Periodontics and Dental Hygiene

Faculty

• Nikola Angelov, DDS, MS, PhD
  Job Title: Professor & Chair
  Nikola.Angelov@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6428
  Phone: 713-486-4049
• Victoria V. Patrounova, RDH, MHA
  Job Title: Director; Associate Professor
  Victoria.V.Patrounova@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6431
  Phone: 713-486-4394

• Pantea Amirjalali, RDH
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Pantea.AhmadiAmirjalali@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6477 Phone: 713-486-4084
• Roger Arce, DDS, MS, PhD
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  roger.m.arce@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6470 Phone: 713-486-4382
• Srinivas Ayilavarapu, BDS, DSc, MDS
  Job Title: Director, Advanced Periodontics; Professor
  Srinivas.Ayilavarapu@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6423 Phone: 713-486-4390
• Gina T. Bonaventura, DDS, MS
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Gina.T.Bonaventura@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6477 Phone: 713-486-4389
• Jennifer Chang, DDS, MSD
  Job Title: Program Director, Predoctoral Periodontics; Assistant Professor
  Jennifer.Chang@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6424 Phone: 713-486-4287
• Sahar Dowlatshahi, DDS, MMSc
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Sahar.Dowlatshahi@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6484 Phone: 713-486-4074
• Theresa M. Dufrene, RDH
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Theresa.M.Dufrene@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6436 Phone: 713-486-4289
• Maria Elkins, DDS, MSD
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Maria.L.Elkins@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6478 Phone: 713-486-4049
• Sridhar V.K. Eswaran, BDS, MS, MSD
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Sridhar.Veerkeralam.Esw@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6421 Phone: 713-486-4388
• Omar W. Hakki, DDS, MSD
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Omar.W.Hakki@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6474 Phone: 713-486-4383
• Khairunisa Hashmani, RDH, EdD
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Khairunisa.M.Hashmani@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6433 Phone: 713-486-4397
• Harold A. Henson, RDH, PhD
  Job Title: Director, Center for Teaching and Learning; Professor
  Harold.A.Henson@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6240 Phone: 713-486-4395
• Sumayyah King, RDH, MS
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Sumayyah.T.King@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD: 6489 Phone: 713-486-4396
• Magret Lan, DDS, MS
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Magret.C.Lan@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6477 Phone: 713-486-4049
• Chun-Teh Lee, DDS, DMSc, MS
  Job Title: Associate Professor; Director of Periodontics Research
  Chun-Teh.Lee@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6426 Phone: 713-486-4384
• Pooja Maney, BDS, PhD
  Job Title: Professor
  Pooja.Maney@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6429 Phone: 713-486-4361
• Darla McKitrick, RDH, MS
  Job Title: Associate Professor Emerita
  Office: SOD-6470
• Jayne McWherter, RDH, MEd
  Job Title: Associate Professor Emerita
  Office: SOD-6470
• Hannah Medrano, BSDH, RDH
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Hannah.K.Medrano@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6492 Phone: 713-486-4091
• Margo Y. Melchor, RDH, MEd, EdD
  Job Title: Director, Community Outreach; Professor
  Margo.Y.Melchor@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-3518 Phone: 713-486-4418
• Hsiu-Wan Meng, DDS, MS
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Hsiu-Wan.Meng@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6478 Phone: 713-486-4389
• Seiko S. Min, DDS, PhD, MS
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Seiko.S.Min@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6427 Phone: 713-486-4387
• Anahita Mortazavi, RDH, MEd
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Anahita.Mortazavi@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6492 Phone: 713-486-4398
• Raha K Naderi, RDH, MEd
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Raha.K.Naderi@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD: 6432 Phone: 713-486-4053
• Rosalie Nguyen, DDS, MS
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Rosalie.Nguyen@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6477 Phone: 713-486-4049
• Karen F. Novak, DDS, MS, PhD
  Job Title: Special Assistant to the Dean; Professor
  Karen.F.Novak@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6350 Phone: 713-486-4021
• Peggy A. O'Neill, DDS, PhD
  Job Title: Professor Emerita
  Office: SOD-6470
• Tulsi Patel, RDH, BSDH, MHA
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Tulsi.Patel@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6434 Phone: 713-486-4399
• Courtney Routh, BSDH, RDH
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Courtney.D.Routh@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6492 Phone: 713-486-4068
• Ali S. Sajadi, DDS, MSD
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Ali.S.Sajadi@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6474 Phone: 713-486-4383
• Sally Sheng, DDS, MS
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Sally.Sheng@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6478 Phone: 713-486-4049
• Celine Sheng, DDS
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Celine.Sheng@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6474 Phone: 713-486-4049
• Popi Stylianou, DDS, MS
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Popi.Stylianou@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6477 Phone: 713-486-4391
• Anoushka Tandon, DDS, MS
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Anoushka.J.Tandon@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6474 Phone: 713-486-4049
• Pedro M. Trejo, DDS, MS
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Pedro.M.Trejo@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6474 Phone: 713-486-4383
• Gena D. Tribble, PhD
  Job Title: Associate Professor
  Gena.D.Tribble@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBS-5324 Phone: 713-486-4483
• Bing-Yan Wang, DDS, MS, PhD
  Job Title: Professor
  Bing-Yan.Wang@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBS-5316 Phone: 713-486-4385
• Donna Warren Morris, RDH, MEd
  Job Title: Professor Emerita

Staff

• Melissa Cole
  Job Title: Administrative Assistant
  Melissa.L.Cole@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6470
  Phone: 713-486-4049
• Rossland D. Collins, BS
  Job Title: Administrative Manager
  Rossland.D.Collins@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6470
  Phone: 713-486-4056
• Doan-Hieu Dao
  Job Title: Research Assistant I
  Doan-Hieu.Dao@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBS-5318
  Phone: 713-486-4486
• Jian-Ming Hong
  Job Title: Research Assistant II
  Jian-Ming.Hong@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: BBS-5316
  Phone: 713-486-2877
• Cristina Jasso
  Job Title: Dental Assistant I
  Office: SOD: 6470
  Phone: 713-486-4092
• Lisa M. Lopez-Cole
  Job Title: Patient Care Coordinator
  Lisa.M.LopezCole@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6470
  Phone: 713-486-4077
• Brandi Mendoza
  Job Title: Assistant Patient Access Representative
  Brandi.L.Mendoza@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6470
  Phone: 713-486-4048
• Louise Camille Pilares, DMD
  Job Title: Coordinator I, Educational Programs
  Louise.C.Pilares@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD: 6470
  Phone: 713-486-4084
• Joshua Pinon
  Job Title: Dental Assistant I
  Joshua.B.Pinon@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6470
  Phone: 713-486-4092
• Sandra Watkins, RDA, CDA
  Job Title: Lead Dental Assistant
  Sandra.Watkins@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6470
  Phone: 713-486-4092

Residents

• Alaa Alsaffar, DDS
  Job Title: Second-Year Resident
  Alaa.Alsaffar@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6482
• Sillie S. Arboleda
  Job Title: First-Year Resident
  silie.s.arboleda@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6479
• Shreena Bhakta, DDS
  Job Title: Second-Year Resident
  Shreena.P.Bhakta@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6482
• Kearny Chang, DDS
  Job Title: Third-Year Resident
  Kearny.Chang@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6476
• Mary Jung, DDS
  Job Title: Third-Year Resident
  Mary.H.Jung@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6476
• Austen J. Lucena
  Job Title: First-Year Resident
  austen.j.lucena@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6479
• Kyuchul Oh
  Job Title: First-Year Resident
  kyuchul.oh@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6479
• Aziz Saqr, DDS
  Job Title: Second-Year Resident
  Aziz.M.Saqr@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6482
• Jiayin Tan, DDS
  Job Title: Third-Year Resident
  Jiayin.Tan@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6476
• Edwin Tsang, DDS
  Job Title: Second-Year Resident
  Edwin.Tsang@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6482
• Le Wang, DMD
  Job Title: Third-Year Resident
  Le.Wang@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-6476