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ADMINISTRATORS AND FULL-TIME FACULTY LISTING
Academic Administrators
Dr. Mert Aksu, Dean
Dr. Timothy Saunders, Assistant Dean, Clinic Administration
Dr. Robert Trombly, Associate Dean, Academic Administration
Department Chairpersons
Dr. Salwa Atwan, Chairperson, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. John Braud, Jr., Chairperson, Department of Endodontics
Dr. Dincer Gurun, Chairperson, Department of Restorative Dentistry
Dr. Diane Hoelscher, Chairperson, Department of Patient Management
Dr. Nahid Kashani, Chairperson, Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences
Dr. Richard Kulbersh, Chairperson, Department of Orthodontics
Dr. Anthony Neely, Interim Chairperson, Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene
Dr. Helena Perez, Interim Chairperson, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Directors
Dr. John Braud, Graduate Endodontics
Dr. Divesh Byrappagari, Community Outreach
Dr. Sanjay Chand, Infection Control and Safety
Ms. Margie Coleman, Dental Hygiene Admissions
Ms. Juliette Daniels, Student Affairs
Ms. Marilyn Dow, Dental Library
Dr. James Geist, Oral and Maxillofacial Imaging Center
Dr. Joel Grand, Predoctoral Patient Care, Corktown
Dr. Gary Jeffers, Admissions
Dr. Bassam Kinaia, Graduate Periodontics
Dr. Richard Kulbersh, Graduate Orthodontics
Ms. Maureen Lennox, Business and Financial
Dr. Melanie Mayberry, Predoctoral Patient Care, UHC
Ms. Kimberly Mercier, Dental Continuing Education and Alumni Relations
Dr. Mary Parise, Advanced Education in General Dentistry
Ms. Kathi Shepherd, Division of Dental Hygiene, Educational Development and Outcomes Assessment
Ms. P. Lynne Sikawa, Clinic Operations
Mr. Thomas Sklut, Development
Mr. Michael Verdusco, Educational Technology
Dr. Michelle Wheater, Division of Biomedical Sciences, Research and Student Academic Leadership Development
Dr. Deirdre Young, Multicultural Affairs
Administrative Staff
Ms. Brittany Gaynor, Financial Aid Coordinator
Ms. Gwendolyn Graham, Patient Services Manager
Ms. Margaret Graham, Assistant Clinic Manager, Corktown
Ms. Julie Hamilton, Health and Wellness Coordinator
Ms. Dana Hart, Assistant to the Dean
Mr. Eric Jacobs, Media Specialist
Ms. Alesia James, Patient Care Coordinator Supervisor, Corktown
Ms. Lola Lawal, Student Services Assistant
Ms. Sarah Moeller, Instructional Designer
Ms. Kari Radjewski, Communications
Ms. Lasandra Ross, Assistant Clinic Manager, UHC
Ms. Maria Scarvelis, Special Events and Communications Coordinator
Ms. Diana Squires, Registrar
Ms. Laura Wright, Community Outreach Coordinator
Ms. Mary Yim, Simulation/Materials Manager
FULL-TIME FACULTY BY DEPARTMENT
Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences
Nahid Kashani, DDS, MSD, Chairperson
Maha Ahmad, PhD
Ashok Balasundaram, DDS, MDS, MS
Sanjay Chand, MBBS, MD
Director of Infection Control and Safety
Michael Elftman, PhD
W. Choong Foong, PhD
James Geist, DDS, MS
Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Imaging Center
Shin-Mey Rose Yin Geist, DDS, MS
Michael Gleason, PhD, DDS
Ayesha Jabeen, BDS, DDS
David Kacir, DDS, MS
Eric Krukonis, PhD
Junu Ojha, BDS
Kristina Okolisan-Mulligan, RDH, BS, MA
Francisco Plaza Villegas, DDS, MS
Joshua Scheys, PhD
Herpreet Sethi, DDS
Takako Tanaka, DMD, DDS
Michelle Wheater, PhD
Director, Research and Student Academic
Leadership Development
Endodontics
John Braud, Jr., DDS, MEd, Chairperson
Director, Graduate Endodontics Program
Mazin Askar, BDS, MS
Susan Paurazas, DDS, MHSA, MS
Surbhi Puri, BDS
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Helena Perez, DDS, Interim Chairperson
Shyam Prasad Aravindaksha, BDS, MDS
Gary Jeffers, MS, DMD
Claudine Sordyl, RN, MS
Narayanan Sreenivasan, BDS, MDS
Ibrahim Zakhary, BDS, MS
Orthodontics
Richard Kulbersh, DMD, MS, Chairperson
Riyad Al-Qawasmi, BDS, MSD, PhD
Daman Thanik, DDS, MS, MS
Patient Management
Diane Hoelscher, DDS, MS, Chairperson
Mert Aksu, DDS, JD, MHSA, Dean
Reem Al-Abbousi, DDS
David Anderson, DDS
Cindy Bauer, DDS
Group Leader, DS4
James Betz, DDS
Group Leader, DS3
Divesh Byrappagari, BDS, MSD
Director of Community Outreach
Salvatore Cutino, DDS
Joel Grand, DDS
Director of Predoctoral Patient Care, Corktown
J. Bradley Juday, DDS
Gregory Keys, DDS
Jill Loewen, RDA, MS
Sohayla Mammo, DDS
Melanie Mayberry, DDS
Director of Predoctoral Patient Care, UHC
Elmer Newness, DDS, MBA
John Palanci, DDS
Group Leader, DS4
Jeffery Parent, DDS
Patient Management, contd.
Mary Parise, DDS
Director of AEGD Program
Nancy Poznick, DDS
Charles Taylor, DDS
Group Leader, DS3
Robert Trombly, DDS, JD
Associate Dean, Academic Administration
Interim Director of Graduate Education
Linda Weberman, DDS
Deirdre Young, DDS
Director, Multicultural Affairs
Pediatric Dentistry
Salwa Atwan, BDS, DDS, MS, Chairperson
Rehab Alabduljabbar, BDS, DScD
Margaret Kim, DDS
Kiran Ranganath, BDS, MPH
Carolynn Zeitz, RDH, BS, RDA, MA
Periodontology and Dental Hygiene
Anthony Neely, DDS, MDentSc, PhD, Interim Chairperson
Marguerite Buehner, RDH, RDA, BS, MHSA
Special Needs Patient Care Coordinator
Leyvee Cabanilla Jacobs, DDM, MSD, DDS
Margaret Coleman, RDH, BS
Director of Dental Hygiene Admissions
Pamela Gibes, RDH, BS, MA
Community Health Care Coordinator
Bassam Kinaia, DDS, MS
Director, Graduate Periodontics Program
Colleen Kuxhaus, RDH, BS, MA
Coordinator, Periodontology Program
Judy Kwapis-Jaeger, RDH, MA, RDA
Joan Lewis, DDS
Laura Manning-Lee, RDH, BS, MA
Erin Relich, RDH, BS, MSA
Clinical Coordinator
Vinicius Rodrigues, SDD, DMSc, DDS
Kathi Shepherd, RDH, BS, MS
Director of the Division of Dental Hygiene
Director of Educational Development and Outcomes
Assessment
Tamika Thompson-Sloan, DDS, MS
Restorative Dentistry
Dincer Gurun, DMD, DDS, Chairperson
Co-Coordinator of Implant Program
Yasser Alali, BDS, DDS, MSD
Yvonne Antczak, DDS
Steven Bernier, DDS, MS
Swati Chitre, MSD, DDS
Ahmad Deebajah, BDS, MS
Walter Lim, DDM, MSD, DDS
Michael Linebaugh, DDS, MS
Ahmad Maalhagh-Fard, DDS, MS
Mohamed Mansour, DDS
Stewart Markofsky, DDS
Ajay Ojha, BDS
Ashish Patel, BDS, MSD, DDS
Dennis Phillips, DDS
Eliana Sanchez-Castano, DDS, MS
Timothy Saunders, DDS
Assistant Dean of Clinic Administration
Carl Stone, DDS, MA, MBA, MA
Marco Tauil, DDS
PART-TIME FACULTY BY DEPARTMENT
Biomedical & Diagnostic Sciences
Dr. Shatha Alkatib
Dr. Wisam Al-Rawi
Dr. Larry Anderson
Dr. Vivian Anderson
Dr. Elizabeth Berger
Dr. Gary Bonior
Dr. Susan Cabadas
Dr. Paul Calligaro
Dr. Dalia Elsouhag
Dr. Stuart Holmes
Dr. Mohammad Islam
Dr. Karen Jones
Dr. George Karaouzas
Dr. Sara Kouchekian
Dr. Steven Legel
Dr. Virginia Merchant
Dr. Ronald Morris
Dr. Jyotsna Pandey
Dr. Joseph Przeslawski
Dr. Waleed Saudi
Dr. Samer Shamoon
Dr. Naama Sleiman
Endodontics
Dr. Arnold Gartner
Dr. George Goodis
Dr. Michael Gossack
Dr. Louis Hirschman
Dr. Diwakar Kinra
Dr. Jason Lang
Dr. Jeffery Marderosian
Dr. Mary McNeight
Dr. Michael Morag-Hezroni
Dr. Edward Snella (UHC only)
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Dr. Ayman Elmadawy
Dr. Yuksel Erpardo
Dr. Oscar Gagoh
Dr. James Lepczyk
Dr. Michael Piercell
Dr. Morhaf Sadek
Dr. Steven Wolf
Orthodontics
Dr. Larry Anderson
Dr. Keith Bever
Dr. Steven Ceresnie*
Dr. Dori Freeland Watters
Dr. Milton Gordon
Dr. Andre Haerian
Dr. Mariana Haughey
Dr. Ronald Jacobson
Dr. Richard Kaczynski
Dr. He Kyong Kang
Dr. Farhad Khosrow Shahian
Dr. John Lazarus
Dr. Robert Lokar
Dr. R. Bruce MacIntosh
Dr. Robert Matthews
Ms. Christine Mills
Dr. Valmy Pangrazio-Kulbersh
Dr. William Patchak
Orthodontics, contd.
Dr. Deborah Priestap
Dr. Michael Riolo
Dr. Mamnoon Siddiqui
Dr. John Spolyar
Dr. Raymond Tsou
Dr. Baron Whateley
Patient Management
Dr. Marianne Baran
Dr. Chander Bhatti
Dr. Steven Ceresnie*
Dr. Deborah DesRosiers
Dr. Steven Faller
Dr. Linda Fortino
Dr. Susan Griffin
Dr. Erik Hanby
Dr. Jeffrey Jaghab
Ms. Durinda Mattana
Dr. Johnna Mills
Dr. Lynne Moseley
Dr. Cheri Newman
Dr. Prashant Parekh
Dr. Carl Piontkowski
Dr. Edward Spyrka
Dr. Rista Urukalo
Dr. Nahla Wadie-Salem
Dr. Allan Warnick
Dr. Mark Williamson
Dr. Victor Yee
Ms. Pamela Zarkowski
Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Tarik Shounia
Dr. Abidin Tuncer
Dr. Kay Wilson
Periodontology &
Dental Hygiene
Dr. Abdel-ghany Alsaidi
Ms. Trina Aponoves
Dr. Hamza Belhaj
Dr. Gabriel Blumenkranz
Ms. Amanda Cavacini
Dr. Terinder Chahal
Dr. Grace Curcuru
Dr. David Darany
Dr. Linda Dobis
Dr. Lynn Eickholt
Ms. Kathleen Fallon
Ms. Janiece Gaugler
Dr. Michael Haddow
Dr. Muyeenul Hassan
Dr. Kathryn Lucas
Dr. Yasmin Mikail
Ms. Martha Morgan
Ms. Meredith Parker
Ms. Barbara Purifoy-Seldon
Dr. Donald Sherman
Dr. Jason Souyias
Mr. Curtis Thomas
Ms. Colleen Trombly
Ms. Maureen VanHook
Dr. Michael Wojcik
Dr. Samir Zakaria
Ms. Tonya Zalenski
Restorative Dentistry
Dr. Asmaa Abdel-Salam
Dr. Faisel Ashtewi
Dr. Sherif Badr
Dr. William Berkowski
Dr. Richard Bernstein
Dr. Ashwini Bhave
Dr. Curles Colbert
Dr. Chady Elhage
Dr. Hanadi Elkhatib
Dr. Rakhi Gelani
Dr. Kais George
Dr. Richard Gerstner
Dr. Allen Godell
Dr. Victor Goldstein
Dr. Pamela Hammel
Dr. Chandanpreet Jaspal
Dr. Brian Lang
Dr. Jerry Lesson
Dr. Jackson Linger
Dr. Larry Loewen
Dr. James McClinchey
Dr. Lawrence Morton
Dr. Marjorie Mueller-Harwood
Dr. Ann-Marie Neme
Dr. Robert Niskar
Dr. Deise Oliveira
Dr. Srujalkumar Patel
Dr. Edward Prokopp
Dr. Richard Raad
Dr. Bibi Rahima
Dr. Soham Rajpara
Dr. Martin Rosenbaum
Dr. Lawrence Seluk
Dr. Lyla Shounia
Dr. Robert Stewart
Dr. Ayesha Swarn
Dr. James Tatarek
Dr. Robert Tremblay
Dr. Thomas Varga
Dr. Warren Wagner
Dr. Jonathan Wiens
Dr. Shelley Zolman
* = works in two departments
Rev. 1/7/15