Directory

Full-Time Faculty

Note: Due to our recent relocation, the following information may be incorrect. Please call the university switchboard at 313-993-1000 if you are experiencing difficulty reaching an individual or department.

Biomedical Sciences

Name/Title Phone/Email Room/Box
John Molinari, PhD
Chairperson, Director of Infection Control and Safety
313-494-6632
molinaja@udmercy.edu
MN 242
#157
W. Choong Foong, PhD 313-494-6631
foongwc@udmercy.edu
MN 241
#157
William Forbes, DDS 313-494-6635
forbeswc@udmercy.edu
MN 238
#157
Michael Gleason, PhD, DDS 313-494-6636
gleasomj@udmercy.edu
MN 239
#157
+ John Hess, DDS, MPhil, MS 313-494-6630
hessj1@udmercy.edu
Virginia Merchant, MS, DMD
Editor, Leading Edge Magazine
313-494-6639
merchava@udmercy.edu
MN 237
#157
Michael O'Regan, PhD 313-494-6641
oreganmh@udmercy.edu
MN 243
#157
Michelle Wheater, PhD 313-494-6634
wheatemi@udmercy.edu
MN 234
#157

Diagnostic Sciences

Name/Title Phone/Email Room/Box

James Geist, DDS, MS
Chairperson

313-494-6675
geistjr@udmercy.edu
MN 346
#129

Ahmed Kadry ElGeneidy, DScD, DDS

313-494-6679
elgeneak@udmercy.edu
MN 345
#129

* Shin-Mey Rose Yin Geist, DDS, MS

313-494-6673
geistsh@udmercy.edu
MN 238
#129

Endodontics

Name/Title Phone/Email Room/Box
John Braud, Jr., DDS, MEd
Chairperson
313-494-6602
braudjp@udmercy.edu
MN 318
#188
Josef Bringas, DDS, MS 313-494-6687
bringjs@udmercy.edu
MN 320
#188
Michael Hoen, DDS
Director, Graduate Endodontics Program
313-494-6603
hoenmi@udmercy.edu
MN 319
#188
H. Robert Steiman, PhD, DDS, MSD 313-494-6621
steimanr@udmercy.edu
MN 229
#98

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Name/Title Phone/Email Room/Box
Pamela Zarkowski, MPH, JD
Interim Chairperson
313-494-6655
zarkowp1@udmercy.edu
MN 206
#145

Gary Jeffers, MS, DMD
Assistant to the Dean for Legislative Affairs

313-494-6678
jefferge@udmercy.edu
MN 344
#129

Claudine Sordyl, RN, MS

313-494-6661
sordylcm@udmercy.edu
MN 343
#129

Orthodontics

Name/Title Phone/Email Room/Box
Richard Kulbersh, DMD, MS
Chairperson
313-494-6607
kulbersr@udmercy.edu
MN 217
#189
Burcu Bayirli, DDS, MS 313-494-6657
bayirlib@udmercy.edu
MN 216
#189
Daman Thanik, DDS, MS 313-494-6609
thanikdd@udmercy.edu

MN 218
#189

Patient Management

Name/Title Phone/Email Room/Box
Diane Hoelscher, DDS, MS
Chairperson
313-494-6780
hoelscdc@udmercy.edu
MN 326
#09
Mert Aksu, DDS, JD, MHSA 313-494-6750
aksumn@udmercy.edu

DC 2006
#36

James Betz, DDS
313-993-6042
DC 1055
#186
B. Craig Cornwall, DDS 313-494-6908
cornwabc@udmercy.edu
MN 412
#36
* Shin-Mey Rose Yin Geist, DDS, MS 313-494-6673
geistsh@udmercy.edu
MN 348
#129
Joel Grand, DDS
Treatment Manager, DS3
313-494-6745
grandj@udmercy.edu
MN 419
#143
+S. Pamela Herrera, MS, DDS, MEd 313-494-6725
herrersp@udmercy.edu
MN 223
#98
Chung-ah Jang, DDS 313-993-6042
jangch@udmercy.edu
DC 1055
#186
J. Bradley Juday, DDS
Director, AEGD Program
313-494-6730
judaybr@udmercy.edu
MN 422
#67
Nahid Kashani, DDS, MSD
Director of Predoctoral Patient Care, Outer Drive
313-494-6644
kashanin@udmercy.edu
DC 1055
#36
Gregory Keys, DDS
313-993-6042
keysgj@udmercy.edu
MN 415
#186
Jan LeBow, DDS, MS
313-494-6638
lebowje@udmercy.edu
MN 420
#143
Jill Loewen, RDA, MS
313-494-6633
loewenjm@udmercy.edu
MN 423
#186
Melanie Mayberry, DDS
313-578-6563
mayberme@udmercy.edu
MN 413
#186
Mary Parise, DDS
Director of Predoctoral Patient Care, UHC
313-745-4654
parisema@udmercy.edu
UHC
Charles Taylor, DDS
Treatment Manager, DS3
313-494-6908
taylorcd@udmercy.edu
DC 1055
#186
Pamela Zarkowski, MPH, JD 313-494-6655
zarkowp1@udmercy.edu
MN 206
#145

Pediatric Dentistry

Name/Title Phone/Email Room/Box
Gail Molinari, DDS, MS, MS
Chairperson
313-494-6789
molinage@udmercy.edu
MN 322
#125
Salwa Atwan, BDS, DDS, MS 313-494-6791
atwansm@udmercy.edu
MN 321
#125
Terence Chan, DDS, MSD
313-494-6683
chante@udmercy.edu
MN 314
#125
Hassan Oueis, DDS, PhD 313-494-6608
oueishs@udmercy.edu
MN 219
#125

Periodontology and Dental Hygiene

James Winkler, DDS, PhD
Chairperson
313-494-6667
winklejr@udmercy.edu
MN 339
#173

Monish Bhola, BDS, MSD, DDS
Director, Graduate Periodontics Program
Co-Coordinator, Implant Program

313-494-6663
bholamo@udmercy.edu
MN 336
#173
Leyvee Cabanilla, DDM, MSD, DDS 313-494-6662
cabanill@udmercy.edu
MN 338
#173
Margaret Coleman, RDH, BS
Director of Dental Hygiene Admissions
313-494-6696
colemame@udmercy.edu
MN 251
#69
Howard Gross, DDS, MScD
Director, CATS
313-993-6148
grosshb@udmercy.edu
MN 418
#173
Kenneth Hillenburg, DDS, MS 313-494-6665
hillenkl@udmercy.edu
MN 335
#173
Shilpa Kolhatkar, MDS, DDS 313-494-6663
kolhatsh@udmercy.edu
MN 336
#173
Colleen Kuxhaus, RDH, BS
Periodontology Program Coordinator
313-494-6695
kuxhaucd@udmercy.edu
MN 247
#173
Judy Kwapis-Jaeger, RDH, MA, RDA 313-494-6692
kwajaeja@udmercy.edu
MN 250
#69
Judith Luxmore, RDH, MS
Coordinator for Recruitment, DH Degree Completion Program
313-494-6628
luxmorjs@udmercy.edu
MN 248
#69
Durinda Mattana, RDH, MS
Director of Dental Continuing Education
313-494-6694
mattand1@udmercy.edu
MN 406
#03
Anthony Neely, DDS, MDentSc, PhD 313-494-6664
neelya@udmercy.edu
MN 337
#173
Kathleen Neveu, RDH, BS, MS
Coordinator for Dental Hygiene OSCE
313-494-6690
neveukat@udmercy.edu
MN 249
#69
+ Barbara Purifoy-Seldon, RDH, MA, RDA 313-494-6695
purifoba@udmercy.edu
MN 247
#69
Kathi Shepherd, RDH, BS, MS
Director of the Division of Dental Hygiene
Director of Outcomes Assessment
313-494-6693
shephekr@udmercy.edu
MN 252
#69
Jane York, RDH, MA 313-494-6655
yorkjm@udmercy.edu
MN 352
#145

Restorative Dentistry

Name/Title Phone/Email Room/Box
Dincer Gurun, DMD, DDS
Interim Chairperson
Co-Coordinator, Implant Program
313-494-6682
gurundi@udmercy.edu
MN 329
#09
Lawrence Abbott, DDS, MBA 313-494-6783
abbottlj@udmercy.edu
MN 327
#09
Jose Delgado, DDS 313-993-6141
delgadje@udmercy.edu
MN 329
#09
Flor Hernandez, DDS, MSD 313-494-6669
hernanfl@udmercy.edu
MN 301A
#09
Walter Lim, DDM, MSD, DDS 313-494-6782
limwc@udmercy.edu
MN 306
#09
Michael Linebaugh, DDS, MS 313-494-6780
linebaml@udmercy.edu
MN 313
#09
Jackson Linger, DMD, MS 313-494-6787
lingerjb@udmercy.edu
MN 305
#09
Ahmad Maalhagh-Fard, DDS, MS 313-494-6684
fardam@udmercy.edu

MN 315
#09

Barbara Maxson, DDS, MS
Treatment Manager
313-494-6788
maxsonb@udmercy.edu
MN 328
#09
+ Ann-Marie Neme, DDS, MS 313-494-6784
nemeaml@udmercy.edu
MN 325
#09
Carl Stone, DDS, MA, MBA, MA 313-494-6681
stonecr@udmercy.edu
MN 312
#09
Warren Wagner, MSE, PhD 313-494-6780
wagnerwc@udmercy.edu
MN 304
#09
+ Reduced Workload
^ Leave of Absence
* Dual Appointment