Faculty

Dental Medicine Faculty

Kaveh Adel, D.D.S. 
University of Iowa, College of Dentistry 
Associate Dean, Preclinical Education

Melisa F. Alabsy, D.D.S., M.H.A. 
University of Mexico 
Director of Preclinical Curriculum

Asra Ali, D.D.S., M.S. 
Indiana University, School of Dentistry 
Clinical Assistant Professor

Dawn Arnashus, D.D.S. 
Loyola University Chicago, School of Dentistry
Assistant Professor

Inderjit Bawa, D.D.S. 
State University of New York at Stony Brook 
Assistant Professor

Jeyanthi Bhaheetharan, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Indiana University, School of Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor

Kim Busch, D.D.S.
University of Illinois Chicago, College of Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor

Paulina Brzozowski-Sawicki, D.D.S. 
University of Illinois Chicago, College of Dentistry
Director of Clinical Faculty and Clinical Assistant Professor

Peter S. J. Chang, D.D.S. 
University of Illinois Chicago, College of Dentistry
Clinical Care Coordinator and Clinical Assistant Professor

Kyung Choi, D.M.D. 
Case Western Reserve University, School of Dental Medicine 
Assistant Professor

Kelli J. Christensen, D.D.S. 
University of Illinois Chicago, College of Dentistry
Clinical Care Coordinator and Clinical Assistant Professor

Michael J. Chutich, D.D.S., M.S. 
Loyola University Chicago, School of Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor

Arvydas Dailide, D.D.S. 
Loyola University Chicago, School of Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor

Behnam Darvishan, D.M.D. 
Midwestern University, College of Dental Medicine-Arizona 
Clinical Care Coordinator and Clinical Assistant Professor

August Durso, Jr., D.D.S. 
Loyola University Chicago, School of Dentistry
Assistant Professor

Ahmed El-Maghraby, D.M.D. 
Southern Illinois University, School of Dental Medicine
Director of Clinical Faculty and Clinical Assistant Professor

Jingyuan Fan, D.D.S., Ph.D. 
University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry 
Clinical Associate Professor

Nastaran Foughani, D.M.D. 
Midwestern University, College of Dental Medicine-Arizona 
Director of Faculty Student Development and Assistant Professor

Feng Gao, D.M.D., M.S.D.
Marquette University, School of Dentistry
Assistant Professor

Ronald George, D.D.S. 
University of Illinois Chicago, College of Dentistry
Assistant Professor

Harold J. Haering, Jr., D.M.D. 
University of Kentucky, College of Dentistry 
Dean

Sheila Hall, D.D.S. 
Loyola University Chicago, School of Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor

Michael Jacobs, D.D.S. 
University of Illinois Chicago, College of Dentistry
Assistant Professor

Bruno C. Jham, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. 
University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Dentistry
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs

Robert B. John, D.D.S. 
University of Illinois Chicago, College of Dentistry
Clinical Care Coordinator and Clinical Assistant Professor

Eric R. Johnson, D.D.S. 
University of Illinois Chicago, College of Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor

Mimi Johnson, D.D.S. 
Howard University, College of Dentistry 
Clinical Assistant Professor

Kenneth J. Kadziela, D.D.S., M.S. 
Loyola University Chicago, School of Dentistry Clinical
Assistant Professor

Preetha P. Kanjirath, B.D.S., M.D.S., M.S. 
Mangalore University, India 
Professor

David Kravtsov, D.D.S.
Northwestern University Dental School
Assistant Professor

Theresa Lao, D.D.S. 
University of Illinois Chicago, College of Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor

Anne La Valle, D.D.S. 
University of Iowa, College of Dentistry 
Clinical Care Coordinator and Clinical Assistant Professor

James C. Lin, D.M.D. 
Southern Illinois University, School of Dental Medicine
Clinical Care Coordinator and Clinical Assistant Professor

John Maffeo, D.D.S. 
Loyola University Chicago, School of Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor

Ronald J. Magiera, D.D.S. 
Loyola University Chicago, School of Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor

Reji T. Mathew, B.D.S., M.D.S. 
University of Connecticut, School of Dental Medicine
Associate Professor

Evandro Mattos, D.D.S., L.M.D., M.Sc. 
Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Clinical Assistant Professor

Celia Mimms, D.D.S. 
University of Iowa, College of Dentistry 
Clinical Care Coordinator and Clinical Assistant Professor

Sidharth Mohan, B.D.S., M.S. 
University of Florida 
Clinical Assistant Professor

Michael Ori, D.D.S. 
University of Iowa, College of Dentistry 
Assistant Professor

Stephen Palatinus, D.D.S., M.P.H. 
University of Illinois Chicago, College of Dentistry
Associate Dean, Clinical Education and Clinical Assistant Professor

Vasilios Panos, D.D.S
Northwestern University Dental School
Clinical Assistant Professor

Diana Patarroyo, D.D.S. 
University of Illinois Chicago, College of Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor

Prashant Patel, B.S., B.D.S., D.D.S. 
University of Illinois Chicago, College of Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor

Kevin Patterson, D.D.S. 
Northwestern University Dental School 
Clinical Assistant Professor

Sunil Philip, D.M.D. 
University of Alabama, School of Dentistry 
Clinical Care Coordinator and Clinical Assistant Professor

Gary Potamianos, D.D.S. 
Loyola University Chicago, School of Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor

Mario D. Ramos, D.D.S., M.S. 
Peruvian University Cayetano Heredia 
Director of Preclinical Faculty and Associate Professor

Jahnavi Rao, D.D.S., M.S. 
University of California San Francisco 
Clinical Assistant Professor

Gary H. Rempert, D.D.S.  
University of Illinois Chicago, College of Dentistry 
Clinical Assistant Professor

Marcela Rocha de Oliveira Carrilho, D.D.S., Ph.D.
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, School of Dentistry  
Director of Research and Associate Professor

Mykola Rudyk, D.D.S., M.P.A. 
Ivano-Frankivsk State Medical University, Ukraine
Clinical Assistant Professor

Linda Sangalli, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. 
University of Brescia, Italy 
Assistant Professor

Thomas Sarna, D.D.S. 
Loyola University Chicago, School of Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor

Philip L. Schefke, D.D.S. 
University of Illinois Chicago, College of Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor

Ingrid Schroetter, D.D.S. 
Northwestern University Dental School 
Clinical Assistant Professor

Kelly Skerrett, D.D.S. 
University at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine
Clinical Care Coordinator and Clinical Assistant Professor

Lawrence Smith, D.D.S. 
University of Michigan, School of Dentistry 
Clinical Assistant Professor

Ghassan Souri, D.D.S.
Damascus University, School of Dentistry, Syria
Clinical Assistant Professor

Drauseo Speratti, D.M.D. 
Midwestern University, College of Dental Medicine-Arizona 
Clinical Assistant Professor

Daniel Sula, D.D.S. 
Northwestern University Dental School 
Assistant Professor

Timothy Toepke, D.D.S. 
Northwestern University Dental School 
Clinical Assistant Professor

Anisha Vora, D.D.S.
University of Maryland, School of Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor

Jeffrey Wascher, D.D.S. 
Loyola University Chicago, School of Dentistry
Assistant Professor

Larry N. Williams, D.D.S. 
University of Tennessee, College of Dentistry
Professor

College of Graduate Studies Faculty
(with Joint Appointments)

Hilal Arnouk, M.D., Ph.D. 
University at Buffalo 
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology

Bryan C. Bjork, Ph.D. 
University of Iowa 
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Thomas Bodenstine, Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Mae Ciancio, Ph.D. 
Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
Professor, Biomedical Sciences Program

Michael Ebeid, Ph.D. 
Creighton University 
Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy

Joshua R. Edwards, Ph.D. 
Michigan State University 
Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Matthew Fardoux, M.S.
Northern Illinois University
Instructor, Department of Anatomy

Michael J. Fay, Ph.D. 
University of Mississippi, School of Pharmacy 
Dean, College of Graduate Studies and Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Michele Fornaro, Ph.D. 
University of Turin, Italy 
Chair and Professor, Department of Anatomy

Eric Gorscak, Ph.D. 
Ohio University 
Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy

Sam Gutherz, Ph.D.
Ohio University
Instructor, Department of Anatomy

Kyle K. Henderson, Ph.D. 
Kansas University Medical Center 
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology 

Phillip G. Kopf, Ph.D. 
University of New Mexico 
Chair and Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Kathy J. LePard, Ph.D. 
Ohio State University 
Program Director, Biomedical Sciences and Professor, Department of Physiology

Jonathan Lerner, Ph.D.
Paris Descartes University, France
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Isabel Martinez-Pena y Valenzuela, Ph.D.
University of La Laguna, Spain
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology

Alejandro M. Mayer, Ph.D. 
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina 
Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Candice Mazewski, Ph.D.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Paul F. McCulloch, Ph.D. 
University of Saskatchewan, Canada 
Chair and Professor, Department of Physiology

Rafael Mejia-Alvarez, M.D., Ph.D. 
National Autonomous University of Mexico, School of Medicine 
Baylor College of Medicine 
Professor, Department of Physiology

Marsha Pierce, Ph.D.
Creighton University
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Maura Porta, Ph.D. 
Loyola University Chicago 
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology

Janey Prodoehl, PT, Ph.D., C.C.T.T. 
University of Illinois Chicago, College of Applied Health Sciences 
Professor, Physical Therapy Program

Walter C. Prozialeck, Ph.D. 
Thomas Jefferson University 
Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Prasanth Puthanveetil, Ph.D.
University of British Columbia, Canada
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Terry Ritzman, Ph.D.
Arizona State University
Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy

Cai Roberts, Ph.D.
Irell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology

A. J. Rosenberg, Ph.D.
University of Illinois Chicago
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology

Ira M. Sigar, Ph.D. 
Illinois Institute of Technology 
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Erin Stephenson, Ph.D.
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia
Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy

Luigi Strizzi, M.D., Ph.D. 
University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy  
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology

Michelle Swanson-Mungerson, Ph.D. 
Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Julie Swartzendruber, Ph.D. 
Northwestern University 
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Vaibhav Tiwari, Ph.D. 
Banaras Hindu University, India 
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Maria Traka, Ph.D.
University of Crete, Greece
Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy

Renier Velez-Cruz, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Susan M. Viselli, Ph.D. 
Pennsylvania State University 
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Michael V. Volin, Ph.D. 
University of Chicago 
Chair and Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology