Faculty Experts Media Guide

ANGELA R. KAMER, DMD, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor of Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology

• EXPERTISE:
  Establishing a link between Alzheimer’s disease and periodontal (gum) disease.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Associate Editor, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease; paper presented at the 2008 Alzheimer’s Association’s International Conference on Alzheimer’s disease, "Periodontal Bacterial Antibodies May Help Discriminate Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Normal Patients – A Pilot Study."

RIMA BACHIMAN SEHL, DDS, MPA
Associate Professor of Cariology and Comprehensive Care

• EXPERTISE:
  Geriatric dentistry, preventive dentistry, and health promotion
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  President, Greater New York Chapter, American Society for Geriatric Dentistry.
  

VASILIKI KARLIS, DMD, MD
Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

• EXPERTISE:
  Surgical repair of pediatric cleft lip and palate.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Organizer of outreach missions to repair cleft lip and palate in underserved populations in Mexico and Colombia.

MARCI H. LEVINE, DMD, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at NYU College of Dentistry; attending surgeon at the NYU Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center

• EXPERTISE:
  A skilled surgeon specializing in the surgical correction of dentofacial deformities, such as underbites, overbites and asymmetries of the jaws, and the management of temporomandibular joint disease (TMD/TMJ); practitioner in all aspects of oral and maxillofacial surgery, including treatment planning and placing of dental implants, surgically extracting wisdom teeth, and using intravenous conscious sedation for oral surgery patients.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  DMD degree cum laude from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine; MD degree from the Harvard Medical School; completed a six-year residency program in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and an advanced fellowship in the surgical correction of dentofacial deformities at Lenox Hill Hospital; a candidate for board certification and a member of the Board of Directors of the New York County Dental Society.

OLIVIER NICOLAY, DDS. MMSc
Chair, Department of Orthodontics; Clinical Associate Professor of Orthodontics; Director of the Advanced Education Program in Orthodontic and Dentofacial Orthopedics

• EXPERTISE:
  Orthognathic surgery and lingual orthodontics.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Program Director, Columbia University Advanced Education Program in Orthodontics, 1984–1989; Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics.

KENNETH ALLEN, DDS, MBA
Clinical Associate Professor of Cariology and Comprehensive Care

• EXPERTISE:
  Caries (cavity) formation and prevention.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Full-time clinical dental educator and researcher.

AMR M. MOURSI, DDS, PhD
Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry

• EXPERTISE:
  Children’s oral health; dental sealants; birth defects of the head and skull; oral health care for pregnant women.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry; Fellow, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

JILL FERNANDEZ, RDH, MPH
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry; Director of Pediatric Outreach Programs

• EXPERTISE:
  Disease prevention and health promotion for children.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Leading global pediatric outreach and prevention programs.

NANCY DOUGHERTY, DMD, MPH
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry; Director, Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry

• EXPERTISE:
  Oral health care for individuals with developmental disabilities.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry and Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry; Diplomate, American Board of Special Care Dentistry.

JOHN R. CALAMIA, DMD
Professor of Cariology and Comprehensive Care

• EXPERTISE:
  Esthetic dentistry; smile makeovers; porcelain veneers.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Taught restorative dentistry full time for the past 30 years at the NYU College of Dentistry; maintains a private practice in New York City; recognized as a co-developer of the etched porcelain veneer; past Chairman of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry’s University Advisory Council.

DENISE J. ESTAFAN, DDS, MS
Associate Professor of Cariology and Comprehensive Care; Co-Director, Aesthetics, Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care

• EXPERTISE:
  Veneers, crowns, inlays, onlays; tooth whitening; smile makeovers.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  National and international lecturer on dental materials relating to restorative dentistry and CAD/CAM technology.

GERALD M. KLACZANY, DDS
Clinical Associate Professor of Cariology and Comprehensive Care

• EXPERTISE:
  Aesthetic dentistry.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Principal investigator on several plaque studies

ROSEMARY HAYS, RDH, MS
Clinical Associate Professor of Dental Hygiene

• EXPERTISE:
  Dental hygiene.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Assistant Director of Admissions, NYU Dental Hygiene Program; member, Sigma Phi Alpha Dental Hygiene Honor Society; American Dental Hygienists’ Association; American Dental Education Association.

ANDREW I. SPIELMAN, DMD, MS, PhD
Professor of Molecular Pathobiology

• EXPERTISE:
  Taste and smell disorders; preventing bad breath (halitosis); the digital curriculum in dental education; history of dentistry; smoking prevention for preteens.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, NYU College of Dentistry; American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Vital Source Technology Educator Award

PETER MYCHAJLIW, DDS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Cariology and Comprehensive Care

• EXPERTISE:
  New York State Department of Health Approved Infection Control Trainer for Dentistry, Nursing, Medicine, Dental Hygiene, and Allied Health Professionals.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Has lectured widely for over 15 years in areas including dental implants, hospital dentistry, dental materials, and infection control/OSHA requirements for dentistry

LEILA JAHANGIRI, DMD, MMSc
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Prosthodontics

• EXPERTISE:
  Dental implants and dentures.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Member, Editorial Review Board, Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

DEEPAK SAXENA, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor of Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology

• EXPERTISE:
  Classifying bacterial strains involved in human health and disease.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Using squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) and osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), Dr. Saxena is trying to develop “unique bacterial signatures” and identify various bacteria that are predominantly presenting SCC and ONJ. Dr. Saxena’s research was recently awarded a $264,000 NIH grant to identify bacteria residing in the human oral cavity.

ROSS KERR, DDS, MSD
Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology and Medicine

• EXPERTISE:
  Oral cancer: causes, early detection, and treatment; tobacco use and oral cancer.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Former Director, Oral Cancer Consortium of New York and New Jersey.

BRIAN L. SCHMIDT, DDS, MD, PhD
Director, NYU Oral Cancer Center; Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Senior Vice Dean for Research Development and Academic Affairs

• EXPERTISE:
  Symptom management and care of oral cancer patients.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Former Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Oncology Fellowship; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Training Program; and Vice Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, all at the University of California, San Francisco.

ROBERT S. GLICKMAN, DMD
Professor and Chair, Mecca Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

• EXPERTISE:
  Surgery for temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD).
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Vice Chair, Internal Review Board, NYU School of Medicine.

MARCI H. LEVINE, DMD, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at NYU College of Dentistry; attending surgeon at the NYU Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center

• EXPERTISE:
  A skilled surgeon specializing in the surgical correction of dentofacial deformities, such as underbites, overbites and asymmetries of the jaws, and the management of temporomandibular joint disease (TMD/TMJ); practitioner in all aspects of oral and maxillofacial surgery, including treatment planning and placing of dental implants, surgically extracting wisdom teeth, and using intravenous conscious sedation for oral surgery patients.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  DMD degree cum laude from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine; MD degree from the Harvard Medical School; completed a six-year residency program in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and an advanced fellowship in the surgical correction of dentofacial deformities at Lenox Hill Hospital; a candidate for board certification and a member of the Board of Directors of the New York County Dental Society.

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KENNETH E. FLEISHER, DDS
Clinical Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

• EXPERTISE:
  Treatments for sleep apnea and osteonecrosis of the jaw
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; recipient, NYU Goddard Faculty Fellowship Award (2004).

STEFANIE L. RUSSELL, DDS, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Health Promotion and of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry

• EXPERTISE:
  Oral health care for pregnant women; link between pregnancy and tooth loss.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Course director for Review of Clinical Trial Protocols for the MS in Clinical Research Program; former Director of the Summer Research Program for incoming dental and nursing students, NYU College of Dentistry.

CHARLES N. BERTOLAMI, DDS, DMedSc
Herman Robert Fox Dean; Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

• EXPERTISE:
  Professional ethics; orofacial tissue repair; wound healing.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Former Dean and Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry; President, American Association for Dental Research (AADR) (2002-03); President, American Dental Education Association (ADEA) (2008-09); Co-Chair, Macy Foundation-supported ADEA-American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) panel on Curriculum and Clinical Training in Oral Health for Physicians and Dentists; Co-Chair, NIH Blue Ribbon Panel on Research Training and Development.

ASGEIR SIGURDSSON, DDS, MS
Presley Elmer Ellsworth Professor and Chair, Quartararo Department of Endodontics

• EXPERTISE:
  Causes, prevention, and treatment of endodontic pain.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  • Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontists
  • Past President of the International Association of Dental Traumatology
    
  • Past President of the American Board of Endodontics

KENNETH E. FLEISHER, DDS
Clinical Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

• EXPERTISE:
  Treatments for sleep apnea and osteonecrosis of the jaw
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; recipient, NYU Goddard Faculty Fellowship Award (2004).

ANDREW I. SPIELMAN, DMD, MS, PhD
Professor of Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology

• EXPERTISE:
  Taste and smell disorders; preventing bad breath (halitosis); the digital curriculum in dental education; smoking prevention for preteens.
• PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
  Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, NYU College of Dentistry; American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Vital Source Technology Educator Award