Dr. Ozaki grew up in Anaheim, California. He received his undergraduate and dental school education at the University of Southern California. He graduated as valedictorian of his Dental School class in 1988. Dr. Ozaki trained in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency and attended Medical School at the University of Pittsburgh. He then spent a year as a Plastic Surgery research fellow at the University of Michigan. He continued his training in Plastic Surgery at the University of Michigan. Dr. Ozaki’s final year of training was being the Craniofacial Fellow under Dr. Henry K. Kawamoto at UCLA.

Dr. Ozaki began his academic career at Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU) in 1999. After 5 years he achieved the academic rank of Associate Professor of Surgery. He has publications in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the Annals of Plastic Surgery, the Craniofacial Journal, the Annals of Thoracic Surgery, and the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He has also had the opportunity to present his research nationally and internationally. In 2001, he was accepted as a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons. At OHSU, Dr. Ozaki was the Chief of Pediatric Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.