Department of Diagnostic Sciences
Faculty and Staff
Chair

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

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

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

Jaqueline Venturin, DDS
Director of Clinical and Didactic Instruction, Division of Oral Diagnosis, 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 and Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs
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

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