Eli Eliav, DMD, MSc, PhD, has been named director of the Eastman Institute for Oral Health at the University of Rochester Medical Center and vice dean for oral health within the School of Medicine and Dentistry.
He will take over the position in September.
A widely published expert in oral medicine and orofacial pain, Dr. Eliav has been serving as the chair of the department of diagnostic sciences, director of the Center for Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain, and is the Carmel Endowed Chair in Algesiology at the New Jersey Dental School, part of the University of Medicine and Dentistry at New Jersey.
Dr. Eliav earned his dental and post graduate degrees and completed his residency training in oral medicine at Hebrew University in his native Israel.
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