Professional Activities

Awards:

• 2000    Waterpik Pursuit of Excellence Award University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
• 2001    Toronto Crown & Bridge Study Club Award in Fixed Prosthodontics University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
• 2001    Michael Brooke Award in Oral Medicine University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
• 2001    Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity Award University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
• 2003    1st Prize, LIJMC Academic Competition Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
• 2004    3rd Prize, LIJMC Academic Competition Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
• 2005    Shafer Award American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Wheaton, IL
• 2007    Hamilton B.G. Robinson Prize American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Wheaton, IL
• 2008    Professor of the Year Award University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
• 2010    Outstanding Faculty Award University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
• 2011    Biomedical Sciences Faculty Award University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
• 2012    Biomedical Sciences Faculty Award University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
• 2013    Outstanding Faculty Award for Biomedical Sciences University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
• 2014    Certificate of Recognition University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

Honors:

• 1998    through 2001   Dean’s Honor List
• 2011    Pierre Fauchard Academy Dental Honor Society
• 2012    Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Dental Society

Invited Presentations:

02/2004	Brown tumor of hyperparathyroidism. Presented at the New York Institute of Clinical Oral Pathology (NYICOP) meeting, New York, NY.
10/2004	Clinical oral pathology cases.  Presented at the Eastern Society of Teachers of Oral Pathology (ESTOP) meeting, Bar Harbor, ME.
02/2005	Ameloblastoma.  Ossifying fibroma. Presented at the NYICOP meeting, New York, NY.
01/2006	Chondroblastic osteosarcoma.  Presented at the NYICOP meeting, New York, NY.
04/2006	Discussant: Palatal mass in a 7-year-old. Presented at American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (AAOMP) meeting, San Antonio, TX.
10/2006	Discussant:  Submucosal mass of the upper lip. Presented at New York Pathological Society meeting, New York, NY.
10/2006	Clinical oral pathology cases.  Presented at the ESTOP meeting, Memphis, TN.
01/2007	Intraosseous vascular malformation. Juvenile ossifying fibroma. Presented at the NYICOP meeting, New York, NY.
10/2007	Clinical oral pathology cases. Presented at the ESTOP meeting, Bar Harbor, ME.
03/2008	Pediatric oral mucosal disorders. Presented at Faculty Continuing Education Seminar, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York, NY
09/2009	Oral lesions affecting the adolescent population. Presented at Crackdown on Cancer Seminar, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
03/2010	Women in Healthcare.  Presented at American Academy of Women Dentists seminar, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
12/2010	Bone pathology.  Presented at Faculty Continuing Education Seminar, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
03/2014	Oral pathology.  Presented at Academy of General Dentistry meeting, Reno, NV