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. Read More

Victoria Palermo, MD, DDS

Oral Maxillofacial and Pediatric Craniofacial Surgeon

Victoria Palermo, MD, DDS is an Oral Maxillofacial and Pediatric Craniofacial surgeon. She is a graduate of State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, where she received Magna Cum Laude designation.

Dr. Palermo completed her Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, where she also pursued her medical degree at Thomas Jefferson Medical College and completed a post-graduate internship in General Surgery. Her training and experience include the management of orthognathic and obstructive sleep apnea cases, in addition to a full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Read More

Monica Hanna, DMD

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Dr. Monica Hanna is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at the Florida Craniofacial Institute. 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

Orofacial Pain Specialist

Alfred Tennant, DDS is the only fellowship trained, Board Certified Orofacial Pain Specialist in the Tampa Bay area. He is a Diplomat of the American Board 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.

Mohamed El-Rabbany, DDS, MS, PhD, FRCDC

Oral Maxillofacial and Pediatric Craniofacial Surgeon

Dr. Mohamed El-Rabbany is an Oral Maxillofacial and Pediatric Craniofacial Surgeon. Raised in Canada, Dr. El-Rabbany completed his undergraduate studies at McMaster University, completing an Honors Bachelor of Biological Sciences degree. Following this, he completed his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the University of Toronto, where he was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Gordon Cressy Award in Leadership and the Joseph Harker Johnson Award in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dr. El-Rabbany then went on to complete his residency training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Toronto. His surgical education provided Dr. El-Rabbany with training in the full scope of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, with particular expertise in TMJ, corrective jaw surgery, facial trauma, and maxillofacial reconstructive and implant surgeries. Read More

Fellowship

Florida Craniofacial Institute is proud to offer a Fellowship program lead by Dr. Pat Ricalde.

Alyssa Manski, DDS, MD

Fellow in Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery

Dr. Alyssa Manski is from Wayside, NJ. She attended Elon University in Elon, NC for her undergraduate degree, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. In 2017 she obtained her dental degree from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in Baltimore, MD. Early on, she developed a strong interest in oral surgery and enjoyed the scope and complexity of cases the specialty had to offer.

Dr. Manski continued her training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA where she completed her chief year. She obtained her medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College and then completed an internship in general surgery. Her full scope training included orthognathic surgery, management of obstructive sleep apnea, facial trauma, and dentoalveolar surgery. She became heavily involved in research at Jefferson, presenting several papers on minimally invasive temporomandibular joint surgery, surgical pathology, and anesthesia on the national level at multiple conferences.

While rotating at Nemours Alfred I. Dupont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE, Dr. Manski developed a keen interest in treating pediatric patients, leading her to pursue fellowship at Florida Craniofacial Institute.

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Meet Our Doctors

Pat Ricalde, DDS, MD, FACS

Victoria Palermo, MD, DDS

Monica Hanna, DMD

Alfred Tennant, DDS

Mohamed El-Rabbany, DDS, MS, PhD, FRCDC

Fellowship

Alyssa Manski, DDS, MD

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