Meet Dr. Valentina H. Zahran, DDS, MD

Dr. Valentina Zahran was born and raised in Powell, Ohio. She completed her undergraduate studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, earning a degree in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Molecular Genetics and Biology, with the distinction of magna cum laude. After graduation, she attended the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry where she received her Doctorate of Dental Surgery in 2016. During her time at UCSF, she was the recipient of the Gardner Award, the highest award given by the school that honors scholastic achievement, service, and leadership, and served as the Director of the Community Dental Clinic, which provided free comprehensive dental care to the uninsured and homeless population of San Francisco. She also served as the president of UCSF’s chapter of the American Dental Education Association. She received awards from the UCSF Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, California Dental Association, and the American Association of Public Health Dentistry.

Following dental school, Dr. Zahran continued her training at the University of Pittsburgh, completing the 6-year residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. She earned her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh and completed a one-year general surgery internship. In her final year of training, Dr. Zahran served as chief resident in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department.

Dr. Zahran is a broad-scope oral and maxillofacial surgeon with clinical interests in dentoalveolar surgery, implantology, benign pathology, general anesthesia, simple and complex bone grafting, orthognathic surgery, and the management of facial trauma.

Dr. Zahran is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and is a member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the Ohio Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Dental Association, and the Ohio Dental Association, while maintaining privileges at the Ohio State University and Dublin Methodist Hospital. She also serves as adjunct faculty at The Ohio State State University College of Dentistry where she lectures the pre-doctoral students and takes facial trauma call with the residents.

Outside the office, Dr. Zahran enjoys spending time with her family, coaching and playing volleyball, and taking her loveable, but overweight golden retriever on long walks in the hopes that he sheds a few pounds. Dr. Zahran and her husband welcomed their first child this year and are enjoying the joys of new parenthood.