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Following his postdoctoral training, Dr. Gateno joined the faculty at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Texas as an Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. While at UT, he also held an appointment at Baylor College of Medicine as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Gateno is currently Co-Director of the Texas Cleft Craniofacial Team at UT, and was appointed Chair of the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Houston Methodist Hospital.
Research interests
Dr. Gateno is a world leader in computer assisted planning for corrective oral and facial maxillary surgery. He and his collaborator, Dr. James Xia, hold a number of patents in this area, have had consistent funding for their research from both private and Federal sources, and have set the standards in the field both nationally and internationally.
Education/Academic qualification
General Surgery, Internship, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Jul 1 1992 → Jun 30 1993
Award Date: Jun 30 1993
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Residency, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Jul 1 1987 → Jun 30 1990
Award Date: Jun 30 1990
MD
… → May 31 1985
Award Date: May 31 1985
Research Area Keywords
- Precision Medicine
- Clinical Translation & Trials
- Clinical Care
Free-text keywords
- Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery
- TMJ
- Computer Assisted Surgery
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Facial appearance prediction for orthognathic surgery with diffusion models
Lee, J., Xu, X., Kim, D., Kuang, T., Deng, H. H., Song, X., Soubra, Y., Liebschner, M. A. K., Gateno, J. & Yan, P., Mar 2026, In: Medical Image Analysis. 109, 103934.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Facial Appearance Prediction with Conditional Multi-scale Autoregressive Modeling for Orthognathic Surgical Planning
Lee, J., Xu, X., Kim, D., Kuang, T., Deng, H. H., Song, X., Soubra, Y., Dharia, R., Liebschner, M. A. K., Gateno, J. & Yan, P., 2026, Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2025 - 28th International Conference, Proceedings. Gee, J. C., Hong, J., Sudre, C. H., Golland, P., Park, J., Alexander, D. C., Iglesias, J. E., Venkataraman, A. & Kim, J. H. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 213-223 11 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 15969 LNCS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Optimizing in-context learning for large language models to diagnose mandibular deformities
Lee, J., Xu, X., Kim, D., Deng, H. H., Kuang, T., Lampen, N., Fang, X., Gateno, J. & Yan, P., Mar 2026, In: Informatics and Health. 3, 1, p. 92-100 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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AI-assisted mesh generation for subject-specific modeling of facial soft tissues
Lampen, N., Xu, X., Kim, D., Kuang, T., Lee, J., Deng, H. H., Gateno, J. & Yan, P., May 19 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 20, 11, p. 2241-2250 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new patient-specific helical maxillary distractor: a cadaver test
Gateno, J., Bartlett, S., Kim, D., Xue, A. S. & Gu, K., Feb 2025, In: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 54, 2, p. 191-197 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Award for Excellence in Transformational Research
Xia, J. J. (Recipient) & Gateno, J. (Recipient), Oct 31 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)