Department of Diagnostic Sciences
Faculty and Staff
Chair
Werner H. Shintaku, DDS, MS, MS
Director of the Division of Imaging Sciences
Professor
wshintak@uthsc.edu
Directors
K. Mark Anderson, DDS, MS
Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic
Services
Professor
kander20@uthsc.edu
Katherine A. DeColibus, DDS
Clinical Director of the Division of Oral Diagnosis
Associate 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
Associate Professor
saguirr1@uthsc.edu
Beverly Hedgepeth, DDS
Assistant Professor
bhedgep1@uthsc.edu
Ashraf A. Husein, DDS
Assistant Professor
ahusein@uthsc.edu
Karen Howell, DDS
Assistant Professor
kklemis@uthsc.edu
Richard M. Lackie, DDS
Assistant Professor
rlackie@uthsc.edu
D. Shane Rasner, DDS
Associate Professor
drasner@uthsc.edu
Ken Tilashalski, DMD
Dean
Professor
drt@uthsc.edu
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