Dr. Teresa Lozano

Dr. Teresa Lozano was born in Los Angeles-California and was raised in Caracas-Venezuela. She studied dentistry at the Central University of Venezuela where she earned her Doctor in Dental Surgery degree in 1995 at the top of her class. After graduation she worked at a prestigious Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Practice in Caracas under the mentorship of Dr. Jorge I. Ravelo. She moved back to the US to follow her passion and joined the Residency Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital where she participated in a dual degree program earning a degree in Medicine from the University of Miami in 2000. She was given the award for “Best Surgical Skills” upon graduation from residency in 2002. Dr. Lozano furthered her training with an additional one year of residency in the Department of Anesthesiology at UM/Jackson Memorial Hospital completed in 2003.

She is a Diplomate of both the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology.

Dr. Lozano has belonged to several professional organizations during her years in private practice. She is an active member of the Florida Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, a Fellow of both the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and the American Dental Society of Anesthesia.

For thirteen years she was a volunteer Faculty member at the University of Florida, College of Dentistry, Hialeah Dental Clinic. Dr. Lozano is currently Faculty at the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital-Pediatric Dentistry post graduate program educating future generations of dentists.

She has participated in multiple medical and dental charity health missions in the US and abroad.

Dr. Lozano currently maintains staff privileges at South Miami Hospital, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Mercy Hospital and Bayside Ambulatory Surgery Center. She also maintains certification in basic and advanced cardiac life support, as well as pediatric advanced cardiac life support

She has remained in the practice of full scope Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery with solid knowledge in both medicine and dentistry.

Dr. Lozano also has a passion for sports including martial arts and triathlon. She loves to spend her free time with her family and friends.