Residents are taught the geometry of suturing and receive intense microsurgical training in flap design and wound closure

Palatal C.T. harvest and donor site suture model

Rat Artery Anastomosis Model

All residents complete the course with anastomosis of an 0.8 mm diameter rat femoral artery

Each year LSU Periodontics Residents complete a comprehensive 3-day hands-on course in microsurgery. This commitment allows the individual to improve and refine their skills in the art of wound closure.

Dr Bryan S. Pearson
Private Practice Lafayette, LA
​Clinical Associate Professor LSUHSC
Dept of Periodontics

Dr. J. David Cross
Private Practice Springfield, IL
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor LSUHSC 
Dept of Periodontics

Dr. M. Randal Comeaux
Private Practice Lafayette, LA
Clinical Associate Professor LSUHSC
​Dept of Periodontics

About Us

The microsurgery training program at the LSUHSC Periodontics Residency has been a required part of the post-graduate program since 2007. The course was developed and is taught by Drs. Bryan Pearson, Randy Comeaux and J. David Cross, all of whom were trained at MTI by Dr. Dennis Shenelec, the Father of Periodontal Microsurgery. The training for the residents, along with staff coverage in clinic for microsurgical procedures, provides the residents with a foundation for the development of enhanced diagnostic and surgical skills beginning early in their training. Use of the operating microscope, microsurgical instruments and sutures allows the residents to develop and practice precise, minimally invasive periodontal and implant surgical techniques. The post-graduate periodontics clinic has 4 microscopes that the resident's use.

Department of Periodontics LSUHSC
1100 Florida Ave. 
New Orleans, LA70119

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