Our Researchers

Our research themes fall under six broad areas and we also have researchers exploring cross-disciplinary research themes. If you are interested in collaborating with a specific research area, contact the researchers directly from the list below. 

Biomechanics and Biomaterials

Dr. Ahmed Hussain
Assistant professor & Director of the Dental Implant Clinic

Dr. Carlos Flores-Mir
Professor & Associate Chair of Graduate Studies

Dr. Dan Romanyk
Assistant Adjunct Professor

Dr. Giseon Heo
Professor

Dr. Manuel Lagravere Vich
Professor & Director, Applied Oral Health Research Unit

Dr. Paul Major
Professor & Department Chair (on admin leave)

Dr. Tarek El-Bialy
Professor

Clinical Research

Dr. Alisha Amlani
Assistant lecturer

Dr. Camila Pacheco-Pereira
Assistant Professor

Dr. Fabiana T. Almeida
Assistant Professor
Director, Undergraduate Research Initiative

Dr. Ida Kornerup
Clinical Professor

Dr. Nazila Ameli
Assistant Lecturer

Dr. Tyler Verhaeghe
Associate Professor

Dr. Yuli Berlin-Broner
Associate Professor

Dental Education

Dr. Ava Chow
Associate Professor

Dr. Arnaldo Perez-Garcia
Assistant Clinical Professor

Dr. Anthea Senior
Associate Professor & Acting Chair Dentistry

Ms. Alexandra Sheppard
Clinical Professor

Ms. Cheryl Arntson
Assistant Lecturer

Dr. Doris Lunardon
Clinical Professor & Associate Chair

Dr. Hollis Lai
Professor & Director, Innovation and Quality Improvement

Ms. Kimi Khabra
Assistant Lecturer

Dr. Nazlee Sharmin
Clinical Associate Professor 

Ms. Rachelle Pratt
Associate Clinical Professor & Associate Chair

Dr. Sharon Compton
Professor & Director, Educational Research & Scholarship Unit

Dr. Steven Patterson
Professor & Associate Chair Academic Affairs

Dr. Zuzanna Apel
Assistant Clinical Professor & Associate Chair

Oral Infection and Immunity

Dr. Pallavi Parashar
Clinical Professor

Dr. Reid Friesen
Assistant Professor

Dr. Seema Ganatra
Clinical Professor

Dr. WT McGaw
Professor

Population and Oral Health

Dr. Laura Hildebrandt
Assistant Lecturer 

Dr. Maryam Amin
Professor & Associate Chair of Research
ADA&C Endowed Chair in Clinical Dentistry Research

Dr. Minn Yoon
Associate Professor 

Systemic and Oral Disease Interactions

Dr. Anum Haider
Assistant lecturer

Dr. Khaled Altabtbaei
Assistant Professor

Dr. Maria Febbraio
Professor & Director, Biomedical Oral and Maxillofacial Research Unit

Dr. Prasanna Neelakantan
Associate Professor, ADA&C Endowed Chair in Oral Health Research

Dr. Raisa Catunda
Assistant Lecturer

Dr. Shokrollah Elahi
Professor

Dr. Umar Rekhi
Assistant Lecturer