AAOMP is governed by an Executive Council that
consists of the following officers and councilors.
2022-2023 AAOMP Council Roster
President
Paul C. Edwards, MSc, DDS, FRCD(C), MBA
Indiana University, School of Dentistry
1121 West Michigan St. DS S104
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5186
Tel: 317-274-5136
Fax: 317-278-3018
Secretary/Treasurer
Darren P. Cox, DDS, MBA
University of the Pacific
Dept. of Diagnostic Sciences
155 5th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: 415-351-7129
(exp. 2024)
Immediate Past President
Donald M. Cohen, DMD, MS, MBA
University of Florida, College of Dentistry
Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Diag. Sci.
1395 Center Drive, PO Box 100414
Gainesville, FL 32610-0414
Tel: 352-273-6695
Fax: 352-294-5310
See a list of all past presidents
President Elect
Rajaram Gopalakrishnan, BDS, PhD
University of Minnesota
Room 16 – 108A Moos Tower
515 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Tel: 612-624-0918
Fax: 612-626-3076
Editor
Faizan Alawi, DDS
University of Pennsylvania
Dept. of Pathology
School of Dental Medicine
240 South 40th Street, 328B
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel: 215-573-7638
Fax: 215-573-2050
(exp. 2024)
Vice President
Kurt F. Summersgill DDS, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Dept. of Diagnostic Sciences
G134 Salk Hall
3501 Terrace St.
Pittsburgh PA 15261
Tel: 412-648-8635
Fax: 412-383-9142
Director of Education
Elizabeth Ann Bilodeau, DMD, MD, MSEd
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
G-135 Salk Hall
3501 Terrace St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Tel: 412-383-7949
Fax: 412-383-9142
(exp. 2024)
COUNCILORS
Hardeep K. Chehal, DDS
Creighton University, School of Dentistry
2109 Cuming Street
Omaha, NE 68102
Tel: 402-280-5645
(exp. 2023)
Mark Lerman, DMD
Laboratory Director, Diagnostic Sciences
Tufts University
4 Bellevue Rd.
Natick, MA 01760-3409
Tel: 617-816-8322
Fax: 617-636-6780
(exp. 2025)
Nisha J. D’Silva, BDS, MSD, PhD
Professor, Periodontics and Oral Medicine
University of Michigan
1011 N. University Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078
Tel: 734-764-1543
Fax: 734-764-2469
(exp. 2025)
Easwar Natajaran, BDS, DMSc
Associate Professor, Oral Pathology
UConn
263 Farmington Avenue, MC-0925
Farmington, CT 06030
Tel: 860-679-3333
Fax: 860-679-3765
(exp. 2024)
Theodora Danciu, DMD, MCSc
Clinical Professor, Periodontics & Oral Medicine
University of Michigan, School of Dentistry
1011 N. University Ave.
Room G018
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Tel: 734-763-1543
Fax: 734-764-2469
(exp. 2024)
Denise A. Trochesset, DDS
New York University College of Dentistry
828 S. 345 East 24th Street.
New York, New York 10010
Tel: 212-998-9758
(exp. 2023)
ABOMP BOARD LIAISON
Alfredo Aguirre, DDS, MS
University of Buffalo,
The State University of New York
355 Squire Hall
3435 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214
Tel: 716-829-3553
Fax: 716-829-3554
(exp. Oct 2022)
AAOMP STAFF
Lisa J. Mikita, CAE, CMP
Executive Director
Karen Benton
Administrative Director
P.O. Box 539
Winfield, IL 60190
Toll free tele: 888-552-2667
Tel: 630-510-4552
Email: info@aaomp.org
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Elizabeth Bilodeau, Chair (2021)
Brandon Veremis, (2022)
Stephanie Wetzel (2023)
Molly Housley Smith (2024)
Paras Patel (2025)
Saja Alramadan (2026)
Eugene Ko, IT Subcommittee Chair
IT SUBCOMMITTEE – Scientific Program
Eugene Ko, Chair (2022)
Raj Gopalakrishnan (2022)
Austin Belknap (2023)
Aziz Banasser (2024)
FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE
Yi-Shing Lisa Cheng, Chair (2022)
Kristin K. McNamara, (2023)
Nadim Islam (2024)
Vicky Woo (2024)
Riya Kuklani (2025)
LABORATORY SERVICE
Aparna Naidu, Chair (2022)
Sarah Glass (2023)
Robert Kelsch (2024)
Juliana Robledo (2025)
Valerie Murrah, IPC Rep, ex-officio
NOMINATION
Mark Lingen, Chair
Ellen Eisenberg
Riya Kuklani (2022)
Nasser Said-Al-Naief (2023)
Yeshwant Rawal (2024)
PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
Anne McLean-Holden, Chair (2022)
Scott Peters (2023)
Kathleen Higgins (2024)
Ellen Eisenberg – ex-officio
RESEARCH & SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS
Jill Kramer, Chair (2022)
John Basile, Secretary (2023)
Marco Magalhaes (2024)
Patricia DeVilliers (2025)
Angela Yoon (2026)
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
Andres Flores, Chair (2022)
Anupama Grandhi (2023)
Steven Whitaker (2024)
Dwight Weathers, Parliamentarian
Michael Kahn, Alternate Parliamentarian
CERP Representative
Jasbir Upadhyaya
CODA
John Hellstein
OOOO Additional Positions
Mark Lingen, DDS, PhD (EIC)
Sarah Fitzpatrick, DDS (CPC)
Editorial Board Members: Oral Pathology Section
Grace Bradley, FFD, MSc, FRCD(c)
Angela Chi , DMD
Maria Cuevas-Nunez, DMD, DMSc
Mark Darling, MSc
Rajaram Gopalakrishnan, BDS, PhD
Bruno Jham, DDS, MS, PhD
Richard C.K. Jordan, DDS, MSc, Phd, FRCPath
Michael Kahn, DDS
John Kalmar, DMD, PhD
Eugene Ko, DDS
Jill Kramer, DDS, PhD
Zoya Kurago, DDS, PhD
Yu Lei, DDS, PhD
Marco Magalhaes, DDS, MSc, PhD, FRCD(c)
Nikolaos Nikitakis, MD, DDS, PhD
Catherine Poh, DDS, PhD
Nasser Said Al-Naief, DDS, MS
Nadarajah Vigneswaran, BDS, DMD
Victoria Woo, DDS
Non-AAOMP Members:
Irit Allon, DMD, PhD
D. Keith Hunter, BSc, BDS, FDS, RCSEd, PhD, FRCPath, FHEA
Manoela Domingues Martins, PhD
Alan Roger Santos Silva, DDS, MSc, PhD
Ricardo Santiago-Gomez, DDS, PhD
Dr. Takashi Takata
Wanninayake Tilakaratne , BDS, MS, FDSRCS, PhD, FRCPath
Pablo Vargas, DDS, MS, PhD, FRCPath
The following standing committees form the basic structure of the AAOMP. Click on a committee to learn more.