Of Note
Awards, recognition, and accomplishments
Nine GSDM alumni were recognized in April 2019 for fulfilling the requirements to become Board Certified specialists in the field of Endodontics and received their American Board of Endodontics (ABE) Diplomate pin: Adela Agolli-Tarshi ENDO 12, Mona Alsulaiman ENDO 13, Paritosh Amburle ENDO 15, Roshanak Baghai Naini ENDO 14, Nauman Chatha ENDO 16, Gabriel Fuentes-Arroyo ENDO 11, Laila Kafi ENDO 12, Rayan Kafri ENDO 11, Arman Samad-Zadeh ENDO 14. This was the largest number of alumni GSDM has ever had recognized for this accomplishment at one time.
Neal Fleisher DMD 84 PERIO 86 was named one of two winners of the 2019 Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching in May 2019. The Metcalf Awards are one of the university’s highest honors and are given annually
to members of the faculty who demonstrate excellence in teaching in the context of a research institution. Over Dr. Fleisher’s 33-year career with GSDM, he has dedicated himself
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IMPRESSIONS FALL 2019
L-R: Gabriel Fuentes-Arroyo ENDO 11, Mona Alsulaiman ENDO 13, Paritosh Amburle ENDO 15, Arman Samad-Zadeh ENDO 14, Dr. Sami Chogle (chair), Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter, Tun-Yi (Edward) Hsu ENDO 04, Adela Agolli Tarshi ENDO 12, Ryan Kafri ENDO 12, Nauman Chatha ENDO 16, Hongsheng Liu ENDO 12
to the art and science of teaching, always seeking for innovative and effective ways to engage students in deep, meaningful learning. He is also exceedingly generous in mentoring his colleagues to help them improve their own pedagogical skill.
Richard Paul Mungo PEDO 75 received the 2019 Manuel M. Album award from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry during the organization’s annual meeting, held in May 2019
in Chicago, Illinois. The Manuel M. Album Award, established in 1997, is presented annually to the individual or organization that has made the greatest contribution to the oral health of children with special needs. Dr. Mungo currently runs a private practice in pediatric dentistry, as well as serves as part time faculty in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at USC School of Dentistry and guest lecturer in the Department of Hospital Dentistry at UCLA School of Dentistry. Steve Perlman PEDO 76 received the Ann Page Griffin Humanitarian Award from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry during the organization’s annual meeting, held in May 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. This award, established in May 2010 by Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children: The Foundation of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, honors an AAPD member dentist who has demonstrated