‌‌Dr. Marcela Romero Reyes is a clinical professor and the Director of the Brotman Facial Pain Clinic at the Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, University of Maryland, School of Dentistry. She is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in the fields of orofacial pain and headache disorders. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain, Fellow of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP) and fellow of the American Headache Society (AHS) and she is the former AHS chair of the special section of TMD, Cervical Spine and Orofacial Pain. Dr. Romero has been distinguished by numerous awards including the prestigious Steven B. Graff-Radford Orofacial Pain and Headache lectureship by the AHS. She is also the co-editor of the 7^th edition of the AAOP Orofacial Pain, Guidelines for Assessment, Diagnosis and Management.  ‌

Dr. Romero graduated from the School of Dentistry at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She obtained her PhD in Oral biology and Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction certificate at UCLA, School of Dentistry and postdoctoral training in neuroscience with a focus in primary headaches at the UCLA Headache Research and Treatment Program now known as the Goldberg Migraine Program in the department of Neurology, David Geffen, School of Medicine. Prior to coming to the University of Maryland, Dr. Romero was an Assistant Professor at the New York University College of Dentistry in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology and Medicine. Dr. Romero was the Director of the NYU Orofacial and Head Pain clinic and the Director of the Advanced Program for International Dentists in Oral Medicine & Orofacial Pain.

Research Interests

Dr. Romero is an NIH/DoD funded researcher and has multiple clinical and basic science publications in the fields of orofacial pain and headache, tumor immunology and inflammation. Current research projects are focused in the translation of understanding the neuro-immune, neurophysiological and nitroxidative mechanisms in orofacial pain disorders, with a special interest in the discovery of new targets for the management of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD), trigeminal neuropathic pains and headache disorders and their translation from the bench to the clinical setting. In addition to developing new protocols for non-pharmacological approaches of management.

The Brotman Facial Pain Clinic

The Brotman Facial Clinic offers quality services for diagnosis and management of a wide spectrum of orofacial pain disorders that includes TMD, cranial neuralgias, trigeminal neuropathic pains as well as primary headache disorders.

We welcome referrals and patient inquiries at:

Phone: 410-706-7961

Fax: (410) 706-0309