Carolyn Brookes, MD, DMD
Carolyn Brookes, MD, DMD received her DMD summa cum laude from Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine and her MD with distinction from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where she also completed her oral and maxillofacial surgery training. She went on to complete a fellowship in pediatric maxillofacial surgery/cleft and craniofacial surgery at The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Brookes served as the division chief and residency program director for oral and maxillofacial surgery at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin, where she practiced academic oral and maxillofacial surgery at a level I trauma center for 5 years and received the FEDA Award. She is now in private practice in Wisconsin, and maintains a broad scope practice. She serves on the specialty physician team for the Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Bucks.
Dr. Brookes has numerous publications and has lectured regionally and nationally. She is active in multiple professional societies.
She and her husband have two young children. They enjoy cooking, traveling, biking, skiing, and being outdoors as a family.
2021
– Management of the maxilla in trauma. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Grand Rounds. Virtual due to COVID pandemic.
– Endocrine, allergic and CNS emergencies. Marquette University Dental School 2nd year course
2020
– Facial Trauma: Management of the Maxilla. COVID Collaborative, virtual in setting of COVID pandemic
– Exploring Careers in Academics. Hosted by The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and the Resident Organization of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Chicago, IL.
– Virtual Surgical Planning: Applications in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. University of Pittsburgh Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Grand Rounds, Virtual due to COVID pandemic
– Innovation in Education. University of Florida, Gainesville. Virtual due to COVID pandemic
– Orbital Trauma, Oakstone EBIX “Comprehensive OMS Review” course
– Surgical Orthodontic Lecture Series (4 lectures annually), Marquette Orthodontics, Milwaukee, WI (2017-2020)
– Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Surgical management and the dentist’s role. Waukesha County Dental Society, Milwaukee, WI.
– Multidisciplinary treatment of children with obstructive sleep apnea. Grand Rounds, Pediatrics, Children’s Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. Joint lecture with Hari Bandla, MD, and Cecille Sulman, MD.
– Evaluation and management of dental and dentoalveolar trauma. Grand Rounds, Plastic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
– Mandibular advancement devices and skeletal surgery for adult OSA. Grand Rounds, Sleep Medicine Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (also 2019)
– Odontogenic infections. Grand Rounds, Pediatric Dentistry, Children’s Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
– Common oral and maxillofacial surgical problems in the ER. Grand Rounds, Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
– Evaluation and management of dental and dentoalveolar trauma. Grand Rounds, Otolaryngology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2019
– Skeletal surgery for pediatric sleep apnea. Best Evidence: Beyond Adenotonsillectomy in the Pediatric Patient with OSA. Milwaukee, WI.
– Interdisciplinary approach to jaw discrepancies: Optimizing your patients’ outcomes. Milwaukee Dental Study Club, hosted by Meridian. Brookfield, WI
– Maxillary expansion: RME, MARPE, SARPE, EASE and DOME. Greater Milwaukee Dental Association CE event. Milwaukee, WI
– Skeletal surgery for adult obstructive sleep apnea. Greater Milwaukee Dental Association CE event. Milwaukee, WI
– Induced membranes for segmental mandibular reconstruction: Case series and literature review. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: International Conference on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
2019-present: Editorial Board Member, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 1/2019-present (3 year term)
Recruited to develop a resident focused component of the journal, launched 1/2020. Partnered with ROAAOMS (Resident Organization of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons) to develop this piece.
2019-2020 Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Resident Corner Editorial Advisor 2019-2020.
2020-2021 Section editor, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Resident Corner
2019-2022 American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Membership Committee
2021-2022 American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Committee on Continuing Education
2017 – American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons/Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation Faculty Educator Development Award
2012-2014 – Straumann/AAOMS Resident Research Award
8/5/2015 – 9/18/2020 – Assistant Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
9/19/2020 – present – Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
ADMINISTRATIVE ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
7/2017 – 9/2019 – Interim Division Chief, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
10/2018 – 6/2020 – Residency Program Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
9/2019-9/2020 – Division Chief, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
