Dr. Guy Lanzi has been practicing oral and maxillofacial surgery for more than 30 years. Born and raised in New Jersey, Dr. Lanzi completed his undergraduate studies at Rutgers University in New Brunswick and went on to earn his DMD from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He moved to Denver, Colorado to complete his residency in a busy regional hospital with a Level 1 trauma center affiliated with the University of Colorado.

Dr. Lanzi became interested in oral surgery in Colorado while interacting with doctors treating trauma patients. He decided to enroll in the oral surgery program at Denver; after completing it and an extensive internship with a renowned private practice there, he returned to South Jersey.

While preparing for his Board examinations, Dr. Lanzi met Dr. Frank Verdi, one of the best oral surgeons on the East Coast and a founding member of Cooper University Hospitals Regional Cleft-Craniofacial Program. Within two years, Dr. Lanzi began working as an associate with Dr. Verdis practice.

Working with the Cooper cleft palate team over the years has been a highlight of Dr. Lanzis career. Dr. Lanzis work with the team focuses on performing bone grafts on children six to nine years of age to make the jaw one continuous structure. Dr. Lanzi, along with Dr. Verdi, performed the first published placement of a tooth implant in a bone-grafted jaw.

Receiving a call to interview for a position as team oral surgeon for the Philadelphia Flyers is yet another highlight in Dr. Lanzis fascinating career. The job entails attending every Flyers home game, tending to the Flyers injuries as well as those of the visiting team. Dr. Lanzi has held this exciting night job for more than 26 years!

Dr. Lanzi feels honored to have the chance to carry on the legacy of Dr. Verdi, who always challenged his colleagues and trainees to take it to the next level. The entire team at Lanzi Burke continues to be committed to developing their expertise on an ongoing basis, which is why other doctors have continually referred difficult procedures to their practice. Dr. Lanzi views that taking care of those patients is both an honor and privilege.

Dr. Jonathan Burke has been practicing oral and maxillofacial surgery for close to 30 years. Born and raised in Bucks County PA he first became interested in the field when he himself underwent orthognathic jaw surgery for a bite problem as a young adult. This has given him a unique perspective as both a surgeon who performs this surgery and as a patient who has recovered and benefited from this procedure.

He graduated with honors from Temple University School of Pharmacy and was a practicing pharmacist while attending Temple University Dental School. After earning his DMD at Temple in 1989, he went on to complete his oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at Temple Hospitals program. His training included residency at Pennsylvania Hospital, St. Christopher Hospital for Children and Cooper Hospital University Medical Center in Southern New Jersey.

Dr. Burke first met both Drs. Verdi and Lanzi as a dental student at Temple and later worked with them as an oral surgery resident. He and Dr. Lanzi later went on to found Cooper Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons as Professors of Surgery at UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. During that time, oral surgery residents from Temples residency were full-time learning from the doctors during their time at Cooper.

Dr. Burke was the first surgeon in the Delaware Valley to pioneer the placement of craniofacial implants for bone anchored hearing aids and the use of the patients own stem cells for complex bone grafting techniques eliminating painful bone procurement donor sites. Together with Dr. Lanzi he has participated in the Regional Cleft Palate Program at Cooper and has served as a surgeon with the Flyers Hockey Club for over 25 years.

He and his wife Cara have renovated a 270-year-old barn at their farmhouse to serve as a place for youth ministry. Currently The Barn serves as the hub for Young Life Gloucester County. The Burkes vision is to provide a safe and fun environment for kids from middle school to young adults to be heard, supported, and share with them the great news of a God that loves them.

Dr. Wagner grew up in South Jersey being the daughter of a well-know, well-respected oral and maxillofacial surgeon. Being around her father, Dr. Ronald Wagners practice, she desired to follow in her fathers footsteps. After graduating from Bishop Eustace Preparatory School, she obtained her undergraduate degree from St. Joseph University. She then attended Temple University Dental School graduating in 2005 with her DMD.

She then received her training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Temple University Hospital and spent time treating patients at Crozier-Chester Medical Center and Cooper Hospital University Medical Center in Camden. When she graduated from her residency in 2009 she joined Drs. Lanzi and Burke.

So many families in South Jersey have been cared for by Dr. Wagner and its a common occurrence that shes taken care of every child in the family for wisdom teeth and multiple generations for other oral surgical needs.