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FACULTY

Portrait of Shahrzad Aarup, DMD, MA

Shahrzad Aarup, DMD, MA

College of Dental Medicine

Program Director – International Dentist Program, Assistant Professor

saarup@westernu.edu

Portrait of Bertha Alarcon, DDS

Bertha Alarcon, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

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

balarcon@westernu.edu

Portrait of Michel Baudry, PhD

Michel Baudry, PhD

College of Dental Medicine

Professor

mbaudry@westernu.edu

Portrait of Tobias K. Boehm, DDS, PhD

Tobias K. Boehm, DDS, PhD

College of Dental Medicine

Associate Professor

tboehm@westernu.edu

Portrait of Keith Boyer, DDS

Keith Boyer, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Associate Professor

kboyer@westernu.edu

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Shyam Brahmbhatt, DMD

College of Dental Medicine

Clinical Team Leader, Assistant Professor

brahmbhatts@westernu.edu

Portrait of Grant Burdick, DDS

Grant Burdick, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

gburdick@westernu.edu

Portrait of Anna Chandsawangbhuwana, DDS

Anna Chandsawangbhuwana, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

achandsa@westernu.edu

Portrait of Ching-Hsiu Ketty Chiu, DDS, MS

Ching-Hsiu Ketty Chiu, DDS, MS

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

cchiu@westernu.edu

Portrait of Brian Chui, DDS

Brian Chui, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Dean for Dental Sciences Education, Associate Professor

bchui@westernu.edu

Portrait of Sam Chui, BA, DDS

Sam Chui, BA, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

schui@westernu.edu

Portrait of Carlos Compean, DDS

Carlos Compean, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Clinical Team Leader, Assistant Professor

compeanc@westernu.edu

Portrait of Heidi Davila, RDH

Heidi Davila, RDH

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

hdavila@westernu.edu

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Anh Do, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

anhdo@westernu.edu

Portrait of Anne Doan Van, DDS

Anne Doan Van, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Clinical Managing Partner, Assistant Professor

adoanvan@westernu.edu

Portrait of Jeffrey Elo, DDS, MS

Jeffrey Elo, DDS, MS

College of Dental Medicine

Advanced Clinical Services, Oral Surgery, Professor

jelo@westernu.edu

Portrait of Joseph Flask, DDS

Joseph Flask, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Clinical Team Leader, Associate Professor

jflask@westernu.edu

Portrait of Josephine M. Franc, RDH, MSDH

Josephine M. Franc, RDH, MSDH

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

jfranc@westernu.edu

Portrait of Steven Friedrichsen, DDS

Steven Friedrichsen, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Professor, Emeritus

sfriedrichsen@westernu.edu

Portrait of Steven A. Gold, DDS

Steven A. Gold, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Coordinator of Digital Dentistry, Assistant Professor

sgold@westernu.edu

Portrait of Bulmario Gonzalez, DDS

Bulmario Gonzalez, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor

gonzalezb@westernu.edu

Portrait of Christina Goode, PhD

Christina Goode, PhD

College of Dental Medicine

Professor

cgoode@westernu.edu

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Maria Fernanda Hamilton, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

hamiltonm@westernu.edu

Portrait of Simon Hong, DMD, MPH

Simon Hong, DMD, MPH

College of Dental Medicine

Clinical Coordinator of Prosthodontics, Managing Partner, Assistant Professor

skhong@westernu.edu

Portrait of Hicret Islamoglu, DMD

Hicret Islamoglu, DMD

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

islamogluh@westernu.edu

Portrait of Choolin Khoo, DDS

Choolin Khoo, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

ckhoo@westernu.edu

Portrait of Clara Kim, DMD, MS

Clara Kim, DMD, MS

College of Dental Medicine

Clinical Managing Partner for Dental Specialty Care, Associate Professor

cskim@westernu.edu

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Sarah Kim, DMD, MHA

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

sarahskim@westernu.edu

Portrait of Joori Kim Cho, DMD

Joori Kim Cho, DMD

College of Dental Medicine

Clinical Managing Partner, Assistant Professor

jkcho@westernu.edu

Portrait of Setareh Lavasani, DDS, MS

Setareh Lavasani, DDS, MS

College of Dental Medicine

Advanced Practice Radiology, Associate Professor

slavasani@westernu.edu

Portrait of Kon Leung, DDS

Kon Leung, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

leungk@westernu.edu

Portrait of Thomas Levy, DDS, MS

Thomas Levy, DDS, MS

College of Dental Medicine

Associate Professor

tlevy@westernu.edu

Portrait of Qingshun Li, PhD

Qingshun Li, PhD

College of Dental Medicine

Professor

qqli@westernu.edu

Portrait of Karen Matsumura-Lem, DDS, BSDH

Karen Matsumura-Lem, DDS, BSDH

College of Dental Medicine

Clinical Team Leader, Assistant Professor

kmatsumuralem@westernu.edu

Portrait of Patrice McLeod, DDS

Patrice McLeod, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

pmcleod@westernu.edu

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Susan Millar, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

smillar@westernu.edu

Portrait of Jerry Minsky, DDS

Jerry Minsky, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

jminsky@westernu.edu

Portrait of Mark Mintline, DDS

Mark Mintline, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Coordinator of Advanced Oral Diagnosis Workgroup, Assistant Professor

mmintline@westernu.edu

Portrait of Sahar Mirfarsi, DDS

Sahar Mirfarsi, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Co-Coordinator of Advanced Oral Diagnosis Workgroup, Associate Professor

sahar.mirfarsi@westernu.edu

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Shannon Nakamine, DMD

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

nakamines@westernu.edu

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Lucian O’Connor, PhD

College of Dental Medicine

Humanism, Equity, and Anti-Racism (HEAR) Curriculum Manager, Associate Professor

loconnor@westernu.edu

Portrait of Michele Pavlisin, DDS

Michele Pavlisin, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

mpavlisin@westernu.edu

Portrait of Jay Preston, DDS

Jay Preston, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Clinical Team Leader, Assistant Professor

jpreston@westernu.edu

Portrait of Rafeeq Rahman, DDS

Rafeeq Rahman, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Clinical Team Leader, Assistant Professor

rrahman@westernu.edu

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Edmond Rassibi, DMD

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

erassibi@westernu.edu

Portrait of Steven Sanders, DDS

Steven Sanders, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

scsanders@westernu.edu

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Paulina Saraza, DMD

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

sarazap@westernu.edu

Portrait of Eddie Sheh, DDS

Eddie Sheh, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

IDP Team Leader, Professor

esheh@westernu.edu

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Chun Shi, PhD

College of Dental Medicine

Associate Professor

cshi2@westernu.edu

Portrait of Paul Simeteys, DDS

Paul Simeteys, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Clinical Team Leader, Assistant Professor

psimeteys@westernu.edu

Portrait of Menmeet Singh, BDS

Menmeet Singh, BDS

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

singhm@westernu.edu

Portrait of Monette Solomon, DMD

Monette Solomon, DMD

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

msolomon@westernu.edu

Portrait of Robert D. Stevenson, DDS

Robert D. Stevenson, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

rstevenson@westernu.edu

Portrait of Zohra Tumur, MD, PhD

Zohra Tumur, MD, PhD

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

ztumur@westernu.edu

Portrait of Scott K. Turchi, DDS

Scott K. Turchi, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

sturchi@westernu.edu

Portrait of Irina Vukmanovic Nosrat, DDS, PhD

Irina Vukmanovic Nosrat, DDS, PhD

College of Dental Medicine

Associate Professor

ivukmanovic@westernu.edu

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Ryan Yokota

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor – General Dentist

ryokota@westernu.edu

Portrait of Ryan Wyn, DDS

Ryan Wyn, DDS

College of Dental Medicine

Clinical Team Leader, Assistant Professor

rwyn@westernu.edu

Portrait of James Ywom, DDS, MS

James Ywom, DDS, MS

College of Dental Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor

jywom@westernu.edu

Portrait of Miou Zhou, PhD

Miou Zhou, PhD

College of Dental Medicine

Assistant Professor

mzhou@westernu.edu