Core Faculty

Brett Shirley, DDS, MD

Dr. Brett Shirley

Dr. Shirley lives in Nacogdoches, Texas and practices at Piney Woods Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. In addition, he is employed on a part-time basis at Willis-Knighton Health System where he provides specialized services as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in the area of microvascular reconstruction.

Dr. Shirley is a Diplomate in the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Head and Neck Surgery. In addition, he is a Fellow in the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons.

His professional interests are in the areas of maxillofacial reconstruction, head and neck oncology, microvascular reconstruction and dental implantology.

  • Earned degrees at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX (2008) and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas (2011)
  • Residency – Parkland Health and Hospital System (General Surgery - 2011 – 2012)
    Parkland Memorial Hospital, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, St. Paul Hospital, Zale-Liphsy, Veteran’s Hospital of North Texas, John Peter Smith Hospital (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery - 2008 – 2014)
  • Fellowship - John Peter Smith, Baylor All-Saints, Cook Children’s (Maxillofacial Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery – 2014 – 2015)