School of Dentistry

Faculty and Staff

Full-Time Faculty - Alphabetical

A

Heather B. Allen, RDH, BSDH, MSHCM
Director of Student Affairs
Associate Professor - Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry - Dental Hygiene
hharo@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8124

Rana Almudamgha, BDS
Assistant Professor - Clinical
Program Director- Advanced Education Program in Orofacial Pain
Clinic Director- LSU TMD and Orofacial Pain Clinic
Comprehensive Dentistry -Advanced Education Program in Orofacial Pain
ralmud@lsuhsc.edu ; (504) 941-8385

Sandra Carlin Andrieu, PhD
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor, Comprehensive Dentistry  - Administration
sandri@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8111

Eugene Antenucci, DDS
Assistant Professor - Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry
eanten@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8257

George H. Arch, Jr., DDS
Assistant Professor - Clinical 
Tulsa Dental Professorship in Endodontics
Endodontics
garch@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8384

Paul C. Armbruster, MS, DDS
Head of Department; Director, Advanced Education in Orthodontics
Director, Office of Advanced Education
Professor, Orthodontics
Marshall I. Gottsegen Professor of Orthodontics
Bernard M. Schwaninger Professor of Orthodontics
parmbr@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8234

Leonard W. Aucoin, Jr., CDT, MEd
Associate Professor -Clinical
Prosthodontics - Program in Dental Laboratory Technology
laucoi@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8086

B

Richard Ballard, DDS
Professor, Orthodontics
Guy Favaloro Professor of Orthodontics
rball1@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8246

Tricia S. Barker, RDH, MEd
Associate Professor - Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry  - Program in Dental Hygiene
tbark1@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8152

Michael L. Bates, DDS, MBA
Associate Professor -Clinical
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - General Practice Residency
mbates@lsuhsc.edu; (225) 761-0101

Donald P. Bennett, DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
dbenn5@lsuhsc.edu ; (504) 941-8257

Genevieve M. Benoit, RDH, MEd
Professor-Clinical Specialist
Periodontics
gbenoi@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8238

Kellie Bourgeois, RDH
Clinical Instructor, Dental Hygiene
Comprehensive Dentistry  - Program in Dental Hygiene
Kbour8@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8153

Diedra L. Brewer-Hohensee, RDH, PhD
Associate Professor - Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry - Program in Dental Hygiene
dforet@lsushc.edu; (504) 941-8385

Stephen C. Brisco, DDS
Associate Professor
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery -General Practice Residency
sbrisc1@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8253

Dwight Brown, DDS
Assistant Professor - Clinical
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Director, Infectious Disease Dental Clinic
dbro16@lsuhsc.edu; 504-702-5081

James E. Burns, DDS
Assistant Professor - Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry 
jburn8@lsusd.edu; 504-941-8257


C

Jennifer Cameron, PhD
Assistant Professor - Research, Microbiology, Immunology, Parasitology
Secondary Appointment - Oral and Craniofacial Biology
jcame2@lsuhsc.edu

Katherine Carmona, DDS, MS
Assistant Professor, Periodontics
Director, Implant Restorative Fellowship Program 
kcarm2@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8392

TimothyJ.  Cognevich, BS, MCDT
Instructor
Prosthodontics - Laboratory Services
jcogne@lsuhsc.edu ; (504) 941-8383

Kitrina G. Cordell, DDS, MS
Head of Department 
Professor
Diagnostic Sciences - Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
kcorde@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8449

Christine W. Cox, RDH
Instructor-Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry - Program in Dental Hygiene
Alexandria Program
ccox7@lsuhsc.edu; (318)427-0414

Damien Cuffie, DDS, MPH
Assistant Professor - Clinical
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
dcuff1@lsuhsc.edu; 504-702-5081

D

John D. Dagate, DDS
Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry 
jdagat1@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8257

Anthony J. DiVincenti
Instructor
Prosthodontics - Dental Laboratory Technology
adivi1@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8085

Panagiotis Dragonas, DDS, MS
Director, Advanced Education Program in Periodontics
Associate Professor, Periodontics
pdrag1@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8278

Peter Dupree, DDS
Associate Professor-Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry
pdupr3@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8036

Bryan Dyess, DDS
Assistant Professor - Clinical
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
bdyess@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8211

E

Elise L. Ehland, DDS
Assistant Professor
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
eehlan@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8216

Alex D. Ehrlich, DDS, MS
Head of Department 
Associate Professor, Comprehensive Dentistry 
aehrli@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8258

Gerald H. Evans, DDS
Head, Department of Periodontics
Professor
gevans@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8277

F

Paul L. Fidel, Jr., PhD
Carl Baldridge Professor
Oral and Craniofacial Biology
Secondary appointment, Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology
pfidel@lsuhsc.edu; (985) 869-3445

John Frazier, DMD, MSPH, MS
Assistant Professor - Clinical
Diagnostic Sciences - Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
jfraz2@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8240

Lawrence Frye, BS
Instructor
Prosthodontics - Dental Laboratory Technology
lfrye2@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8140

G

John R. Gallo, DDS, MS
Dean, School of Dentistry
Professor
jgallo@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8110

Amanda Giacona, RDH
Instructor, Prosthodontics
Prosthodontics Residency Program Coordinator
agiaco@lsuhsc.edu  (504) 941-8287

F. Thomas Giacona, DDS
Interim Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs
Associate Professor - Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry - Operative Dentistry
fgiaco@lsuhsc.edu (504) 941-8257

Nicholas W. Gilpin, PhD
Associate Professor, Physiology
Secondary appointment, Oral and Craniofacial Biology
ngilpi@lsuhsc.edu; 504-568-6182

H

Suleiman Hamdan, BS, MCDT
Associate Professor
Prosthodontics
shamda@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8147

Lynda Harhad, DDS
Program Director
General Practice Residency, Baton Rouge
Assistant Professor - Clinical
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - General Practice Residency
lharha@lsuhsc.edu; (225) 922-0026

Jennifer Hew, RDH, MSHCM
Associate Professor - Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry - Program in Dental Hygiene
jhew@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8270

Jeffrey A. Hobden, PhD
Associate Professor
Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology
Secondary appointment, Oral and Craniofacial Biology
jhobde@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 568-4077

I

Luis Infante, DDS
Associate Professor
Prosthodontics
linfan@lsuhsc.edu ; (504) 941-8283

 

J

Yashaswhini Jagadeesh, BDS
Assistant Professor
Diagnostic Sciences - Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
yjagad@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8237

Jeffrey James, MD, DDS
Head, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Director, Residency Program in OMFS
jjames1@lsuhsc.edu  (504) 941-8216

Doug Johnston, PhD
Assistant Professor
Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology
Secondary appointment, Oral and Craniofacial Biology
djoh13@lsuhsc.edu; 504-568-4071

Vinayak M. Joshi, BDS, MDS, MS, PhD
Associate Professor
Periodontics
vjoshi@lsuhsc.edu

K

Eswar Kandaswamy, BDS, MS
Associate Professor
Periodontics
ekanda@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8278

Meric Karapinar Kazandag, DDS, PhD, MSc
Associate Professor - Clinical
Endodontics
mkarap@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8343

Edwin L. Kee, BS, MCDT
Professor
Prosthodontics
ekee@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8147

John Kent, III, DDS
Assistant Professor - Clinical
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
jkent2@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8221

Shirin Khoynezhad, DDS, DMSc
Associate Professor, Prosthodontics
Director, Internationally Educated Dentist Program
skhoyn@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8283

Gary D. Klasser, DMD
Professor, Diagnostic Sciences
gklass@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8407

William Kramer, DDS
Assistant Professor - Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry 
wkrame@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8385

L

Thomas E. Lallier, PhD
Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy
Secondary appointment, Oral and Craniofacial Biology
tlalli@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8429

Catrina Lanza, RDH
Instructor - Clinical
cward2@lsuhsc.edu ; (504) 941-8153

Michele Lavergne, DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry - Program in Dental Hygiene
Alexandria Program
mlave2@lsuhsc.edu; (318)427-0414

A.C. Liles, DDS
Division Head
Associate Professor-Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry 
alile1@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8470

Maurice Lonergan, DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry
mlone3@lsuhsc.edu ; (504) 941-8257

M

Wendy Maes Scavo, DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry
wscavo@lsuhsc.edu ; (504) 941-8257

Faye Mascarenhas, BDS, MS
Associate Professor
Prosthodontics
Director, Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics
fmasca@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8329

Elizabeth T. Mayer, RDH, MS
Associate Professor
Periodontics
lmayer@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8275

Suezan C. McCormick, DMD
Assistant Professor-Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry 
smcco1@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8257

Albert McMullen, DDS
Head, Department of Endodontics
Director, Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Associate Professor - Clinical
Raymond G. Luebke Professorship in Endodontics
Johnson Foundation Professorship in Endodontics
amcmul@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8397

Ashley Millon, RDH
Assistant Professor - Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry - Program in Dental Hygiene
adudge@lsuhsc.edu

Laurie F. Moeller, DDS
Associate Professor
Prosthodontics
lmoell@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8289

Nicholas G. Mosca, DDS, DrPH
Associate Professor - Clinical
Diagnostic Sciences
nmosca@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8416

N

Amir H. Nejat, DDS, MSD
Assistant Professor
Prosthodontics
anejat@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8283

Stephanie Noe, DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry 
sdimat@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8257

Margaret Nuttli, DDS
Assistant Professor
Diagnostic Sciences
mnuttl@lsuhsc.edu (504)941-8239

O

P

Jorge Palavicini, DDS
Director, Internationally Educated Dentist Program
Associate Professor, Prosthodontics
jpala1@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8291

Earl Peter Park, DMD, DDS
Assistant Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
504-941-8216

Dennis J. Paul, PhD
Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Secondary appointment, Oral and Craniofacial Biology
dpaul@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 568-4745

Jorge Perera, DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry
jperer@lsuhsc.edu  504-941-8385

Corey D. Plescia, RDH, MSHCM
Instructor
Diagnostic Sciences - Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
cples1@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8199

J. Dale Prince, MA, MLS
Director of Libraries
jprin2@lsuhsc.edu; 504-568-7698

Q

Sherrod Quin, DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry 
squin@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8257

R

Angie Reech, RDH, MEd
Assistant Professor - Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry - Program in Dental Hygiene
amars1@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8020

Claudia Rivera, RDH, MDH
Associate Professor-Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry - Program in Dental Hygiene
crive2@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8127

Sterling Roberts, DDS
Director, Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry
Associate Professor, Pediatric Dentistry
srob46@lsuhsc.edu 504-941-8343

Molly Rosebush, DDS, MS
Associate Professor
Diagnostic Sciences - Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
mroseb@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8333

Martha Roussel, DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery  - General Practice Residency
mrous1@lsuhsc.edu

S

Samer Salti, DDS
Assistant Professor -Clinical
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - General Practice Residency
ssalti@lsuhsc.edu; (318) 641-2038

Julie H. Schiavo, EdD, MLIS
Associate Librarian
jschia@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8162

David E. Simmons, DDS
Associate Professor
Periodontics
dsimmo@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8274

Chet A. Smith, DDS
Associate Professor-Clinical
Diagnostic Sciences
csmith14@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8416

Janet H. Southerland, DDS, MPH, PhD
Professor
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, General Practice Residency
jsouther@lsuhsc.edu (504) 568-4804

Jeanne St. Germain, RDH
Instructor, Periodontics
jstge1@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8276

Victoria Sullivan, DDS, MEd
Professor
Head, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
vsull1@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8199

T

David Tran, BS, MCDT
Assistant Professor
Prosthodontics
dtran5@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8147

Casie Depta Tregre, BS, CDT
Dental Laboratory Technician
Instructor
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery  - General Practice Residency
cdepta@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8257

Alejandro Treviño, DDS
Associate Professor, Prosthodontics
Assistant Program Director, Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics
atrev1@lsuhsc.edu (504) 941-8286

V

W

Jane M. Walsh, RDH, JD
Program Director
Associate Professor
Comprehensive Dentistry - Program in Dental Hygiene
jwals2@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8156

John L. Ward, DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry
jward8@lsuhsc.edu (318)548-9600

Zezhang (Tom) Wen, PhD
Professor, Oral and Craniofacial Biology
Secondary appointment: Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology
zwen@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8320

Adriana Cordero Wilson, DDS, MSD
Head, Department of Prosthodontics
Associate Professor, Prosthodontics
acorde@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8283

X

Xiaoming Xu, PhD
Jack Sheridan Professor
Director of Biomaterials Research
Professor,
Interim Director, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Biology
xxu@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8265

Y

William R. Yeadon, DDS
Associate Professor-Clinical
Diagnostic Sciences
wyeado@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8263

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

Xinping Yue, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Physiology
Secondary Appointment - Oral and Craniofacial Biology
xyue@lsuhsc.edu; 504-568-2024

Z

Waleed Zaid, DDS, MSc
Associate Professor
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
wzaid@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8216

Julio Zavala, BS, MCDT
Director, Program in Dental Laboratory Technology
Associate Professor,
Prosthodontics - Dental Laboratory Technology
jzaval@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8145