Full-Time Faculty
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Hope Amm
Assistant Professor
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
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Jaime Castro-Núñez
Assistant Professor
SDB 408L
(205) 934-3374 Research Interests: Maxillofacial trauma and the response of cystic lesions to active negative pressure
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Quamarul Hassan
Professor
SDB 707
(205) 975-3020 Research Interests: Craniofacial Development; Genetics
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Amjad Javed
Professor
SDB 714
(205) 996-5124 Research Interests: Craniofacial Development; Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis; Genetics of Mineralized Tissue; Cartilage Development and Degeneration; Cleido Cranial Dysplasia; Mineral Metabolism; Regulation of Bone Adiposity
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Michael Kase
Associate Professor
SDB 419
(205) 934-5334 Research Interests: Oral cancer; Prosthodontics; Implants; Dental oncology; Facial prosthetics; Obturators; Speech protheses; Sleep apnea prostheses; TMD splints
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Brian Kinard
Associate Professor
SDB 419 Research Interests: Orthognathic surgery efficiency; Orthognathic surgery enhanced recovery after surgery; Maxillomandibular advancement for obstructive sleep apnea; Cleft orthognathic surgery
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Patrick Louis
McCallum Endowed Professor
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
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Anthony Morlandt
Waite Endowed Professor
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
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Jay Ponto
Assistant Professor
SDB 415
(205) 975-3513 Research Interests: Functional outcomes in head and neck cancer surgery patients, neoadjuvant treatments in head and neck cancer, microvascular reconstruction techniques, craniomaxillofacial trauma
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Kathlyn Kruger Powell
Associate Professor
Dr. Thomas W. Jones Endowed Professorship in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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
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Somsak Sittitavornwong
Professor
SDB 419
(205) 934-4345Research Interests: Dental Implants; Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Clefts; Orthognathic Surgery; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Maxillofacial Pathology; Trauma; Bone Reconstruction
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Yedeh Ying
Associate Professor
SDB 419
(205) 934-4345 Research Interests: Microvascular reconstruction outcomes; Facial trauma