Training and board certification
Source for all items: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Gonzaga University, bachelor's degree |
| Dental school | University of North Carolina, dental degree; externship with the OMS department at Oregon Health Sciences University |
| Residency | General Practice Residency, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD |
| OMS training | National Capital Consortium (National Naval Medical Center/Walter Reed Army Medical Center), Washington, DC; Chief OMS Resident |
- Diplomate, American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery; Diplomate, National Dental Board of Anesthesiology.
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons; Fellow, American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons; Fellow, American Dental Society of Anesthesiology.
- Member, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (Aesthetic Surgery).
- Served in the U.S. Navy; practiced at Naval Health Clinic Hawaii and was an attending surgeon in the Tripler Army Medical Center OMS residency program, training residents in facial cosmetic surgery.
- Opened Rogue Valley OMS, PC in 2009 and provides facial trauma coverage for Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Eyelid surgery work
- Brow lift. Dr. Doherty performs brow and forehead lifts to raise the eyebrows and reduce ridges and furrows on the forehead. He performs an endoscopic brow lift for most patients, lifting the forehead through small scalp incisions with an endoscope and specialized instruments. The procedure can be combined with other surgeries (source).
- Face lift with eyelid surgery. The face lift page states the procedure is often performed together with blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), forehead lift, chin augmentation, liposuction or rhinoplasty (source).
- The site has no separate blepharoplasty, ptosis or double eyelid page and no before-and-after gallery.
Other procedures
The practice covers dental implants, bone grafting, wisdom teeth removal, jaw surgery, facial trauma, oral pathology and sleep apnea. Facial cosmetic procedures listed are rhinoplasty, brow lift, face lift, facial liposuction, facial implants and fat transfer, with BOTOX Cosmetic, Juvederm fillers, PRP and skin care.
Insurance and cost
- Brow lift: insurance may pay for part or all of the cost if the procedure is performed as a result of visual impairment; patients are advised to check with their carrier (source).
- The insurance page states the office works with patients to maximize reimbursement for covered procedures (insurance).
- The site publishes no prices for brow or eyelid surgery.
Recovery
Brow lift (source):
- Antibiotics may be prescribed for several days.
- Sutures are generally removed within one week.
- Swelling and some bruising should subside within a few weeks; ice compresses and eye exercises are prescribed.
- Eye cosmetics may be used two weeks after surgery.
- Normal daily activities resume within one to two weeks; a final evaluation may occur within several months.