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University of California, Davis, BS, 1988, Biochemistry
University of California, San Francisco, DDS, 1992, Dentistry
University of California, San Francisco, MD, 1996, Medicine
University of California, San Francisco, PhD, 2001, Oral Biology

Dodson TB, Schmidt BL, Longaker MT, Kaban LB. Fetal cleft lip repair in rabbits: postnatal facial growth after repair. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1991;49(6):603-11.

Pogrel MA, Schmidt BL, Ammar A, Perrott DH. Anatomic evaluation of anterior platysma muscle. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1994;23(3):170-3.

Schmidt BL, Kearns G, Perrott D, Kaban LB. Infection following treatment of mandibular fractures in human immunodeficiency virus seropositive patients. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1995;53(10):1134-9.

Pogrel MA, Renaut A, Schmidt BL, Ammar A. The relationship of the lingual nerve to the mandibular third molar region: an anatomic study. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 1995:53:1178-81.

Schmidt BL, Pogrel MA, Perrott DH, Regezi JA. Massive gingival enlargement and alveolar bone loss: report of two cases. Journal of Periodontology 1995:66:811-816.

Schmidt BL, Stern M. Diagnosis and management of root fractures and periodontal ligament injury. J Calif Dent Assoc 1996;24(2):51-5.

Pogrel MA, Schmidt BL, Ammar A. The relationship of the buccal branch of the facial nerve to the parotid duct. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1996;54(1):71-3.

Schmidt BL, Pogrel MA, Regezi JA, Smith R, Necoechea M, Kearns G, Azaz B. Comparison of full thickness skin graft "take" after excision with the carbon dioxide laser and scalpel. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 1997;83(2):206-14.

Schmidt BL, Pogrel MA, Necoechea M, Kearns G. The distribution of the auriculotemporal nerve around the temporomandibular joint. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 1998;86:165-8.

Pogrel MA, Shariati S, Schmidt BL, Hakim-Faal Z, Regezi J. The surgical anatomy of the nasolabial fold. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontics, 1998:86:410-5.

Schmidt BL, Lee C, Young DM, O'Brien J. Intraorbital squamous epithelial cyst: an unusual complication of Silastic implantation. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 1998:9:452-5.

Kearns G, Sharma A, Perrott D, Schmidt BL, Kaban L, Vargervik K. Placement of endosseous implants in children and adolescents with hereditary ectodermal dysplasia. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontics 1999:88:5-10.

Pogrel MA, Low M, Stern R, Schmidt BL. The molecular weight of hyaluronan in parotid and mixed saliva. International Journal of Oral Biology 2000:25:13-16.

Schmidt BL, Kearns G, Gordon N, Kaban LB. A financial analysis of maxillomandibular fixation versus rigid internal fixation for treatment of mandibular fractures. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2000;58(11):1206-10.

Schmidt BL, Pogrel MA, Hakim-Faal Z. The course of the temporal branch of the facial nerve in the periorbital region. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2001;59(2):178-84.

Schmidt BL, Pogrel MA. The use of enucleation and liquid nitrogen cryotherapy in the management of odontogenic keratocysts. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2001;59(7):720-5.

Schmidt BL, Tambeli CH, Gear RW, Levine JD. Nicotine withdrawal hyperalgesia and opioid-mediated analgesia depend on nicotine receptors in nucleus accumbens. Neuroscience 2001;106(1):129-36.

Schmidt BL, Tambeli CH, Levine JD, Gear RW. Mu/delta cooperativity and opposing kappa-opioid effects in nucleus accumbens-mediated antinociception in the rat. Eur J Neurosci 2002;15(5):861-68.

Schmidt BL, Tambeli CH, Barletta J, Luo L, Green P, Levine JD, Gear RW. Altered nucleus accumbens circuitry mediates pain-induced antinociception in morphine-tolerant rats. J Neurosci 2002;22(15):6773-80.

Schmidt BL, Kung L, Jones C, Casap N. Induced osteogenesis by periosteal distraction. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2002;60(10):1170-5.

Pogrel MA, Schmidt BL, Sambajon V, Jordan RCK. Lingual nerve damage due to inferior alveolar nerve blocks. JADA 2003;134:195-98.

Schmidt BL, Tambeli CH, Levine JD, Gear RW. Adaptations in nucleus accumbens circuitry during opioid withdrawal associated with persistence of noxious stimulus-induced antinociception in the rat. Journal of Pain 2003;4(3):141-147.

Schmidt BL, Gear RW, Levine JD. Response of neuropathic trigeminal pain to the combination of low-dose nalbuphine plus naloxone. Neurosci Letters 2003;343(2):144-46.

Li X, Yang Y, Hu Y, Dang D, Regezi J, Schmidt BL, Atakilit A, Chen B, Ellis D, Ramos DM. Alpha v beta 6-fyn signaling promotes oral cancer progression. J Biol Chem 2003:278(43): 41646-53.

Yang Y, Dang D, Atakilit A, Schmidt BL, Regezi J, Li X, Eisele D, Ellis D, Ramos DM. Specific alpha v integrin receptors modulate K1735 murine melanoma cell behavior. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003;308(4):814-9.

Perlman JS, Pletcher SD, Schmidt BL, Eisele DW. Giant cell lesion (brown tumor) of the mandible, associated with primary hyperparathyroidism. Archives of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery 2004:130:791-4.

Schmidt BL, Dierks EJ, Homer L, Potter B. Smoking history and the presentation of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2004;62:1055-58.

Schmidt BL, Pogrel MA, Young CW, Sharma A. Reconstruction with zygomaticus implants following extensive maxillectomy. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2004; 62, Supplement 2:82-89.

Schmidt BL, Pogrel MA. Neurosensory changes following cryotherapy. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2004;62(10):1183-7.

Jordan RCK, Macabeo-Ong M, Shiboski CH, Dekker N, Ginzinger DG, Wong DTW, Schmidt BL. Overexpression of matrix metalloproteinases-1 and 9 mRNA are associated with progression of oral dysplasia to cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2004;10:6460-6465.

Lee JS, Iranmanesh A, Schmidt BL, Fischbein NJ. Limited Oral Opening in a 43-Year-Old Man. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2004;63:103-8, 200537.

Connelly ST, Schmidt BL. The evaluation of pain in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma. Journal of Pain 2004;5(9):505-10.

Westernoff TH, Jordan RCK, Regezi JA, Ramos DM, Schmidt BL. -6 integrin, tenascin-C, and MMP-1 expression in salivary gland neoplasms. Oral Oncology 2005;41:170-4.

Connelly ST, Macabeo-Ong M, Dekker N, Jordan RCK, Schmidt BL. Increased nitric oxide levels and iNOS over-expression in oral squamous cell carcinomas. Oral Oncology 2005;41:261-7.

Snijders AM, Schmidt BL, Fridlyand J, Dekker N, Pinkel D, Jordan RCK, Albertson DG. Rare amplicons implicate frequent deregulation of cell fate specification pathways in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Oncogene 2005;24:4232-42.

Shiboski CH, Schmidt BL, Jordan RCK. Tongue and tonsil carcinoma: increasing trends in US population ages 20-44 years. Cancer 2005;103:1843-9.

Schmidt BL, Milam SB, Caloss R. Future directions for pain research in oral and maxillofacial surgery: findings of the 2005 AAOMS Research Summit. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2005 Oct;63(10):1410-7.

Closmann JJ, Pogrel MA, Schmidt BL. Reconstruction of perioral defects following resection for oral squamous cell carcinoma. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2006 Mar;64(3):367-74.

Albertson DG, Snijders AM, Fridlyand J, Jordan R, Pinkel D, Schmidt BL. Genomic analysis of tumors by array comparative genomic hybridization: more is better. Cancer Res. 2006 Apr 1;66(7):3955-6.

Closmann JJ, Schmidt BL. Adenoid cystic carcinoma manifesting as maxillary jaw pain refractory to conventional treatment: a case report. Gen Dent. 2006 May-Jun;54(3):195-7.

Schmidt BL, Pickering V, Liu S, Quang P, Dolan J, Connelly ST, Jordan, RCK. Peripheral endothelin A receptor antagonism attenuates carcinoma-induced pain. Eur J Pain, 11:406-414, 2007.

Pickering V, Jordan RCK, Schmidt BL. Elevated Salivary Endothelin Levels in Oral Cancer Patients Ð A Pilot Study. Oral Oncology 43:37-41, 2007.

Closmann JC, Schmidt BL. The Use of Cone Beam Computed Tomography as an Aid in Evaluating and Treatment Planning for Mandibular Cancer. Journal of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, 65:766-71, 2007.

Young C, Pogrel MA, Schmidt BL. Quality of life in patients undergoing segmental mandibular resection and staged reconstruction with non vascularized bone grafts. Journal of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, 65:706-12, 2007.

Pogrel MA, Schmidt BL. Reconstruction of the ramus condyle unit following mandibular reconstruction. Journal of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, 65:801-4, 2007.

Shiboski CH, Schmidt BL, Jordan RC. Racial disparity in stage at diagnosis and survival among adults with oral cancer in the US. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol, 35:233-40, 2007.

Viet CT, Jordan RCK, Schmidt BL. DNA promoter hypermethylation in saliva for the early diagnosis of oral cancer. Journal of the California Dental Association, 34:844, 2007.

Dierks EJ, Over LM, Schmidt BL, Bell RB, Buehler M. Fibula onlay reconstruction of the severely atrophic mandible in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 65:2367-71, 2007.

Pickering V, Gupta RJ, Quang P, Jordan RCK, Schmidt BL. Effect of peripheral endothelin-1 concentration on carcinoma-induced pain in mice. Eur J Pain, 2007 (accepted).

Kolokythas A, Connelly ST, Schmidt BL. Validation of the University of California San Francisco Oral Cancer Pain Questionnaire. Journal of Pain, 8:950-3, 2007.

Guerrero AV, Quang P, Dekker N, Jordan RCK, Schmidt BL. Peripheral Cannabinoids Attenuate Carcinoma Induced Nociception in Mice. Neuroscience Letters, 433:77-81, 2008.

Cheng A, Cox D, Schmidt BL. Oral Maxillary Squamous Carcinoma Margin Discrepancy After Resection and Pathologic Processing. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 66:523-9, 2008.

Montes DM, Schmidt BL. Oral Maxillary Squamous Carcinoma: Management of the Clinically Negative Neck. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 66:762-6, 2008.

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