Thomas Schlieve, D.D.S., M.D.

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Dr. Thomas Schlieve D.D.S., M.D. is a board certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with advanced fellowship training in Oral/Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery.

 

His clinical practice focuses on the surgical treatment of diseases of the head and neck including oral and tongue cancers, benign and malignant jaw tumors such as ameloblastoma or osteosarcoma, salivary gland tumors, and a jaw bone disease known as osteonecrosis of the jaw.

 

Dr. Schlieve was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and obtained his undergraduate education with the University of Wisconsin, completing a B.S. in biology.  Following his undergraduate studies, he was educated in both dentistry (at Marquette University) and medicine (at LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport School of Medicine).

 

Dr. Schlieve completed a four year residency in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery and internship in General Surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center before continuing his training in an accredited Oral/Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery Fellowship program at the University of Tennessee Medical Center and Cancer Institute.

 

A diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Dr. Schlieve has lectured both nationally and internationally.  He has authored multiple scientific articles and text book chapters in the field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and participates in community-wide outreach efforts to raise awareness of oral cancer.  As a research scientist and surgeon, Dr. Schlieve studies the same diseases he treats in the operating room.  His current research efforts are focused on diseases of the head and neck including jaw osteonecrosis and oral cancer.

 

 Dr. Schlieve offers exceptional skill in the diagnosis and treatment of oral, salivary, and jaw diseases and adheres to a strict code of ethics. Working at a prestigious and world-renowned university, Dr. Schlieve participates in ground breaking clinical trials, teaches future surgeons, and leads continuing education courses for practicing physicians.

 

 

 

 

When not in his clinic or the operating room, Dr. Schlieve enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and reading.  He participates in charity events for the Oral Cancer Foundation and can be found dining at many of Dallas’ great restaurants or watching his favorite Texas/Dallas sports teams.

Dental School

Marquette University School of Dentistry (2008), General Dentistry

Residency

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry (2012), Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Medical School

Louisiana State University School of Medicine (2014), Medicine

Residency

University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (2015), General Surgery

Fellowship

University of Tennessee Medical Center Knoxville (2016), Maxillofacial Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery

• Improving access to care
• Medication related osteonecrosis of the jaws
• Oral and Head and Neck Pathology
• Osteoradionecrosis of the jaws

Featured Publications

The Double Mandibular Osteotomy for Vascular and Tumor Surgery of the Parapharyngeal Space.

Schlieve T, Carlson ER, Freeman M, Buckley R, Arnold J J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 2016 Nov

Does Restriction of Public Health Care Dental Benefits Affect the Volume, Severity, or Cost of Dental-Related Hospital Visits?

Salomon D, Heidel RE, Kolokythas A, Miloro M, Schlieve T J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 2016 Oct

Second Primary Head and Neck Cancers After Non-Head and Neck Primary Cancers.

Schlieve T, Heidel RE, Carlson ER J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 2016 May

Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue: histopathological parameters associated with outcome.

Kolokythas A, Park S, Schlieve T, Pytynia K, Cox D Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015 Sep 44 9 1069-74

Is immediate reconstruction of the mandible with nonvascularized bone graft following resection of benign pathology a viable treatment option?

Schlieve T, Hull W, Miloro M, Kolokythas A J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 2015 Mar 73 3 541-9

Does decompression of odontogenic cysts and cystlike lesions change the histologic diagnosis?

Schlieve T, Miloro M, Kolokythas A J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 2014 Jun 72 6 1094-105

External Reference Nasal Pin for Orthognathic Maxillary Positioning: What Is the Proper Method of Placement?

Ruckman P, Schlieve T, Borba AM, Miloro M J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 2016 Feb 74 2 399.e1-9

An Aggressive Anterior Mandibular Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor: A Case Report

Gill D, Schlieve T J Dent & Oral Disord 2016 5 2 1025

How do general dentists and orthodontists determine where to refer patients requiring oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures?

Schlieve T, Funderburk J, Flick W, Miloro M, Kolokythas A J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 2015 Mar 73 3 509-13

Topical Refrigerant Spray for Pediatric Venipuncture for Outpatient Surgery

Schlieve T, Miloro M Oral and Maxillofacial Cases 2015 1 2

 Featured Books

Complications associated with third molar surgery. In Complications in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Schlieve T, Kolokythas A, Miloro M. (2012). Wiley-Blackwell

Complications of surgical treatment of oral cancer. In Head and Neck Cancer: Current Perspectives Advances and Challenges

Schlieve T, Kolokythas A. (2013). Springer

Screening and patient examination. In Head and Neck Cancer: Current Perspectives Advances and Challenges

Kolokythas A, Schlieve T (2013). Springer

Complications of microneurosurgical repair. In Trigeminal Nerve Injuries

Schlieve T, Kolokythas A, Miloro M (2013). Springer-Verlag

Anatomic considerations of the lips. In Lip Cancer

Schlieve T, Kolokythas A (2013). Springer-Verlag

Salivary gland infections. In Head, Neck, and Orofacial Infections

Schlieve T, Kolokythas A, Miloro M (2016). Elsevier

Diagnosis and treatment of salivary gland tumors and disease.. In Handbook of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Schlieve T. (2017). Quintessence

Salivary Gland Malignancies. In The Head and Neck Cancer Patient: Neoplasm Management

Schlieve T, Carlson E. (2019). Elsevier

Excision of facial skin malignancy.. In Atlas of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Schlieve T, Kolokythas A (2016). Elsevier

• Reviewer of the Year, Section on Surgical Oncology and Reconstruction.
  Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2017-2018)
• 1st Place Clinical Poster Award
  University of Illinois at Chicago Clinic and Research Day (2016)
• Manuscript Review
  Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine, and Pathology (2015)
• Manuscript Review
  Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2014)
• Manuscript Review
  International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2013)
• 1st Place Clinical Poster Award
  University of Illinois at Chicago Clinic and Research Day (2012)