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: 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
• Lissette Cruz, PhD
  Job Title: Instructor
  Lissette.Cruz@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD: 4422 Phone: 713-486-4476
• Walid Fakhouri, MSc, PhD
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Walid.D.Fakhouri@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBS-4212 Phone: 713-486-2519
• Mary C. "Cindy" Farach-Carson, PhD
  Job Title: Professor; Associate Dean for Research; Director of Clinical and Translational Research
  Mary.C.FarachCarson@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD 4422 Phone: 713-486-4438
• Millicent E. Goldschmidt, MS, PhD
  Job Title: Professor Emerita
  Millicent.E.Goldschmidt@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5371
• Emily Hansen-Kiss, MS, MA, CGC
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  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: Professor
  Junichi.Iwata@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBS-4208 Phone: 713-486-2641
• 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)
• 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
• Noriaki Ono, DDS, PhD
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Noriaki.Ono@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBS: 5322 Phone: 713-486-0539
• 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
• Oluwabunmi "Bunmi" Tokede, BDS, MPH, DMSc
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Oluwabunmi.Tokede@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-4406 Phone: 713-486-0423
• Ransome van der Hoeven, PhD
  Job Title: Associate 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, Student Research Coordinator
  Dharini.vanderHoeven@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5459 Phone: 713-486-4515
• Nadarajah Vigneswaran, BDS, DrMedDent, DMD
  Job Title: Professor and Director of OMP Service
  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: Assistant Professor
  Danielle.Wu@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBSB: 4220 Phone: 713-486-2657

Staff

• Ashlee D. Clayton
  Job Title: Patient Access Coordinator II
  Ashlee.D.Clayton@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD: 6110
  Phone: 713-486-4401
• 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
• Cecilia A. Garza
  Job Title: Senior Support Assistant
  Cecilia.A.Garza@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD: 6110
  Phone: 713-486-4407
• John C. Goodwin
  Job Title: Outreach Laboratory Technician II
  John.C.Goodwin@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD: 6110
  Phone: 713-486-4230
• 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: Histology Technician I
  Lisa.Nguyen.1@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD 6110
  Phone: 713-486-4412
• 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

• Safia Durab, BDS, BSc, MSc
  Job Title: OMFP Resident II
  Safia.Durab@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD: 6126
  Phone: 713-486-4414
• Ida Ann Varghese, DDS
  Job Title: OMFP Resident I
  Ida.A.Varghese@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD: 6126
  Phone: 713-486-0429