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Comprehensive Dentistry & Biomaterials

Michael L. Bates, D.D.S., Coordinator of Student Instruction; Assistant Professor,  mbates@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8107

Stephen C. Brisco, D.D.S., Associate Professor, sbrisc1@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8253

Toby Cheramie, D.D.S., Director of Senior Clinic; Assistant Professor, tchera@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8385

Shu Lau Cheuk, D.D.S., M.Ed., Professor, scheuk@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8264

John D. Dagate, D.D.S., Director, LSU Dental Clinic, Huey P. Long Medical Center, Alexandria, Louisiana; Associate Professor,  jdagat1@lsuhsc.edu, (318) 483-7348

David Desonier, D.D.S., Assistant Professor, ddeson@lsuhsc.edu,(504) 941-8255

Yuwei Fan, M.S., Assistant Professor - Research, yfan@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8257

John R. Gallo, D.D.S., M.S., Director of Clinical Education; Associate Professor, jgallo@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8359

Jennifer Hew, R.D.H., M.S.H.C.M., Assistant Professor, jhew@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8270

Edward J. Ireland, Jr., D.D.S., M.Ed., Professor, eirela@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8256

Anthony H. Jackson, Jr., D.D.S., Assistant Professor, ajacks@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8257

Donald Mercante, Ph.D., Professor, School of Public Health, dmerca@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8289

Dionne J. Richardson, D.D.S., Director of the Office of Oral Health Programs; Assistant Professor,  dricha@lsuhsc.edu, (225) 334-2916

Alan H. Ripps, D.M.D., M.Ed., Professor, aripps@lsuhsc.edu  (504) 941-8261

John R. Ritchie, D.D.S., M.Ed., Director of Diversity & Minority Affairs; Associate Professor, jritch@lsuhsc.edu (504) 941-8370

Nikhil K. Sarkar, Ph.D., Professor, nsarka@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8322

Robert Sergent, D.M.D., Head of Department; Assistant Professor, rserge@lsuhsc.edu, (504)  941-8257

Chet A. Smith, D.D.S., Associate Professor, csmith14@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8262

Thomas J. Spranley, D.D.S., M.Ed., Assistant Professor, tspran@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8254

Mark M. Winkler, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., Associate Professor, mwinkl@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8269

Xiaoming Xu, Ph.D., Director of Biomaterials Research, Associate Professor, xxu@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8265

William Yeadon, D.D.S., Associate Professor, wyeado@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8263

Dental Health Resources

Robert E. Barsley, D.D.S., J.D., Director of Dental Health Resources; Professor, Oral Medicine & Radiology, rbarsl@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8206

John M. Carimi, Instructor, jcarim@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8207

William Duvic, D.D.S., Associate Professor, wduvic@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8208

David McKeon, D.D.S., Assistant Professor, Dental Medicaid, dmcke1@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8211

Dental Hygiene

Sandra Carlin Andrieu, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor, sandri@lsuhsc.edu (504) 941-8111

Genevieve M. Benoit, R.D.H., M.Ed., Supervisor ULL/LSUSD Dental Hygiene Program, Associate Professor, gbenoi@lsuhsc.edu, (337) 262-2072

Eliska Davis, R.D.H., M.R.C., Supervisor, Baton Rouge Dental Hygiene Program; Assistant Professor;  edavis2@lsuhsc.edu, (225) 334-1792

Suzanne K. Farrar, R.D.H., M.S.H.C.M., Associate Professor, sfarra1@lsuhsc.edu (504) 941-8152

Diedra L. Foret, R.D.H., M.Ed., C.H.E.S., Assistant Professor, dforet@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8148

Caroline F. Mason, R.D.H., M.Ed., Program Director, Professor,  cmason@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8156

Danna Necaise, R.D.H., M.S., Assistant Professor, dnecai@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8150

Sheri G. Sison, R.D.H., M.D.H., Clinical Assistant Professor, ssison@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8155

Geri Waguespack, R.D.H., M.S., Professor, gwague@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8149

Endodontics

Eric J. Hovland, D.D.S., M.Ed., M.B.A., Dean of LSUHSC School of Dentistry, Professor, ehovla@lsuhsc.edu(504) 619-8500

Billie G. Jeansonne, D.D.S., Ph.D., interim Head of Department; Director, Advanced Education in Endodontics, Professor, bjeans@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8395

Leneise Lynn, D.M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, llynn@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8388

Library

Julie H. Schiavo, M.L.I.S., Instructor, Medical Bibliography,  jschia@lsuhsc.edu (504) 941-8162

Elizabeth Strother, A.M.L.S., M.B.A., Head Dental Librarian; Associate Professor, Medical Bibliography, estrot@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8160

Deborah H. Sibley, M.L.S., Interim Director, LSUHSC Libraries; Associate Professor of Medical Bibliography,  dsibl2@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 568-7698

Oral & Craniofacial Biology

Suresh Alahari, PhD, Secondary appointment; Associate Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology,  salaha@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 568-4734

Paul L. Fidel, Jr., Ph.D., 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 / 568-4066

Jeffrey D. Green, Ph.D., Secondary appointment; Professor, Cell Biology & Anatomy;  jgreen@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 568-7259

Kenneth H. Johnston, Ph.D., Secondary appointment; Professor; Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology, khjohns@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 568-8093

Thomas E. Lallier, Ph.D., Coordinator for M.S. degree in Oral Biology; Associate Professor; Secondary appointment, Cell Biology & Anatomy, tlalli@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 568-2011

Glen Palmer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Secondary appointment, Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology, gpalme@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8321

Dennis Paul, Ph.D., Secondary appointment; Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, dpaul@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 568-4745

Johnny R. Porter, Ph.D., Secondary appointment; Professor, Physiology, physjrp@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 568-6182

Tobias E. Rodriguez, Ph.D., Instructor; Secondary appointment, Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology, trodr1@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8451

Theodore G. Sarphie, Ph.D., Secondary appointment; Associate Professor, Cell Biology & Anatomy, tsarph@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8340

Joy Sturtevant, Ph.D., Secondary appointment; Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology, jsturt@sluhsc.edu, (504) 568-6116

Zezhang (Tom) Wen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Secondary appointment, Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology, zwen@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8320

Becky Worthylake, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Secondary appointment, Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, bworth@lsuhsc.edu

Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology

Robert B. Brannon, D.D.S., M.S.D., Clinical Professor, rbrann@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8333

Jim C. Weir, D.D.S., J.D., Assistant Dean of  Admissions; Head of Department, Professor, jweir@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8124

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Casie Depta, B.S., C.D.T., Instructor, Dental Laboratory Technologist, Hospital Dentistry, cdepta@lsuhsc.edu, (225) 334-5147

John N. Kent, D.D.S., Boyd Professor,  jkent1@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8216

Michael E. O'Brien, D.D.S., J.D., Director, Undergraduate Education; Associate Professor, mobrie@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8224

Jon Perenack, D.D.S., M.D., Director, Advanced Education in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery; Assistant Professor, jperen@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8226

Likith V. Reddy, D.D.S., M.D., F.A.C.S., Head of Department, Associate Professor, lreddy@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8216

Mark Welch, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor, mwelc2@lsuhsc.edu, 941-8222

Oral Medicine & Radiology

Robert E. Barsley, D.D.S., J.D., Director, Dental Health Resources Program; Professor, rbarsl@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8206

Danielle Davis, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor, ddavis5@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8239, 504-903-7476

William H. Garbee, D.D.S., M.Ed., Associate Professor, wgarbe@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8237

Brandon Hagler, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor, bhagle@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8239, 504-903-7476

Marcella Hawkins, R.D.H., Clinical Associate Professor, mhawki@lsuhsc.edu, 504-903-7476

J. Sean Hubar, D.M.D., M.S., Professor, jhubar@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8243

Janet E. Leigh, B.D.S., D.M.D., Head of Department, Professor; Adjunct Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology, jleigh@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8241

Benjamin Record, D.D.S., Director, General Dentistry Residency, Assistant Professor, brecor@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8113, (225) 334-5496

Thomas P. Shopper, D.D.S., M.Ed., Director, Advanced Education in Oral Medicine; Associate Professor, tshopp@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8238

Kavas H. Thunthy, B.D.S., M.S., M.Ed., Professor, kthunt@lsuhsc.edu(504) 941-8247

Jeevan Yenuganti, D.D.S., Assistant Professor, jyenug@lsuhsc.edu, 504-903-7476

Orthodontics

Paul C. Armbruster, D.D.S., M.S., interim Head of Department; Director, Advanced Education in Orthodontics; Associate Professor, parmbr@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8234

Richard Ballard, D.D.S., Assistant Professor, rball1@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8246

For a list of part-time orthodontics faculty, click here.

Pediatric Dentistry

Vincent N. Liberto, D.D.S., interim Head of Department, Assistant Dean of Continuing Dental Education, Professor, vliber@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8404

Teresa Perkins, D.M.D., M.M.Sc., Assistant Professor, Tperki1@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8186

Priyanshi Ritwik, D.D.S., M.S., Assistant Professor, pritwi@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8189

Janice A. Townsend, D.D.S., Assistant Professor, jtown2@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8187

Periodontics

Catherine Badell, D.D.S., Assistant Professor, cbadel@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8280

Gerald H. Evans, D.D.S., Interim Head of Department, Professor, gevans@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8391

John D. "Sandy" Mason, D.D.S., Associate Professor, jmason@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8372

Archontia Palaiologou, D.D.S., M.S., Assistant Professor, apalai@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8272

Susan S. Parker, R.D.H., M.Ed., M.B.A., Assistant Professor, spark2@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8382

David E. Simmons, D.D.S., Assistant Professor, dsimmo@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8274

Sotirios Vastardis, D.D.S., M.S., Director, Advanced Education in Periodontics, Associate Professor, svasta@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8392

Prosthodontics

Leonard W. Aucoin, Jr., C.D.T., M.Ed., Associate Professor; Program Director, Dental Laboratory Technology, laucoi@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8085

Marco Brindis, D.D.S., Assistant Professor, mbrind@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8286

Philip L. Carruth, D.D.S., Assistant Professor, pcarru@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8291

Gerard J. Chiche, D.D.S., Helmer Professor, gchich@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8282

Richard Gruner, D.D.S.,  Clinical Professor, rgrune@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8283

James D. Harrison, D.D.S., M.Sc., M.A., Professor, jharri@lsuhsc@edu, (504) 941-8282

J. Hochstedler, D.D.S., Director, Advanced Education Programs in Prosthodontics & Maxillofacial Prosthetics; Associate Professor,  jhochs@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8183

Luis Infante, D.D.S., Assistant Professor, linfan@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8283

Edwin L. Kee, B.S., Assistant Professor, ekee@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8147

Heeje Lee, D.D.S., Assistant Professor, hlee4@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8292

Arturo J. Mendez, D.D.S., M.Sc., Interim Head of Department; Director, Implant Clinic; Professor, amende@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8288

Laurie F. Moeller, D.D.S., Associate Professor, lmoell@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8289

Shawky E. Mohamed, D.D.S., M.S., The Brasseler USA Professor of Prosthodontics, Director of the LSU TMJ Clinic, smoham@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8281

Michael Shannon, D.D.S., M.S., Clinical Assistant Professor, mshann@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8282

Joseph So, D.D.S., Assistant Professor, jso@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8285

David Vela, B.S., C.D.T., Associate Professor, dvela@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8145

Alika Yu, D.D.S., Director of Laboratory Services; Associate Professor, ayu@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8178

Julio Zavala, B.S., Associate Professor, jzaval@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8146

Student Affairs

Darlene Brunet, M.Ed., Director, dbrune@lsuhsc.edu, (504) 941-8122

 

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