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RESEARCH FACULTYFaculty at the USC School of Dentistry are at the forefront of innovation and discovery in the biological, translational, molecular, clinical, and developmental sciences. In past decades, the school's researchers have made major contributions and discoveries that have led to new research methodologies, improved patient care and an expanded understanding of the mechanisms of human development. Robustly supported by the National Institues of Health and the private sector alike, USC School of Dentistry faculty continue to shape what is thought, what is taught, and what is practiced in the oral health profession.
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Yang Chai, Ph.D., D.D.S.
Professor
Associate Dean, Research
Director, USC Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
ychai@usc.edu - website
(323) 442-3480 Molecular biology of craniofacial development; birth defects; cranial neural crest cells |
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Winston Chee, D.D.S.
Associate Professor
Ralph W. & Jean L. Bleak Professor of Restorative Dentistry
Interim co-Director, Advanced Program in Prosthodontics
wclee@usc.edu
(213) 740-1537 Implant dentistry |
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Casey Chen, Ph.D., D.D.S.
Associate Professor
Chair, Division of Periodontology, Diagnostic Sciences & Dental Hygiene
ccchen@usc.edu
(213) 740-1075 Genetics and genomic comparisons of oral bacteria |
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George Cho, D.D.S.
Associate Professor
Interim co-Director, Advanced Program in Prosthodontics
gccho@usc.edu
(213) 740-1542 Evidence-based restorative dentistry |
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Glenn Clark, D.D.S.
Professor
Director, Advanced Program in Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine
gtc@usc.edu
(213) 821-5298 Oral Pain and neurosensory disorders, oral medicine, oral motor disorders, obstructive sleep apnea, computer-based dental education |
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Paul Denny, Ph.D.
Professor
pdenny@usc.edu
(213) 740-1406 Saliva as a diagnostic fluid, saliva test for caries risk, human salivary proteome |
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Reyes Enciso, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry
renciso@usc.edu
(213) 821-6730 Three-dimensional craniofacial imaging; computer-assisted biomedical diagnoses; sleep apnea |
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Jane Forrest, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry
jforrest@usc.edu
(213) 740-8669 Integration of evidence-based decision making into dental education, musculoskeletal pain in dental practitioners |
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Steven Goodman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Chair, Division of Biomedical Sciences
sgoodman@usc.edu - website
(213) 740-3867 Gene expression and genetic regulation in oral bacteria |
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Jennifer Holtzman, D.D.S.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry
jennifer.holtzman@usc.edu
(213) 740-1098 Health promotion outcome evaluation measures |
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Tina Jaskoll, Ph.D.
Professor
tjaskoll@usc.edu - website
(213) 740-1400 Molecular biology of craniofacial development, birth defects |
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Robert Keim, Ed.D., D.D.S.
Associate Professor
rkeim@usc.edu
(213) 740-0410 Dental education, orthodontics |
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Satish Kumar, D.D.S.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry
satish.kumar@usc.edu
(213) 740-1434 Oral medicine, oral pathology and orofacial pain |
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Anh Le, Ph.D., D.D.S.
Associate Professor
anhle@usc.edu
(323) 442-2556 Oral cancer, keloids, angiogensis, wound healing, stem cells |
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Matthew Lee, M.D.
Research Assistant Professor
mattlee@usc.edu
(323) 442-3805 Molecular biology of development of lung tissues, intracellular signaling |
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Pascal Magne, Ph.D., D.M.D.
Associate Professor
Director of Esthetic Dentistry
magne@usc.edu
(213) 740-4239 Biomimetic restorative dentistry – adhesive dentistry; finite element analysis using CT-data; fatigue testing of dental restorations; microtensile testing (dentin bonding) |
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Michael Melnick, Ph.D., D.D.S.
Professor, Developmental Genetics
mmelnick@usc.edu - website
(213) 740-1417 Molecular biology of craniofacial development, birth defects, systems biology of mammalian development |
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Cedric Minkin, Ph.D.
Professor
cminkin@usc.edu
(213) 740-1410 Bone biology |
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Holly Moon, D.D.S.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry
hollymoo@usc.edu
(213) 740-4352 Clinical dentistry, orthodontics |
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Janet Moradian-Oldak, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
joldak@usc.edu - website
(323) 442-1759 Enamel formation, molecular biology of amelogenin |
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Roseann Mulligan, D.D.S.
Professor
Chair, Division of Public Health & Pediatric Dentistry
mulligan@usc.edu
(213) 740-1084 Community health, oral health of HIV-infected women, oral health of geriatric patients |
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Niel Nathason, M.P.H., M.A.
Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry
Assistant Dean of Community Health Programs
nathason@usc.edu
(213) 740-1523 Clinical dentistry, community dentistry |
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Mahvash Navazesh, D.M.D.
Professor
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Student Life
navazesh@usc.edu
(213) 740-1418 Clinical dental research, saliva as a diagnostic fluid, saliva test for caries risk |
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Hessam Nowzari, Ph.D., D.D.S.
Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry
Director, Advanced Periodontics
nowzari@usc.edu
(213) 740-8081 Clinical dentistry, periodontology, dental implants, viral pathogenesis in periodontitis |
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Michael Paine, B.Sc., B.D.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Graduate Program in Craniofacial Biology
paine@usc.edu - website
(323) 442-1728 Enamel matrix protein interaction, cellular uptake of amelogenin and its localization |
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Saravanan Ram, D.D.S.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry
saravanr@usc.edu
(213) 740-3410 Orofacial pain and oral medicine |
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Sandra Rich, R.D.H., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
srich@usc.edu
(213) 740-1093 Clinical dentistry, dental education, periodontology |
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Ilan Rotstein, D.D.S.
Professor
Chair, Division of Endodontics, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Orthodontics
ilan@usc.edu
(213) 740-6795 Clinical dentistry, Endodontics, dental trauma |
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Glenn Sameshima, Ph.D., D.D.S.
Associate Professor
Director, Advanced Program in Orthodontics
sameshim@usc.edu
(213) 740-1013 Clinical dentistry, advanced dental imaging techniques |
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Parish Sedghizadeh, D.D.S., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry
sedghiza@usc.edu - website
(213) 740-2704 Clinical dentistry, oral cancer, osteonecrotic jaw diseases, biofilms |
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Hazem Seirawan, D.D.S.
Research Assistant Professor
seirawan@usc.edu
(213) 821-5757 Health promotion outcome evaluation measures |
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Songtao Shi, Ph.D., D.D.S.
Assistant Professor
songtaos@usc.edu - website
(323) 442-3038 Tissue engineering, wound healing, stem cells |
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Wei Shi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
wns@usc.edu - website
(323) 669-5430 Human morphogenesis, lung and heart development and function |
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Harold C. Slavkin, D.D.S.
Professor
slavkin@usc.edu
(213) 740-3214 Human genetics, craniofacial morphogenesis |
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Jorgen Slots, D.D.S., D.M.D., Ph.D., M.S., M.B.A.
Professor
Director, Oral Microbiology Testing Laboratory (OMTL)
jslots@usc.edu
(213) 740-1091 Etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of periodontal diseases; viral diseases of the oral cavity. |
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Malcolm Snead, Ph.D., D.D.S.
Professor
mlsnead@usc.edu - website
(323) 442-3178 Molecular, cellular and genetic approaches to study enamel biomimetics, amelogenin expression, tooth development, drug delivery |
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Dennis-Duke Yamashita, D.D.S.
Professor of Clinical Dentistry
Director, Advanced Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Co-Chair, Department of Dentistry, LAC and USC Medical Center
dyamashi@usc.edu
(323) 226-5051 Clinical dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery |
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Stephen Yen, D.M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry
syen@usc.edu - website
(323) 442-1747 Clinical dentistry, orthodontics, oral surgery, craniofacial trauma and repair |
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Homa Zadeh, Ph.D, D.D.S.
Associate Professor
zadeh@usc.edu
(213) 740-1415 Human immunology, microbial immunosuppression, clinical research, periodontology |
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Margarita Zeichner-David, Ph.D.
Research Professor
zeichner@usc.edu - website
(323) 442-3167 Tooth morphogenesis, cementogenesis, orthodontic tooth movement and root Resorption, animal models for oral disease, tissue engineering |
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Yan Zhou, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Research
yzhou@usc.edu - website
(323) 442-2573 Determination and expression of amelogenin gene products, embryonic stem cells and neural crest plasticity |
| Adjunct Faculty |
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James Mah, Ph.D., D.D.S.
Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry
jamesmah@usc.edu
(213) 740-3762 3D craniofacial imaging, computed tomography, orthodontitics |
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Pragna Patel, Ph.D.
Professor
Keck School of Medicine
pragna@usc.edu - website
(323) 442-2751 Inherited dental anomalies, human genetics, gene expression associated with tooth development |
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Mark Urata, MD, D.D.S.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Keck School of Medicine
Head, Division of Plastic Surgery
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
murata@chla.usc.edu
(323) 361-4544 Craniofacial development and function, wound repair, maxillofacial surgery |
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