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Felix J Amarista, DDS, FACS

Assistant Professor

Dr. Felix Amarista is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS) and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). He is an active member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS), the American Society of Temporomandibular Joint Surgeons, the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS), and both the Texas and Southwest Societies of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Dr. Amarista earned his D.D.S. with honors from the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) in 2011. He went on to complete a one-year internship at Dr. Domingo Luciani Hospital in Caracas before pursuing his oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at the Central Military Hospital – Nueva Granada Military University in Bogotá, Colombia, where he graduated in 2018. During his training, he received numerous distinctions, including Researcher of the Year (2016, 2017), Best Resident of First Specialization, and Best OMS Resident in Latin America by ALACIBU.

In 2018, Dr. Amarista joined UT Health San Antonio to continue his education in the United States and completed a U.S.-based OMFS residency in 2021. He has since been recognized internationally and nationally, receiving the IAOMS NextGen Outstanding Young Surgeon Award, the Daniel M. Laskin Award (2022) for best manuscript in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and most recently, the Faculty Educator Development Award (FEDA) from AAOMS (2025).

Dr. Amarista’s clinical interests include minimally invasive orthognathic surgery (MIOS), temporomandibular joint pathology with a focus on advanced arthroscopy, maxillofacial trauma, benign pathology, and complex dentoalveolar surgery, including implant reconstruction. He is deeply committed to education, research, and advancing patient care through academic surgery.

Outside of his professional life, Dr. Amarista enjoys playing soccer, running, and participating in CrossFit. He treasures time with his wife, also an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, and their young daughter.