Administration

Dwight E. McLeod, DDS, MS
Dean, Professor

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

Grishondra Branch-Mays, DDS, MS
Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Professor

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

Kirksville Faculty & Staff

Full-Time Faculty

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Richard Allinson, DDS
Assistant Professor

Paul Aubrey, DDS
Assistant Professor

Hashim Elmshiti, BDS, MSc., Ph.D
Assistant Professor

Hamid Nurrohman, DDS, PhD
Associate Professor

Osariemen Okhuaihesuyi, BDS, FMCDS, BChD, Diplomate ABOMP, FAAOM
Director, Integrated Human Sciences
Associate Professor

Hanan Omar, BDS, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor

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

Graziela Ribeiro Batista, DDS, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor

Staff

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Matt Bonnel
Simulation Clinic Equipment Specialist

Sara Bullock, BS
Education Coordinator

Susan R. Hamilton
Senior Administrative Assistant

Danae McKim
Simulation Clinic Coordinator

Ryan Miller, BA
Education Manager

Nicole O'Haver, MEd
Education Coordinator

Brooke Robinson, MPA
Director of Student Success

Michael Shoop
Multimedia Specialist

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

Pranav Bhide, DDS, MDS
Assistant SCU Director, Prosthodontics
Assistant Professor

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

David Greaves, DDS
Assistant CCU Director
Assistant Professor

Matthew Greaves, DDS, MS
CCU Director
Assistant Professor

Michael Greaves, DDS
Assistant CCU Director
Assistant Professor

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

Patricia E. Inks, MS, RDH
Director, DIC & ICSP
Assistant Professor

Gerard Krueger, DDS, MS, FACP
Assistant Professor, Prosthodontist

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

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

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

Robert Schmidt, DDS, MS
Assistant SCU Director, Special Needs
Assistant Professor

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

Richard J. Vargo, DMD, DABOMP, FAAOM
SCU Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Assistant Professor

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

Ahmed Zarrough, DDS
Assistant CCU Director
Assistant 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

Alane Mahler
Senior Administrative Assistant

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

Lex Towns, PhD
Professor

Caroline VanSickle, PhD
Assistant Professor

Bruce Young, PhD
Professor

Biochemistry

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William Brechue, PhD
Chair and Professor

Zulfiqar Ahmad, PhD
Professor

Suhail Akhtar, PhD
Assistant Professor

Michael W. Bradbury, PhD
Professor

James Cox, PhD
Associate Professor

Kimberly Petre
Administrative Assistant

Pandurangan Ramaraj, 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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Melissa Ausmus, RDH
Adjunct Hygienist

Rawda Award, DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Terry Campbell, RDH
Adjunct Hygienist

Amanda Fitzpatrick, DDS
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Ali Pourian, DDS, MS
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Whitney Schmitz, RDH
Adjunct Hygienist

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

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
Adjunct 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

Dr. Karl Shanker
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