Research Theme: Craniofacial Development and Genetics

Hope Amm
Ph.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 702
(205) 934-5405 Research Interests: Non-invasive imaging of ameloblastoma; Genetics and therapy of odontogenic tumors; Oral cancer biology and therapy; Oral microenvironment and cancer

Terpsithea (Teti) Christou
D.D.S., M.S.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 314
(205) 934-4547Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Quamarul Hassan
Ph.D.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 707
(205) 975-3020 Research Interests: Craniofacial Development; Genetics

Michael Kase
D.M.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 419
(205) 934-5334 Research Interests: Oral cancer; Prosthodontics; Implants; Dental oncology; Facial prosthetics; Obturators; Speech protheses; Sleep apnea prostheses; TMD splints

Chung H. Kau
B.D.S., M.Sc.D., M.B.A., Ph.D., M.Orth.Edin., F.D.S.Glas., F.A.M.S. (Ortho), F.F.D.Ire., F.D.S.Edin, F.A.C.D., F.I.C.D., A.B.O., Cert (Ortho)Professor/Chair This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 305
(205) 934-2782 Research Interests: 4D Jaw tracking; Juvenile idiopathic Arthritis in the TMJ; Accelerated Tooth Movement; 3D Imaging (including Cone Beam Technology and Surface Imaging); 3D modeling of surgery; Demineralization studies of teeth; Orthodontic tooth movement and Craniofacial Syndromes; Deformities and Anomalies
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Maninder Kaur
B.D.S., M.P.H., M.S.Assistant Professor
Predoctoral Program Director, Periodontology This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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

Brian Kinard
D.M.D., M.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 419 Research Interests: Orthognathic surgery efficiency; Orthognathic surgery enhanced recovery after surgery; Maxillomandibular advancement for obstructive sleep apnea; Cleft orthognathic surgery

Ejvis Lamani
D.M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 313
(205) 994-3251 Research Interests: Dental and Craniofacial Anomalies; Genetics; Genotype-Phenotype correlations; Short Root Anomaly; Root Resorption; Tooth Agenesis

Patrick Louis
D.D.S., M.D.McCallum Endowed Professor and Chair This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 419Research Interests: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMJ); Trauma; Dental Implants; Cosmetic Surgery; Orthognathic Surgery; Pathology; Reconstructive Surgery; Aesthetic Surgery
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Anthony Morlandt
D.D.S., M.D.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 419
(205) 996-2799 Research Interests: Head and neck cancer survival; Predicting cancer risk in oral premalignant lesions; Mapping of ameloblastomas using fluorescence imaging; Functional outcomes in head and neck cancer surgery; Third molar surgery; Craniomaxillofacial trauma

Kathlyn Kruger Powell
D.M.D., M.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 419 Research Interests: Oral Surgery; Craniofacial and Cleft Lip/Palate Surgery; Benign Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology; Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and TMJ; Orthognathic Surgery; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Impacted Teeth; Dental Implants

Somsak Sittitavornwong
D.M.D., M.S.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 419
(205) 934-4345Research Interests: Dental Implants; Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Clefts; Orthognathic Surgery; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Maxillofacial Pathology; Trauma; Bone Reconstruction

Nada Souccar
D.D.S., M.S.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 302A
(205) 934-3737

Russell Taichman
D.M.D., D.M.Sc.Professor/Dean 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

Ahu Topkara
D.D.S., Ph.D., D.M.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 144
(205) 934-7807 Research Interests: Clinical orthodontic research; Multidiscipinary treatments; Orthodontic root resorption; Adhesive systems; Craniofacial growth and development; Smile esthetics

Terry Gene Whatley
D.M.D.Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 419
(205) 987-1173 Research Interests: Orthognathic Surgery; Facial Trauma; Maxillofacial Pathology; Facial Reconstruction; Impacted Teeth

Yedeh Ying
D.M.D., M.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 419
(205) 934-4345 Research Interests: Microvascular reconstruction outcomes; Facial trauma

Ping Zhang
D.D.S., Ph.D.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 801-A1
(205) 996-9803Research Interests: Osteoimmunology; Host/microbial interactions in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease and dental caries; Mucosal vaccines for oral infectious diseases; Adjuvant development and characterization