Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences

Faculty

• Lisa D. Cain, PhD
  Job Title: Associate Dean for Professional Development and Faculty Affairs; Professor
  Lisa.Cain@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6240
  Phone: 713-486-4019
• Anita Joy-Thomas, BDS, PhD
  Job Title: Interim Chair; Professor
  Anita.JoyThomas@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5460
  Phone: 713-486-4530
• Robert D. Spears, PhD, MS
  Job Title: Associate Dean for Student and Academic Affairs; Professor
  Robert.D.Spears@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-4120
  Phone: 713-486-4013
• Muhammad F. Walji, MS, PhD
  Job Title: Associate Dean for Technology Services & Informatics; Professor
  Muhammad.F.Walji@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-4184
  Phone: 713-486-4275

• Jerry E. Bouquot, DDS, MSD
  Job Title: Professor Emeritus
  Jerry.Bouquot@uth.tmc.edu
• Jarvis Chan, DDS, PhD
  Job Title: Professor Emeritus
  Jarvis.Chan@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5371
• Ashley N. Clark, DDS
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Ashley.N.Clark@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5371 Phone: 713-486-4146
• Walid Fakhouri, MSc, PhD
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Walid.D.Fakhouri@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBS 4212 Phone: 713-486-2519
• Mary C. (Cindy) Farach-Carson, PhD
  Job Title: Professor; Director of Clinical & Translational Research
  Mary.C.FarachCarson@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBS-4220 Phone: 713-486-4438
• Millicent E. Goldschmidt, PhD
  Job Title: Professor Emerita
  Millicent.E.Goldschmidt@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5371
• Emily Hansen-Kiss, MS, MA, CGC
  Job Title: Genetic Counselor; Instructor
  Emily.HansenKiss@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-4410 Phone: 713-486-4524
• Daniel Harrington, PhD
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Daniel.Harrington@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBS 4202 Phone: 713-486-4487
• Carolyn P. Huynh, DDS, MEd, EdD
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Carolyn.P.Huynh@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5370 Phone: 713-486-4191
• Junichi Iwata, DDS, PhD
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Junichi.Iwata@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBS-4208 Phone: 713-486-2641
• Cameron B. Jeter, PhD
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Cameron.B.Jeter@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5456 Phone: 713-486-4427
• Anita Joy-Thomas, BDS, PhD
  Job Title: Interim Chair; Professor
  Anita.JoyThomas@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5460 Phone: 713-486-4530
• John R. Klein, PhD
  Job Title: Professor
  John.R.Klein@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBS-5301 Phone: 713-486-4369 (office), 713-502-5937 (cell)
• Ariadne M. Letra, DDS, MS, PhD
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Ariadne.M.Letra@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBSB-4210 Phone: 713-486-4228
• Yahuan Lou, PhD
  Job Title: Professor
  Yahuan.Lou@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBS-5326 Phone: 713-486-4059
• Keith McDaniel, DDS, MS
  Job Title: Professor Emeritus
  Office: SOD-5371
• John C. McMahon, PhD
  Job Title: Professor Emeritus, Distinguished Teaching Professor
  John.C.McMahon@uth.tmc.edu
• Alan L. Myers, PharmD, PhD, RPh
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Alan.L.Myers@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5458 Phone: 713-486-4508
• Vuvi H. Nguyen, MS, PhD
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Vuvi.H.Nguyen@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5371 Phone: 713-486-4554
• Ngozi N. Nwizu, BDS, MMSc, PhD
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Ngozi.N.Nwizu@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5361 Phone: 713-486-4316
• Paula N. O'Neill, EdD, MEd
  Job Title: Professor Emerita
  Paula.N.ONeill@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6350 Phone: 713-486-4021
• Kalu U.E. Ogbureke, BDS, DMSc, JD, MSc
  Job Title: Professor
  Kalu.Ogbureke@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5363 Phone: 713-486-4406
• Neha Parikh, PhD
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Neha.Parikh@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5359 Phone: 713-486-4109
• Theodore (Ted) D. Pate, PhD
  Job Title: Professor Emeritus
  Theodore.D.Pate@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD 5371 Phone: 713-486-4519
• Charles F. Streckfus, MA, DDS
  Job Title: Professor
  Charles.Streckfus@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBS-5322 Phone: 713-486-4531, 713-486-0450
• Shiva Toghyani, DDS, MS
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Shiva.Toghyani@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5367 Phone: 713-486-4134
• Ransome van der Hoeven, PhD
  Job Title: Assistant Professor and Director, Section of Basic Sciences
  Ransome.vanderHoeven@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5362 Phone: 713-486-2547
• Dharini van der Hoeven, MSc, PhD
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Dharini.vanderHoeven@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5459 Phone: 713-486-4515
• Nadarajah Vigneswaran, BDS, DrMedDent, DMD
  Job Title: Professor
  Nadarajah.Vigneswaran@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBS-5320 Phone: 713-486-4410
• Raymond L. Warner, MA, PhD
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Raymond.L.Warner@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5461 Phone: 713-486-4488
• Danielle Wu, PhD
  Job Title: Instructor
  Danielle.Wu@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBSB-4206 Phone: 713-486-2657
• Wenjian Zhang, DDS, MS, PhD
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Wenjian.Zhang@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5366 Phone: 713-486-4154

Staff

• Candy A. Bales
  Job Title: Histology Technician III
  Candy.A.Bales@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD 5370
  Phone: 713-486-4411
• Vanessa Coffman
  Job Title: Coordinator II, Educational Programs
  Vanessa.Smith@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5371-01
  Phone: 713-486-4405
• Connie Dieringer, BS, HTL(ASCP)
  Job Title: Chief Histology Technician
  Connie.J.Dieringer@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD 6110
  Phone: 713-486-4413
• Laurie Guerra
  Job Title: Senior Support Assistant
  Laurie.R.Guerra@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5371
  Phone: 713-486-4407
• Ronda K. Lowe
  Job Title: Senior Administrative Manager
  Ronda.K.Lowe@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5371
  Phone: 713-486-4241
• Kimberly Magee
  Job Title: Senior Administrative Coordinator
  Kimberly.Magee@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD: 5371-3
  Phone: 713-486-4420
• Lisa Nguyen, HTL
  Job Title: Graduate Histology Technician
  Lisa.Nguyen.1@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD 6110
  Phone: 713-486-4412
• Hitesh Pawar, DVM, MVSc, PhD
  Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  Hitesh.N.Pawar@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBS-5318
  Phone: 713-486-4338
• Anita B. Rodriguez
  Job Title: Coordinator I, Educational Programs
  Anita.B.Rodriguez@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD 5371-4
  Phone: 713-486-4043
• Jean G. Wu
  Job Title: Research Associate
  Jean.G.Wu@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBS-5318
  Phone: 713-486-4423

Residents