Faculty & Staff

Ramzi Abou-Arraj
D.D.S., M.S.Associate Professor
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SDB 412
(205) 934-4984Research Interests: Mucogingival surgical therapy around teeth and implants; Periodontal regeneration; Site development for endosseous dental implants; Implant surface modification techniques Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Hussein Basma
D.D.S., M.S.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 412
(205) 934-4506 Research Interests: Soft and hard tissue augmentation in preparation for endosseous dental implants; Digital technologies to enhance dental implant surgical treatment plan; Integration of digital dental implant planning into dental education

Farahnaz Fahimipour
D.M.D., Ph.D., M.S.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 412
(205) 934-4506 Research Interests: Regenerative dentistry, stem cell therapy and tissue engineering

Mia Geisinger
D.D.S., M.S.Professor
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SDB 412
(205) 934-4984 Research Interests: Periodontal-systemic interactions related to periodontal infection and immuno-inflammatory response in patients with diabetes, pregnancy outcomes, rheumatoid arthritis, obesity, and dementia; Plaque control in special populations to improve oral and systemic health; Nonsurgical intervention for periodontal and peri-implant diseases; Periodontal hard and soft tissue regenerative materials and techniques
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Nicolaas Geurs
D.D.S., M.S.Weatherford/Palcanis Endowed Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 412
(205) 934-1074 Research Interests: Community outcomes of implant therapy; Clinical translation research of periodontal therapies; Regenerative medicine; Oral disease system health relationship
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Maninder Kaur
B.D.S., M.P.H., M.S.Associate Professor
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SDB 412
(205) 934-4506 Research Interests: Periodontal disease and periodontal therapy and its effects on adverse pregnancy outcomes; Inflammatory markers in gingival and serum samples in patients with systemic diseases and conditions, including anxiety/depression, diabetes, and pregnancy; Multilineage potential of gingival mesenchymal stem cells for dental tissue regeneration; Role of growth factors for bone regeneration at extraction sites; Nonsurgical treatments of periodontal diseases

Russell Taichman
D.M.D., D.M.Sc.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 406
(205) 934-4720 Research Interests: Bone Biology; Bone Metastases; Hematology; Leadership training for oral health professionals; Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) and how they home, localize and engage the bone marrow microenvironment or niche for survival, function and protection from injury
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network