School Leadership

Penn Dental Medicine Senior Academic and Administrative Officers

Mark S. Wolff, DDS, PhD
Morton Amsterdam Dean

Faizan Alawi, DDS
Associate Dean
Academic Affairs

Hydar Ali, PhD
Associate Dean
Faculty Diversity and Mentorship

Kathleen Boesze-Battaglia, PhD
Assistant Dean
Academic Initiatives

Markus Blatz, DMD, PhD, Dr med dent habil
Assistant Dean
Digital Innovation and Professional Development

Patricia Corby, DDS, MS
Associate Dean
Translational Research

Maren Gaughan, contact
Associate Dean
Leadership Giving

Joan Gluch, RDH, PHD
Associate Dean
Academic Policies

Dana Graves, DMD, DMSc
Vice Dean
Research & Scholarship

Uri Hangorsky, DDS, MS
Associate Dean
Student Affairs

Liz Ketterlinus, contact
Vice Dean
Institutional Advancement

Syngcuk Kim, DDS, PhD, MD (Hon)
Associate Dean
Global Affairs and Continuing Education

Sinem Esra Sahingur, DDS, MS, PhD
Associate Dean
Graduate Studies and Student Research

Najeed Saleh, DMD
Associate Dean
Clinical Affairs

Olivia Sheridan, DMD
Associate Dean
Admissions

Thomas P. Sollecito, DMD
Associate Dean
Hospital and Extramural Affairs

Melanie Sposa, contact
Director
Human Resources

Kim Wolcott, contact
Chief of Staff & Senior Director
Faculty Affairs and Executive Support