Full-Time Faculty Directory
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Michael Reddy, DMD, DMSc Dean DMD Harvard School of Dental Medicine |
Dean, School of Dentistry SDB Room 406 Office: 205.934.4720 Fax: 205.975.6544 |
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James C. Broome, DDS, MS Professor DDS North Carolina MS UAB |
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Department of Prosthodontics SDB Room 405 Office: 205.975.5483 Fax: 205.934.4952 |
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Ken Tilashalski, DMD Associate Professor DMD: SIU Endodontics: UAB Oral Pathology: UAB |
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Department of Restorative Sciences SDB Room 405 Office: 205.934.1945 Fax: 205.934.4952 |
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John Thornton, DMD, MA Professor DMD UAB |
Associate Dean for Community Affairs Department of Pediatric Dentistry SDB 308 Office: 205.934.1140 / 205.934.7016 Fax: 205.934.7013 |
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Mary MacDougall, PhD Director, Institute of Oral Health Research Professor |
Associate Dean for Research James R. Rosen Chair of Dental Research Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery SDB Room 702 Office: 205.996.5122 Fax: 205.996.5109 |
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Steve Filler, DDS, MS, MA Professor DDS Loma Linda University |
Associate Dean for Student, Alumni & External Affairs Department of Restorative Sciences SDB Room 125 Office: 205.934.5424 Fax: 205.934.0209 |
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Michelle Robinson, DMD, MA Associate Professor DMD University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey MA Columbia University |
Associate Dean for Health Information and Business Systems Department of Clinical and Community Sciences SDB Room 631 Office: 205.996.5393 Fax: 205.934.9283 |
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Sandra J. O'Neal, DMD, MSD Professor DMD 1977 UAB |
Associate Dean for Patient Success Department of Restorative Sciences Room SDB 539 Office: 205.934.1073 Fax: 205.975.4747 |
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John Burgess, DDS Professor |
Assistant Dean for Clinical Research Department of Clinical and Community Sciences SDB Room 604 Office: 205.996.5795 Fax: 205.996.6108 |
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Clinical and Community Sciences | |||
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Gregg H. Gilbert, DDS, MBA, FAAHD, FICD Professor DDS University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MBA University of Florida |
Chair, Department of Clinical and Community Sciences SDB Room 109 Office: 205.934.5423 Fax: 975.0603 |
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John Burgess, DDS Professor |
Assistant Dean for Clinical Research Department of Clinical and Community Sciences SDB Room 604 Office: 205.996.5795 Fax: 205.996.6108 |
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Deniz Cakir, DDS, MS Instructor DDS Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey MS Biomaterials, UAB |
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Department of Clinical and Community Sciences Room 609B Office: 205.996.6152 Fax: 205.975-6108 |
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A. Conan Davis, DMD, MPH, FACD Associate Professor DMD UAB |
Director, Community Collaborations Department of Clinical and Community Sciences SOD 111 Office: 205.976.2724 Fax: 205.975.2883 |
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Jack Lemons, PhD Professor PhD 1968 University of Florida NIH Special Fellowship in Medicine and Dentistry UAB |
Department of Clinical and Community Sciences Room 615 Office: 205.934.9206 / 934.9208 Fax: 205.975.6108 |
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Mark Litaker, PhD Associate Profesor PhD University of South Carolina |
Department of Clinical and Community Sciences Director of Biostatistics SDB Room 112 Office: 205.934.1179 Fax: 205.975.0605 |
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Sonia Makhija, DDS, MPH |
Assistant Professor DDS University of Missouri-Kansas City MPH UAB
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Department of Clinical and Community Sciences |
SDB Room 110 Office: 205.996.5298 Fax: 205.975.0603 |
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Michelle Robinson, DMD, MA Associate Professor DMD University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey MA Columbia University |
Associate Dean for Health Information and Business Systems Department of Clinical and Community Sciences SDB Room 631 Office: 205.996.5393 Fax: 205.934.9283 |
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Endodontics | |||
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Paul D. Eleazer, DDS, MS Professor DDS University of North Carolina |
Chair, Department of Endodontics SDB Room 417 Office: 205.934.5373 Fax: 205.975.9197 |
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Larry W Alley, DMD Associate Professor DMD UAB |
Department of Endodontics SDB Room 416 Office: 205.934.1196 Fax: 205.975-9197 |
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Madelyn Coar, DMD, MS Associate Professor DMD UAB |
Department of Endodontics SDB Room 415 Office: 205.934.1141 Fax: 205.975.9197 |
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | |||
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Peter D. Waite, MPH, DDS, MD Professor DDS: University of Minnesota MD: UAB |
Chair, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery SDB Room 456A Office: 205.934.4345 / 934.4507 Fax: 205.975.6671 |
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Patrick J. Louis, DDS, MD Professor DDS Louisiana State University MD: UAB |
Residency Program Director Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery SDB Room 419A Office: 205. 934.5334/205.801.7703 Fax: 205.975.6671 |
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Somsak Sittitavornwong, DDS, MS Assistant Professor DDS: Mahidol University, Thailand MS: UAB |
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery SDB Room 480K Office: 205.996.2456 Fax: 205.975.6671 |
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Mary MacDougall, PhD Director, Institute of Oral Health Research Professor |
Associate Dean for Research James R. Rosen Chair of Dental Research Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery SDB Room 702 Office: 205.996.5122 Fax: 205.996.5109 |
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Amjad Javed MSc. PhD Associate Professor Director Post-Graduate Education, IOHR |
Institute of Oral Health Research SDB Room 714 Office: 205.996.5767 Lab: 205.996.5767 Fax: 205.996.5109 |
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Orthodontics | |||
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Dr. Chung H. Kau BDS, MScD, MBA, PhD, MOrth, FDS, FFD, FAMS Professor and Chairman |
Chair, Department of Orthodontics Room 305 Office: 934.2782 Fax: 975.7590 |
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Christos Vlachos, DMD, DDS, MS Program Director Dental Certification - Athens Greece and UAB Orthodontic Certification - UAB |
Department of Orthodontics Room 305 Office: 934.4547 Fax: 975.7590 |
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Nada M. Souccar, DDS, MS Instructor Dental Certification - Saint Joseph University Orthodontic Certification - American University of Beirut |
Department of Orthodontics Room 302A Office: 934.3737 Fax: 975.7590 |
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Juan Dong, MD, MS, PhD Research Instructor PhD – University of Heidelberg (Germany) MD, MS – Harbin Medical University (China) |
Department of Orthodontics Institute of Oral Health Research Room 709 Office: 205.996.5132 Fax: 205.996.5109 |
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Pediatric Dentistry | |||
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Noel K. Childers, DMD, MS, PhD Professor DMD Emory University |
Chair, Department of Pediatric Dentistry Room 304 Office: 205.934.3230 / 205.934.1315 Fax: 205.934.7013 |
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John Thornton, DMD, MA Professor DMD UAB |
Associate Dean for Community Affairs Department of Pediatric Dentistry Room 308 Office: 205.934.7016 / 205.934.1115 Fax: 205.934.7013 | |
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Janice Jackson, DMD Associate Professor DMD UAB |
Director, Postdoctoral Pediatric Dentistry Department of Pediatric Dentistry SDB Room 311 Office: 205.934.1134 Fax: 205.934.7013 |
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Stephen Mitchell, DMD Associate Professor DMD UAB |
Director, Undergraduate Pediatric Dentistry Department of Pediatric Dentistry SDB Room 313 Office: 205.934.1136 Fax: 205.934.7013 |
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Hui Wu, PhD Professor PhD University of Vermont |
Department of Pediatric Dentistry SDB Room 802 Office: 205.996.2392 Fax: 205.975.4431 |
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John Ruby, DMD, PhD Associate Professor DMD University of Pennsylvania |
Department of Pediatric Dentistry SDB Room 314 Office: 205.975.7003 Fax: 205.934.7013 |
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Jannet Katz, DDS, PhD Professor DDS UNITEC, Mexico City |
Department of Pediatric Dentistry BBRB Room 713 Office: 205.934.2878 Fax: 205.934.1426 |
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Kohtaro Fujihashi, DDS, PhD Professor DDS Nihon Univ |
Department of Pediatric Dentistry SDB Room 802 Office: 205.934.3504 / 205.934.1274 Fax: 205.975.4431 |
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Ping Zhang, DDS, PhD Research Assistant Professor DDS, Wuhan University |
Department of Pediatric Dentistry BBRB Room 711 Office: 205.996.9803 Fax: 205.934.1426 |
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Periodontology | |||
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Nico Geurs, DDS, MS Professor DDS ACTA, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Chair, Department of Periodontics Room 412 Office: 205.934.1074 / 205.934.4551 Fax: 205.934.7901 |
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Philip Vassilopoulos, DDS Assistant Professor DDS University of Athens |
Department of Periodontics Room 412F Office: 205.934.1108 Fax: 205.934.7901 |
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Mia Geisinger, DDS Assistant Professor DDS Columbia University MS University of Texas, San Antonio |
Department of Periodontics Room 412 Office: 205.934.4984 Fax: 205.934.7901 |
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Tommy Weatherford, DVM, DMD, MS Professor DMD UAB |
Department of Periodontics Room 412 Office: 205.934.5426 / 205.934.4984 Fax: 205.934.7901 |
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Restorative Sciences | |||
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Perng-Ru Liu, DDS, MS Professor DDS Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan MS UAB DMD UAB |
Chair, Department of Restorative Sciences SDB Room 539 Office: 205.934.1067 / 205.975.2016 Fax: 205.975.2883 |
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Ruth Aponte, DDS, MS Assistant Professor DDS 1995 Los Andes Merida, Venezuela UAB (post graduate) |
Director of Undergraduate Implantology & Maxillofacial Program Department of Restorative Sciences Room 606A Office: 205.934.8506 Fax: 205.975.6108 |
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James C. Broome, DDS, MS Professor DDS North Carolina MS UAB |
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Department of Restorative Sciences SDB Room 405 Office: 205.975.5483 Fax: 205.934.4952 |
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Rama Kiran Chavali, BDS, MS Assistant Professor BDS Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Health Sciences MS Biomaterials, UAB |
Department of Restorative Sciences Room 603 Office: 205.934.9722 Fax: 205.975.6108 |
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John M. Coke, DDS, FAAHD Professor DDS Loyola University |
Director of General Dental Residency Program Department of Restorative Sciences Room B50 Russell Wing Office: 205.934.2559 Fax: 205.975.6519 |
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Steve Filler, DDS, MS, MA Professor DDS Loma Linda University |
Associate Dean of Student, Alumni & External Affairs Department of Restorative Sciences SDB Room 125 Office: 205.934.5424 Fax: 205.934.0209 |
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Chin-Chuan Fu, DDS, MS Assistant Professor Dentistry PC DDS Taipei Medical Center MS UAB |
Department of Restorative Sciences Fax: 205.975.6108 |
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Dan Givan, DMD, PhD Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontists DMD 1992 University of Mississippi Prosthodontics: UAB PhD: UAB Biomedical Engineering   |
Assistant Director, Graduate Prosthodontics Residency Department of Restorative Sciences Room 522B Office: 205.934.9809 Fax: 975.6108 Patient Care: 205.934.2340 |
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Tim Heaven, DDS, MS Associate Professor DDS University of Missouri |
Department of Restorative Sciences SDB Room 504 Office: 205.934.1038 / 205.934.2340 Fax: 205.975.2883 |
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Jeffery D. Hill, DMD Associate Professor DMD UAB |
Department of Restorative Sciences SDB Room 524-C Office: 205.934.1172 Fax: 205.975.5874 |
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Yung-Tsung Hsu, DDS Associate Professor DDS 1988 Chung-Shan Medical and Dental College, Taiwan UAB |
Director of Undergraduate Complete Dentures Department of Restorative Sciences SDB Room 534 Office: 205.975.2284 Fax: 205.975.5874 |
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Keith Kinderknecht, DMD Professor DMD University of Kentucky Prosthodontics: US Navy Fellow ACP Diplomate ABP |
Director Graduate Prosthodontics Department of Restorative Sciences Room 536 Office: 205.934.0126 Fax: 205.975.4747 |
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Raquel Mazer, DMD, MS, MPH Associate Professor DMD UAB |
Director of the Comprehensive Care Clinic Department of Restorative Sciences SDB Room 511 Office: 205.934.1022 Fax: 205.975.2883 |
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Sonya T. Mitchell, DMD Associate Professor DMD UAB |
Division Head of General Dentistry Department of Restorative Sciences SDB Room 507 Office: 205.934.1062 Fax: 205.975.2883 |
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Toni Tien Neumeier, DMD, MS Associate Professor DMD 1989 UAB |
Director of Fixed Prosthodontics Curriculum Department of Restorative Sciences Room 517 Office: 205.934.1061 / 205.934.2340 Fax: 205.975.5874 |
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Sandra J. O'Neal, DMD, MSD Professor DMD 1977 UAB |
Associate Dean for Patient Success Department of Restorative Sciences Room SDB 539 Office: 205.934.1073 Fax: 205.975.4747 |
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Jose Paiva, DDS, MS Assistant Professor DDS University of Pernambuco, Brazil Certified Maxillofacial Prosthetic MS UAB |
Department of Restorative Sciences Room 522A Office: 205.934.3140 Fax: 205.975.4747 |
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Maureen L. Pezzementi, DMD, MPH, MA, FAGD Associate Professor DMD UAB |
Director of the Limited Care & Treatment Planning Clinic Department of Restorative Sciences SDB Room 124 Office: 205.934.5470 Fax: 205.934.0208 |
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Firoz Rahemtulla, PhD Professor PhD Umea University, Sweden |
Director for Postgraduate Education Department of Restorative Sciences Room 122 Office: 205.934.1693 Fax: 205.934.2529 |
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Lance C. Ramp, DMD, MSBE, PhD Associate Professor DMD 1981 UAB |
Director of Second-Year Preclinical Dentistry Department of Restorative Sciences Room 555-C Office: 205.934.1026 Fax: 205.975.5874 |
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Merrie H. Ramp, DMD, MS Associate Professor DMD UAB |
Director of First-Year Preclinical Dentistry Department of Restorative Sciences SDB Room 509 Office: 205.934.3265 Fax: 205.975.2883 |
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Augusto Robles, DDS, MS Assistant Professor |
Director of Operative Dentistry Curriculum Department of Restorative Sciences SDB 510 Office: 205.975.0899 Fax: 205.975.2883 |
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Ken Tilashalski, DMD
Associate Professor DMD: SIU Endodontics: UAB Oral Pathology: UAB |
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Department of Restorative Sciences SDB Room 405 Office: 205.934.1945 Fax: 205.934.4952 |
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Belinda Waldo, DMD Assistant Professor DMD UAB |
Department of Restorative Sciences SDB Room 555-B Office: 205.975.1095 Fax: 205.975.2883 |
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Richard A. Weems, DMD, MS Associate Professor DMD UAB |
Director, Maxillofacial Imaging Center Department of Restorative Sciences SDB Room 117 Office: 205.934.1186 / 205.934.5470 Fax: 205.934.9283 |
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Wen-Chou Wu, DDS, MS Assistant Professor DDS Taipei Medical University MS UAB Certified Maxillofacial Prosthetics |
Department of Restorative Sciences Room 520 Office: 205.934.1072 Fax: 205.975.4747 |
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