Administration

Dwight E. McLeod, DDS, MS
Dean, Professor

Poonam Jain, BDS, MS, MPH
Vice Dean, Clinical Affairs and Advanced Dental Education
Professor

Ammar Musawi, BDS, MDS, MPH
Assistant Dean, Preclinical Education and Simulation Clinic
Professor

Hanan Omar, BDS, MSc, PhD
Assistant Dean, Research

Kirksville Faculty & Staff

Full-Time Faculty

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Abdal Aziz Alfara, ., BDS, DDS, MSc
Endodontics
Assistant Professor

Paul Bigg, ., DMD
SCU Director, Special Needs
Assistant Professor

Lori Crawford, ., BS, RDH


Gustavo Fernandes, ., DDS, PhD, MS
Assistant SCU Director, Periodontics
Associate Professor

Kapil Jadhav, ., BDS, DMD, MPH
SCU Director, Endodontics
Assistant Professor

Marsha Marden, ., DMD
CCU Director
Assistant Professor

Mohamed Rahhal, BDS, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor
IPE Course Director

Maria Wong, ., DMD
Assistant Professor

Staff

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Matt Bonnel
Simulation Clinic Equipment Specialist

Sara Bullock, MH
Accreditation Project Manager

Keely Carter, MA
Senior Administrative Assistant

Grace Cason, AAS
Student Success Coordinator

Terri Corrick
Simulation Clinic Coordinator

Jobe Ellison, BS
Multimedia Specialist

Susan R. Hamilton
Senior Administrative Assistant

Mandy Ledford, BS
Assistant Director, Admissions and Student Success

Haley McCarty, BS
Education Coordinator

Danae McKim, EFDA
Simulation Clinic Coordinator

Ryan Miller, MA
Assistant Director, Education

Nicole O'Haver, MEd
Education Manager

Brooke Robinson, MPA
Director, Student Success

Kayley Whyte, MA
Education Coordinator

St. Louis Faculty & Staff

Full-Time Faculty

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Hesham H. Abdulkarim, BDS, MDS, DICOI
SCU Director, Advanced Periodontal and Dental Implant Care
Assistant Professor

Michael Abels, DDS
CCU Director
Assistant Professor

Richard Allinson, DDS
Associate Professor

Scott Dunivan, DMD, MS
SCU Director, Periodontics
Assistant Professor

Hashim Elmshiti, BDS, MSc., PhD
Assistant Professor

David Greaves, DDS
Assistant CCU Director
Assistant Professor

Prashanth Haribabu, DDS, BDS, MDS, MSD
SCU Director, Oral Surgery
Assistant Professor

Dave Kojic, DMD, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor

Christian Marquez, DDS, MS
Director, Clinical Faculty
Associate Professor

Romana Muller, RDH, MSDH, EdD (c)
Assistant Professor, Clinical Hygienist

Leila Nasiry, DDS, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor

Osariemen Okhuaihesuyi, BDS, FMCDS Oral Pathology
Director, Integrated Human Sciences
Associate Professor

Adepitan Owosho, BChD, DABOMP, FAAOM
SCU Director, Oral Medicine, Dental Oncology, and Urgent Care
Professor

Shaista Rashid, BDS, MS, MPH
CCU Director
Assistant Professor

Jon Rischer, DDS
Assistant Professor

Whitney Schmitz, BSDH, RDH
Hygienist Faculty

Omer Sheriff, BDS, MDS, PhD
Associate Professor

Herbert P. Silva, DMD, FICD
CCU Director
Assistant Professor

Richard J. Vargo, DMD, MBA, DABOMP, FAAOM, FICD
SCU Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Associate Professor

Akshay Vij, BDS, ACT, FAGD, FICD
SCU Director, Esthetic and Digital Dentistry
Associate Professor

Staff

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Jane Clark, M.P.H.
Patient Care Program Manager

Lachele Harold
ITS Clinical Support Services Specialist

Laura Johnson
Senior Administrative Assistant

Bryant Kiley, MBA
Business Operations Manager

Nae'Wanda Moore
Senior Administrative Assistant

Tina Munroe, BSW
Director of Clinical Operations

Patricia Pou, M.A.
Associate Director Faculty Development & Continuing Education

Holly Rolland
Executive Assistant

Biomedical Science

Anatomy

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Jeremy Houser, PhD
Associate Professor

Shanu Markand, PhD
Assistant Professor

Sumitra Miriyala, PhD
Associate Professor

Lex Towns, PhD
Professor Emeritus

Bruce Young, PhD
Professor

Biochemistry

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William Brechue, PhD
Chair and Professor

Renu Agnihotri, MD
Associate Professor

Zulfiqar Ahmad, PhD
Professor

Suhail Akhtar, PhD
Assistant Professor

James Cox, PhD
Associate Professor

Bill Miller III, PhD
Associate Professor

Immunology & Microbiology

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Melissa Stuart, PhD
Chair and Professor

Neal R. Chamberlain, PhD
Professor

Patricia B. Lodato, PhD
Assistant Professor

Priscilla L. Phillips, PhD
Associate Professor

Vineet K. Singh, PhD
Professor

Pharmacology

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Keith S. Elmslie, PhD
Chair and Professor

Yingzi Chang, MD, PhD
Professor

Byunghee 'Henry' Han, PhD
Professor

David S. Middlemas, PhD
Associate Professor

Daniela Ostrowski, PhD
Assistant Professor

Robert J. Theobald, Jr., PhD
Professor

Physiology

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William Brechue, PhD
Chair and Professor

Robert W. Baer, PhD
Professor

Timothy P. Geisbuhler, PhD
Associate Professor

Yohei Norimatsu, PhD
Assistant Professor

Tim D. Ostrowski, PhD
Assistant Professor

William L. Sexton, PhD
Professor

Adjunct Faculty and Staff

Kirksville (primary location)

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Terry Campbell, RDH
Adjunct Hygienist

Amanda Fitzpatrick, DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Ali Pourian, DDS, MS
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Thomas Taylor, DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Anthony Van Soest, DMD
Adjunct Assistant Professor

St. Louis (primary location)

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Shahnaz Ahmed, DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Rawda Award, DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Michael Backer, DMD
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Heidi Butts, DMD, MSD
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Aaron Campbell, DDS, MS
Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Forrest Farr, DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Charles Fuszner, DMD
Adjunct Assistant Professor

David Hatch, DMD
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Emily Kennedy, DDS


Jenna Lew-Feit, DMD
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Gary London, DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Marsha Marden, DMD
CCU Director
Assistant Professor

Richard Meier, DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Alan Mundhenke, DMD
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Marzban Patel, DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Puja Patel
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Robert Reti, DDS
Diplomate--American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Karl Shanker, DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Michael Smoljan, DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor

David Urbanek, DMD
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Eric Von Hoven, DMD
Adjunct Assistant Professor

John Wahle, DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Robert Waxler, DMD, MS
Assistant Professor

Maria Wong, DMD
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Roger Zacher, DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor