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Roopali Mahajan, BDS, MDS (GD’22)

Roopali Mahajan, BDS, MDS (GD’22)

Roopali Mahajan (Class of 2022) graduated in 2006 with a B.D.S degree from Magadh University in India. Before joining Post graduation program in 2010, she worked as a lecturer as well as a junior resident in different dental schools and hospitals to gain academic and clinical experience. In 2013, she received her M.D.S degree in the specialty of Oral Medicine and Radiology from Mahatma Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India. After finishing her Master’s degree, she joined Government Dental School and Hospital, Srinagar, J & K, India as a Senior Lecturer before moving to U.S. Roopali plans to work in academic field in U.S after graduation.
Farzad Nourollah-zadeh, DMD (GD’22)

Farzad Nourollah-zadeh, DMD (GD’22)

Farzad (Class of 2022) graduated from Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy (UMF) Iasi, Romania in 2016. After graduation, he has volunteered in Gentle Dental Clinic in the US and Dr. Barghi Dental Clinic in Canada while preparing for the board examinations for Canada and USA. His goal is to observe and realize better ways in diagnosing and treating medically compromised patients. After completing his residency, he plan to pursue his career in Oral medicine in the United States at a hospital setting.

Andres Davila, DMD (GD’22)

Andres Davila, DMD (GD’22)

Andres Davila, DMD, (Class of 2022) is currently an Oral Medicine resident at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Davila completed his dental training at Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine and subsequently completed a clinical preceptorship program in Oral Medicine at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine where he assisted in the management of oral mucosal lesions, attended to Oral Medicine consultations, and was a teaching assistant for the pre-doctoral Oral Medicine clinical rotation. His primary career track is to be a clinical educator and he is a member of the American Academy of Oral Medicine’s Graduate Award Committee.
Payam Mirfendereski, DMD (GD’23)

Payam Mirfendereski, DMD (GD’23)

Payam Mirfendereski (Class of 2023) graduated from the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry in 2021. He was awarded the American Academy of Oral Medicine Certificate of Merit upon graduation for his achievement and promise in the field of oral medicine. Throughout dental school, Payam was actively engaged in community health outreach and initiatives aimed at improving patients’ oral health-related quality of life. Payam's academic interests continue to lie at the intersection of service and clinical excellence. Payam plans to pursue a career in oral medicine as an academic clinician.
Sara Aldosary, BDS (GD’23)

Sara Aldosary, BDS (GD’23)

Sara Aldosary (Class of 2023) Graduated from King Saud University (KSU), College of Dentistry in 2017 (BDS), has an internship year (2018) in Dental University Hospital and National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Working as a Demonstrator in department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences at KSU (2019-currently). Currently joined Oral medicine Residency and Doctor of Science in Dentistry programs at University of Pennsylvania (2021-currently).
Jeffrey Goetz, DMD (GD’23)

Jeffrey Goetz, DMD (GD’23)

Dr. Goetz (Class of 2023) has entered the field of oral medicine after dual doctoral training in medicine and dentistry. He graduated dental school from NYU College of Dentistry and then medical school from Stony Brook University. He then completed a Master of Arts in medical humanities, compassionate care, and bioethics at Stony Brook University. He applied this towards completion of a preliminary year residency in internal medicine at University of Nevada, Reno. After completion of his oral medicine residency at UPenn, he plans to pursue a clinical and academic career in oral-systemic primary care.

Eman Alamodi, BDS (GD’ 23)

Eman Alamodi, BDS (GD’ 23)

Eman Alamodi, (Class of 2023) graduated from King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, in 2017 with honors. In 2017, worked as a teaching assistant in the Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences department at KKU. In 2021, completed a one-year internship program in Oral Medicine at Rutgers University, New Jersey. She plan to go back to Saudi Arabia to continue her work in the academic field.
MSOB Student: Ayman Alaraik, BDS (GD’22)

MSOB Student: Ayman Alaraik, BDS (GD’22)

Dr. Alaraik graduated from King Saud University in 2015, he completed his oral medicine residency program in the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Dr. Alaraik is currently enrolled in the MSOB program.

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