Department of Diagnostic Sciences
Faculty and Staff
Chair
![Werner Shintaku](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/shintaku-werner-1s.jpg)
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](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/anderson-m-1.jpg)
K. Mark Anderson, DDS, MS
Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Services, Professor
kander20@uthsc.edu
![Katherine A. DeColibus](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/kdecolib.jpg)
Katherine A. DeColibus, DDS
Clinical Director of the Division of Oral Diagnosis, Assistant Professor
kdecolib@uthsc.edu
![farhani](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/farahani-s-1.jpg)
Shokoufeh Shahrabi Farahani, DDS, MS, DMSc
Director of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Associate Professor
sfarahan@uthsc.edu
![Jaq](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/venturin-jaqueline-1s.jpg)
Jaqueline Venturin, DDS, MS
Director of Clinical and Didactic Instruction, Associate Professor
jventuri@uthsc.edu
Faculty
![Diane Abbey](/images/headshots/placeholder-1.jpg)
![Dr. Sarah Aguirre](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/sarah-aguirre-2.jpg)
Sarah E. Aguirre, DDS, MS
Assistant Professor
saguirr1@uthsc.edu
![Dr. James Cohen](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/james-cohen-2.jpg)
James Cohen, DDS
Associate Professor
jcohen1@uthsc.edu
![covington](/dentistry/images/stansill-covington.jpg)
John S. Covington, DDS, MS
Professor
scovington@uthsc.edu
![Beverly Hedgepeth](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/hedgepeth-beverly-1s.jpg)
Beverly Hedgepeth, DDS
Assistant Professor
bhedgep1@uthsc.edu
![husein](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/placeholder.jpg)
Ashraf A. Husein, DDS
Assistant Professor
ahusein@uthsc.edu
![Karen Klemis](/dentistry/images/kklemis.jpg)
Karen Howell, DDS
Assistant Professor
kklemis@uthsc.edu
![placeholder](/images/headshots/rlackie.jpg)
Richard M. Lackie, DDS
Assistant Professor
rlackie@uthsc.edu
![owosho](/images/headshots/aowosho.jpg)
![Shane Rasner Headshot](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/shane-rasner-2.jpg)
D. Shane Rasner, DDS
Assistant Professor
drasner@uthsc.edu
![Dr. T Headshot](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/ktilasha1.jpeg)
Ken Tilashalski, DMD
Executive Associate Dean, Professor
drt@uthsc.edu
![Robert W. Smith headshot](/dentistry/educational-programs/departments/images/robert-w-smith.jpg)
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