Meet Dr. Lackey

Melissa Lackey, D.M.D., M.D., grew up in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Her undergraduate studies were completed at Rutgers University where she received a B.A. in biology, graduating Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She also developed her artistic abilities by studying design and illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

She is a fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) and is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS). She received a Doctorate in Dental Medicine from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, graduating Magna Cum Laude and Omicron Kappa Upsilon. She then completed a pathology fellowship at the New England Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Lackey then received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed her oral and maxillofacial surgery residency training at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She holds a staff position at the North Shore Medical Center and at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Dr. Lackey practices a broad scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery, with special emphasis on dental extractions, dental implants, bone and soft tissue grafting, orthognathic surgery, and surgical pathology and facial cosmetic procedures.