Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics

Faculty

Maria A. Loza, DMD, MS
Job Title: Professor & Chair, Department of Restorative Dentistry & Prosthodontics
Maria.A.Loza@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5444
Phone: 713-486-4274

Magda R. AbdelFattah, DMD
Job Title: Assistant Professor
Magda.R.AbdelFattah@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5338 Phone: 713-486-4556
Asneiry A. Aponte, BS, DDS, MS
Job Title: Associate Professor
Asneiry.A.Aponte@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5453 Phone: 713-486-4165
Juliana A. Barros, DDS, MS
Job Title: Associate Professor; Vice Chair, Department of Restorative Dentistry & Prosthodontics
Juliana.Barros@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5441 Phone: 713-486-4564
Donald M. Belles, DDS, MS
Job Title: Program Director, Graduate Prosthodontics; Associate Professor
Donald.M.Belles@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5449 Phone: 713-486-4335
Claudia R. Brisuela, DDS
Job Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Claudia.RuizBrisuela@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5350 Phone: 713-486-4136
Yonca Korkmaz Ceyhan, DDS, PhD
Job Title: Clinical Associate Professor
Yonca.KorkmazCeyhan@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5339 Phone: 713-486-4337
Alba N. Dugarte, DDS, MSD
Job Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Alba.N.Dugarte@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD 5454 Phone: 713-486-4475
Magda S. Eldiwany, DDS, MS
Job Title: Clinical Professor
Magda.S.Eldiwany@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5439 Phone: 713-486-4262
Maria D. Gonzalez, DDS, MS
Job Title: Associate Professor; Assistant Program Director, Graduate Prosthodontics
Maria.D.Gonzalez@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5443 Phone: 713-486-4138
Huma Hamid, DDS
Job Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Huma.Hamid@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5350 Phone: 713-486-4136
Esther O. Kuyinu, DDS, MS
Job Title: Associate Professor
Esther.O.Kuyinu@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5446 Phone: 713-486-4238
Huan Lu, DDS, PhD
Job Title: Clinical Associate Professor
Huan.Lu@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5333 Phone: 713-486-4556
Joann P. Marruffo, DDS, MS
Job Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Joann.Marruffo@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5350 Phone: 713-486-4136
Joe C. Ontiveros, DDS, MS
Job Title: Professor
Joe.C.Ontiveros@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5434 Phone: 713-486-4482
Rade Paravina, DDS, MS, PhD
Job Title: Director, Houston Center for Biomaterials & Biomimetics; Professor
Rade.Paravina@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5437 Phone: 713-486-4477
Shalizeh (Shelly) Patel, DDS, MEd
Job Title: Associate Professor; Director of Clinical Simulation
Shalizeh.Patel@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5442 Phone: 713-486-4269
Natalie A. Pereira Sanchez, DDS
Job Title: Assistant Professor; First Year Resident
Natalie.A.Pereirasanchez@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5452 Phone: 713-486-4475
H. Philip Pierpont, DDS
Job Title: Professor
Hugh.P.Pierpont@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5451 Phone: 713-486-4348
Ryan Quock, DDS
Job Title: Distinguished Teaching Professor
Ryan.Quock@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5438 Phone: 713-486-4276
Amy Ridall, DDS, MS, PhD
Job Title: Clinical Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Implant Programs
Amy.Ridall@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5333 Phone: 713-486-4577
Giancarlo Romero, DDS, MS
Job Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Giancarlo.Romero@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5350 Phone: 713-486-4136
Ruben A. Sauceda, DDS, MS
Job Title: Assistant Professor
Ruben.A.Sauceda@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5353 Phone: 713-486-4065
Marilia M. Sly, DDS, MSD
Job Title: Associate Professor
Marilia.M.Sly@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5448 Phone: 713-486-4362
Akanksha Srivastava, BDS, MSc, MS
Job Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Akanksha.Srivastava@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5350 Phone: 713-486-4337
Edgar N. Starcke, DDS
Job Title: Adjunct Clinical Professor
Edgar.N.Starcke@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5350 Phone: 713-486-4136

Staff

Aleksandar Aleksic, PhD
Job Title: Research Associate
Aleksandar.Aleksic@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5350
Phone: 713-486-4479
Chenell Bell, MBA
Job Title: Sr. Administrative Manager
Chenell.Bell@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5432
Phone: 713-486-4042
Moon S. Cho
Job Title: Dental Technician II
Moon.S.Cho@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-3140
Phone: 713-486-4283
Katherine Cranford
Job Title: Dental Assistant I
Katherine.L.Cranford@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-2300
Phone: 713-486-4347
Fallon Curtis
Job Title: Dental Assistant I
Fallon.N.Curtis@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-2300
Phone: 413-486-4347
Venissa Davis
Job Title: Sr. Administrative Coordinator
Venissa.Davis@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5350-03
Phone: 713-486-4137
Blanca Diaz
Job Title: Dental Assistant 1
Blanca.A.Diaz@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-2300
Phone: 713-486-4347
Jasmine Hardy
Job Title: Dental Assistant I
Jasmine.Hardy@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-2300
Phone: 713-486-4347
Everill Marcano
Job Title: Dental Dispensaries Assistant II
Everill.Marcano@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-3104
Phone: 713-486-4067
Isela J Martinez
Job Title: Administrative Assistant
Isela.J.Martinez@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5350-1
Phone: 713-486-4136
Kotei Nikoi
Job Title: Dental Technician II
Kotei.Nikoi@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-3466
Phone: 713-486-4266
Thanh Phan
Job Title: Dental Assistant II
Thanh.Phan@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-2300
Phone: 713-486-4347
Phyllis Rice
Job Title: Dental Assistant I
Phyllis.Rice@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-2300
Phone: 713-486-4347
Jose Leonel Rosales-Martinez
Job Title: Dental Technician II
Jose.L.RosalesMartinez@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5350
Phone: 713-486-4136
James C. Stewart
Job Title: Prosthodontics Implant Lab Technician
James.C.Stewart@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-3140
Phone: 713-486-4283

Residents

Ola Al Hatem, DDS
Job Title: PGY2
Ola.AlHatem@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-2310
Phone: 713-486-4347
Ahmad A. Alkanderi, DDS
Job Title: PGY3
Ahmad.A.Alkanderi@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-2310
Phone: 713-486-4347
Nestor A. Alvarez Lamela, DMD
Job Title: PGY2
Nestor.A.AlvarezLamela@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-2310
Phone: 713-486-4347
Anh Duong Dang, DDS
Job Title: PGY-1
Anh.D.Dang@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5344-4
Phone: 713-486-4347
Asia A. Inagaki, DDS
Job Title: PGY2
Asia.A.Inagaki@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-2310
Phone: 713-486-4347
Andres Irizarry, DMD
Job Title: PGY3
Andres.Irizarry@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-2310
Phone: 713-486-4347
Meisa Keivani, DDS
Job Title: PGY1
Meisa.Keivani@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-2310
Phone: 713-486-4347
Jieun Lee, DMD
Job Title: Third Year Resident
jieun.lee@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5350
Phone: 713-486-4347
Kimberly T. Nguyen, DMD
Job Title: Third Year Resident
Kimberly.t.nguyen@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5350
Phone: 713-486-4347
Natalie A. Pereira Sanchez, DDS
Job Title: Assistant Professor; First Year Resident
Natalie.A.Pereirasanchez@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5452
Phone: 713-486-4475
Diana M. Pham, DDS
Job Title: Third Year Resident
Diana.M.Pham@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5350
Phone: 713-486-4347
Silvia C. Saponaro Vargas, DDS
Job Title: PGY1
Silvia.C.SaponaroVargas@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5344
Phone: 713-486-4347
Georgi Talmazov, DMD
Job Title: PGY2
Georgi.Talmazov@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-2310
Phone: 713-486-4347
Marianita Vasquez, DDS
Job Title: Third Year Resident
marianita.vasquez@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-5350
Phone: 713-486-4347
Saeed Yazdianpour, DMD
Job Title: PGY3
Saeed.Yazdianpour@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-2310
Phone: 713-486-4347
James Young, DDS
Job Title: PGY3
James.S.Young@uth.tmc.edu
Office: SOD-2310
Phone: 713-486-4347