Title
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Academic Title
Program Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, McGill University
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences
Department
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Contact Information
Montreal General Hospital
C3-117, 1650 Cedar Avenue
Montreal, QC H3G 1A4
Tel: 514-934-1934 ext. 42492
Email: Jordan.gigliotti [at] mcgill.ca
Degrees/Certification
BSc University of Manitoba
DMD University of Manitoba
MD, CM McGill University
FRCD(C)Royal College of Dentists of Canada
Dip. ABOMS American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Residency
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, McGill University
Fellowship Training
Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery (University of Alabama at Birmingham/O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center)
Areas of expertise
Tumours of the oral cavity, salivary glands, and face, reconstruction of acquired and developmental deformities of the craniomaxillofacial region, microvascular reconstruction, surgical management of obstructive sleep apnea, orthognathic surgery, TMJ reconstruction, dental implants.
Research Interests
Translational and clinical research, oral carcinogenesis and the development of biomarkers that predict malignant transformation of oral potential malignant disorders, perioperative optimization and the improvement of functional outcomes in head and neck cancer patients.
Publications
Upadhyay A, Tsamchoe M, Zeitouni A, Gigliotti J, Peng J, Mahmoodi M, Abo Sharkh H, Makhoul NM, El-Hakim M, Wu J, Tran SD: Extracellular Vesicles of Salivary Mesenchymal Stem Cells Mitigate Acute Irradiation Injury: Use of an ex-vivo organotypic human slice tissue culture as a disease model. bioRxiv 2025.09.04.674343, 2025
Pillai S, Munguia-Lopez JG, Liu Y, Gigliotti J, Zeitouni A, Kinsella JM, Tran SD. Development of human salivary gland cell lines for modeling radiation-induced damage in three-dimensional spheroid cultures. Methods Mol Biol. 2024;2450:39–54. doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-3609-1_4
Le JM, Gigliotti J, Aljadeff L, Ying YP, Morlandt AB. Airway management in microvascular reconstruction of the oral cavity: is immediate extubation possible? J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2024;82(10):e1–e2. doi:10.1016/j.joms.2024.10.014
Amal Idrissi Janati; Jordan Gigliotti; Justin Sanders; Marc Martel; Elham Emami; Nicholas Makhoul; Nour Karra; Anita Brown-Johnson; Agnihotram V. Ramanakuma; Nathalie Gosselin; Lionel Cailhol. (2024). Utilization of Psychosocial Oncology Services by Oral Cancer Patients: a Study Protocol. BMC Public Health.
Cwintal M, Shih H, Idrissi Janati A, Gigliotti J. The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis and progression of oral cancer. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 202; 52: 629-634 doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2024.02.003
Gigliotti J, Makhoul NM, El-Hakim M. Classification of the Midface Defect. Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics. 2024 Sept; 32 (2): 73-80. doi:10.1016/j.cxom.2023.12.002Gigliotti, J, Makhoul N, El-Hakim M. Classification of the Midface Defect: A Defect Oriented Approach to Reconstruction. Atlas of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America. Accepted Dec 2023.
Gigliotti, Jordan. “Chapter 55, Palatal Pathology.” Atlas of Operative Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, by Christopher Haggerty and Robert Laughlin, Wiley-Blackwell, 2023, pp. 7667–773.
Le J, Gigliotti J, Sayre KS, Morlandt AB, Ying YY. Supplemental Regional Block Anesthesia Reduces Opioid Utilization Following Free Flap Reconstruction of the Oral Cavity: A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2023 Feb;81(2):140-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2022.10.015
Le J, Gigliotti J, Bourne RR, Afshar Alex, Alijadeff Lior, Ying YY, Morlandt AB. Immediate Extubation Versus Elective Tracheostomy Following Free Flap Reconstruction of the Oral Cavity – A 7-year Single Institution Retrospective Study. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2023 Sept;81(9): S57-S58. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2023.08.148
Gigliotti, J, Makhoul N, El-Hakim M. Classification of the Midface Defect: A Defect Oriented Approach to Reconstruction. Atlas of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America. Accepted Dec 2023.
Le J, Morlandt A, Gigliotti J, Park E, Greene B, Ying Y. Complications in Oncologic Mandible Reconstruction – A Comparative Study Between the Osteocutaneous Radial Forearm and Fibula Free Flap. Microsurgery. 2022 Feb;42(2):150-159. doi: 10.1002/micr.30841.
Baabdullah R, Gigliotti J, Makhoul N, Jung S. Desmoid fibromatosis of the maxillofacial region: A case report and review of the literature. Oral Health. 2021. 111 (6):18-22.
Gigliotti J, Ying Y, Redden D, Kase M, Morlandt AB. Fasciocutaneous flaps for refractory intermediate stage osteoradionecrosis of the mandible- Is it time for a shift in management? Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2021. 79 (5): 1156-1167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2020.11.026
Le JM, Gigliotti J, Ying Y et al.. Computer-assisted microvascular free flap reconstruction and implant rehabilitation of the maxilla- Treatment of a rare post-orthognathic complication. Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-020-01492-y
COVIDSurg Collaborative. Head and neck cancer surgery during the COVID‐19 pandemic: An international, multicenter, observational cohort study. Cancer. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.33320
Park EP, Le JM, Gigliotti J, Feinstein J, Ying YY, Morlandt YY. Does supplemental regional anesthesia decrease length of stay and opioid use for patients undergoing head and neck microvascular reconstruction? Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2020, 79: 712-721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2020.08.037
Gigliotti J, Ying Y, Morlandt AB. Titanium alloy cutting guides in craniomaxillofacial surgery- a minimally invasive alternative to synthetic polymer guides. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2020;78:2080-2089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2020.06.010
Glasbey JC et al.. Elective Cancer Surgery in COVID-19-Free Surgical Pathways During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An International, Multicenter, Comparative Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2020;39:66-78. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.20.01933
“Palatal Pathology” Chapter in Atlas of Operative Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (in press)
Gigliotti J, Madathil S, Makhoul, N. Delays in oral cavity cancer, International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2019;48:1131-1137.
Gigliotti J, Cheung G, Suhaym O, Agnihotram RV, El-Hakim M, Makhoul N. Nasotracheal intubation: the preferred airway in oral cavity microvascular reconstructive surgery? Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2018;76:2231-2240.
Gigliotti J, Makhoul N. Demographics, training satisfaction, and career plans of Canadian oral and maxillofacial surgery residents. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2015;44(12):1574-1580.
Gigliotti J, Alghamdi O, El-Hakim M, Makhoul N. Central giant cell granuloma of the mandibular condyle: a case report, literature review, and discussion of treatment. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases. 2015;1(3):42-46.