Dr. Simon Touchan, DMD, MD, FRCD(C)
Dr. Simon Touchan obtained his dental degree from McGill University and his medical degree from Wayne State University. After completing a certificate in General Surgery, he pursued specialty training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Michigan.
Upon completing his residency, he remained on staff at the University of Michigan, providing surgical correction for patients with facial trauma, head and neck pathology, facial deformity, TMJ disorders, and sleep apnea. Dr. Touchan also served as director in several undergraduate dental courses and co-director of graduate courses in head and neck anatomy and orthognathic surgery. He furthered his expertise with postgraduate training in Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Surgery at the University of Michigan.
A Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and a licensed Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in Alberta, Dr. Touchan has clinical privileges at all Calgary hospitals. Since 2011, he has practiced in Calgary, performing a full scope of office and hospital-based oral and maxillofacial surgery procedures. He conducts elective surgeries at the Peter Lougheed Hospital and manages facial trauma emergencies in the greater Calgary area. As a clinical lecturer at the University of Calgary Medical School, Dr. Touchan is actively involved in training general dentistry residents at the Foothills Dental Clinic.