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Newton Gordon, D.D.S.

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon

Dr. Newton Gordon is the chief of Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center. He specializes in dental implants, maxillofacial trauma and dentoalveolar, preprosthetic and reconstructive surgery. His research interest is pain mechanisms and management including analgesic synergy and the effect of gender in the treatment of dental postoperative pain.

Gordon earned a dental degree from McGill University inMontreal, Canada. He completed a residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago and earned a graduate degree from the graduate college there for lab research during his residency. He is the recipient of several teaching, leadership and civic awards and honors. He was appointed diplomat of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and holds fellowships in the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, International College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Academy of Dentistry International and American College of Dentistry.

Clinics

Dental Implant Center
707 Parnassus Ave., Suite D-1201
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 476-3021
Fax: (415) 476-8999

Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Oral and Facial Surgery Center
707 Parnassus Ave., Suite D-1201
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 476-1316
Fax: (415) 476-8999

Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Tuesday
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Conditions & Treatments

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Additional Languages

Chinese
French
Russian
Spanish
Tagalog

Education

McGill University 1970

Residencies

University of Illinois, Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery 1973

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Gear RW, Gordon NC, Hossaini-Zadeh M, Lee JS, Miaskowski C, Paul SM, Levine JD. A subanalgesic dose of morphine eliminates nalbuphine anti-analgesia in postoperative pain. J Pain. 2008 Apr; 9(4):337-41.
  2. Gear RW, Lee JS, Miaskowski C, Gordon NC, Paul SM, Levine JD. Neuroleptics antagonize nalbuphine antianalgesia. J Pain. 2006 Mar; 7(3):187-91.
  3. Gear RW, Gordon NC, Miaskowski C, Paul SM, Heller PH, Levine JD. Dose ratio is important in maximizing naloxone enhancement of nalbuphine analgesia in humans. Neurosci Lett. 2003 Nov 6; 351(1):5-8.
  4. Lee M, Bennett HE, Gordon N. Sevoflurane general anesthesia: an alternative technique in the pediatric oral and maxillofacial surgery patient. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2003 Nov; 61(11):1249-52.
  5. Gear RW, Gordon NC, Miaskowski C, Paul SM, Heller PH, Levine JD. Sexual dimorphism in very low dose nalbuphine postoperative analgesia. Neurosci Lett. 2003 Mar 13; 339(1):1-4.
  6. Gordon NC, Connelly S. Management of head and neck infections in the immunocompromised patient. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2003 Feb; 15(1):103-10.
  7. Smith RA, Karas N, Pogrel MA, Gordon NC, Goldman K, Silva R, Whalen M. Soft tissue surgery in the oral and maxillofacial region. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2000 Sep; 28(9):668-80.
  8. Gear RW, Miaskowski C, Gordon NC, Paul SM, Heller PH, Levine JD. The kappa opioid nalbuphine produces gender- and dose-dependent analgesia and antianalgesia in patients with postoperative pain. Pain. 1999 Nov; 83(2):339-45.
  9. Gear RW, Miaskowski C, Heller PH, Paul SM, Gordon NC, Levine JD. Benzodiazepine mediated antagonism of opioid analgesia. Pain. 1997 May; 71(1):25-9.
  10. Gear RW, Miaskowski C, Gordon NC, Paul SM, Heller PH, Levine JD. Kappa-opioids produce significantly greater analgesia in women than in men. Nat Med. 1996 Nov; 2(11):1248-50.
  11. Gear RW, Gordon NC, Heller PH, Paul S, Miaskowski C, Levine JD. Gender difference in analgesic response to the kappa-opioid pentazocine. Neurosci Lett. 1996 Mar 1; 205(3):207-9.
  12. Gordon NC, Gear RW, Heller PH, Paul S, Miaskowski C, Levine JD. Enhancement of morphine analgesia by the GABAB agonist baclofen. Neuroscience. 1995 Nov; 69(2):345-9.
  13. Gear RW, Gordon NC, Heller PH, Levine JD. Enhancement of morphine analgesia by the alpha 2-adrenergic antagonist yohimbine. Neuroscience. 1995 May; 66(1):5-8.
  14. Gordon NC, Tolstunov L. Submental approach to oroendotracheal intubation in patients with midfacial fractures. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 1995 Mar; 79(3):269-72.
  15. Gordon NC, Heller PH, Gear RW, Levine JD. Interactions between fluoxetine and opiate analgesia for postoperative dental pain. Pain. 1994 Jul; 58(1):85-8.
  16. Gordon NC, Heller PH, Gear RW, Levine JD. Temporal factors in the enhancement of morphine analgesia by desipramine. Pain. 1993 Jun; 53(3):273-6.
  17. Gordon NC, Heller PH, Levine JD. Enhancement of pentazocine analgesia by clonidine. Pain. 1992 Feb; 48(2):167-9.
  18. Gordon NC, Heller PH, Levine JD. Lack of effect of ephedrine on opiate analgesia. Pain. 1991 Oct; 47(1):21-3.
  19. Dodson TB, Perrott DH, Kaban LB, Gordon NC. Fixation of mandibular fractures: a comparative analysis of rigid internal fixation and standard fixation techniques. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1990 Apr; 48(4):362-6.
  20. Levine JD, Gordon NC, Taiwo YO, Coderre TJ. Potentiation of pentazocine analgesia by low-dose naloxone. J Clin Invest. 1988 Nov; 82(5):1574-7.

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