Dr. Nelson

Dr. Tyler E. Nelson was born and raised in Napa, California. After graduating from Vintage High School, he went on to attend UC Davis where he played intercollegiate soccer while completing his Biological Science degree with an emphasis in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior. With the plan to pursue Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery as a career, he went to Harvard School of Dental Medicine where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2007. After dental school he married his college sweetheart, Jamie Nelson, and returned to the Bay Area to start his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at UCSF. He completed his medical school training as UC Davis and General Surgery internship at UCSF as well.

Dr. Nelson is blessed with 2 boys, Teaghan and Malcom who keep him busy at home. Aside from spending time with family and friends, he still enjoys playing soccer, hunting, fishing, camping, wood working, and photography.

With his formal training behind him, Dr. Nelson can give you University level care without the need to leave our community. With special interest in implant surgery, bone grafting, soft-tissue grafting, trauma surgery, corrective jaw surgery, pathology, TMJ, and wisdom teeth removal, Dr. Nelson is prepared to take care of all of your needs.

Dr. Patel

Dhaval T. Patel, DDS is a board certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at the Waterman Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. He is an active faculty member at a UCSF / NYU Langone affiliated postgraduate dental training program since 2015 and serves as a volunteer reviewer for the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. A former resident of the US Northeast, Dr. Patel graduated dental school with Magna Cum Laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He advanced to postgraduate specialty training from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and the State University of New York at Buffalo where he also served as a chief resident and volunteer faculty, briefly after the graduation. He attends extensive continuing education meetings to keep abreast with the current trends in the specialty.

He is a diplomate of American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a member of American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and American Dental Society of Anesthesiology.

In his spare time, he enjoys biking, trying new restaurants, and spending time with his family watching sports and his all-time favorite TV show, ‘Seinfeld’. He likes to travel and has a goal of visiting national parks in all 50 states.

He practices full scope of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery including dentoalveolar, anesthesia, benign pathology, orthognathic, facial trauma, dental implants with oral hard & soft tissue grafting. Along with his team, he is dedicated to make your surgical visit a stress-free, pleasant experience with their compassionate care.

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