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Full-Time Faculty
Administration
Henry A. Gremillion, DDS
Dean of the LSUHSC School of Dentistry
Professor
hgremi@lsuhsc.edu, 504-619-8500
Sandra Carlin Andrieu, PhD
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor
sandri@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8111
Darlene P. Brunet, MEd,
Director, Student Affairs
Clinical Assistant Professor
dbrune@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8122
Toby Cheramie, DDS
Robert Eastman Professor
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Associate Professor
tchera@lsuhsc.edu,
504-941-8111
Suzanne K. Farrar, RDH, MSHCM
Director of Clinical Staff & Patient Services
Associate Professor
sfarra1@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8365
John R. Gallo, DDS, MS
Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs
Professor
jgallo@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8359
John R. Ritchie, DDS, MEd
Marie Copping Professor
Director of Admissions, Diversity & Minority Affairs
Associate Professor
jritch@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8370
Comprehensive Dentistry & Biomaterials
Alex D. Ehrlich, DDS, MS
Department Head
Associate Professor
aehrli@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8257
Biomaterials
Yuwei Fan, PhD
Assistant Professor - Research
yfan@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8016
Nikhil K. Sarkar, PhD
Professor
nsarka@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8322
Xiaoming Xu, PhD
Jack Sheridan Professor
Director of Biomaterials Research
Professor; Division Head
xxu@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8265
Clinical Comprehensive Dentistry
Michael L. Bates, DDS, MBA
Director of Patient Evaluation, Treatment
Planning, and Clinical Interprofessional
Education
Assistant Professor
mbates@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8107
John D. Dagate, DDS
Associate Professor
jdagat1@lsuhsc.edu
Jennifer Hew, RDH, MSHCM
Assistant Professor
jhew@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8270
F. Thomas Giacona, DDS
Assistant Professor
fgiaco@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8472
Anthony H. Jackson, Jr., DDS
Division Head
Assistant Professor
ajacks@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8257
Sherrod Quin, DDS
Assistant Professor
squin@lsuhsc.edu
Samer Salti, DDS
Assistant Professor
ssalti@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8257
William F. Schmidt, DDS
Clinical Assistant Professor
wschmi@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8524
Chet A. Smith, DDS
Associate Professor
csmith14@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8262
Dental Hygiene
Heather B. Allen, RDH, MSHCM
Clinical Assistant Professor
hharo@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8379
Tricia S. Barker, RDH, MEd
Clinical Assistant Professor
tbark1@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8379
Genevieve M. Benoit, RDH, MEd
Supervisor ULL/LSUSD Dental Hygiene Program
Associate Professor
gbenoi@lsuhsc.edu, 337-262-2072
Diedra L. Brewer, RDH, MEd, CHES
Assistant Professor
dforet@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8148
Eliska Davis, RDH, MRC
Supervisor, Baton Rouge Dental Hygiene Program
Assistant Professor
edavis2@lsuhsc.edu, 225-334-1792
Caroline F. Mason, RDH, MEd
Program Director
Professor
cmason@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8156
Danna Necaise, RDH, MS
Clinical Associate Professor
dnecai@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8150
Geri Waguespack, RDH, MS
Professor
gwague@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8149
Diagnostic Sciences
Robert E. Barsley, DDS, JD
Division Head;
Professor
Director, Oral Health Resources, Community &
Hospital Dentistry
rbarsl@lsuhsc.edu,
504-941-8329
Kenneth R. DuBois III, DDS
Assistant Professor
kdubo3@lsuhsc.edu,
504-903-7322
William H. Garbee, DDS, MEd
Associate Professor
wgarbe@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8237
J. Sean Hubar, DMD, MS
Professor
jhubar@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8243
Gary D. Klasser, DMD
Associate Professor
gklass@lsuhsc.edu,
504-941-8407
Janet E. Leigh, BDS, DMD
Professor
jleigh@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8241
Kavas H. Thunthy, BDS, MS, MEd
Professor
kthunt@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8247
William R. Yeadon, DDS
Associate Professor
wyeado@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8263
Jeevan Yenuganti, BDS, MSPH
Assistant Professor
jyenug@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8416
Dental Health Resources
Truit A. Acosta, DDS
Assistant Professor
tacost@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8257
John M. Carimi, Instructor
jcarim@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8207
David McKeon, DDS
Director
Assistant Professor
dmcke1@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8211
Thomas J. Spranley, DDS, MEd
Assistant Professor
tspran@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8254
General Practice Residency
Stephen C. Brisco, DDS
Interim Director, General Practice Residency
Associate Professor
sbrisc1@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8253
Gabriel Hernandez, DDS
Assistant Director, General Practice Residency
Clinic Director, General Practice Residency
Clinic, New Orleans
Associate Professor
ghern2@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8257
Shelley M. Joachim, DDS
Assistant Director, General Practice Residency
Clinic Director, General Practice Residency
Clinic, Baton Rouge
Assistant Professor
sjoach@lsuhsc.edu
225-768-5880
Casie Depta Tregre, BS, CDT
Instructor, Dental Laboratory Technician,
cdepta@lsuhsc.edu,
504-941-8257
Operative Dentistry
Suezan
C. McCormick, DMD
Assistant Professor
smcco1@lsuhsc.edu
David L. Oncale, DDS,
Assistant Professor
doncal@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8257
Alan H. Ripps, DMD, MEd
Ralph & Lily Dauterive Professor
Division Head
Professor
aripps@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8261
Mark M. Winkler, DDS, MS, PhD
Associate Professor
mwinkl@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8269
Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
Robert B. Brannon, DDS, MSD
Professor; Division Head
rbrann@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8333
Kitrina G. Cordell, DDS, MS
Associate Professor
kcorde@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8257
Endodontics
Van Himel, DDS
Raymond Luebke Professor
Head of Department
Professor
vhimel@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8395
Eric J. Hovland, DDS, MEd, MBA
Director of Advanced Education
Professor
ehovla@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8113
Leneise Lynn, DMD, PhD
Assistant Professor
llynn@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8388
Kent A. Sabey, DDS
Director, Advanced Education in Endodontics
Assistant Professor
ksabey@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8395
Library
Julie H. Schiavo, MLIS
Instructor, Medical Bibliography
jschia@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8162
Deborah H. Sibley, MLS
Interim Director, LSUHSC Libraries
Associate Professor of Medical Bibliography
dsibl2@lsuhsc.edu, 504-568-7698
Elizabeth Strother, AMLS, MBA
Associate Director of Dental Library Service;
Librarian/Professor, Medical Bibliography
estrot@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8160
Oral & Craniofacial Biology
Allison Berrier, PhD
Assistant Professor
Secondary appointment: Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics
aberri@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8327
Paul L. Fidel, Jr., PhD
Carl Baldridge Chair
Head of Department; Associate Dean for Research; Director, Center for Excellence in Oral and Craniofacial Biology; Professor
Secondary appointment: Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology
pfidel@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8425 / 504-568-4066
Thomas E. Lallier, PhD
Coordinator for M.S. degree in Oral Biology; Associate Professor
Secondary appointment: Cell Biology & Anatomy
tlalli@lsuhsc.edu,
504-941-8429
Mairi C. Noverr, PhD
Associate Professor
Secondary appointment: Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology
mnover@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8267
Glen Palmer, PhD
Assistant Professor
Secondary appointment: Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology
gpalme@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8321
Zezhang (Tom) Wen, PhD
Assistant Professor
Secondary appointment: Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology
zwen@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8320
Becky Worthylake, PhD
Associate Professor
Secondary appointment: Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics
bworth@lsuhsc.edu
Secondary Appointment
Suresh Alahari, PhD
Associate Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
salaha@lsuhsc.edu, 504-568-4734
Jeffrey D. Green, PhD
Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy
jgreen@lsuhsc.edu, 504-568-7259
Peter Oliver, PhD
Assistant Professor, Cell Biology & Anatomy
polive@lsuhsc.edu, 504-568-6296
Dennis J. Paul, PhD
Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
dpaul@lsuhsc.edu, 504-568-4745
Raymond Shepherd, PhD
Professor, Physiology
rsheph@lsuhsc.edu, 504-568-6191
Joy Sturtevant, PhD
Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology
jsturt@lsuhsc.edu, 504-568-6116
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
John N. Kent, DDS
Boyd Professor
jkent1@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8216
Michael E. O'Brien, DDS, JD
Director, Undergraduate Education
Professor
mobrie@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8224
Jon Perenack, DDS, MD
Director, Advanced Education in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Assistant Professor
jperen@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8226
Likith V. Reddy, DDS, MD
Head of Department
Associate Professor
lreddy@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8216
Mark Welch, DDS
Clinical Assistant Professor
mwelc2@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8222
Orthodontics
Paul C. Armbruster, MS, DDS
Interim Head of Department; Director, Advanced Education in Orthodontics
Associate Professor
parmbr@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8234
Richard Ballard, DDS
Assistant Professor
rball1@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8246
Pediatric Dentistry
Rosalynn Crawford-McKendall, DDS
Assistant Professor
rcraw2@lsuhsc.edu
504-941-8230
Vincent N. Liberto, DDS
Professor
vliber@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8406
Priyanshi Ritwik, DDS, MS
Director, Advanced Education in Pediatric
Dentistry
Associate Professor
pritwi@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8189
Janice A. Townsend, DDS
Interim Head of Department
Assistant Professor
jtown2@lsuhsc.edu,
504-941-8250
Periodontics
Gerald H. Evans, DDS
Interim Head of Department
Professor
gevans@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8391
Stefan Hienz, DMD, PhD
Assistant Professor
shienz@lsuhsc.edu
(504) 941-8280
Pooja Maney, BDS, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor
pmaney@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8278
John D. "Sandy" Mason, DDS
Associate Professor
jmason@lsuhsc.edu,
504-941-8273
Elizabeth T. Mayer, RDH, MS
Instructor
lmayer@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8275
Archontia Palaiologou, DDS, MS
Director, Advanced Education in Periodontics
Assistant Professor
apalai@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8272
Susan S. Parker, RDH, MEd, MBA
Associate Professor
spark2@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8382
David E. Simmons, DDS
Assistant Professor
dsimmo@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8274
Prosthodontics
Joaquin M. Berron, DDS
Assistant Professor
jberro@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8283
Marco Brindis, DDS
Assistant Professor
mbrind@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8286
Philip L. Carruth, DDS
Assistant Professor
pcarru@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8291
Suleiman Hamdan, BS, CDT
Assistant Professor
shamda@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8147
J Hochstedler, DDS
Hank Helmer Directional Drilling Professor
Director, Advanced Education Programs in Prosthodontics & Maxillofacial Prosthetics Associate Professor
jhochs@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8183
Luis Infante, DDS
Assistant Professor
linfan@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8283
Edwin L. Kee, BS
Assistant Professor
ekee@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8147
Arturo J. Mendez, DDS, MSc
Brasseler USA Professor
Head of Department; Director, Implant Clinic
Professor
amende@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8288
Laurie F. Moeller, DDS
Associate Professor
lmoell@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8289
Joseph So, DDS
Assistant Professor
jso@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8285
James P. Tomaszewski, DDS
Associate Professor
jtomas@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8282
David Tran, BS, CDT
Assistant Professor
dtran5@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8147
Alika Yu, DDS
Director of Laboratory Services
Associate Professor
ayu@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8178
Dental Laboratory Technology
Leonard W. Aucoin, Jr., CDT, MEd
Program Director, Dental Laboratory Technology
Associate Professor
laucoi@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8085
David Vela, B.S., CDT
Associate Professor
dvela@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8145
Julio Zavala, BS
Associate Professor
jzaval@lsuhsc.edu, 504-941-8146 | 
