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
  Juliana.Barros@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5436 Phone: 713-486-4564
• Rodney F. Beetar, DDS, MS
  Job Title: Clinical Professor
  Rodney.F.Beetar@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5441 Phone: 713-486-4343
• 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
• Jesus E. Cabrera, DMD, MSD
  Job Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
  Jesus.E.Cabrera@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5454 Phone: 713-486-4475
• Yonca Korkmaz Ceyhan, DDS, PhD
  Job Title: Clinical Associate Professor
  Yonca.KorkmazCeyhan@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5339 Phone: 713-486-4337
• Ankur Dahiya, BDS, MDS, MSD
  Job Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
  Ankur.Dahiya@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
• John J. Garza, DDS
  Job Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
  John.J.Garza@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350 Phone: 713-486-4156
• Maria D. Gonzalez, DDS, MS
  Job Title: Assistant Professor, Program Co-Director Graduate Prosthodontics
  Maria.D.Gonzalez@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5352 Phone: 713-486-4138
• Alejandra T. Guzman Lopez, DDS, MS
  Job Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
  Alejandra.t.guzmanlopez@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD 5352 Phone: 713-486-4138
• Huma Hamid, DDS
  Job Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
  Huma.Hamid@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350 Phone: 713-486-4136
• Mohamad Koutrach, DDS
  Job Title: Clinical Associate Professor
  Mohamad.Koutrach@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5339 Phone: 713-486-4337
• 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-5338 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
  Job Title: Director of Clinical Simulation | Associate Professor
  Shalizeh.Patel@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5442 Phone: 713-486-4269
• Natalie A. Pereira Sanchez, DDS
  Job Title: Assistant Professor
  Natalie.A.Pereirasanchez@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5454 Phone: 713-486-4475
• H. Philip Pierpont, DDS
  Job Title: Professor
  Hugh.P.Pierpont@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5451 Phone: 713-486-4348
• John M. Powers, PhD
  Job Title: Clinical Professor of Oral Biomaterials
  John.M.Powers@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350 Phone: 734-665-2020 x113
• 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-5443 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: Assistant Professor
  Marilia.M.Sly@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5448 Phone: 713-486-4362
• 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: 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
• Janeth N. Cotlar
  Job Title: Dental Assistant I
  Janeth.N.Cotlar@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-2300
  Phone: 713-486-4347
• Venissa Davis
  Job Title: Administrative Coordinator
  Venissa.Davis@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350-03
  Phone: 713-486-4137
• Ruby Gorham
  Job Title: Administrative Assistant
  Ruby.Gorham@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350
  Phone: 713-486-4136
• Mary Guidry
  Job Title: Patient Care Coordinator
  Mary.E.Guidry@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-2310
  Phone: 713-486-4347
• Maria Madrigal
  Job Title: Dental Assistant I
  Maria.Madrigal@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
• 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
• Dario Rodriguez
  Job Title: Dental Technician II
  Dario.Rodriguez@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-3140
  Phone: 713-486-4283
• James C. Stewart
  Job Title: Prosthodontics Implant Lab Technician
  James.C.Stewart@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-3140
  Phone: 713-486-4283

Residents

• Ahmad A. Alkanderi, DDS
  Job Title: First Year Resident
  Ahmad.A.Alkanderi@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350
  Phone: 713-486-4347
• Mohammad Almutairi, DDS
  Job Title: Third Year Resident
  Mohammad.Almutairi@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350
  Phone: 713-486-4347
• Andres Irizarry, DMD
  Job Title: First Year Resident
  Andres.Irizarry@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350
  Phone: 713-486-4347
• Jieun Lee, DMD
  Job Title: Second Year Resident
  jieun.lee@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350
  Phone: 713-486-4347
• Kimberly T Nguyen, DMD
  Job Title: Second Year Resident
  Kimberly.t.nguyen@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350
  Phone: 713-486-4347
• Binh Pham, DDS
  Job Title: Third Year Resident
  Binh.T.Pham@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350
  Phone: 713-486-4347
• Diana M Pham, DDS
  Job Title: Second Year Resident
  Diana.M.Pham@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350
  Phone: 713-486-4347
• Llelenys Rivera Rivera, DMD
  Job Title: Third Year Resident
  Llelenys.P.RiveraRivera@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350
  Phone: 713-486-4347
• Silvia C. Saponaro Vargas
  Job Title: Preceptor
  Silvia.C.SaponaroVargas@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350
  Phone: 713-486-4347
• Christopher Thomas, DDS
  Job Title: Third Year Resident
  Christopher.D.Thomas@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350
  Phone: 713-486-4347
• Yasenka G. Torres
  Job Title: Preceptor
  Yasenka.G.Torres@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350
  Phone: 713-486-4347
• Marianita Vasquez, DDS
  Job Title: Second Year Resident
  marianita.vasquez@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350
  Phone: 713-486-4347
• Saeed Yazdianpour, DMD
  Job Title: First Year Resident
  Saeed.Yazdianpour@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350
  Phone: 713-486-4347
• James Young, DDS
  Job Title: First Year Resident
  James.S.Young@uth.tmc.edu
  Office: SOD-5350
  Phone: 713-486-4347