Faculty and Staff Directory - Departments
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
FULL-TIME FACULTY
Michael R. Markiewicz, DDS, MD, MPH
Professor and Chair; Feagans Endowed Chair
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Co-Director-Cleft and Craniofacial Team, Craniofacial Center of Western New York
- Associate Dean for Hospital Affairs
- Clinical Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
- Clinical Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor; Program Director
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
112C Squire Hall; 120K Squire Hall, Buffalo NY 14214
Phone: (716) 829-6230
Email: rlcronyn@buffalo.edu
- Director of Undergraduate Program / Undergraduate Clinic
- BOCA/RAM trip supervisor
- Chief, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erie County Medical Center
- Chief, Department of Clinical Dentistry, Kaleida Health
PART-TIME FACULTY
112 Squire Hall, Buffalo NY
Phone: (716) 829-6230
VOLUNTEER FACULTY
Justin J. Au, DMD, MD
Volunteer Clinical Instructor
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Michael Boyczuk
Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
112 Squire Hall, Buffalo NY
Phone: (716) 829-6230
William Boyczuk
Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
112 Squire Hall, Buffalo NY
Phone: (716) 829-6230
Amy Bryan, D.D.S.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
112 Squire Hall, Buffalo NY
Phone: (716) 829-6230
Mario Dinardo
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
112 Squire Hall Buffalo NY
Phone: (716) 829-6230
Tara Halliwell-Kemp, D.D.S., M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
112 Squire Hall, Buffalo NY
Phone: (716) 829-6230
Sanil Nigalye, D.D.S., M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
112 Squire Hall, Buffalo NY
Phone: (716) 829-6230
Fred Rodems
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
112 Squire Hall, Buffalo NY
Phone: (716) 829-6230
Gregory D. White, DDS
Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
112 Squire Hall, Buffalo NY
Phone: (716) 829-6230
Department of Oral Biology
Christian Ahearn, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Oral Biology
Suzanne Andrusz
Senior Patient Care Specialist
Department of Oral Biology
Natalie Anselmi
PhD Student
Department of Oral Biology
B46a Foster Hall, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 829-3479; Fax: (716) 829-3942
Email: prarany@buffalo.edu
Paul Bronson
Volunteer Technician
UB Microbiome Center
109 Foster Hall
Phone: (716) 829-3056
Kiana Bynum
PhD Student
Department of Oral Biology
Mary Carr
Office Assistant 2
Department of Oral Biology
Shannon Cervi
Dental Hygienist
UB Micobiome Center
Monica Che
PhD Student
Department of Oral Biology
Sreedevi Chinthamani, PhD
Research Scientist
Department of Oral Biology
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Adjunct Professor of Oral Biology
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
147 Biomedical Research Building 3435 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 829-3364; Fax: (716) 829-2158
Email: connell@buffalo.edu
Iris Corchado
Office Assistant 1
Department of Oral Biology
Benjamin Cross, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Oral Biology
Robert Dunford
Statistician
UB Microbiome Center
320 Foster Hall, 3435 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716)829-3827; Fax: (716) 829-3942
Email: rdziak@acsu.buffalo.edu
310 Foster Hall Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 829-3067; Fax: (716) 829-3942
Email: edgerto@buffalo.edu
Karen Falkner, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
UB Microbiome Center
Elaine Haase, PhD
Research Professor
Department of Oral Biology
109B Foster Hall, 3435 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 829-2520; Fax: (716) 829-3942
Email: haase@buffalo.edu
Carly Hoffmann
Research Technician II
Department of Oral Biology
Kiyonobu Homma, PhD
Research Scientist
Department of Oral Biology
Erich Horeth
PhD Student
Department of Oral Biology
Megan Jones, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Oral Biology
Yongjin Jung
Research Technician I
Department of Oral Biology
Eileen Kasperek
Research Technician II
Department of Oral Biology
B10A Foster Hall 3435 Main Street
Phone: (716) 829-2073; Fax: (716) 829-2387
Email: jasonkay@buffalo.edu
Jeremy Kiripolsky
PhD Student
Department of Oral Biology
Associate Dean for Innovation and Technology Transfer, School of Dental Medicine; Centennial Endowed Chair
Department of Oral Biology
645 Biomedical Research Building (BRB)
Phone: (716) 829-6667; Fax: (716) 829-3942
Email: klkirk@buffalo.edu
Chika Kobayashi
Dental Assistant
UB Microbiome Center
Rohitashw Kumar, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Oral Biology
Dimiter Kunnev, PhD
Research Scientist
Department of Oral Biology
Kyuhwan Kwack, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Oral Biology
Jung Mi Lee, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Oral Biology
Miaomiao Li, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Oral Biology
Yin Luo
PhD Student
Department of Oral Biology
250B Squire Hall, Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 829-6182; Fax: (716) 829-6840
Email: amaddi@buffalo.edu
Jillian Mansfield
Research Technician
Department of Oral Biology
Sarah Metcalfe
PhD Student
Department of Oral Biology
Sangwon Min
PhD Student
Department of Oral Biology
Susan Morey
Lab Technician
UB Microbiome Center
Lubov Neznanova
Research Technician ll
Department of Oral Biology
Hannah Norris
PhD Student
Department of Oral Biology
Chihyean Ong
PhD Student
Department of Oral Biology
Akinsola Oyelakin
PhD Student
Department of Oral Biology
Michelle Panasiewicz
Research Tecnician ll
Department of Oral Biology
Carol Parker
Research Technician III
Department of Oral Biology
Sasikumar Ponnusamy, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Oral Biology
Patrick Punch, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Oral Biology
Isolde Rojas-Rudolph, DDS, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor; Research Associate Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
213A Foster Hall Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 829-6073; Fax: (716) 829-3942
Email: shruhl@buffalo.edu
Associate Dean of Faculty and Professional Development, School of Dental Medicine; Professor and Chair
Department of Oral Biology
116 & 109 Foster Hall Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 829-2854; Fax: (716) 829-3373
Email: fas1@buffalo.edu
Robert Schifferle, DDS, MMSc , PhD
Professor, Interim Chair
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics; Department of Oral Biology
Rajendra Prasad Settem, PhD
Research Scientist
Department of Oral Biology
311 Foster Hall, 3435 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 829-2759; Fax: (716) 829-3942
Email: sharmaa@buffalo.edu
Kirsten Smalley
Research Technician l
Department of Oral Biology
Matthew Smardz
Research Technician II
Department of Oral Biology
Christine Song
PhD Student
Department of Oral Biology
Matthew Strickland
Senior Research Aide
Department of Oral Biology
Deborah Szurgyi
Office Assistant 2
Department of Oral Biology
Stephen T. Vanyo
Research Technician ll
Department of Oral Biology
223A Foster Hall, Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 829-2195; Fax: (716) 837-7623
Email: mmv4@buffalo.edu
320 Foster Hall, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 829-3943
Email: mbvisser@buffalo.edu
Kurt Winter, PhD
Assistant to the Chair
Department of Oral Biology
Lixia Zhang, PhD
Research Scientist
Department of Oral Biology
Xiaoxiao Zhang
PhD Student
Department of Oral Biology
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Graci Bax
Clinical Instructor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Screening
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, Department of Restorative Dentistry
Ramon Cipriano
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
355 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-2241
Clinical Associate Professor, Director of Radiology,
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Stuart Fischman
Professor Emeritus
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Leslie Gaines
Staff Assistant
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Virginia Gebauer
Secretary 1
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Interim Department Chair & Associate Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Elizabeth Hatton
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
355 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-2241
Laura Iwasaki
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
355 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-2241
Elizabeth Kapral
Clinical Instructor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Theresa Kruse
Staff Assistant
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Mark Lauren
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
355 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-2241
Kimberly McCluskey
Senior Radiologic Technologist
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Nancy Merkle
Dental Assistant
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
355 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-2241
Research Associate Professor; Associate Dean For Research, Office of the Dean
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Norman Mohl
SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus and Chair Emeritus
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Jeffrey Nickel
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
355 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-2241
355 Squire Hall School of Dental Medicine University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 829-3590
Email: ohrbach@buffalo.edu
355 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-2241
Director of Clinical and Translational Data Exchange
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Sonia Sharma
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Robert Sugarman
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Lakshmanan Suresh
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
355 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-2241
Jose Luis Tapia
Assistant Professor
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Kimberly Trunzo
Radiologic Technologist
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Department of Orthodontics
Full-Time Faculty
David Covell
Professor & L.B. Badgero Endowed Chair
Department of Orthodontics
Thikriat Al-Jewair
Associate Professor, Director of the Advanced Education Program in Orthodontics
Department of Orthodontics
Ashish Gurav
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthodontics
Pramod Philip
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthodontics
Part-Time Faculty
Stephen Aszkler
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthodontics
Robert Aszkler
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthodontics
Kathryn Rand
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthodontics
Volunteer Faculty
Albert Cavallari
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthodontics
Ming-Yu Chen
Visiting Professor
Department of Orthodontics
John Tibbetts
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthodontics
John Whiteman
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthodontics
Brian Willison
Lecturer
Department of Orthodontics
Douglas Wright
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthodontics
Emeritus
Sawsan Tabbaa
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthodontics
Paul Ziarnowski
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthodontics
Staff
Lisa Ceglia
Receptionist
Department of Orthodontics
Devon Gude
Dental Assistant
Department of Orthodontics
Katherine Gugino
Dental Assistant
Department of Orthodontics
Joy Leonard
Receptionist
Department of Orthodontics
Heather Waddy
Administrative Assistant to David A. Covell, Jr., DDS, PhD, Professor & L.B. Badgero Endowed Chair
Department of Orthodontics
Jennifer McIntyre
Dental Assistant
Department of Orthodontics
Nancy Merkle
Dental Assistant
Department of Orthodontics
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
Rachel Anderson
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
Kelly Burke
Clinical Instructor
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
Clinical Associate Professor & Interim Chair
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
Annette Maggi
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
Marlene Ohar
Program Administrator
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
114 Squire Hall, Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 829-3717; Fax: (716) 829-3895
Email: marleneo@buffalo.edu
Suketu Patel
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
Tammy Thompson
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
Carrie Wanamaker
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
Juan Yepes
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Periodontics
Full-Time Faculty
250B Squire Hall, Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 829-6182; Fax: (716) 829-6840
Email: amaddi@buffalo.edu
Robert Schifferle, DDS, MMSc , PhD
Professor, Interim Chair
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics; Department of Oral Biology
Part-Time Faculty
Michael Levine
Clinical Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Clinical Assistant Professor; Research Associate Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Volunteer Faculty
Talal Zahid
Clinical Instructor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Staff
Michele Bessinger
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Carmella Feroleto
Research Project Aide
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Paula Fischer
Project Coordinator for Rural Dentistry Program
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Misty Garrett
Dental Hygienist, Clinical Instructor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Shirley Hammond
School-Based Program Dental Hygienist
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Sandra Law
Dental Hygienist
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Michelle Skalyo
Adjunct Instructor; Dental Hygienist
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Barbara Sutton
Secretary 1
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Endodontics
Full-Time Faculty
Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics; Director of the Post-Graduate Endodontic Program; Director - Division of Endodontics; Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Dr. Hacer Aksel
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics; Director of Predoctoral Endodontics; Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Dr. Joseph Quevedo
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Phone: (716) 829-6197
Email: lucilapi@buffalo.edu
Part-Time Faculty
240 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 667-2030
240 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-3847
240 Squire Hall
Email: gcsiegel@buffalo.edu
240 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-3847
Emeritus
Eugene Pantera Jr.
Associate Professor Emeritus
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Staff
Nancy Barletta
Keyboard Specialist II
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Judy Quirk
Clerk
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Gary Alexander
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Gillian Alexander-Hazboun
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Bandar Almaghrabi
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Office of Academic Affairs; Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Hema Arany
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
215 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-2862
John Balikowski
Dental Technician
Department of Restorative Dentistry
David Ball
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Frank Barnashuk
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Carla Beneduce
Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Gerald Benjamin
Volunteer Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
215 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-2862
David Brown
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Albert Cantos
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Samuel Carocci
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Debra Costantino
Dental Technician
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Kevin D'Angelo
Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Joseph DeLuca
Director Of Pre-Clinical Simulation Facility
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Casey DePauw
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Nicole Doria
Removable Technician
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Asst. Dean for Clinical Operations, Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Annette Duncan
Pre-Clinical Coordinator
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Deb Falter
Implant Treatment Coordinator
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Donald Freeman
Account Clerk
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Jennifer Froebel
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs; Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Chester Gary
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Catherine Gogan
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Tawfiq Hazboun
Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Dana Hetrick
Dental Assistant
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Renee Janes
Dental Assistant
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Stanley M. Johnson
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Asst. Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Rafael Khavis
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Christine Lee
IDP Assistant
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Denise M. Lewis
Administrative Assistant to Department Chair
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Rui Li
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
John Maggio
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Delia Manke
Director of Dental Laboratory Services
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Janice Omicioli
Pre-clinic Coordinator
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Jisung Park
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Joel Paull
Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
355 Squire Hall
Phone: (716) 829-2241
Lindsey Pumm
Office Assistant I
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Assistant Dean For Digital Technology; Associate Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Nick Sniatecki
Office Assistant
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Peter Starky
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Eugena Stephan
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Restorative Dentistry
