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Department of Diagnostic Sciences

Faculty and Staff

Chair

k. mark anderson

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

Directors

Katherine A. DeColibus

Katherine A. DeColibus, DDS

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

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

Werner Shintaku

Werner H. Shintaku, DDS, MS, MS
Director, Division of Imaging Sciences
Professor
wshintak@uthsc.edu

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Jaqueline Venturin, DDS

Director of Clinical and Didactic Instruction, Division of Oral Diagnosis, 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 and Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs
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 and Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
 
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D. Shane Rasner, DDS
Assistant Professor
drasner@uthsc.edu

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

Staff 

Mauricia Baker
Clinical Dental Assistant
mbaker32@uthsc.edu

Shakalle Milam
Clinical Dental Assistant
smilam3@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

Sep 6, 2023