Dr. Kurt Herman joined Neponset Valley Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Associates in the summer of 2011. He is a native of Massachusetts and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Vermont in 1998. He received his D.M.D. degree from The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 2007. He completed his four year residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC in 2011. He is trained in full scope oral and maxillofacial surgery including dentoalveolar surgery, orthognathic surgery, pathology, facial trauma, implants, and bone-grafting procedures.
Dr. Herman is an active member of The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, The Massachusetts Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, The American Dental Association, and The Massachusetts Dental Society.
In addition to being an associate in the practice, Dr. Herman is also a member of the medical staff at Newton-Wellesley Hospital and Eastern Mass. Surgical Center.
Dr. Herman participates in volunteer surgical missions with Dr. Lawrence Herman, Dr. Sara Runnels, and the “Healing the Children” organization. He received a certificate of recognition from the American Dental Association for meritorious service to the people of Colombia, South America. His most recent travels were to Mexico with his father to perform surgical procedures for children and adults with craniofacial deformities.
He lives in the suburban Boston area with his family, wife, kids, and dogs. His interests are hiking, basketball, running, traveling, cooking, Boston sports and especially the ocean.
