Full-Time Faculty by Department
Administration
John R. Gallo, DDS, MS
Dean of School of Dentistry
Professor
jgallo@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8110
F. Thomas Giacona, DDS
Interim Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs
fgiaco@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8257
Sandra Carlin Andrieu, PhD
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor
sandri@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8111
Heather Allen, RDH, BSDH, MSHSCM
Director, Student Affairs
Associate Professor-Clinical
hharo@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8124
Comprehensive Dentistry
Alex D. Ehrlich, DDS, MS
Department Head
Associate Professor
aehrli@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8258
Eugene Antenucci, DDS
Assistant Professor - Clinical
eanten@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8387
Donald P. Bennett, DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
dbenn5@lsuhsc.edu ; (504)941-8257
James E. Burns, DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
jburn8@lsuhsc.edu ; (504)941-8257
John D. Dagate, DDS
Associate Professor
jdagat1@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8257
Peter Dupree, DDS
Associate Professor-Clinical
pdupr3@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8036
A.C. Liles, DDS
Division Head
Associate Professor-Clinical
alile1@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8470
Maurice Lonergan, DDS
Assistant Profesor-Clinical
mlone3@lsuhsc.edu 504-941-8257
Wendy Maes Scavo, DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
wscavo@lsuhsc.edu 504-941-8257
Suezan McCormick, DMD
Assistant Professor-Clinical
smcco1@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8257
Stephanie Noe, DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
sdimat@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8257
Jorge Perera, DDS
Assistant Professor - Clinical
jperer@lsuhsc.edu ;504-941-8257
Sherrod Quin, DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
squin@lsuhsc.edu; (504)941-8257
John L. Ward, DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
jward8@lsuhsc.edu (318)548-9600
Advanced Education Program in Orofacial Pain
Rana Almudamgha, BDS
Assistant Professor -Clinical
Program Director- Advanced Education in Orofacial Pain
Clinic Director- LSU TMD and Orofacial Pain Clinic
ralmud@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8385
Program in Dental Hygiene
Jane M. Walsh, RDH, JD
Program Director
Associate Professor
jwals2@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8156
Tricia S. Barker, RDH, MEd
Associate Professor - Clinical
tbark1@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8152
Diedra L. Brewer-Hohensee, RDH, PhD
Associate Professor-Clinical
dforet@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8385
Christine Cox, RDH
Instructor-Clinical
Alexandria Program
ccox7@lsuhsc.edu ; (318)427-0414
Jennifer Hew, RDH, MSHCM
Associate Professor-Clinical
jhew@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8270
Catrina Lanza, RDH
Instructor- Clinical
Cward2@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8153
Michele Lavergne, DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
Alexandria Program
mlave2@lsuhsc.edu; (318)427-0414
Ashley Millon, RDH
Assistant Professor, Clinical
adudge@lsuhsc.edu
Angie Reech, RDH, MEd
Assistant Professor, Clinical
amars1@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8020
Claudia Rivera, RDH, MDH
Associate Professor-Clinical
crive2@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8127
Kitrina G. Cordell, DDS, MS
Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Department Head
kcorde@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8449
John Frazier, DMD, MSPH, MS
Assistant Professor - Clinical
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
jfraz2@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8240
Yashaswhini Jagadeesh, BDS
Assistant Professor
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
yjagad@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8237
Gary D. Klasser, DMD
Professor
gklass@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8407
Nicholas G. Mosca, DDS, DrPH
Associate Professor – Clinical
nmosca@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8416
Margaret Nuttli, DDS
Assistant Professor
mnuttli@lsuhsc.edu ; (504-941-8239)
Corey D. Plescia, RDH, MSHCM
Instructor
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
cples1@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8260
Molly Rosebush, DDS, MS
Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
mroseb@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8333
Chet A. Smith, DDS
Associate Professor-Clinical
csmith14@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8111
William R. Yeadon, DDS
Associate Professor-Clinical
wyeado@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8263
Albert "Fred" McMullen, III, DDS
Head of Department
Program Director, Advanced Education in Endodontics
Associate Professor-Clinical
Raymond G. Luebke Professorship in Endodontics
Johnson Foundation Professorship in Endodontics
amcmul@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8397
George H. Arch Jr., DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
Tulsa Dental Professorship in Endodontics
garch@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8395
Associate Professor-Clinical
mkarap@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8395
Julie H. Schiavo, EdD, MLIS
Associate Librarian
jschia@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8162
J. Dale Prince, MA, MLS
Director of Libraries
jprin2@lsuhsc.edu; 504-568-7698
Paul L. Fidel, Jr., PhD
Carl Baldridge Professor
Secondary appointment, Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology
pfidel@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8425 / 985-869-3445
Zezhang (Tom) Wen, PhD
William & Sarah Pelon Professor
Secondary appointment: Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology
zwen@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8320
Xiaoming Xu, PhD
Interim Department Head
Professor
Jack Sheridan Professor
Director of Biomaterials Research
xxu@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8265
Secondary Appointment
Jennifer Cameron, PhD
Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology
jcame2@lsuhsc.edu
Nicholas W. Gilpin, PhD
Professor, Physiology
ngilpi@lsuhsc.edu; 504-568-6182
Jeffrey A. Hobden, PhD
Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology
jhobde@lsuhsc.edu; 504-568-4077
Doug Johnston, PhD
Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology
djoh13@lsuhsc.edu; 504-568-4071
Thomas E. Lallier, PhD
Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy
tlalli@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8429
Dennis J. Paul, PhD
Professor, Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
dpaul@lsuhsc.edu; 504-568-4745
Xinping Yue, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Physiology
xyue@lsuhsc.edu; 504-568-2024
Jeffrey James, MD, DDS
Professor
Department Head
Director, Residency Program in OMS
jjames1@lsuhsc.edu 504-941-8216
Dwight Brown, DDS
Assistant Professor-Clinical
Director, Infectious Disease Dental Clinic
dbro16@lsuhsc.edu; 504-702-5081
Damien Cuffie, DDS, MPH
Assistant Professor - Clinical
dcuff1@lsuhsc.edu; 504-702-5081
Brian Dyess, DDS
Assistant Professor
bdyess@lsuhsc.edu
Elise L. Ehland, DDS
Assistant Professor
eehlan@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8216
Hisham Hatoum, DDS, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical
hhatou@lsuhsc.edu;
John Kent, III, DDS
Assistant Professor, Clinical
jkent2@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8221
Earl Peter Park, DMD, MD
Assistant Professor
epark1@lsuhsc.edu 504-941-8216
Waleed Zaid, DDS, MSc
Associate Professor
wzaid@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8216
General Practice Residency
Lynda Harhad, DDS
Program Director, General Practice Residency Clinic, Baton Rouge
Assistant Professor-Clinical
lharha@lsuhsc.edu; 225-922-0026
Michael L. Bates, DDS, MBA
Associate Professor -Clinical
mbates@lsuhsc.edu; 225-761-0101
Stephen C. Brisco, DDS
Associate Professor
sbrisc1@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 941-8253
Janet H. Southerland, DDS, MPH, PhD
Professor
jsouther@lsuhsc.edu (504) 568-4804
Casie Depta Tregre, BS, CDT
Instructor, Clinical Specialist
Dental Laboratory Technician,
cdepta@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8257
Paul C. Armbruster, MS, DDS
Head of Department
Program 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
Richard Ballard, DDS
Professor
Guy Favaloro Professor of Orthodontics
rball1@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8246
Victoria Sullivan, DDS, MEd
Head of Department
Professor
vsull1@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8199
Sterling Roberts, DDS
Program Director, Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry
Assistant Professor
srob46@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8343
Gerald H. Evans, DDS
Head of Department
Professor
gevans@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8277
Genevieve M. Benoit, RDH, MEd
Professor - Clinical Specialist
gbenoi@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8283
Katherine Carmona, DDS, MS
Assistant Professor
Director, Implant Restorative Fellowship Program
kcarm2@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8392
Panagiotis Dragonas, DDS, MS
Program Director, Advanced Education in Periodontics
Associate Professor, Periodontics
pdrag1@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8278
Vinayak M. Joshi, BDS, MDS, MS, PhD
Associate Professor
vjoshi@lsuhsc.edu
Eswar Kandaswamy, BDS, MS
Associate Professor
ekanda@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8278
Elizabeth T. Mayer, RDH, MS
Associate Professor
lmayer@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8275
Jeanne St. Germain, RDH
Instructor
jstge1@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8276
Adriana Cordero Wilson, DDS, MSD
Department Head
Associate Professor
acorde@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8283
Timothy J. Cognevich, BS, MCDT
Instructor
Laboratory Services
tcogne@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8383
Amanda Giacona, RDH
Instructor
Prosthodontics Residency Program Coordinator
agiaco@lsuhsc.edu 504-941-8287
Suleiman Hamdan, BS, MCDT
Associate Professor
shamda@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8147
Luis Infante, DDS
Associate Professor
linfan@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8283
Edwin L. Kee, BS, MCDT
Professor
ekee@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8147
Shirin Khoynezhad, DDS, DMSc
Associate Professor
Director, Internationally Educated Dentist Program
skhoyn@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8283
Faye Mascarenhas, BDS, MS
Associate Professor
Program Director, Advanced Education in Prosthodontics
fmasca@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8329
Laurie F. Moeller, DDS
Associate Professor
lmoell@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8289
Amir H. Nejat, DDS, MSD
Associate Professor
anejat@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8283
Jorge Palavicini, DDS
Associate Professor
Director, Internationally Educated Dentist Program
jpala1@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8291
David Tran, BS, MCDT
Associate Professor
dtran5@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8147
Alejandro Treviño, DDS, MSc
Associate Professor
Assistant Program Director, Advanced Education in Prosthodontics
atrev1@lsuhsc.edu 504-941-8286
Alika Yu, DDS
Director of Clinic Operations
Director of Laboratory Services
Associate Professor
ayu@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8178
Program in Dental Laboratory Technology
Julio Zavala, BS, MCDT
Program Director
Associate Professor
jzaval@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8145
Leonard W. Aucoin, Jr., CDT, MEd
Associate Professor -Clinical
laucoi@lsuhsc.edu; 504-941-8086