Full-Time Faculty - Alphabetical
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Luis Infante, DDS
Associate Professor
Prosthodontics
linfan@lsuhsc.edu ; (504) 941-8283
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sherrod Quin, DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
Comprehensive Dentistry
squin@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8257
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
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
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
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
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
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
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