Steven W. Friedrichsen, DDS

Dean, Professor
College of Dental Medicine

sfriedrichsen@westernu.edu

Elizabeth Andrews, DDS, MS

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Associate Professor
College of Dental Medicine

eandrews@westernu.edu

Bradley S. Henson, DDS, PhD

Associate Dean for Research and Biomedical Sciences, Associate Professor
College of Dental Medicine

bhenson@westernu.edu

David Lazarchik, DMD

Associate Dean for Clinical Initiatives and Program Development, Associate Professor
College of Dental Medicine

dlazarchik@westernu.edu

Hubert K. Chan, DDS

Associate Dean for Integration of Technology, Curriculum and Learning Environments, Associate Professor
College of Dental Medicine

hchan@westernu.edu

Sandra Farah-Franco, DDS

Associate Dean of Dental Sciences Education, Associate Professor
College of Dental Medicine

sfarahfranco@westernu.edu

Brent Fung, DDS

Associate Dean for Patient Care and Clinical Education, Associate Professor
College of Dental Medicine

bfung@westernu.edu

Sean Rowan, BS, MA

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
College of Dental Medicine

srowan@westernu.edu

Marisa Watanabe, DDS, MS

Interim Associate Dean for Community Partnerships and Access to Care, Associate Professor
College of Dental Medicine

mwatanabe@westernu.edu

Krystle Rapisura, DMD, MS

Interim Assistant Dean for Community Patient Care, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

rapisurak@westernu.edu

Suzanne Adolphson, MSW, MHA

Director of Patient Care Services
College of Dental Medicine

sadolphson@westernu.edu

Sarah Allen

Registered Dental Assistant
College of Dental Medicine

sallen@westernu.edu

Lisa Amaro

Student Affairs Coordinator
College of Dental Medicine

lamaro@westernu.edu

Sabrina Anthony

Registered Dental Assistant, International Dental Program
College of Dental Medicine

anthonys@westernu.edu

Gustavo Arrieta

Registered Dental Assistant, Central Sterilization and Dispensary
College of Dental Medicine

garrieta@westernu.edu

Chan Auth

Patient Care Scheduler
College of Dental Medicine

cauth@westernu.edu

Ryan Balber

Director of Information Systems, CDM
College of Dental Medicine

rbalber@westernu.edu

Banita Barnes

Associate Director of Patient Care Services and Community Outreach
College of Dental Medicine

bbarnes@westernu.edu

Nicole Cathey

Patient Care Coordinator
College of Dental Medicine

ncathey@westernu.edu

Craig Christianson

Manager, Dental Equipment and Instrument Program
College of Dental Medicine

cchristianson@westernu.edu

Anna Enriquez

Director of Operations
College of Dental Medicine

aenriquez@westernu.edu

Adrian Garcia

Simulation Clinic / Support Laboratory Manager
College of Dental Medicine

asgarcia@westernu.edu

Terry Garcia

Registered Dental Assistant, International Dental Program
College of Dental Medicine

garciat@westernu.edu

Angela Gonzalez

Registered Dental Assistant
College of Dental Medicine

agonzalez@westernu.edu

Vanessa Graham

Academic Manager
College of Dental Medicine

grahamv@westernu.edu

Alexandra Grajeda

Administrative Associate II
College of Dental Medicine

agrajeda@westernu.edu

Donna Guisado, BS, MS

Director of Education
College of Dental Medicine

dguisado@westernu.edu

Eva Guzman

Registered Dental Assistant
College of Dental Medicine

eguzman@westernu.edu

Tina Henderson

Patient Care Scheduler, International Dental Program
College of Dental Medicine

thenderson@westernu.edu

Nathan Lethrud-Scherr

Laboratory Technician
College of Dental Medicine

nscherr@westernu.edu

Veronica Lozano

Patient Care Services Manager
College of Dental Medicine

vlozano@westernu.edu

Michelle Luna

Executive Assistant
College of Dental Medicine

lunam@westernu.edu

Alexis Maldonado

Registered Dental Assistant / Coordinator
College of Dental Medicine

amaldonado@westernu.edu

Monique Mast

Administrative Associate II
College of Dental Medicine

mmast@westernu.edu

Nicole McBain

Registered Dental Assistant
College of Dental Medicine

nmcbain@westernu.edu

Maria Meza

Clinical Administrative Associate
College of Dental Medicine

mmeza@westernu.edu

Yesly Mireles

Administrative Associate II
College of Dental Medicine

ymireles@westernu.edu

Eduardo Montenegro

Registered Dental Assistant
College of Dental Medicine

emontenegro@westernu.edu

Jessica Morales

Registered Dental Assistant-Extended Functions
College of Dental Medicine

jmorales@westernu.edu

Kiana Moreland, BA, MS

Administrative Associate II
College of Dental Medicine

kmoreland@westernu.edu

Cynthia Morton

Registered Dental Assistant-Extended Functions
College of Dental Medicine

cmorton@westernu.edu

Marcel Ngo

Senior Manager of Software Development
College of Dental Medicine

mngo@westernu.edu

Judith Ortega

Registered Dental Assistant / Dispensary Clerk
College of Dental Medicine

jortega@westernu.edu

Georgina Perez

Lead Patient Care Coordinator
College of Dental Medicine

gperez@westernu.edu

Janet Portilla

Director of Community Outreach
College of Dental Medicine

jportilla@westernu.edu

Daphne Priddy

Patient Care Coordinator
College of Dental Medicine

dpriddy@westernu.edu

Diana Reina

Operations Associate
College of Dental Medicine

dreina@westernu.edu

Heather Roberts

Registered Dental Assistant
College of Dental Medicine

hroberts@westernu.edu

Dawn Rodriguez

Patient Care Coordinator, International Dentist Program
College of Dental Medicine

drodriguez@westernu.edu

Marisabel Rodriguez

Patient Care Coordinator
College of Dental Medicine

mrodriguez@westernu.edu

Nelida Rodriguez

Registered Dental Assistant
College of Dental Medicine

nrodriguez@westernu.edu

Irma Rubio

Clinical Administrative Associate
College of Dental Medicine

irubio@westernu.edu

Elan Schaefer

Academic Manager
College of Dental Medicine

eschaefer@westernu.edu

Michelle Schoebel

Registered Dental Assistant
College of Dental Medicine

mschoebel@westernu.edu

Priscilla Serrano

Patient Care Scheduler
College of Dental Medicine

pserrano@westernu.edu

Rosa Serrano

Clinical Administrative Associate
College of Dental Medicine

rserrano@westernu.edu

Patricia Valenzuela

Registered Dental Assistant / Dispensary Clerk
College of Dental Medicine

pvalenzuela@westernu.edu

Cindy Villagomez

Registered Dental Assistant
College of Dental Medicine

cvillagomez@westernu.edu

Carol Wilcox

Registered Dental Assistant / Central Sterilization and Dispensary
College of Dental Medicine

cwilcox@westernu.edu

Romellus Wilson

Administrative Associate II
College of Dental Medicine

rwilson@westernu.edu

Sandra Wulfe

Registered Dental Assistant / Central Sterilization and Dispensary
College of Dental Medicine

swulfe@westernu.edu

Shahrzad Aarup

Program Director - International Dentist Program, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

saarup@westernu.edu

Bertha Alarcon, DDS

College Coordinator for Diversity & Inclusion Activities, Clinical Managing Partner, Associate Professor
College of Dental Medicine

balarcon@westernu.edu

Tobias K. Boehm, DDS, PhD

Associate Professor
College of Dental Medicine

tboehm@westernu.edu

James Borke, MS, PhD

Assistant Dean for Biomedical Sciences, Professor
College of Dental Medicine

jborke@westernu.edu

Keith Boyer, DDS

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

kboyer@westernu.edu

Grant Burdick, DDS

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

gburdick@westernu.edu

David Carlisle, DDS

Assistant Professor, International Dentist Program
College of Dental Medicine

dcarlisle@westernu.edu

Ching-Hsiu Ketty Chiu, DDS, MS

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

cchiu@westernu.edu

Brian Chui, DDS

ECD Curriculum Manager, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

bchui@westernu.edu

Sam Chui, BA, DDS

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

schui@westernu.edu

Carlos Compean, DDS

Clinical Team Leader, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

ccompean@westernu.edu

Heidi Davila, RDH

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

hdavila@westernu.edu

Patricia DeCilla, DDS, MS

Clinical Team Leader, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

pdecilla@westernu.edu

Anne Doan Van, DDS

Clinical Managing Partner, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

adoanvan@westernu.edu

Jeffrey Elo, DDS, MS

Advanced Clinical Services, Oral Surgery, Professor
College of Dental Medicine

jelo@westernu.edu

Joseph Flask, DDS

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

jflask@westernu.edu

Josephine M. Franc, BS, RDH

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

jfranc@westernu.edu

Steven A. Gold, DDS

Coordinator of Digital Dentistry, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

sgold@westernu.edu

Bulmario Gonzalez, DDS

Clinical Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

gonzalezb@westernu.edu

Johnny S. Han, DDS

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

jshan@westernu.edu

Simon Hong, DMD, MPH

Clinical Coordinator of Prosthodontics, Managing Partner, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

skhong@westernu.edu

Shirley Kang, DDS

Clinical Managing Partner, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

sykang@westernu.edu

Choolin Khoo, DDS

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

ckhoo@westernu.edu

Clara Kim, DMD, MS

Clinical Managing Partner for Dental Specialty Care, Associate Professor
College of Dental Medicine

cskim@westernu.edu

Joori Kim Cho, DMD

Clinical Team Leader, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

jkcho@westernu.edu

Setareh Lavasani, DDS, MS

Advanced Practice Radiology, Associate Professor
College of Dental Medicine

slavasani@westernu.edu

Alexander Lee, DMD

Coordinator of Dental Informatics, Associate Professor
College of Dental Medicine

allee@westernu.edu

Kon Leung, DDS

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

leungk@westernu.edu

Thomas Levy, DDS, MS

Associate Professor
College of Dental Medicine

tlevy@westernu.edu

Jill Lewis, PhD

Professor
College of Dental Medicine

lewisj@westernu.edu

Karen Matsumura-Lem, DDS, BSDH

Clinical Team Leader, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

kmatsumuralem@westernu.edu

Jerry Minsky, DDS

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

jminsky@westernu.edu

Mark Mintline, DDS

Co-Coordinator of Advanced Oral Diagnosis Workgroup, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

mmintline@westernu.edu

Hooman Tabatabai-Mir

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

hmir@westernu.edu

Sahar Mirfarsi, DDS

Co-Coordinator of Advanced Oral Diagnosis Workgroup, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

sahar.mirfarsi@westernu.edu

Trang Nguyen, DDS

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

tbnguyen@westernu.edu

Christopher Nosrat, DDS, PhD

Professor
College of Dental Medicine

cnosrat@westernu.edu

Gary Pape, DDS, MA

Associate Professor
College of Dental Medicine

gpape@westernu.edu

Jamie Parado, DDS

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

jparado@westernu.edu

Michele Pavlisin, DDS

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

mpavlisin@westernu.edu

Rafeeq Rahman, DDS

Clinical Team Leader, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

rrahman@westernu.edu

Edmond Rassibi, DMD

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

erassibi@westernu.edu

Stuart Rubin, DMD

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

srubin@westernu.edu

Steven Sanders, DDS

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

scsanders@westernu.edu

Dalia Seleem, DDS, PhD

Clinical Team Leader, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

dalia.seleem@westernu.edu

Paul Simeteys, DDS

Clinical Team Leader, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

psimeteys@westernu.edu

Menmeet Singh, BDS

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

singhm@westernu.edu

Robert D. Stevenson, DDS

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

rstevenson@westernu.edu

Zohra Tumur, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

ztumur@westernu.edu

Jeffrey Turchi, DDS

Coordinator of Continuing Education, Manager of Recruitment & Admissions, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

jturchi@westernu.edu

Scott K. Turchi, DDS

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

sturchi@westernu.edu

Alejandro J. Urdaneta, DDS

Prosthodontist, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

aurdaneta@westernu.edu

Irina Vukmanovic Nosrat, DDS, PhD

Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

ivukmanovic@westernu.edu

Ryan Wyn, DDS

Clinical Team Leader, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

rwyn@westernu.edu

James Ywom, DDS, MS

ECD Curriculum Manager, Clinical Associate Professor
College of Dental Medicine

jywom@westernu.edu

Lupe Dykes

Patient Care Scheduler
College of Dental Medicine

ldykes@westernu.edu

Monica Gonzalez

Dental Assistant
College of Dental Medicine

mgonzalez@westernu.edu

Deanna Lopez, RDH

Lead Registered Dental Assistant
College of Dental Medicine

deannalopez@westernu.edu

Azucena Montiel, RDA

Registered Dental Assistant
College of Dental Medicine

amontiel@westernu.edu

Alejandra Saldana, RDA

Registered Dental Assistant
College of Dental Medicine

asaldana@westernu.edu

Candice Schwartz, BDS, MBA

Managing Partner Advanced Practice, Assistant Professor
College of Dental Medicine

cschwartz@westernu.edu

Derek Siani

Assistant Director of Patient Care Services and Site Director
College of Dental Medicine

dsiani@westernu.edu

Joyce Van Norman, RDA

Registered Dental Assistant
College of Dental Medicine

jvannorman@westernu.edu