Dr. Stone Thayer completed his undergraduate studies in Finance and Management at Washington Universitys John M. Olin School of Business. After a brief stint as a financial analyst in New York, Dr. Thayer attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and graduated with honors in 2001. He then went on to serve with the United States Naval Forces as part of the Navy and Marine Corps amphibious platform. His tour of duty was highlighted by many deployments in the Western Pacific and coordination of Medical/Dental humanitarian missions. During his tour of duty he earned the prestigious Navy & Marine Corps Achievement and Commendation Medals.Dr. Thayer completed his active duty obligations in 2004 and then began his surgical training in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern/Parkland Hospital in Dallas. During his training, he also acquired his Medical degree and completed a General Surgery Internship at the University of Texas. His broad training included facial trauma, correction of jaw and facial deformities, facial cosmetics, temporomandibular joint disorders, maxillofacial pathology, implantology and soft tissue reconstructive surgery. He completed his residency in 2010 and then completed fellowship in Craniofacial and Reconstructive surgery at the Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia.He is trained in treating pediatric craniofacial defects, pathology and reconstructive procedures. Subsequently, from August 2012 to August 2014 Dr. Thayer served as faculty at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He was involved in resident and student education, and also a central part of the Universitys Cleft and Craniofacial Team. Additionally, he also engaged in a Reconstructive and Cosmetic surgery preceptorship with Dr. Jaime Flores, a Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, from September 2013 to September 2014.