Dr. Hessam Nowzari is a former Director of Advanced Periodontics at USC and has been a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology with an expertise in implantology, aesthetic implant surgery, aesthetic periodontal therapy, and full-mouth reconstructions.
Dr. Nowzari holds a PhD in Biology and Health Sciences. He and Dr. Alan Tuan are the founders of the Taipei Academy of Reconstructive Dentistry (TARD) in Taiwan and are among the only two American members of the Dnipropetrovs’k State Academy of Medical Sciences, Ukraine.
Since 2002, Dr. Nowzari has served as one of the selected scientific experts on an international panel charged with assessing and ranking research proposals for the Ministry of Education and Research, sections of medical engineering, in Italy. He was elected to the Italian Board of Experts for evaluating medical products for patient safety and health integrity in 2004.
Since 2012, he is an active member of a review committee for The National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes (ANVUR) in Italy.
He is the guest editor-in-chief of the Journal de Parodontologies & d’Implantologie Orale in France. His current movie, “What Killed The Smile of Hatshepsut?” and” A Woman Who Was A Pharaoh?” won the Award of Merit 2012, Short Documentary, from The Accolade Competition, which honors outstanding craft and creativity in film, television, and videography.
He is also the Editor of one of the leading reference publications, Aesthetic Periodontal Therapy: Periodontology 2000.
Dr. Nowzari’s Publications: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=nowzari+h
Dr. Eric Cho is currently the Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Southern California Department of Advanced Periodontology. He holds a D.D.S from the USC School of Dentistry. He trained and began his career as a periodontist at the University of Southern California, where he specialized in periodontics and implant dentistry.
He is a member of several dental associations, including the American Academy of Periodontology, the California Dental Association, the American Dental Association, the Los Angeles Dental Society, and the Korean American Dental Association.
University of Southern California – DDS, University of Southern California – Periodontics, Clinical Associate Professor, USC Dept of Advanced Periodontology, Member of American Academy of Periodontology, CDA, ADA, Los Angeles Dental Society, Korean American Dental Association.
