Dr. Christopher Colby, DDS

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Dr. Christopher J. Colby is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Northwest Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, serving patients across Arlington Heights, Elgin, and Lake Zurich, Illinois. He earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry in 2014 and then completed a full 48-month postdoctoral residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at UIC, finishing in 2018. During his residency, he received the Philip J. Boyne Memorial Scholarship, an honor recognizing strong academic and clinical achievement. Dr. Colby has published peer-reviewed research on tooth autotransplantation and lectures regionally on oral and maxillofacial surgery topics. His certifications in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Advanced Trauma Life Support reflect emergency preparedness well beyond standard dental training. His clinical focus includes complex implant procedures, facial trauma reconstruction, and corrective jaw surgery. Patients describe him as composed and precise under pressure in emergency situations, and patient and kind with those approaching surgery with anxiety.

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  Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryPrimary

  Surgical treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects of the mouth, jaw, and face

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