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Many Hands for Minimally-Invasive Surgery

June 23, 2025 by Briana Burris

Ethics Committee Cover Art Entry – Clinical photo from 2021 that illustrates the thankless aspects of surgery, the gifted hands that contribute to surgery through retraction and positioning. Photo captured during a minimally-invasive open arthroplasty of a temporomandibular joint prosthesis.

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Briana Burris

Briana Burris

Dr. Briana June Burris is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon who recently completed a two-year fellowship in endoscopic maxillofacial surgery and minimally invasive temporomandibular joint (TMJ) surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital after completing her residency training at Harbor-UCLA, a busy Level I Trauma Center serving Los Angeles, CA. During her fellowship, Dr. Burris held junior faculty appointments at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and worked closely with resident surgeons training in the MGH-Harvard residency program. Dr. Burris is an educator-clinician with a research focus in the diagnosis and management of immune-based synovial membrane disease. In her time outside the hospital, Dr. Burris enjoys painting, golfing, and hiking
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About Briana Burris

Dr. Briana June Burris is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon who recently completed a two-year fellowship in endoscopic maxillofacial surgery and minimally invasive temporomandibular joint (TMJ) surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital after completing her residency training at Harbor-UCLA, a busy Level I Trauma Center serving Los Angeles, CA. During her fellowship, Dr. Burris held junior faculty appointments at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and worked closely with resident surgeons training in the MGH-Harvard residency program. Dr. Burris is an educator-clinician with a research focus in the diagnosis and management of immune-based synovial membrane disease. In her time outside the hospital, Dr. Burris enjoys painting, golfing, and hiking

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