Meet the Team
We hope you're as excited to meet us as we are to meet you! Our team is passionate about providing exceptional care and creating a welcoming, supportive environment for every patient who walks through our doors. We believe in building strong relationships founded on trust, compassion, and open communication. Whether you're visiting for the first time or have been with us for years, we're committed to making your experience comfortable, personalized, and positive from start to finish.
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Dr. D. David Kim, DMD, MD, FACS, MBA
Dr. David Kim is a Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Louisiana State Health Science Center at Shreveport. He received his undergraduate and dental medicine degrees at the University of Pittsburgh and completed his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training at the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn in the MD-integrated program. Dr. Kim then completed a 2-year fellowship in Head and Neck/Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Maryland Medical System. Dr. Kim began as faculty at LSU Shreveport in 2003 and has served as the Residency Program Director of the 6-year, MD-integrated residency program at LSU HSC Shreveport. He helped to create the Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncologic and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery and has served as the Fellowship director of the 2-year fellowship since its inception in 2006 and is the Chief of the Division of Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Kim was selected as the Jack W. Gamble Endowed Chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2022 at LSU Health Science Center Shreveport. He currently serves as the Vice Chief of Staff at Ochsner Health Shreveport and serves as chairman of the Operative Review Committee, Credentials Committee and the Physician’s Excellence Committee. Dr. Kim also is a member of the LSU Health School of Medicine’s Admission’s Committee. Dr. Kim is a past-president of the American Academy of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons as well as a past-president of the AAOMS Faculty Section. Dr. Kim has also served as chairman of the Committee on Residency Education and Training. He has also been a board examiner for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for 11 years and has served as content expert for reconstructive surgery as well as a member of the committee that formed the Certificate of Added Qualification in Head and Neck Oncologic and Reconstructive Surgery.
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Yousef Alshamrani, DDS, MPH, FRCDC, FACS
Dr. Yousef Alshamrani is an Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at LSU Health Shreveport, specializing in Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction. He completed his residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital and a fellowship at LSU Health Shreveport. He is board certified by the American and Canadian Boards of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the American Board of Head and Neck Oncology/Microvascular Surgery. Dr. Alshamrani has published multiple peer reviewed articles and authored two book chapters on Head and Neck Necrotizing Fasciitis Management and Floor of Mouth Squamous Cell Carcinoma. He is active in AAOMS, AACMFS, and AOCMF and has received awards for excellence in clinical care and research.