Faculty and Staff Directory - Departments
Acting Chair
Full-Time Faculty
Thalita Vieira E Oliveira, DDS, MSc, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Part-Time Faculty
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Staff
Rebecca Godfrey
Interim Program Coordinator
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Chair
Department Office
Iris Montes
Office Assistant 2
Department of Oral Biology
Deborah Szurgyi
Admin. Assistant 1
Department of Oral Biology
Advanced Education Program Directors
545 Biomedical Research Building
Phone: (716) 829-2073; Fax: (716) 829-2387
Email: jasonkay@buffalo.edu
Program Co-Director, Oral Biology; Associate Professor
Department of Oral Biology
Program Co-Director, Oral Biology; Associate Professor
Department of Oral Biology
Full-Time Faculty
649 Biomedical Research Building
Email: carlaalv@buffalo.edu
Sunstar Robert J. Genco Endowed Chair; UB Distinguished Professor; SUNY Empire Innovation Professor; Director, UB Microbiome Center
Department of Oral Biology
619 Biomedical Research Building
Phone: (716) 829-6206; Fax: (716) 829-3942
Email: laertisi@buffalo.edu
545 Biomedical Research Building
Phone: (716) 829-2073; Fax: (716) 829-2387
Email: jasonkay@buffalo.edu
Senior Associate Dean for Research, School of Dental Medicine; Centennial Endowed Chair
Department of Oral Biology
Program Co-Director, Oral Biology; Associate Professor
Department of Oral Biology
Jung-Mi Lee, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Oral Biology
Program Co-Director, Oral Biology; Associate Professor
Department of Oral Biology
615 Biomedical Research Building
Phone: (716) 829-2759; Fax: (716) 829-3942
Email: sharmaa@buffalo.edu
Adjunct Faculty
Volunteer Faculty
Postdoctoral Associates
Leticia Rojas Cortez
Postdoctoral Associate, Kirkwood Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Geburah Fatunmbi, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate, Edgerton Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Omar Glover, DMD
Postdoctoral Associate, Kirkwood Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Abhishiktha Godthi
Postdoctoral Associate, Kirkwood Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Biomedical Research Building
Email: agodthi@buffalo.edu
FNU Sumeeta Kumari
Postdoctoral Associate, Kumar Lab
Department of Oral Biology
651 Biomedical Research Building
Email: fnusumee@buffalo.edu
Lu Li, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate, Diaz Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Cole Matrishin
Postdoctoral Associate, Kauffman Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Talita Moreira dos Santos, DDS, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate, Kauffman Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Pedro Henrique Felix Silva
Postdoctoral Associate, Diaz Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Dam Soh, DDS
Postdoctoral Associate, Diaz Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Xue Xiong
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Oral Biology
Students
Sheta Biswas
PhD Student, Kramer Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Kiana Bynum
PhD Student, Kay Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Rohan Grant
Student Intern
Department of Oral Biology
Md Hasanuzzaman
PhD Student, Diaz Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Ashley Miles
PhD Student, Kauffman Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Edwin Ovalle
PhD Student, Kay Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Bruno Pasqua, DDS, MSc
PhD Student, Tavares dos Santos Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Dayron Leyva Rodriguez
PhD Student, Visser Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Anoosheh Tajsharghi
PhD Student, Ikonomou Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Theresa Wrynn
PhD Student, Romano Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Victor Yuan
MA Student, Kwon Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Staff
Christian Ahearn, PhD
Research Scientist, Ruhl Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Khandoker Ifaz Ahmed
Research Technician I
Department of Oral Biology
660 Biomedical Research Building
Email: kahmed2@buffalo.edu
Connor Bluff
Post-Baccalaureate Research Assistant
Department of Oral Biology
Phone: (716) 829-2844
Email: cmbluff@buffalo.edu
Nitya Chandra
Volunteer Research Assistant
Department of Oral Biology
Wendy Chen
Research Assistant
Department of Oral Biology
Sreedevi Chinthamani
Research Scientist
Department of Oral Biology
Ammad Choudhry
Volunteer Research Assistant
Department of Oral Biology
Yebin Chung
Volunteer Research Assistant
Department of Oral Biology
Karina Cruz-Dwyer
Project Staff Assistant
Department of Oral Biology
Sylvie Cuvelle
Lab Project Coordinator
Department of Oral Biology
McKayla D'Souza
Volunteer Research Assistant
Department of Oral Biology
Suzanna Denisovich
Volunteer Research Assistant
Department of Oral Biology
653 Biomedical Research Building
Phone: (716) 829-3067; Fax: (716) 829-3942
Email: edgerto@buffalo.edu
Deborah Elome
Volunteer Research Assistant
Department of Oral Biology
Lara Maria Bataglia Esposito
Research Assistant
Department of Oral Biology
629 Biomedical Research Building
Email: larabata@buffalo.edu
Kimberly Munoz Guzman
Volunteer Research Assistant, Ikonomou Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Yifan Han
Research Technician II, Cui Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Shikha Jain, MSc, PhD
Research Scientist, Ruhl Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Hunmin Jung
Research Technician I, Kwon Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Eileen Kasperek
Research Technician II, Kramer Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Seulah Kim
Research Project Assistant, Kwon Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Biomedical Research Building
Boris Kunnev
Student Research Volunteer, Ikonomou Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Joanne Lee
Volunteer Research Assistant, Ikonomou Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Alyssa Lickfeld
Research Assistant, Arany Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Christian Loretto
Research Technician I, Ruhl Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Maria Emilia Mota
Visiting PhD Scholar
Department of Oral Biology
556 Biomedical Research Building
Email: mariaemi@buffalo.edu
Jannatul Mouah
Research Assistant
Department of Oral Biology
Hasan Mufti
Research Assistant
Department of Oral Biology
Lesli Nelson
Research Technician l
Department of Oral Biology
637 Biomedical Research Building
Email: leslinel@buffalo.edu
Lubov Neznanova
Research Technician ll, Ruhl Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Bang Chau Ngo
Volunteer Research Assistant
Department of Oral Biology
Valentina Olmedo, DMD
Research Scholar, Alvarez Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Jason Osinski
Research Technician I, Romano Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Sebastian Pardo
Research Assistant
Department of Oral Biology
Rajendra Prasad Settem, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Sharma Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Tatiana Rocha Kovacs
Volunteer Research Assistant
Department of Oral Biology
Biomedical Research Building
Email: trochako@buffalo.edu
Patrick Root
Research Technician I
Department of Oral Biology
Michael Rusiniak, PhD
Research Scientist, Tavares Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Darpan Saraswat, PhD
Principal Research Scientist, Edgerton Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Apoorva Sharma
Research Scientist
Department of Oral Biology
629 Biomedical Research Building
Email: as587@buffalo.edu
Lara Shimagami
Volunteer Research Assistant
Department of Oral Biology
Lelio Fernando Ferreira Soares
Volunteer Research Scholar
Department of Oral Biology
629 Biomedical Research Building
Email: leliosoa@buffalo.edu
Verity Szczepanski
Volunteer Research Assistant
Department of Oral Biology
MD Raihan Uddin
Research Project Assistant
Department of Oral Biology
Biomedical Research Building
Email: mdraihan@buffalo.edu
Hongda Wang
Research Support Specialist, Lee Lab
Department of Oral Biology
546 Biomedical Research Building
Email: hwang236@buffalo.edu
Huiyang Wu
Volunteer Research Scientist
Department of Oral Biology
629 Biomedical Research Building
Email: huiyangw@buffalo.edu
Hava Zakin
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Oral Biology
India Zuniga
Volunteer Research Assistant, Ikonomou Lab
Department of Oral Biology
Chair
Feagans Endowed Chair; Program Director, TMD & Orofacial Pain; Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Advanced Education Program Directors
Program Director, Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology; Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Feagans Endowed Chair; Program Director, TMD & Orofacial Pain; Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Full-Time Faculty
Program Director, Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology; Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Associate Dean for Advanced Education; Clinical Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Predoctoral Director of TMD & Orofacial Pain; Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Feagans Endowed Chair; Program Director, TMD & Orofacial Pain; Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; Predoctoral Director of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology; Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Predoctoral Director of Oral Medicine and Special Care; Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Assistant Program Director of TMD & Orofacial Pain; Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Predoctoral Director of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology; Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Part-Time Faculty
Volunteer Faculty
Email: elkinp@buffalo.edu
Email: liwasaki@buffalo.edu
Email: khawajas@buffalo.edu
Email: jcnickel@buffalo.edu
Email: rossitto@buffalo.edu
Email: saikali@buffalo.edu
Email: lsuresh@buffalo.edu
Emeritus
Elaine Davis
Professor Emeritus
Stuart Fischman
Professor Emeritus
Louis Goldberg
Professor Emeritus
Nora Townsend
Clinical Assistant Professor Emeritus
Lawrence Wolfgang
Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus
Staff
Leslie Gaines
Staff Assistant
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Theresa Kruse
Senior Program Coordinator
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Kimberly McCluskey
Licensed Radiologic Technologist
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Nancy Merkle
Staff Assistant
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Katrina Pruyn
Program Coordinator
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Kimberly Trunzo
Licensed Radiologic Technologist
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Chair and Advanced Education Program Director
L.B. Badgero Endowed Chair; Program Director, Orthodontics; Professor
Department of Orthodontics
Full-Time Faculty
L.B. Badgero Endowed Chair; Program Director, Orthodontics; Professor
Department of Orthodontics
Part-Time Faculty
Clinical Assistant Professor; Orthodontic Research Director
Department of Orthodontics
Volunteer Faculty
Meiyu Hirata
Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthodontics
140 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-2845
Jeffrey Kozlowski
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthodontics
140 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-2845
Salvatore Manente
Volunteer Clinical Instructor
Department of Orthodontics
Christopher Murphy
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthodontics
140 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-2845
Emeritus
Sawsan Tabbaa
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthodontics
Paul Ziarnowski
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthodontics
Staff
Chair
Advanced Education Program Director
Halima Abukabbos, BDS, MPH, CPH, FRCDC
Program Director, Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
Full-Time Faculty
Halima Abukabbos, BDS, MPH, CPH, FRCDC
Program Director, Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
Director of Outreach; Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
Part-Time Faculty
Rebecca Hojna, ADBA, DDS
Clinical Associate Professor; Dental Anesthesiologist
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
Lauren Pernick, DDS
Clinical Instructor
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
112 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-3717
112 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-3717
112 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-3717
Saffa Said, DDS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
112 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-3717
112 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-3717
Laren Shine
Clinical Instructor
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
112 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-3717
112 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-3717
Volunteer Faculty
112 Squire Hall
Phone: 516-232-5920
Staff
Sandra Ahrens, RDH
Mobile Dental Unit Coordinator
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
Julie Caizza, RDH, BS
Gateway Coordinator
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
Marissa Rodriguez
Program Coordinator
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
Andee Wik, MPH, CHES
Outreach Coordinator
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
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Periodontics
Acting Chair
Marcelo W.B. Araujo, DDS, PhD, MS
Dean; Acting Chair; Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Advanced Education Program Director
Program Director, Periodontics; Clinical Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Full-Time Faculty
Nathalia Paiva de Andrade, DDS, MSc, PhD
Director of AI Initiatives; Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Marcelo W.B. Araujo, DDS, PhD, MS
Dean; Acting Chair; Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Isolde Rojas-Rudolph, DDS, PhD
Predoctoral Director of Periodontics; Director of Interprofessional Education; Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Program Director, Periodontics; Clinical Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Part-Time Faculty
Robert Schifferle, DDS, MMSc , PhD
Clinical Instructor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics; Department of Oral Biology
Volunteer Faculty
Leticia Arroteia
Volunteer Visiting Research Scholar
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
240 Squire Hall
Email: lsarrote@buffalo.edu
Clinical Assistant Professor; Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Karina Schittine Bezerra Lomba
Volunteer Research Scholar
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Email: karinasc@buffalo.edu
Emeritus
Email: sabel2@buffalo.edu
Irwin L. Burstein
Emeritus, Clinical Assistant Professor HS
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Email: ilburst@buffalo.edu
Michael J. Levine
Emeritus, Professor, HS
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Staff
Victoria Balazs
Interim Program Coordinator
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Lisa M. Solomon
Dental Hygienist
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Endodontics
Acting Chair
Marcelo W.B. Araujo, DDS, PhD, MS
Dean; Acting Chair; Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Advanced Education Program Director
Program Director, Endodontics; Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Full-Time Faculty
Director of Endodontics Research; Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Predoctoral Director of Endodontics; Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Program Director, Endodontics; Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Part-Time Faculty
Paul G. Calabrese, BS, DDS, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Ian Grayson, DDS, MMSc, Diplomate ABE, FRCD(c)
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Volunteer Faculty
Eugene Pantera Jr.
Clinical Associate Professor, Emeritus
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Emeritus
Norman W. Bartz, Jr.
Clinical Asst. Professor, Emeritus
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Email: nbartz@buffalo.edu
Satish M. Bhambhani
Clinical Associate Professor, Emeritus
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Email: smb6@buffalo.edu
Carole T. Pantera
Clinical Associate Professor, Emeritus, HS
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Email: pantera@buffalo.edu
Hesham El Tagouri
Clinical Associate Professor, Emeritus
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Email: ht@buffalo.edu
Staff
Lindsey Pumm
Office Assistant 1
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Chair
Advanced Education Program Directors
Program Director, Prosthodontics; Associate Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Program Director, Advanced Education in General Dentistry; Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Program Director, Biomaterials; Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Full-Time Faculty
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and EDI; Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Director, International Dentist Program (IDP); Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor; Assistant Director of Admissions; Co-Director, Preclinical Simulation Facility
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Program Director, Prosthodontics; Associate Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Implant Discipline Monitor; Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Professor; Director of Cariology; Assistant Dean for Clinical Research
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Director of Implant Center; Director of CAD/CAM Technology; Clinical Associate Professor, FACP
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Assistant Dean for Hospital and External Clinical Affairs; Associate Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Clinical Associate Professor; Director of Screening
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Program Director, Biomaterials; Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Clinical Assistant Professor; Group Director; Co-Director, Preclinical Simulation Facility
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Director, Preclinical Simulation Facility; Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Part-Time Faculty
Fixed Prosthodontics Discipline Monitor; Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Program Director, Advanced Education in General Dentistry; Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
215 Squire Hall
Email: ssmith98@buffalo.edu
Volunteer Faculty
Patricia Martins Bueno
Volunteer Scholar
Department of Restorative Dentistry
215 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-2862
Robert Buhite II
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
215 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-2862
Staff
Rachel Ciszewski
Dental Hygienist
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Susan Cunningham
Senior Research Support Specialist
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Hayley Domicolo
Program Coordinator
Department of Restorative Dentistry
215R Squire Hall
Email: hayleydo@buffalo.edu
Amanda Dotterman
Patient Care Specialist
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Bernadette Dudziak
International Dentist Program and Restorative Operations Specialist
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Gina LaGreca
Program Coordinator
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Carmelia Lobo
Research Scholar
Department of Restorative Dentistry
215 Squire Hall
Email: carmelia@buffalo.edu
Annayah Noorani
Volunteer Research Assistant
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Dhanusri Sirigiri
Volunteer Research Assistant
Department of Restorative Dentistry