Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our history.

The Doctors of Commonwealth Oral & Facial Surgery take great pride in their long-standing tradition of serving the community. Patient care is at the forefront of everything we do from offering state-of-the-art surgical procedures to donating services through mission projects within the Commonwealth of Virginia and beyond. We are actively involved in organized dentistry and offer continuing education to the dental community.

It is through our dedication to academic pursuits and commitment to furthering advancements in the field of oral surgery that the standard of excellence set by our founding doctor, Dr. Philip B. Peters, is continued.

In 2006 Commonwealth Oral & Facial Surgery celebrated its 50th year anniversary.

Highlights of our Practice’s History

1956 Dr. Philip B. Peters, the first oral surgeon to graduate from MCV, opened his practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Richmond, VA in the fan area on North Boulevard.

1957 Dr. Peters established the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Section of Children’s Hospital, for the treatment of skeletal malformation and cleft palate patients.

1961 Dr. Bennett A. Malbon joined Dr. Peters.

1967 Dr. Phil Peters performed the first Intra-Oral Sagittal Split Osteotomy of the mandible in Virginia with Dr. Ray White and Dr. Rex Collins.

1970 Their practice was relocated to 3217 Grove Avenue. This location remained active until 2003.

1971 Peters & Malbon, Associates Ltd. became one of the first Professional Corporations in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

1972 Charles L. Cuttino joined Drs. Peters and Malbon.

1973 Dr. Peters & Dr. Cuttino were the first to perform a Lefort I Maxillary Osteotomy in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

1974 Dr. Richard K. Green joined the Practice adding a second office at 8503 Patterson Avenue, the present location of our administrative office, one of our clinics, and our dental implant center.

1981 Dr. James F. Nelson joined the Practice. There were now five surgeons in our group.

1982 Our first Southside location at 9017 Forest Hill Avenue was added.

1987 The first diagnosis and surgical repair of temporal mandibular joint disease by arthroscopy in Virginia was performed by Dr. Charles Cuttino.

1992 The Practice merged with the practice of Dr. Michael Miller and Dr. Thomas A. Eschenroeder, P.C. in 1992, and our office at 10124 West Broad Street in Glen Allen was added, enabling the doctors to serve patients in the far West End area.

1993 Dr. Gregory M. Zoghby, who had been practicing at his office at 1807 Huguenot Road in Midlothian, joined the Practice and the Southside office on Forest Hill was relocated to the Huguenot Road Location

1995 Kimberly S. Swanson joined the Practice.

1996 Dr. Jeffrey E. Cyr joined the Practice. Merging with his office in the Brandermill area gave the Practice an additional Southside presence at 5001 W. Village Green Drive.

2002 The Huguenot Road Office moved to a renovated suite in the Featherstone  Professional & Medical Center.

2003 The Administrative office was relocated from the old Grove Avenue location to the second story of the newly renovated Patterson Avenue office building and the group became known as Commonwealth Oral & Facial Surgery.

2005 A staff of about 45 employees helps the doctors meet the clinical and clerical needs of patients at our four clinics and the Administrative office.

2006 The Practice celebrated its 50 year anniversary.  The Brandermill area office was relocated to to a new office at 5942 Harbour Park Drive. 

2007 Dr. Andrew "Drew" Ferguson joined the Practice.