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Dr. Geraldine Garcia-Rogers—“Dr. Gigi”—was born and raised in New York. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Villanova University and her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. She then earned her master’s degree and certificate in pediatric dentistry from the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor. She established her practice, Sugarbug Dental Suite, PC, in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, which specializes in pediatric dentistry and orthodontics.

Dr. Gigi is a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, a fellow of the International College of Dentistry, and a fellow of the American College of Dentistry. She is an active member of the Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS), having served on the Leadership Task Force, the Council on Dental Practice, and the Executive Committee of the Middlesex District Dental Society. In 2011, she received the William McKenna Volunteer Hero Award, and, in 2018, she received the Armen Nalband Award for her service to the dental society. Dr. Gigi serves on the board of the MDS Foundation and the Board of the Tufts University Dental Alumni Association. She is a clinical instructor in the pediatric dental department at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Gigi is on staff at Franciscan Hospital for Children and the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children.

Dr. Gigi is also a leader in her community, having served as an advisory board member for family religious education programs at her church, a past member of Rotary International, and a member of the executive committee for Project Stretch, a nonprofit dental organization serving those without access to care.

When she is not working, Dr. Gigi enjoys jamming with her garage band, 7 of 7 (on keyboards, guitar, and vocals), taking Zumba and boxing classes, spending time with her family, and playing with her dog.

Paul L. Trombly, DMD, is an associate professor and practice coordinator in Group Fairfield. He received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Syracuse University, a master’s degree in physiology from Ball State University, and his DMD from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. His postgraduate education included a one-year GPR at Coler Memorial Hospital in New York City. He received certificates from the New York University School of Dentistry in the “Clinical Diagnosis and Management of TMD” and the “Advanced Program in Orofacial Pain Management.” He is a diplomate of the American Academy of Pain Management. He maintains private practices in Somerset, Massachusetts, and on Block Island, Rhode Island.

Cherie Cahillane Bishop, DMD, was born and raised in Northampton, Massachusetts, and received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Saint Anselm College in 1990 and her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in 1994.

Dr. Bishop completed a one-year general practice residency through Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. After her residency, she joined the Brigham Dental Group as an associate surgeon in the Division of Oral Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Dentistry. She also worked as an associate in a private practice in Abington, Massachusetts. In 2002, she became a founding partner of Hammond Pond Dental Group.

Dr. Bishop focuses on building long-term relationships with her patients, emphasizing comprehensive oral health rather than single-tooth treatment. She has completed advanced coursework at the Dawson Academy, the Seattle Institute for Advanced Dental Education, and SPEAR Education.
She has a special interest in cosmetic dentistry and is skilled in implant restorations. She has also completed advanced training in dental sleep medicine.

Dr. Bishop has remained active with Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, serving on the Tufts Dental Alumni Association Executive Board and the Tufts M Club Fundraising Executive Committee. She has volunteered for many years with the Yankee Dental Congress and served as general chair in 2021. She is an active member of the Massachusetts Dental Society and the American Dental Association.

She is a fellow of the International College of Dentists and the Pierre Fauchard Academy and was inducted into the American College of Dentists in 2017.

In her spare time, Dr. Bishop enjoys traveling, exercising, gardening, cooking, and spending time with her husband, Wayne, their daughter Hathaway, and their dog, Teddy.

Dr. Wolkowicz is president of Orthodontic Specialists of Southeastern Massachusetts, with offices in New Bedford and Mattapoisett. His involvement with Tufts includes serving on the Dental M Club Executive Committee and as a director on the Executive Council of the Tufts University Dental Alumni Association. He is currently president of the Tufts Association of Orthodontists.

Dr. Austria earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from Centro Escolar University in Manila, Philippines, in 2000. He practiced general dentistry in the Philippines before moving to the United States, where he worked under a limited license at the Dimock Center in Boston.

He received his U.S. dental degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in 2019. He was awarded honors in prosthodontics and endodontics and served as president of the Dental International Program Class of 2019.

Dr. Austria practices general dentistry in Wellesley and Dracut, Massachusetts. He is a member of several professional organizations and participates in outreach programs, both internationally and in the United States.

• 2025-2026 Hubert J. Park, DMD, D11, DG12, MG14
• 2022-2024 Mary Catherine (“Katie”) Talmo, DMD, D10
• 2020-2022 Joy E. Kasparian-Federico, J92, D97, DG01
• 2019-2020 Ancy Verdier, A96, D03, DG06
• 2018-2019 Richard Catrambone, D85, DG89
• 2017-2018 Peiman Mahdavi, D91, DG92, DG94
• 2016-2017 Raina A. Trilokekar, DI91, DG88, A18P
• 2015-2016 Derek Wolkowicz, D97, DG00
• 2014-2015 Cherie C. Bishop, D94
• 2013-2014 Joseph P. Giordano, D79, DG80, DG84, D17P
• 2012-2013 John J. Millette, D91, A15P
• 2011-12 Peter A. Delli Colli, A69,D73
• 2010-11 Mostafa El-Sherif, DI95
• 2009-10 Tofigh Raayai, DG77, DI82
• 2008-09 John Ficarelli, D73, D10P
• 2007-08 Nicholas Papapetros, II, D91
• 2006-07 Lisa Vouras, D89
• 2005-06 Robert B. Amato, D80, DG83
• 2004-05 Naushirwan Mehta, DI77, DG73
• 2003-04 Janis Moriarty, D94
• 2002-03 Norman Diamond, D’57
• 2001-02 Robert Chapman, A63, D67, DG74
• 2000-01 Lisa M. Giarrusso, D90
• 1999-00 James F. Kane, D74
• 1998-99 J. Steven Tonelli, D80
• 1997-98 Clifton A. Grayer, D75, DG79
• 1996-97 John J. Meade, D56, A54
• 1995-96 Suzanne L. Noel, D77, DG79
• 1994-95 Milton A. Glicksman, D65
• 1993-94 Frederick L. Randall, D64
• 1992-93 Kathleen M. O’Loughlin, D81
• 1991-92 Thomas J. Swift, D63, A59
• 1990-91 Joseph G. Distasio, D46, DG58
• 1989-90 Vangel R. Zissi, D62, DG67
• 1988-89 Paul D. Cammarata, D79
• 1987-88 John S. Wolkowicz, D55
• 1986-87 Carl J. Perlmutter, D64
• 1985-86 Allyn E. Segelman, D73
• 1984-85 Melvin H. Gulbrandsen, D46
• 1983-84 Arthur R. Falvey, Jr., D60
• 1982-83 Barbara C. Kay, D71
• 1981-82 Charles E. Rounds, Jr., D67
• 1980-81 Donald B. Stackhouse, D60
• 1979-80 William C. Less, D60
• 1978-79 Edward S. Miller, D56
• 1977-78 Max J. Perlitsh, D56
• 1976-77 Ralph B. Diamond, D35
• 1975-76 Morris H. Gudwin, D29
• 1974-75 Carl J. Monacelli, D47
• 1973-74 Delbert L. Jackson, Jr., D52
• 1972-73 Ralph B. Diamond, D35
• 1971-72 Charles L. Branch, D43A
• 1970-71 Walter E. Bianchi, D45
• 1969-70 Raymond F. Cole, Jr., D45
• 1968-69 Charles F. Vallender, Jr., D36
• 1967-68 Henry Swaebe, D29
• 1966-67 Irving Glickman, D38
• 1965-66 L. Charles Christopher, D35
• 1964-65 Clinton W. Pickering, D43B
• 1963-64 Robert T. Whittaker, D37
• 1962-63 Thomas J. Ford, D43B
• 1961-62 Leon Lieber, D29
• 1960-61 Charles E. Rounds, D30
• 1959-60 James F. Colgan
• 1958-59 William F. Maguire, D23
• 1957-58 Robert L. Baxter, D24
• 1956-57 William F. Donohoe, D171955-56
• 1955-56Nathan H. Fink, D16
• 1954-55 Francis C. Ortolani, D37
• 1953-54 C. Lindale Davies, D24
• 1952-53 Alfred V. Cogan, D13
• 1951-52 Austin T. Williams, D22
• 1950-51 Jacob A. Cushner, D1
• 1949-50 L. Walter Brown., Jr., D24
• 1948-49 William H. Griffin, D11
• 1947-48 William F. Cleary, D19
• 1946-47 William H. Canavan, D08
• 1945-46 J. Murray Gavel, D23
• 1944-45 Hyman Schwartz, D18
• 1943-44 Harold H. Hookway, D21
• 1942-43 James W. Howard, D26
• 1941-42 Norman H. Tracy, D13
• 1940-41 Lawrence M. Staples, D14
• 1939-40 Charles B. Hopkins
• 1938-39 Max H. Jacobs, D1
• 1937-38 J. Robert Allen, D18
• 1936-37 J. William M. Parks, D16
• 1935-36 Frederick C. Allen, D11
• 1934-35 John B. Bisbee, D25
• 1933-34 Francis H. Daley, D26
• 1932-33 Louis E. Sager, D18
• 1931-32 Walter E. Briggs, D09
• 1930-31 William Wadsworth
• 1929-30 Earle S. Bucknam, D18
• 1928-29 George A. Bruns, D22
• 1927-28 Harold W. Brown, D14
• 1926-27 J. Russell Mackinnon

Dr. Diab-Shamari grew up in Natick, Massachusetts, and attended Natick High School. She received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Northeastern University and her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. She also earned a certificate in pediatric dentistry from Virginia Commonwealth University and is a board-certified pediatric dentist.

Dr. Diab-Shamari has volunteered extensively—both locally and internationally—providing free dental care to children in underserved communities, from Native American reservations to orphanages in Eastern Europe. She has founded multiple multispecialty practices in MetroWest Boston and remains an active Tufts reunion volunteer and advocate for the School of Dental Medicine. She has also served as a student advisor for the Delta Sigma Delta fraternity and is a member of the M Club.

In her spare time, she enjoys baking, biking, and exploring French culture. She lives in Weston, Massachusetts, with her husband and four children.

Dr. Eckert is a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Belmont, Massachusetts. He grew up in Harvard, Massachusetts, and attended Colby College, where he double majored in sculpture and biology and met his wife. He then attended Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, where he served as class president for all four years.

He earned his advanced specialty degree in oral and maxillofacial surgery from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and Tufts Medical Center in 2021. While serving as chief resident, he received the Dr. Kenneth M. Stern Award for academic and clinical excellence in oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Dr. Eckert is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a fellow of several professional organizations. A third-generation oral and maxillofacial surgeon, he operates Belmont Oral, Facial and Implant Surgery in Belmont, Massachusetts. He also takes call at area hospitals and lives locally with his wife and family.

Dr. Khara Gresham is a general dentist and practice owner in Brookline, Massachusetts, and is an avid runner. Over the course of her career, she has been committed to increasing gender and racial diversity within the field of dentistry.

She serves as a board member of the Tufts University Dental Alumni Association and is vice chair of the Boston District Dental Society. Dr. Gresham is a recipient of the Massachusetts Dental Society’s “Top 10 Under 10” award and has been named a “Top Dentist” in Boston for the past two years.

Outside of dentistry, Dr. Gresham enjoys running and traveling.

Dr. Ashley Mullaney received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Hampshire. She later earned a Master of Science degree in toxicology from Colorado State University before completing her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.

After dental school, Dr. Mullaney completed a general practice residency at the University of Vermont Medical Center, where she now serves as an attending faculty member. She is also a clinical instructor in the Department of Comprehensive Care at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Mullaney has remained active in alumni engagement, including serving as a reunion committee co-chair. She is a member of several professional organizations and serves as a board member of the New England Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. She enjoys hiking in New Hampshire and Vermont, playing ice hockey, and spending time with family and friends. She lives with her husband, John, and their dog, Feta.

Kevin Silva, DMD, is a biomimetic restorative dentist practicing in Hyannis, Massachusetts. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from Brown University and his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. While at Tufts, he served as class president and received awards for outstanding chairside manner, peer support, and leadership. He completed a general practice residency at The Ohio State University in 2004.

Dr. Silva practiced general dentistry in Columbus, Ohio, before joining NYU Langone’s Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry program as a faculty member at its Providence, Rhode Island, site. He later became associate director of the AEGD program at the same location.

He has practiced in Hyannis since 2019 and joined the Tufts University Dental Alumni Association Board of Directors in 2023.

Dr. Ben Smith is a board-certified orthodontist and diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. He serves as lead orthodontist and president of Bay State Orthodontics, with practices in West Roxbury and Norwood, Massachusetts.

He completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard University and earned a Master of Science degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. He received his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, graduating summa cum laude, where he also served as class president for four years. He was inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon honor society and received multiple awards for leadership and academic excellence.

Dr. Smith completed his orthodontics residency and earned his Master of Medical Sciences degree at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. His research has focused on virtual monitoring, artificial intelligence, and treatment customization in orthodontics. He is active in teaching, research, and organized dentistry and is committed to delivering highly personalized, technology-driven patient care.

He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, with his wife and two sons.

2025

• William B. Chan, D75A, DG82, D10P, DG13P, DG13P 
• David A. Tesini, D75, DG77, DG79 
• Robert B. Amato, D80, DG83

2024

• Morton B. Rosenberg, D74, A09P
• Charles H. Rankin III, D79, DG86, D08P, DG11P 

2023

• Howard I. A. Lieb, D73, M04P
• Bruce D. Gouin, D78, D09P

2022

• Dr. Robert Chapman, A63, D67, DG74
• Dr. William Lobel, D72

2021

• Barbara Clark Kay, D71
• Paul Levi Jr., D66, DG71, A95P

2020

• Marc S. Lemchen, D70, D17P, DG19P
• J. Steven Tonelli, D80, A04P, A06P, A10P, D14P

2019

• Frank A. Coppola, D64, D82P, J95P
• Joseph P. Giordano, D79, DG80, DG84, D17P

2018

• Thomas J. Swift, A59, D63
• Raymond A. Yukna, A64, D68

2017

• Abraham W. Haddad, D67, DG71
• Charles B. Millstein

2016

• Justin L. Altshuler, D46
• David M. Hern, D61

2015

• Gerald Carrier, D60
• James B. Hanley, DA75, DG79

2014

• Jess Kane, D74, DG76, AG78, DG79, D04P, DG06P
• Carl J. Perlmutter, D64, DG70

2013

• Dr. Peter A. Delli Colli, A69, D73
• Dr. John P. Ficarelli, D73, DG76, D10P, DG12P
• Dr. Allyn E. Segelman, D73, DG77

2012

• Louis Fiore, D62
• Christine Benoit, D77, D01P

2011

• Dr. Robert Buchanan, D46
• Dr. Thomas Winkler, A62, D66, D10P, DG12P

2010

• Dean Lonnie H. Norris, DG80, M99P, A01P
• Arthur F. Falvey Jr., D60, J84P

2009

• Dr. Norman Shepherd, D64, DG67
• Dr. Ira Cheifetz, D74

2008

• Dr. David B. Harte, A75, D78, A02P
• Dr. Robert Hunter, D63

2007

• Dr. Vangel Zissi, D62, DG67, A02P
• Dr. Roderick W. Lewin, D57

2006

• Dr. Richard L. Wing, A53, D56, E85P
• Dr. John Meade, A54, D56, A90P, F98P

2005

• Dr. John Wolkowicz, D55, D91P, D97P, DG95P, DG00P
• Dr. Ronald Maitland, A60, D64, J90P

2004

• Dr. William Brennan, D49
• Dr. Paul McKenna, A46, D49

2003

• Dr. Harold Kaplan, D63, K66
• Dr. Hilde Tillman, D49

2002

• Dr. Thomas W. Murnane, A58, D62, K65, G68, J97P
• Dr. Charles E. Rounds Jr., D67, J96P

2001

• Dr. Charles A. McCallum, D51, H88
• Dr. David G. Stahl, D51

2000

• Dr. Philip Molloy, D55, K67
• Dr. William Sellers, A56, D60

1999

• Dr. John W. Hein D44
• Dr. Frank A. Coppola D64

1998

• Dr. H. Chris Doku D58, K60, G60
• Dr. Saul Hirshberg D48, K65

1997

• Dr. S. Walter Askinas
• Dr. Harold Gelb D47

1996

• Dr. Harold Berk
• Dr. Samuel S. Turesky D41

1995

• Dr. Joseph G. DiStasio D46, K58, G59, A43
• Dr. Erling Johansen D49

1994

• Dr. O. Walter Donnenfeld D54
• Dr. Esther M. Wilkins D49, K66

1993

• Dr. Albert Charney
• Dr. Max J. Perlitsh D56, K65, G65

1992

• Dr. Cyril Gaum
• Dr. Donald B. Stackhouse D60

1991

• Dr. Melvin H. Gulbrandsen D46, in memoria
• Dr. Lloyd L. Miller D58, A54

1990

• Dr. William C. Less D60, in memoria
• Dr. A. Albert Yurkstas D49, K56

1989

• Dr. J. Murray Gavel D23, H64
• Dr. Stanley M. Schwartz D46, K63, A44

1988

• Dr. Delbert L. Jackson D52, K55
• Dr. Malvin Pollack D39, K42

1987

• Dr. Edward S. Miller D56, K58
• Dr. Robert B. Shira

1986

• Dr. James B. Gallagher, Jr. D49, K68
• Dr. Thomas W. Quinn D49

1985

• Dr. Ralph B. Diamond D35
• Dr. Milton J. Meyers D40

1984

• Dr. Abraham Kaner
• Dr. Leon Lieber D29

1983

• Dr. Raymond F. Cole D45
• Dr. Everett Shapiro K49

1982

• Dr. Orrin Greenberg
• Dr. Philip Williams D32

1981

• Dr. L. Walter Brown, Jr. D24
• Dr. Lawrence H. Clayman D34

1979

• Dr. Henry Swaebe D29