Dr. Austin J. Gaal

Dr. Austin Gaal is a fellowship-trained oral and maxillofacial surgeon who practices the full scope of the specialty, including dental implants, complicated dental extractions, cleft lip and palate surgery, orthognathic surgery, and trauma.

Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Gaal completed his Doctorate of Dental Surgery at Columbia University in New York City. In 2014, Dr. Gaal entered a four-year residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) at the University of Washington. During his residency, he received extensive training, including dentoalveolar, head and neck, orthognathic, and cleft surgery. Dr. Gaal was then chosen to directly study under Drs. Kevin Smith and Paul Tiwana in a fellowship in cleft lip and palate surgery at the University of Oklahoma.

Returning to Seattle, Washington in 2019, Dr. Gaal currently serves as a clinical assistant professor at University of Washington/ Harborview Medical Center and part-time private practice. He co-manages the only ACPA approved cleft team in central Washington, the Yakima Cleft Lip and Palate team, and he engages in several cleft surgical outreach global trips on a routine basis. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, member of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, actively participates in several OMS, hospital, and cleft-related committees, publishes, and lectures routinely on these subjects.

He is a proud father of three children.