Full-Time Faculty Directory

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Clinical and Community Sciences

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
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
Deniz Cakir, DDS, MS
Instructor
DDS Ankara University
Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey
MS Biomaterials, UAB
  Department of Clinical and Community Sciences
Room 609B
Office: 205.996.6152
Fax: 205.975-6108
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
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
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

Sonia Makhija, DDS, MPH
Assistant Professor
DDS University of Missouri-Kansas City
MPH UAB
  Department of Clinical and Community Sciences
SDB Room 110
Office: 205.996.5298
Fax: 205.975.0603

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

Endodontics

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
Larry W Alley, DMD
Associate Professor
DMD UAB
  Department of Endodontics
SDB Room 416
Office: 205.934.1196
Fax: 205.975-9197
Madelyn Coar, DMD, MS
Associate Professor
DMD UAB
  Department of Endodontics
SDB Room 415
Office: 205.934.1141
Fax: 205.975.9197

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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
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
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
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

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

Orthodontics

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
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
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
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

Pediatric Dentistry

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
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
 

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
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
 
Hui Wu, PhD
Professor
PhD University of Vermont
  Department of Pediatric Dentistry
SDB Room 802
Office: 205.996.2392
Fax: 205.975.4431
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
Jannet Katz, DDS, PhD
Professor
DDS UNITEC, Mexico City
  Department of Pediatric Dentistry
BBRB Room 713
Office: 205.934.2878
Fax: 205.934.1426
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
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

Periodontology

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
Philip Vassilopoulos, DDS
Assistant Professor
DDS University of Athens
  Department of Periodontics
Room 412F
Office: 205.934.1108
Fax: 205.934.7901
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
Tommy Weatherford, DVM, DMD, MS
Professor
DMD UAB
  Department of Periodontics
Room 412
Office: 205.934.5426 / 205.934.4984
Fax: 205.934.7901

Restorative Sciences

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
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
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
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
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
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
Chin-Chuan Fu, DDS, MS
Assistant Professor
Dentistry PC
DDS Taipei Medical Center
MS UAB
  Department of Restorative Sciences
Office: 205.996.5110
Fax: 205.975.6108
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
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
Jeffery D. Hill, DMD
Associate Professor
DMD UAB
  Department of Restorative Sciences
SDB Room 524-C
Office: 205.934.1172
Fax: 205.975.5874
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

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

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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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
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

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
Belinda Waldo, DMD
Assistant Professor
DMD UAB
  Department of Restorative Sciences
SDB Room 555-B
Office: 205.975.1095
Fax: 205.975.2883
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
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