Julie Ann Chavez, DDS

Before starting her own practice, Northern Star Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery PLLC, Dr. Chavez worked in a group practice from 2000 to 2008. She enjoys all aspects of oral and maxillofacial surgery and treating all age groups. She has special interests in orthognathic (reconstructive jaw) surgery, cleft palate rehabilitation, and dental implant surgery. Dr. Chavez has been on the Cleft Palate Team at both Children's Minnesota Clinic since 2004. She maintains hospital privileges at Methodist Hospital and Children's Hospital. She maintains trauma call responsibilities at Children's Minnesota.

Dr. Chavez grew up in Golden, Colorado and attended the University of Colorado Boulder where she received a Bachelor of Arts. She then obtained a D.D.S. degree from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1993, and began her oral surgery training with an internship at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. She is a 2000 graduate of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training program at the University of Minnesota.

She is board certified and a member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Dr. Chavez also maintains membership in the Minnesota Dental Association, Minnesota Society or Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Dental Association and the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association.

In her free time, Dr. Chavez enjoys spending time with her husband and their girls, and enjoys golfing, skiing and gardening.