Meet Our Doctors

Meet the expert team of doctors at Florida Craniofacial Institute.

Our team of Oral & Maxillofacial surgeons have expertise in:

  • Pediatric craniofacial surgery with expertise in children with facial differences and jaw deformities
  • Removal of teeth, placement of dental implants and denture preparation
  • Maximizing cancer patients’ ability to chew properly, enjoy food, improve nutrition and overall quality of life
  • Dental, medical and surgical knowledge

We are based in Tampa, Florida but see patients nationally. Learn more about our doctors’ extensive experience and training.

Pat Ricalde, DDS, MD, FACS

Oral Maxillofacial and Pediatric Craniofacial Surgeon

Pat Ricalde, DDS, MD, FACS is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, specializing in cleft and craniofacial surgery.  She is from Ann Arbor, Michigan. She completed her undergraduate training at Eastern Michigan University, then attended both dental and medical school at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. Dr. Ricalde continued her education in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Maryland.  She then completed a pediatric cleft and craniofacial surgery fellowship with Dr. Jeffrey C. Posnick, who is internationally renowned for his work with children born with facial differences. Dr. Ricalde is Board Certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Her advanced training includes bone grafting, orthognathic surgery, maxillofacial pathology in children, and craniofacial trauma.

Monica Hanna, DMD

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Dr. Monica Hanna is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at the Florida Craniofacial Institute. Dr. Hanna is Board Certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. She was raised in Florida and completed her undergraduate studies at the University of South Florida. This was followed by a move to the northeast where she pursued training at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. She then completed her Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency at NYC Health + Hospitals/ Woodhull in affiliation with NYU School of Medicine, where she served as chief resident in her final year.

Dr. Hanna has received extensive training in dentoalveolar surgery, dental implantology, facial trauma, maxillofacial pathology, orthognathic surgery, TMJ surgery, as well as pediatric and adult office sedations. She is a current member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and the American Dental Association. She has authored several publications and stays abreast of the latest surgical developments by regularly attending conferences.

Dr. Hanna also works part time as an attending at Geisinger Medical Center in Pennsylvania, where she teaches residents and maintains her commitments to educate the next generation of surgeons. When she is not traveling, she enjoys serving her church community, and spending time with family and friends.

Alfred Tennant, DDS, DABOP

Orofacial Pain Specialist

Alfred Tennant, DDS is the only fellowship trained, Board Certified Orofacial Pain Specialist in the Tampa Bay area. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain and a Fellow of American Academy of Orofacial Pain. Dr. Tennant is one of a small handful with this advanced training in the entire state of Florida.

Originally from Puerto Rico, his training began in New Orleans by completing undergraduate training at Loyola University, and then his doctorate at LSU School of Dentistry. He went on to complete a 2-year fellowship at the prestigious Parker Mahan Craniofacial Pain Center at the University of Florida. He served in the US Navy, had his own private dental practice, and was assistant clinical professor at LSU School of Medicine, Shreveport, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, before joining the Florida Craniofacial Institute. 

W. Mark Tucker, DDS, FICD, FACD

Surgeon Emeritus

Dr. Tucker completed his training at the University of Tennessee, the Department of Veterans Affairs at Memphis, the University of Texas at Houston and the Casualty Hospitals of North Wales, United Kingdom.  After providing oral and maxillofacial surgical care for America’s Veterans for forty-three years he was surgeon for U.S. Air Force active duty personnel for five and a half years.  He also conducted a consulting private practice in the Tampa Bay Area during those forty-eight years.  This was followed by five years of private surgical care with Dr. Ricalde at Florida Craniofacial Institute.  Dr. Tucker has testified several times before Congress on behalf of our profession.  He has served in educational and leadership positions of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the local, state, federal, national and international levels, including President of the Florida and American Associations of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons.  Florida Craniofacial Institute is pleased for him to continue his distinguished professional career as our Surgeon Emeritus.

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