Dr. Shahd Almasswary earned her Bachelor's degree in Dental Surgery from King Khalid University and later pursued a Master's degree in Restorative Dentistry from the University of Michigan in 2021. Currently, she is a resident in the Endodontics program and a candidate for the Doctor of Science in Dentistry (DScD) program at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on identifying the molecular makeup of chemosensory receptors and their expression patterns in pulp tissue, as well as exploring the regenerative potential of pulp tissue.

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Dr. Rachel Chun received her DDS degree in 2021 from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. Currently, she is a second year resident, completing her post-graduate training in endodontics at University of Pennsylvania.

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Dr. Reza Benjamin Farham is a second year endodontic resident.

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Dr. Cher Lu attained her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with honors. She went on to complete her dental training at Columbia University and was awarded the membership of Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) National Dental Honor Society for her didactic and clinical achievements. Dr. Lu continued her studies by completing a general practice residency at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey. After working in private practice for a couple of years, Dr. Lu returned to Penn for her training in endodontics. She is looking forward to settling down and practicing endodontics in Raleigh, North Carolina after graduation.

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Dr. Nora Landells Paisner is a second-year endodontics resident at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine originally from Gwynedd Valley, PA. Prior to starting her endodontics residency, she received her bachelors in biology from Colgate University and went on to receive her DMD at the University of Pennsylvania. Upon graduation, Dr. Paisner will transition to private practice endodontics in the Pennsylvania suburbs.

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Dr. Shaan Sehgal is a 2021 graduate from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and 2023 candidate for a certificate in Endodontics from University of Pennsylvania school of Dental Medicine.

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Dr. Vicky Chiang was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Honours Biochemistry at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada, and subsequently earned a DMD degree from the Medical University of Lodz in Poland. She is currently a second-year resident and Master’s of Oral Biology candidate within the Department of Endodontics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.

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Dr. Veronika Sokolovski received her DDS from Belarus State Medical University and was in private practice for a few years before moving to the United States. Dr. Sokolovski obtained her DMD degree from University of Pennsylvania in 2015. After practicing for several years in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Dr. Veronika is now completing her postgraduate training in Endodontics at University of Pennsylvania.

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