Meet Dr. Colby

Oral Surgeon

EDUCATION

• University of Illinois at Chicago: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency, Chicago, IL, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Certificate, 48-month postdoctoral program, July 2014 – June 2018
• University of Illinois at Chicago: College of Dentistry, Chicago, IL, Doctor of Dental Surgery, August 2010 – May 2014
• University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, 2009 – July 2010
• Wilbur Wright College, Chicago, IL, Pre-Dental courses, January 2008 – December 2008
• Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL, Pre-Dental courses, January 2007 – December 2007

RESEARCH

• C.J. Colby, R. Herrod, M. Miloro. (2017). Tooth Autotransplantation with a Figure-of-Eight Wire Technique. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 75(10, e376.

REGIONAL LECTURES

• Chalmers J. Lyons Academy of Oral Surgery, Ann Arbor, MI, Lecturer, “Ossifying Fibroma”, March 2017

LECTURES

• UIC Postgraduate Periodontics, Chicago, IL, Lecturer, “Complex Odontogenic Infections”, February 2017
• UIC Undergraduate Dental Students, Chicago, IL, Lecturer, “Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for the General Dentist”, June 2017

COURSES

• Stryker Cadaver Workshop at Rush, Chicago, IL, “Facial Approaches and Free Flap Harvest”, June 2017
• OsteoMed Cadaver Trauma Course, Dallas, TX, “Fronto Orbital Trauma”, February 2017
• University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, “Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Review Course”, August 2016
• University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, “Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Review Course”, August 2015
• University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, “Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Review Course”, August 2014

AWARDS

• Philip J. Boyne Memorial Scholarship, 2016
• American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology Dental Senior Student Award, May 2014
• S. Daniel Seldin Award, May 2014
• ADA Foundation Predoctoral Dental Student Scholarship, Fall 2011

CERTIFICATIONS

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Academy of General Dentistry, August 2010 – Present
• American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, May 2014 – Present
• American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, May 2014 – Present
• American Dental Association, August 2010 – Present
• Chicago Dental Society, August 2010 – Present
• Illinois State Dental Society, August 2010 – Present

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

• Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, IL

STATE LICENSURE

• Illinois

Board Status

• Board Certified, American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Personal

• Dr. Colby lives in Buffalo Grove, IL