Facio-maxillary Surgeon Dr. S.M. Balaji, has extensive experience and unparalleled expertise in facial reconstructions and deformity corrections, facial fractures and jaw joint (TMJ) surgeries, dental implants and maxillofacial treatment procedures. The testimony to the accomplishments lies with numerous patients who have been successfully rehabilitated for facial deformities ranging from complex skull defects to burns, fractures, orbital bone deformities to reconstruction after cancer therapy.<br /><br />He is presently the Editor-in-Chief of the “Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery” and the Executive Editor of “Indian Journal of Dental Research” published by Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. To his accomplishment, he has several International and National publications in various journals of repute. He has authored several books, of them, "The Textbook on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery," published by Elsevier is the country's best seller and the prescribed book to be used by undergraduate and post graduate students alike.