Study club for Pacific Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Phoenicia Restaurant, Glendale, CA, June 11, 2013 Kotikian, A., Diagnosis and Treatment options for Keratocystic Odontogentic Tumors(KOT), Socal Orofacial Academy meeting, Hilton Hotel, Pasadena, CA, October 30, 2013 Kotikian, A., Pigmented lesions in the Oral and Maxillofacial region, Study club for Pacific Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Phoenicia Restaurant, Glendale, CA, December 1, 2014 Kotikian, A, Jaw Cysts, Annual Armenian American Medical Society of California offsite CDE meeting, Caesar s Palace, Las Vegas, NV, September 12, 2015 Publications: Kotikian A, Edwards S, Le T, Retrospective Review of Odontogenic Infections at a Tertiary Medical Center: Clinical Correlations Based on Culture and Sensitivity Data, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, September 2007, Vol 65, Issue 9 Community services: 4/10-present Glendale Healthy Kids. Provide free surgeries in the oral and maxillofacial region to low income children in Glendale, CA 4/10 Oral screening at Glendale Healthy Kids Festival at Pacific Community Center in Glendale, CA 10/10 Oral screening for Hoover High School students in Glendale, CA 10/11 Provided oral surgery services to the CareNow/LA project. This organization provides free services to patients with low or no income. Over 2500 patients treated by the project over four days. 11/11 Chairman of the Oral Health portion of the 2 nd annual Glendale Health Festival, 11/5/11 11/12 Chairman of the Oral Health portion of the 3 nd annual Glendale Health Festival, 11/3/12 11/13 Chairman of the Oral Health portion of the 4th annual Glendale Health Festival, 11/2/13 11/14 Chairman of the Oral Health portion of the 4th annual Glendale Health Festival, 11/15/14 Medical Missions: 7/10/11-7/16/11 Spent the week treating a variety of patients ranging from cleft lip and palate patients, head and neck tumors, head and neck infections and facial trauma patients in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabagh, Armenia
Personal: Languages spoken: Fluent in English and Armenian. Medical Spanish Hobbies: Fishing, hiking, volleyball, traveling and spending time with family.