Our Team

Marco Caminiti

BSc(Hons), DDS, M.Ed., FRCD(C)

Appointments:

• Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Residency Program
• Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Surgical Director, Dentofacial Deformity Program, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Head, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Humber River Regional Hospital
• Staff Oral Surgeon, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Staff Oral Surgeon, Rouge Valley Centenary Hospital
• Staff Oral Surgeon, Peterborough General Hospital

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, McGill University, 1991
• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Toronto, 1998
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery), 1998
• Masters in Education, University of Toronto, 2000

Karl Cuddy

BSc, DDS, MD, MSc, FRCDC

Appointments:

• Assistant Professor, Director of Education and Maxillofacial Trauma, University of Toronto
• Staff Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Mt. Sinai Hospital

Education/Training:

• Fellowship – Advanced Craniomaxillofacial Surgery and Trauma – The Head and Neck Institute, Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, Portland Providence Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, USA
• Residency – Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – London Health Sciences Center, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario
• MD – University of Western Ontario
• DDS – University of Western Ontario
• MSc (Pathology) – University of Western Ontario
• BSc – McMaster University
• FRCDC – Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada

Joel Davis

MSC(Hons), DDS, FRCD(C)

Appointments:

• Staff Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Associate in Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Western Ontario, 2009
• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residency, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 2013
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery), 2013
• Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2015

Eric Ebrahimi

BSc (Hon), DDS, MSc, FRCD(C)

Appointments:

• Staff Oral Surgeon, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Associate Clinic Instructor, Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto

Education/Training:

• Bachelor of Science Degree, University of Toronto, 2006
• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Toronto, 2010
• General Practice Residency, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, 2011
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency, University of Toronto, 2015
• Master of Science, University of Toronto, 2015
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery), 2015

Justin Garbedian

BSc, DDS, MSc, FRCD(C)

Appointments:

• Staff Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, The Hospital for Sick Children
• Staff Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Courtesy Staff Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Lakeridge Health, Oshawa
• Associate in Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Toronto, 2004
• General Practice Residency, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2005
• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residency, University of Toronto, 2009
• Master of Sciences, University of Toronto, 2009
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery), 2009

Howard I. Holmes

DDS. Dip. OMFS

Appointments:

• Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Staff Oral Surgeon, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Consultant Oral Surgeon, University Health Network, Toronto General Division
• Consultant, Bloorview Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital (Cleft Lip/ Plate & Craniofacial Unit).

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Western Ontario, 1972
• Dental Intern, St. Joseph's Hospital, London, ON, 1973
• Dental Resident, University Hospital, London, ON, 1974
• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, 1980
• Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Kristopher Lee

BSc, DDS, MD, FRCD(C)

Appointments:

• Staff Surgeon, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Associate in Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Toronto, 2003
• Doctor of Medicine, University of Michigan, 2010
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency, University of Michigan, 2012
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), 2012
• Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2014

David J. Psutka

DDS, FRCD (C)

Appointments:

• Staff Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Attending Staff Surgeon, University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Post Graduate Residency Program
• Attending Staff Surgeon, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga and Toronto

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Toronto, 1979
• Hospital Dental Resident, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, 1979 – 1980
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesia, University of Toronto, 1983
• Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2005

Brian Rittenberg

BA, DDS, MSc, FRCD(C)

Appointments:

• Head, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario
• Associate in Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Toronto, 1998
• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesia, University of Toronto, 2003
• Masters of Sciences, University of Toronto, 2003
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery), 2003

Geoffrey Duviner

Hon.BSc, MHA, DDS, FRCD(C)

Appointments:

• Staff Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Staff Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, North York General Hospital
• Consultant, Department of Dentistry, Baycrest
• Courtesy staff, Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Trillium Health Partners
• Associate in Dentistry, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, 2009
• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residency, Montefiore Medical Center, 2013
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery), 2003

Karen Burgess

DDS, MSc, FRCD(C)

Appointments:

• Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Staff Oral Pathologist, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Staff Oral Pathologist, Department of Dentistry, Princess Margaret, UHN

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Toronto, 1985
• General Practice Residency, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, 1986
• Oral Pathology Residency, University of Toronto, 1995
• Master of Sciences, University of Toronto, 1995
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Oral Pathology), 1996
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Oral Medicine and Pathology), 1999

Deepika Chugh

BS, DDS, MSc, FRCD(C)

Appointments:

• Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Staff Oral Pathologist, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University at Buffalo, 2002
• General Practice Residency, VA Hospital Western New York, 2003
• Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine Residency, University of Toronto, 2008
• Master of Sciences, University of Toronto, 2009
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Oral Pathology & Oral Medicine), 2009

Iona Leong

BDS, MSc, FRCD(C)

Appointments:

• Head, Division of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Oral Pathologist, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Education/Training:

• Oral Pathology Residency, University of Toronto, 1995
• Master of Sciences, University of Toronto, 1995
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Oral Pathology), 1996
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Oral Medicine and Pathology), 1998

Nadia Marchese

BSc.(Hons), DMD, MSc., FRCD(C)

Appointments:

• Clinical Lecturer, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Staff Oral Pathologist, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Medicine, Temple University, 2009
• Hospital Dental Residency, Mount Sinai Hospital, 2010
• Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine Residency, University of Toronto, 2014
• Masters of Sciences, University of Toronto, 2015
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Oral Pathology & Oral Medicine), 2014

David Mock

DDS, PhD, FRCD(C)

Appointments:

• Dean Emeritus, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Staff Oral Pathologist, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Associate Staff Pathologist, Department of Laboratories, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Clinical Staff, Wasser Pain Management Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Toronto, 1968
• Dental Intern, Toronto General Hospital and Toronto Western Hospital,1969
• Residency Program in Oral Pathology, University of Toronto, 1974
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Oral Pathology), 1977
• Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toronto, 1978
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Oral Medicine), 1999

Homam Albaghdadi

BSc (Hons), MSc, DDS

Appointments:

• Clinical Instructor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Staff Dentist, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University at Toronto, 2014
• General Practice Residency, Mount Sinai Hospital, 2015

Paul Andrews

BSc, DDS, Dip. Paedo, FRCD(C)

Appointments:

• Graduate Clinical Program Director – Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Staff Dentist, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Courtesy Staff Dentist, Hospital for Sick Children

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Toronto, 1986
• General Practice Residency, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1987
• Diploma Pediatric Dentistry, University of Toronto, 1989
• Fellowship in Handicapped Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1990
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists (Pediatric Dentistry), 2003

Farrah Afshan Awan

BHSc, BDS

Appointments:

• Staff Dentist, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital

Education/Training:

• General Practice Residency- Mount Sinai Hospital, 2017
• Bachelor of Dental Surgery (Honours), University College Cork, 2016
• Bachelor Health Sciences (Honours), McMaster University, 2008

Mary-Ellen Cascone

BSc (Hons), DDS

Appointments:

• Interim Dentist-in-Chief, Department of Dentistry, Sinai Health
• Co-Director of Dentistry for Adults with Special Needs, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Co-Director of Hospital Dental Residency Program, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Staff Dentist, Dental Department, Toronto Rehab (University Health Network)
• Associate, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, University of Toronto

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Toronto, 1989
• Hospital Dental Residency, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1990

Maria Colaiacovo

BSc, DDS

Appointments:

• Director of the HDR Program, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Co-Director Hospital Dental Residency Program, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Staff Dentist, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Associate in Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Toronto, 2003
• Hospital Dental Residency Program, Mount Sinai Hospital, 2003-2004

Katherine Zettle

DDS, FRCD(C) Pediatric Dentistry

Appointments:

• Director Dental Program for Persons with Special Needs, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Associate in Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Staff Dentist, Special Care Dentistry, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital, Dental Staff, Qikiqtani General Hospital, Iqaluit, Nunavut
• Courtesy Staff, Homewood Health Centre, Guelph
• Active Staff, Department of Surgery in the Division of Dentistry and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Guelph General Hospital

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Toronto, 1987
• General Practice Residency, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, 1988
• Diploma in Paediatric Dentistry, University of Toronto, 1995
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Paediatric Dentistry), 2000

Amir Azarpazhooh

DDS, MSc, PhD, FRCD(C)

Endodontics and Dental Public Health

Appointments:

• Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Co-Head of Endodontics, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Director of Research, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Director of Advanced Training in Craniofacial Pain, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Investigator, Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran, 2001
• MSc /Specialty training in Dental Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada, 2007
• Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Dental Public Health), 2007
• Endodontic specialty training, University of Toronto, Canada, 2010
• Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Endodontics), 2010
• PhD in Dentistry, University of Toronto, Canada, 2011

David Chvartszaid

DDS, MSc, MSc, FRCD(C)

Prosthodontics and Periodontics

Appointments:

• Director, Graduate Prosthodontics Program, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Staff Prosthodontist, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Toronto, 2001
• General Practice Residency, New York Hospital of Queens, New York, 2002
• General Practice Residency, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, 2003
• Master of Sciences (Prosthodontics), 2007
• Master of Sciences (Periodontics), 2010
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Prosthodontics), 2011
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Periodontics), 2011

Ali Khadivi

DDS, Cert. Prostho FRCD(C)

Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontist

Appointments:

• Clinical Instructor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Staff Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontist, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Toronto, 2009
• Advanced Prosthodontic Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, 2014
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Prosthodontics), 2014
• Fellowship in Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, MD Anderson Cancer Centre – University of Texas, 2015
• Fellowship in Oral Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Centre – University of Texas, 2015

Andrew Moncarz

BSc, DDS, Dip An, MSc, FRCD(C)

Endodontics

Appointments:

• Associate in Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Co-Head, Division of Endodontics, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, 1999
• Diploma in Dental Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY, 2001
• Master of Science (Endodontics), University of Toronto, 2004
• Fellow in Endodontics, Royal College of Dentists of Canada, 2004
• Specialty Certificate in Endodontics, RCDS (Ontario), 2004
• Fellow, National Dental Board of Anesthesiology (USA), 2005
• Specialty Certificate in Dental Anaesthesia, RCDS (Ontario), 2008

Howard C. Tenenbaum

DDS, Dip. Perio., PhD, FRCD(C)

Periodontology

Appointments:

• Professor of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
• Professor of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Toronto 1978
• Specialty Diploma (Periodontology) University of Toronto 1982
• PhD, Bone Cell Biology, University of Toronto, 1982
• MRC Fellowship in Cellular Biology in the Laboratory for Developmental Biology and Anomalies, at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda Maryland, USA, 1984-1986
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Dental Sciences), 1992

Bruce Freeman

DDS, MSc, FRCD(C)

Orthodontics

Appointments:

• Staff Dentist, Sinai Health and UHN
• Associate in Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Staff Clinician, Facial Pain Unit, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Director of Development, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Toronto, 1990
• Advanced Education in General Dentistry Certificate, Eastman Dental Center, Rochester, NY, 1991
• Diploma in Orthodontics, University of Toronto, 1993
• Master of Sciences (Temporomandibular Disorders and Facial Pain), University of Toronto, 1997

Michael B. Goldberg

BSc., MSc., DDS, Dip. Perio.

Appointments:

• Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Staff Periodontist, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Head, Division of Periodontology, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Director, Severe and Refractory Periodontal Disease Treatment and Research Unit, University of Toronto
• Associate, Wasser Pain Management Centre, Facial Pain Clinic, Mount Sinai Hospital

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Toronto, 1991
• Hospital Residency, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1992
• Diploma in Periodontology, University of Toronto, 1994
• Member, Royal College of Dentists of Canada, Periodontology, 1994

Nadia Marchese

BSc.(Hons), DMD, MSc., FRCD(C)

Appointments:

• Clinical Lecturer, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
• Staff Oral Pathologist, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Hospital

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Dental Medicine, Temple University, 2009
• Hospital Dental Residency, Mount Sinai Hospital, 2010
• Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine Residency, University of Toronto, 2014
• Masters of Sciences, University of Toronto, 2015
• Fellow, Royal College of Dentists of Canada (Oral Pathology & Oral Medicine), 2014