Meet Dr. Diego Hurtado
A New Mexico native raised on the family ranch in Holman, New Mexico, Dr. Hurtado is now looking forward to practicing oral surgery in his home state.
"What I like most about working as an oral surgeon is my patient interaction."
Dr. Diego Hurtado is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Oral Surgery and Dental Implant Center of Santa Fe. During his third year of dental school, he discovered how much he enjoyed performing oral surgery procedures such as tooth extraction. His favorite part of being an oral surgeon is interacting with his patients and guiding them through extensive surgeries.
Dr. Hurtado attended the University of New Mexico for his undergraduate degree and received his Degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery from Baylor College of Dentistry in 2012. He graduated from the University of Kentucky, College of Medicine with a Degree of Doctor of Medicine in 2015, and completed his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.
While trained in all aspects of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Hurtado has a special interest in dentoalveolar surgery, office-based anesthesia, dental implants and bone grafting.
Dr. Hurtado enjoys the outdoors, ranching, and spending time with his wife and kids.
