D-BEST Mentors

Mentors available to postdoctoral students enrolled in Columbia University's D-BEST program:

Sunil K. Agrawal, PhD	Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine
Treena Arinzeh, PhD	Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Gerard Ateshian, PhD	Andrew Walz Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Biomedical Engineering
Elham Azizi, PhD	Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Herbert and Florence Irving Assistant Professor Cancer Data Research
Nadeen Chahine, PhD	Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Tal Danino, PhD	Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Mildred Embree, DMD, PhD	Dr. Edwin S Robinson Assistant Professor, College of Dental Medicine
X. Edward Guo, PhD	Stanley Dicker Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Medical Sciences (in Medicine)
Yiping Han, PhD	Professor of Microbial Sciences, College of Dental Medicine
Fatemeh Momen Heravi, DDS, MPH, PhD	Associate Professor, College of Dental Medicine
Christine P Hendon, PhD	Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering/Affiliate in Biomedical Engineering
Henry Hess, PhD	Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Elizabeth M. C. Hillman, PhD	Herbert and Florence Irving Professor at the Zuckerman Institute and Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology
Clark T. Hung, PhD	Professor of Biomedical Engineering & Orthopaedic Sciences
Joshua Jacobs, PhD	Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Christoph Juchem, PhD	Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Lance Kam, PhD	Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Sciences
Elisa Konofagou, PhD	Robert and Margaret Hariri Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology
Jeffrey Kysar, PhD	Professor of Mechanical Engineering and of Otolaryngology
Andrew Laine, PhD	Percy K. and Vida L. W. Hudson Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Radiology
Evie Lalla, DDS	Professor, College of Dental Medicine
Chang Lee, PhD	Associate Professor, College of Dental Medicine
Kam Leong, PhD	Samuel Y. Sheng Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Systems Biology
Helen H. Lu, PhD	Percy K. and Vida L.W. Hudson Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Dental and Craniofacial Engineering
José L. McFaline-Figueroa, PhD	Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Barclay Morrison III, PhD	Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Kristin Myers, PhD	Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Nandan L. Nerurkar, PhD	Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Elizabeth Olson, PhD	Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Auditory Biophysics, in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Panos Papapanou, DDS, PhD	Professor & Chair of the Section of Oral Diagnostic and Rehabilitation Sciences
Paul Sajda, PhD	Professor and Vice Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Radiology
Samuel K. Sia, PhD	Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Stavros Thomopoulos, PhD	Robert E. Carroll and Jane Chace Carroll Professor of Biomechanics in Orthopedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
Stephen Tsang, MD, PhD	Professor of Ophthalmology, Pathology, Cell Biology and Biomedical Engineering
J. Thomas Vaughan, PhD	Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Magnetic Resonance Research Center
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, PhD	University Professor and Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Sciences
Sunil Wadhwa, DDS, PhD	Leuman Waugh Associate Professor, College of Dental Medicine
Qi Wang, PhD	Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Clinical Support Co-Mentors

Jing Chen, DDS, PhD	Associate Professor, Orthodontic Program Director
Sid Eisig, DDS	George Guttmann Professor of Clinical Craniofacial Surgery Chair, Section of Hospital Dentistry and Director, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Vicky Evangelidis, MPH, DDS	Professor, Director of Advanced Education in General Dentistry
John Grbic M.Med.Sc., DMD	Professor of Dental Medicine at CUIMC and Director, Division of Foundational Sciences
Gunnar Hasselgren, DDS, PhD	Professor, Division of Endodontics
Martin Kim, DDS	Associate Professor, Director Division of Endodontics
Luiz Pimenta, DDS, PhD	Professor, Division of Prosthodontics
Satoko Matsumura, DDS, PhD	Associate Professor, Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
Elizabeth Phillipone, DMD	Associate Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Residency and Division Director
Richard Yoon, DDS	Associate Professor, Vice Chair Section of Growth and Development, Program Director Division of Pediatric Dentistry