Department of Diagnostic Sciences
Faculty and Staff
Chair
Werner H. Shintaku, DDS, MS, MS
Acting Chair of the Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Director of the Division of Imaging Sciences, Professor
wshintak@uthsc.edu
Directors
K. Mark Anderson, DDS, MS
Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic
Services, Professor
kander20@uthsc.edu
Katherine A. DeColibus, DDS
Clinical Director of the Division of Oral Diagnosis, Associate Professor
kdecolib@uthsc.edu
Shokoufeh Shahrabi Farahani, DDS, MS, DMSc
Director of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Associate Professor
sfarahan@uthsc.edu
Jaqueline Venturin, DDS, MS
Director of Clinical and Didactic Instruction, Associate Professor
jventuri@uthsc.edu
Faculty
Sarah E. Aguirre, DDS, MS
Associate Professor
saguirr1@uthsc.edu
Beverly Hedgepeth, DDS
Assistant Professor
bhedgep1@uthsc.edu
Ashraf A. Husein, DDS
Assistant Professor
ahusein@uthsc.edu
Karen Howell, DDS
Assistant Professor
kklemis@uthsc.edu
Richard M. Lackie, DDS
Assistant Professor
rlackie@uthsc.edu
D. Shane Rasner, DDS
Associate Professor
drasner@uthsc.edu
Ken Tilashalski, DMD
Dean, Professor
drt@uthsc.edu
Staff
Mauricia Baker
Clinical Dental Assistant
mbaker32@uthsc.edu
Sherece Davis
Clinical Dental Assistant
sdavi164@uthsc.edu
William Spearman
Clinical Dental Assistant
wspearma@uthsc.edu
Martha J. Washington
Administrative Secretary
mwashin7@uthsc.edu
Elnora Williams
Medical Information Assistant
ewilli43@uthsc.edu