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Department of Diagnostic Sciences

Faculty and Staff

Chair

Werner Shintaku

Werner H. Shintaku, DDS, MS, MS
Acting Chair of the Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Director of the Division of Imaging Sciences, Professor
wshintak@uthsc.edu

 

Directors

k. mark anderson

K. Mark Anderson, DDS, MS
Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Services, Professor
kander20@uthsc.edu

Katherine A. DeColibus

Katherine A. DeColibus, DDS

Clinical Director of the Division of Oral Diagnosis, Assistant Professor
kdecolib@uthsc.edu

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Shokoufeh Shahrabi Farahani, DDS, MS, DMSc
Director of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Associate Professor
sfarahan@uthsc.edu

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Jaqueline Venturin, DDS, MS

Director of Clinical and Didactic Instruction, Associate Professor
jventuri@uthsc.edu

Faculty

Diane Abbey
Diane Abbey, DDS
Assistant Professor
 
Dr. Sarah Aguirre

Sarah E. Aguirre, DDS, MS
Assistant Professor
saguirr1@uthsc.edu

Dr. James Cohen

James Cohen, DDS
Associate Professor
jcohen1@uthsc.edu

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John S. Covington, DDS, MS
Professor 
scovington@uthsc.edu

Beverly Hedgepeth

Beverly Hedgepeth, DDS
Assistant Professor
bhedgep1@uthsc.edu

 

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Ashraf A. Husein, DDS
Assistant Professor
ahusein@uthsc.edu

 

 

Karen Klemis

Karen H. Klemis, DDS
Assistant Professor
kklemis@uthsc.edu

 

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Richard M. Lackie, DDS
Assistant Professor
rlackie@uthsc.edu

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Adepitan Owosho, DDS
Associate Professor 
 
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D. Shane Rasner, DDS
Assistant Professor
drasner@uthsc.edu

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Ken Tilashalski, DMD
Executive Associate Dean, Professor
drt@uthsc.edu

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Robert W. Smith, DDS
Assistant Professor
rsmith39@comcast.net

Staff 

Mauricia Baker
Clinical Dental Assistant
mbaker32@uthsc.edu

Sherece Davis
Clinical Dental Assistant
sdavi164@uthsc.edu

William Spearman
Clinical Dental Assistant
wspearma@uthsc.edu

Martha J. Washington
Administrative Secretary
mwashin7@uthsc.edu

Elnora Williams
Medical Information Assistant
ewilli43@uthsc.edu

Mar 1, 2024