Leadership Team

Nadeem Karimbux
Dean

Beth Conant
Executive Associate Dean

Riki Gottlieb
Associate Dean of Admissions Student Affairs

Edward Lahey
Associate Dean of Hospital Affairs

Aruna Ramesh
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Faculty Affairs

Dara Rogers 
Interim Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, Academic Services

Jeanette Sabir-Holloway 
Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence

Russ Taichman
Associate Dean for Research

Gina Terenzi
Assistant Dean, Postgraduate Clinics

Thanos Zavras
Associate Dean for Community and Global Affairs

Hugo Campos
Interim Chair, Diagnostic Sciences - Oral Medicine

Zameera Fida
Chair, Endodontics

Y. Natalie Jeong
Chair, Periodontology

Edward Lahey
Chair, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Damian Lee 
Chair, Prosthodontics

Cheen Loo
Chair, Pediatric Dentistry

Aikaterini Papathanasiou
Chair, Comprehensive Care

Shankar Rengasamy Venugopalan
Chair, Orthodontics

Russ Taichman
Chair, Basic & Clinical Translational Sciences

Thanos Zavras
Chair, Public Health and Community Service

Jonathan Stephens
Chief Medical Officer

Thomas Bernhard
Executive Staff Officer

Mary Bures Fitzpatrick
Director, Marketing & Communications

Stephen Muzrall
Senior Director, Development & Alumni Relations

John R. Tedesco
Senior Faculty Affairs Officer