Department of Diagnostic Sciences
Faculty and Staff
Chair
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, DDS, MS
Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Services, Professor
kander20@uthsc.edu
Katherine A. DeColibus, DDS
Clinical Director of the Division of Oral Diagnosis, Assistant Professor
kdecolib@uthsc.edu
Shokoufeh Shahrabi Farahani, DDS, MS, DMSc
Director of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Associate Professor
sfarahan@uthsc.edu
Jaqueline Venturin, DDS, MS
Director of Clinical and Didactic Instruction, Associate Professor
jventuri@uthsc.edu
Faculty
Sarah E. Aguirre, DDS, MS
Assistant Professor
saguirr1@uthsc.edu
James Cohen, DDS
Associate Professor
jcohen1@uthsc.edu
John S. Covington, DDS, MS
Professor
scovington@uthsc.edu
Beverly Hedgepeth, DDS
Assistant Professor
bhedgep1@uthsc.edu
Ashraf A. Husein, DDS
Assistant Professor
ahusein@uthsc.edu
Karen H. Klemis, DDS
Assistant Professor
kklemis@uthsc.edu
Richard M. Lackie, DDS
Assistant Professor
rlackie@uthsc.edu
D. Shane Rasner, DDS
Assistant Professor
drasner@uthsc.edu
Ken Tilashalski, DMD
Executive Associate Dean, Professor
drt@uthsc.edu
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