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Dr. Owen Lonergan

Oral surgeon in Topeka KS

Dr. Owen Lonergan is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon with dental, medical, public health, surgical, and teaching experience.

Dr. Owen Lonergan

Background

A path shaped by discipline, education, and surgery.

Dr. Owen Lonergan grew up in Texas, where he excelled in athletics as a soccer player and captain of his State Championship wrestling team.

After high school, he pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in biology at the University of California, San Diego.

During his time in San Diego, Dr. Lonergan learned to surf, played intramural soccer, and started a wrestling club.

Education and training

Dental, medical, and surgical training.

Dental and public health education

Dr. Lonergan attended the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health and the Arizona School of Health Sciences in Phoenix, Arizona.

He received his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree and a Master of Public Health degree concurrently in 2010.

Oral surgery residency

Following dental school, Dr. Lonergan pursued residency training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

During residency, he earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City College of Medicine in 2014, completed a year of general surgery in 2015, and received his certification in oral surgery from the UMKC Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residency in 2017.

Teaching and curriculum

Experience educating future dental professionals.

After residency, Dr. Lonergan served as a clinical faculty member in the oral surgery department for the UMKC School of Dentistry.

Academic work

  • Served as a clinical professor at the UMKC School of Dentistry
  • Taught several oral surgery courses to dental students
  • Serves as a consultant for oral surgery curriculum development for educational programs

Credentials and memberships

Board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgery care.

Dr. Lonergan is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and maintains certifications in ACLS and BLS.

Professional memberships

  • American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
  • Greater Kansas City Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Personal

  • Dr. Lonergan is married and resides in Kansas City, where he and his wife are raising their daughter.

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