Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon

DR. JORDAN GIGLIOTTI

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon

DR. JORDAN GIGLIOTTI

DMD MD CM FRCDC Dip. ABOMS

Dr. Gigliotti is a board certified, fellowship trained oral and maxillofacial surgeon. A native of British Columbia, Dr. Gigliotti majored in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Simon Fraser University. He then completed his dental degree from the University of Manitoba and his medical degree from McGill University. He underwent seven years of training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at McGill University.

Dr. Gigliotti completed an additional year of fellowship training in head and neck surgical oncology and microvascular reconstructive surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham/O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center. Here Dr. Gigliotti developed an expertise in the surgical management of patients with head and neck tumors and advanced facial reconstructive surgery.

Dr. Gigliotti is an Assistant Professor at McGill University and the Program Director in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery where he is actively involved in the surgical education of residents, research and clinical care. He is the author of numerous research articles and textbook chapters. Dr. Gigliotti is a fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and a member of the Canadian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, l’Association des spécialistes en chirurgie buccale et maxillo-faciale du Québec, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Association of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons, and the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

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Awards

2014-2016 McGill University Dean’s Honour List
2012 Mary Jane Ego Trophy- Voted on by members of the fourth year class, the trophy is awarded on the basis of: academic performance, cooperation shown to fellow students and staff, quality of care rendered to patients, and participation in extra curricular activities with emphasis on class activities and on athletics.
2012 Sophie Kanee Memorial Prize in Dental Jurisprudence
2012 American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Award
2008-2012 University of Manitoba Dean’s Honour List
2011 Dr. Cal Waddell Western Canada Dental Society Memorial Scholarship- Possesses the qualities of scholarship, leadership, character and humanity deemed likely to lead to distinction in the dental profession and the community
2011 Dr. and Mrs. T. Hechter Award
2011 Dr. Edgar N. Cole Memorial Scholarship- Highest standing in Pain and Anxiety Control II
2011 Manitoba Dental Association Scholarship- Highest standing in Pathology and Microbiology I and Pathology and Microbiology II
2011 Drs. R.E. Jordan & M. Suzuki Award in Operative Dentistry- Highest standing in third year Operative Dentistry
2010 Faculty of Dentistry Bronze Medal- Highest standing in Major Organ Systems
2010 Dr. Paul Bookhalter Award- Second Year Periodontology
2010 Isbister Scholarship in Dentistry- Highest standing in faculty except for graduating year
2010 Dr. A.W. Hogg Undergraduate Scholarship- Highest standing in faculty
2010 University of Manitoba Student Union Scholarship
2009 Leonard Krueger Scholarship
2006-2008 Simon Fraser University Dean’s Honour List
2006-2008 Simon Fraser University Open Undergraduate Scholarship
2006-2008 Simon Fraser University Alumni Scholarship and Bursary Endowment Fund
2005 Simon Fraser University 40th Anniversary Award
2005 Britisch Columbia Provincial Scholarship

Publications

Upadhyay A, Tsamchoe M, Zeitouni A, Gigliotti J, Peng J, Mahmoodi M, Abo Sharkh H, Makhoul NM, El-Hakim M, Wu J, Tran SD: Extracellular Vesicles of Salivary Mesenchymal Stem Cells Mitigate Acute Irradiation Injury: Use of an ex-vivo organotypic human slice tissue culture as a disease model. bioRxiv 2025.09.04.674343, 2025
Pillai S, Munguia-Lopez JG, Liu Y, Gigliotti J, Zeitouni A, Kinsella JM, Tran SD. Development of human salivary gland cell lines for modeling radiation-induced damage in three-dimensional spheroid cultures. Methods Mol Biol. 2024;2450:39–54. doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-3609-1_4
Le JM, Gigliotti J, Aljadeff L, Ying YP, Morlandt AB. Airway management in microvascular reconstruction of the oral cavity: is immediate extubation possible? J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2024;82(10):e1–e2. doi:10.1016/j.joms.2024.10.014
Amal Idrissi Janati; Jordan Gigliotti; Justin Sanders; Marc Martel; Elham Emami; Nicholas Makhoul; Nour Karra; Anita Brown-Johnson; Agnihotram V. Ramanakuma; Nathalie Gosselin; Lionel Cailhol. (2024). Utilization of Psychosocial Oncology Services by Oral Cancer Patients: a Study Protocol. BMC Public Health.
Cwintal M, Shih H, Idrissi Janati A, Gigliotti J. The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis and progression of oral cancer. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 202; 52: 629-634 doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2024.02.003
Gigliotti J, Makhoul NM, El-Hakim M. Classification of the Midface Defect. Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics. 2024 Sept; 32 (2): 73-80. doi:10.1016/j.cxom.2023.12.002
Gigliotti, Jordan. “Chapter 55, Palatal Pathology.” Atlas of Operative Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, by Christopher Haggerty and Robert Laughlin, Wiley-Blackwell, 2023, pp. 7667–773.
Le J, Gigliotti J, Sayre KS, Morlandt AB, Ying YY. Supplemental Regional Block Anesthesia Reduces Opioid Utilization Following Free Flap Reconstruction of the Oral Cavity: A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2023 Feb;81(2):140-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2022.10.015
Le J, Gigliotti J, Bourne RR, Afshar Alex, Alijadeff Lior, Ying YY, Morlandt AB. Immediate Extubation Versus Elective Tracheostomy Following Free Flap Reconstruction of the Oral Cavity – A 7-year Single Institution Retrospective Study. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2023 Sept;81(9): S57-S58. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2023.08.148
Le J, Morlandt A, Gigliotti J, Park E, Greene B, Ying Y. Complications in Oncologic Mandible Reconstruction – A Comparative Study Between the Osteocutaneous Radial Forearm and Fibula Free Flap. Microsurgery. 2022 Feb;42(2):150-159. doi: 10.1002/micr.30841.
Baabdullah R, Gigliotti J, Makhoul N, Jung S. Desmoid fibromatosis of the maxillofacial region: A case report and review of the literature. Oral Health. 2021. 111 (6):18-22.
Gigliotti J, Ying Y, Redden D, Kase M, Morlandt AB. Fasciocutaneous flaps for refractory intermediate stage osteoradionecrosis of the mandible- Is it time for a shift in management? Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2021. 79 (5): 1156-1167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2020.11.026
Le JM, Gigliotti J, Ying Y et al.. Computer-assisted microvascular free flap reconstruction and implant rehabilitation of the maxilla- Treatment of a rare post-orthognathic complication. Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-020-01492-y
COVIDSurg Collaborative. Head and neck cancer surgery during the COVID‐19 pandemic: An international, multicenter, observational cohort study. Cancer. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.33320
Park EP, Le JM, Gigliotti J, Feinstein J, Ying YY, Morlandt YY. Does supplemental regional anesthesia decrease length of stay and opioid use for patients undergoing head and neck microvascular reconstruction? Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2020, 79: 712-721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2020.08.037
Gigliotti J, Ying Y, Morlandt AB. Titanium alloy cutting guides in craniomaxillofacial surgery- a minimally invasive alternative to synthetic polymer guides. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2020;78:2080-2089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2020.06.010
Glasbey JC et al.. Elective Cancer Surgery in COVID-19-Free Surgical Pathways During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An International, Multicenter, Comparative Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2020;39:66-78. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.20.01933
Gigliotti J, Madathil S, Makhoul, N. Delays in oral cavity cancer, International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2019;48:1131-1137.
Gigliotti J, Cheung G, Suhaym O, Agnihotram RV, El-Hakim M, Makhoul N. Nasotracheal intubation: the preferred airway in oral cavity microvascular reconstructive surgery? Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2018;76:2231-2240.
Gigliotti J, Makhoul N. Demographics, training satisfaction, and career plans of Canadian oral and maxillofacial surgery residents. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2015;44(12):1574-1580.
Gigliotti J, Alghamdi O, El-Hakim M, Makhoul N. Central giant cell granuloma of the mandibular condyle: a case report, literature review, and discussion of treatment. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases. 2015;1(3):42-46.