Chi T. Viet, DDS, PhD, MD

Dr. Viet is an Assistant Professor in Loma Linda University Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery. She earned her DDS and PhD from University of California, San Francisco, and her MD from New York University, where she completed her Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency. She then went on to complete fellowship training in both Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery. As a head and neck oncologic surgeon her practice is devoted to the comprehensive surgical management of patients with head and neck benign and malignant pathology. Dr. Viet is devoted to not only improving survival in her patients, but also restoring their form and function through innovative reconstruction of the face, jaw and teeth after tumor ablation. Dr. Viet leads a translational research lab where she investigates gene pathways of head and neck carcinogenesis, and is working to develop novel treatment strategies for head and neck cancer.

Dr. Viet is specialized in oral maxillofacial trauma, jaw surgery, tumors of the oral cavity (mouth), oropharynx (throat), and salivary glands. She performs transoral robotic surgery for tumors of the oropharynx. She is also specialized in reconstruction of complex head and neck defects using microvascular free flaps.