Member Directory
Pallavi Parashar, BDS, DDS, FRCD(C), is a board certified oral pathologist. She served as an assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine in Aurora, Colorado, for more than seven years. Parashar specializes in clinical and microscopic diagnosis of oral lesions, and her research interests include oral cancer and identifying the role of human papillomavirus in oral lesions. She can be reached at: drpallavi@hotmail.com.
Jeffrey S. Rouse, DDS, maintains a private practice in San Antonio, Texas, and is an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Prosthodontics at UTHSCSA. He is a past president of the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry.
Catherine K. Starnes, RDH, BS, has been a practicing dental hygienist for 38 years, and also served as a clinical assistant professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio (UTHSCSA). Her current focus is on the inflammatory process associated with sleep breathing disorders in the practice of Jeffrey Rouse, DDS. She can be reached at: ckstarnes@sbcglobal.net.
Robert E. Rada, DDS, is a clinical professor in the Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry. He also maintains a private practice in La Grange, Illinois.
Christopher Shyue, BS, BA, is a dental student at the UW School of Dentistry.
Sean G. Boynes, DMD, MS, is vice president of health improvement for the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, a national nonprofit dedicated to improving the oral health of all. He can be reached at dentmedconsulting@gmail.com.
Lena Kauffman is a freelance health care writer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She specializes in reporting on topics of concern to medical and dental professionals, and also assists with communications for medical groups and health care systems.
Kanchan Ganda, MD, is a professor and head of the Division of Medicine, Department of Comprehensive Care at TUSDM. She is the director of the predoctoral and postdoctoral medicine programs, medically complex patient triage, and urgent care and health policies. Ganda is also the author of the textbook Dentist’s Guide to Medical Conditions, Medications and Complications.
