John Amato, DDS, MD, MBA

Dr. Amato is a board-certified surgeon with full training in plastic and reconstructive surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and cleft and craniofacial surgery. The son of an oral and maxillofacial surgeon who was himself a pioneer in orthognathic and reconstructive jaw surgery, Dr. Amato grew up with a deep appreciation for the impact that skilled surgical care has on a patient’s life. He serves as director of the New Jersey Institute for Craniofacial Surgery at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center and as a clinical professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

He earned his dental degree at Columbia University and his medical degree at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he completed his oral and maxillofacial surgery residency and several years of general surgery training. He then completed his plastic and reconstructive surgery residency at Cooper University Hospital in New Jersey, which included significant craniofacial experience at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

He went on to complete the prestigious Posnick Craniomaxillofacial Surgery Fellowship, training under Dr. Jeffrey Posnick, one of the world’s foremost authorities in craniofacial and orthognathic surgery, and Dr. Paul Gavaris, a leader in oculoplastic surgery. The combination of these disciplines represents a level of surgical training that very few surgeons in the country possess, and one that directly benefits every patient Dr. Amato treats.

Known for his calm confidence and genuine warmth with patients, Dr. Amato has lectured nationally and co-authored surgical textbook chapters on orthognathic, cleft, and craniofacial surgery and brings a rare depth of training and experience to every case he treats.