Cleft and Craniofacial Surgeon
Avon Oral, Facial, and Dental Implant Surgery;
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Farmington, Connecticut
Dr. Gabriel Hayek is a life long New Englander, born and raised in Rhode Island. He received his B.S. in chemistry from Trinity College in Hartford, CT before receiving his D.M.D. from Tufts University in Boston, MA. Dr. Hayek returned to the Hartford region where he received his M.D., completed a two-year certificate in General Surgery and his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Hayek was selected for one of the few positions in the country to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery at El Paso Children’s Hospital in Texas. The fellowship, under the guidance of Dr. David Yates, Dr. Vernon Burke, and Dr. Natasha Furchtgott, focused on comprehensive cleft and craniofacial surgery and included monthly cleft lip/palate work at the transnational FEMAP clinic in Juarez, Mexico. A crucial component of the fellowship included a close working relationship with Dr. David Jimenez, innovator of the minimally invasive endoscopic-assisted craniosynostosis surgery technique.
Dr. Hayek is a member of the Cleft and Craniofacial Team at Connecticut Children’s Medical center and an active member of the Maxillofacial and Craniofacial Trauma Surgery teams at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center an Hartford Hospital. He is active in resident education through the University of Connecticut residency program and work in private practice at Avon Oral, Facial, and Dental Implant Surgery. Dr. Hayek’s professional organizations include membership in the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and the Connecticut Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
GPS1 - Poster Session and Reception supported by OMS Foundation
Thursday, September 21, 2023
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT