FACULTY BIOS ( See staff bios)
Dr. Noshir Mehta, DMD, MDS, MS
Professor and Director Craniofacial Pain Center; Chairman of General Dentistry; Assistant Dean of International Relations
Education: Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
Postgraduate Training: MS in Periodontology. Diplomate American Board of Orofacial Pain
Clinical Interests: Temporomandibular and Craniofacial Pain Disorders, Chronic Pain and Headache management, Dental Sleep Apnea, Dental Occlusion and Bruxism
Research Interests: Dental malocclusion, Bruxism Pain and temporomandibular and cervical interactions
Language(s): English, Hindi, Punjabi, Gujrati
Affiliations: Tufts School of Dental Medicine. Boston Mass.
Dr. William J. Cooke, DC, CCSP
Chiropractic Orthopedist; Head of Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Clinical Specialties: Sports Medicine / Orthopedics
Board Certification: Sports Medicine, Board Eligible: Orthopedics
Education: University of Alabama; Life Chiropractic College
Postgraduate Training: National Chiropractic College
Language(s): English
Leopoldo P. Correa, BDS, MS
Assistant Professor and Division Head of Dental Sleep Medicine; Diplomate American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine
Education: Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, VER. MEXICO
Postgraduate Training:Clinical Training on Temporomandibular Disorders, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.
Clinical Interests: Temporomandibular Disorders and Sleep Breathing Disorders.
Research Interests: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Mandibular Repositioning Appliances.
Language(s): Spanish, English.
Affiliations: Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.
Dr. Ronald J. Kulich, PhD
Professor
Clinical Specialties: Psychological Assessment of Chronic Pain, Public Policy and Pain, Opioid Risk Stratification, Medico-Legal Issues in Pain.
Education: Case Western Reserve University; Purdue University, Dept. of Psychological Sciences
Postgraduate Training: Brown University Medical School
Language(s): English
Dr. George E. Maloney, DMD, MAc
Associate Professor; Head, Physical Medicine Section
Education: Doctor of Dental Medicine from University of Pennsylvania; Masters in Acupuncture from New England School of Acupuncture
Clinincal Interests: Appliance therapy for TMD and tension-type headache, acupuncture as a preventive therapy for migraine, and the role of medications in the management of neuropathic pain of the the trigeminal system.
Research Interests: T-scan for TMD management, acupuncture as a physical therapy, the role of appliances as a therapy for chronic headache.
Languages: English, French
Dr Steven J. Scrivani, B.Sc., DDS, D.Med.Sc.
Professor
Education: Columbia University, New York; Harvard University, Boston
Postgraduate Training:
- Harvard University
- Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Fellowship:
- Pain Fellowship
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Clinical Interests: Headache disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic facial pain, neurological disorders, maxillofacial movement disorders, burning mouth, trigeminal nerve injuries, salivary gland disorders, jaw functioning disorders and temporomandibular joint disorders.
Clinical Specialties: Headaches, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic facial pain, neurological disorders, maxillofacial movement disorders, burning mouth, trigeminal nerve injuries, salivary gland disorders, jaw functioning disorders, temporomandibular disorders.
Research Interests: Functional brain imaging of pain, complementary and alternative medicine treatments for pain, clinical drug trials for pain, clinical biomarkers of chronic pain disorders, neuropathic pain scales and neurophysiological testing for pain.
Language(s): English
Affiliations: Pain and Analgesia Imaging and Neuroscience (P.A.I.N.) Group Brain Imaging Center, McLean Hospital Center Harvard Medical School
The Craniofacial Pain and Headache Center
Department of Diagnosis and Health Promotion
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
Department of Public Health and Family Medicine
Public Health and Professional Degree Programs
Pain Research, Education and Policy Programs
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
Research Associate
Pain and Analgesia Imaging and Neuroscience (P.A.I.N.) Group
The Brain Imaging Center at McLean Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Dr Egilius L.H. Spierings, MD, PhD
Associate Clinical Professor/Director, Headache Section
Education: Faculty of Medicine; Erasmus University; Rotterdam; The Netherlands (B.Med.Sc., M.Med.Sc., M.D., Ph.D.)
Postgraduate Training:
- Experimental Pharmacology (2 yrs)(Ph.D.)
- Neurology (2½ yrs)
- Neurosurgery (1 yr)
- Psychiatry (1 yr)
- Headache Management (1 yr)
Clinical Interests: Fatigue in relation to headache, muscle involvement with headache and face pain, menstruation and menstrual-cycle as well as gastrointestinal disorders associated with headache
Research Interests: Clinical Trials
Languages: English and Dutch
Affiliations: Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Spierings studied at the Faculty of Medicine of the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.His postgraduate training consists of neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, and headache management.
He was board certified in neurology by the Royal Netherlands Medical Association in 1986. Dr. Spierings is an associate clinical professor in neurology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an associate clinical professor at the Craniofacial Pain Center at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.
Dr. Spierings has published more than 200 research and review articles and 12 books.
Dr. Robert Mier
Clinical Instructor
Education: BS in Biology from Albion College 1980, DDS from University of Detroit School of Dentistry 1984, General Practice Residency Rhode Island Hospital 1985, Private Practice General and Reconstructive Dentistry 1985-present
Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in TMD Tufts University 2009, Masters in Dental Research Tufts University 2011
Clinical Interests: TMD, Neuropathic pain, Headache, and Sleep Dentistry
Research Interests: TMD, Diagnostic devices, Sleep disordered breathing
Language(s): English
Affiliations: American Dental Association, American Academy of Orofacial Pain, American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
Dr. Shuchi Dhadwal
Instructor
Education: Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, India
Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in Orofacial Pain, Eastman Institute of Oral Health, University of Rochester. (2008- 2009); Fellowship in TMD/Orofacial Pain, Tufts University, School of Dental Medicine.(2009-2010)
Clinical Interests: Orofacial Pain, Headaches, Neuropathic pain, , Temporomandibular Disorder
Research Interests: Neuropathic pain, Orofacial pain
Language(s): English, Hindi.
Affiliations: ADA
Dr. Chao Lu
Instructor
Education: Fourth Military Medical University, School of Dental Medicine.
Postgraduate Training: Clinical Fellowships in Temporomandibular Disorders/Craniofacial Pain, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and Fourth Military Medical University.
Clinical Interests: Temporomandibular Disorders, Orofacial Pain and Sleep Dentistry.
Research Interests: Clinical biomarkers of chronic pain/osteoarthritis, Mandibular Repositioning Appliance and T-Scan occlusal analysis for TMD management, Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Language(s): English and Chinese (Mandarin).
Affiliations:
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
American Dental Association
American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
STAFF BIOS (See faculty bios)
Ann Marie Sarro
Patient Services Liason – Front Desk
Meenu Saini
Patient Services Liaison – Front Desk
Colleen Coehen
Patient Services Liaison – Front Desk
Dituri Celaj
Dental Assistant – Front Desk
Lorna Johnson
Billing Coordinator II
Sandra Terry
Billing Coordinator II
Ninfia Fidalgo
Insurance Coordinator
Joyce Griffin
Billing Manager
David Brow
Practice Manager
