Dr. Levon Nikoyan is originally from Armenia but has spent most of his life in New York. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from New York University, obtained his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, and completed his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn.
He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and has published a number of articles on the preoperative management of patients prior to anesthesia. Dr. Nikoyan has a special interest in complex mouth reconstruction cases and specialized techniques to maximize comfort during procedures. Additionally, Dr. Nikoyan speaks multiple languages, including Spanish, Russian, and Armenian.
Outside of oral surgery, Dr. Nikoyan spends time with his family on Long Island, where he and his wife are raising their two children.
Dental degreeColumbia University College of Dental Medicine
ResidencyWoodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn
LanguagesSpanish, Russian and Armenian
Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Meet our staff
From your very first phone call to your post-operative recovery, our team works hand-in-hand with Dr. Nikoyan to deliver compassionate, personalized attention in a warm and reassuring environment. Whether addressing your clinical questions, guiding you through procedure prep, or coordinating insurance benefits, our staff is here to support you every step of the way.
Our vision
Welcome to Forward Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and thank you for visiting our website. Our goal is to create a state of the art Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical practice that is considered by patients and other healthcare practitioners as dependable, compassionate, affordable and able to consistently deliver the highest possible standard of care. We have established state-of-the-art facilities, where our team provides an uncompromised array of services to the patients in the most technologically advanced and environmentally sensitive setting possible.
We strive to have all of our patients respect, like, and appreciate our team for our commitment to professional and personal excellence, and to be recognized as THE team in the dental community which provides the highest quality of care and service in a warm, caring, and comfortable atmosphere. To foster and maintain a spirit of cooperation and consideration among our unified team of individuals who work in harmony with one another to help our patients receive optimal care in a pleasant and friendly setting. To cultivate the optimal patient experience, each and every time.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery requires additional years of hospital-based surgical and anesthesia training after graduation from dental school. As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Nikoyan manages a wide variety of problems relating to the mouth, teeth and facial regions. He practices the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery with expertise ranging from dental implant surgery and wisdom tooth removal to corrective jaw surgery. This also includes techniques designed to rebuild bone structure with minimal surgical intervention and optimal patient comfort. We also diagnose and treat facial pain, oral pathology, facial injuries, and fractures.
The office
Newly renovated, modern office equipped with the modern and cutting edge equipment.
Missions
Dr. Nikoyan actively contributes to humanitarian causes and has participated in numerous medical missions to the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.
