General Practice Dental Medicine Residency Leadership and Faculty
Here, you will find information about the experienced professionals who lead, teach, and support our residency. Our team consists of seasoned educators and practitioners from various specialties within dentistry, all committed to upholding the highest academic and clinical standards.
Leadership
Joseph F. Morales, D.D.S., FACD
Professor and Chair, New York Medical College
School of Medicine
Program Liaison, General Dental Practice Residency
Chair of Service, NYC Health+Hospitals/Metropolitan
Rosa Martinez, D.D.S., FACD
Assistant Clinical Professor, New York Medical College School of Medicine
Program Director, General Dental Practice Residency
Director of Service, Westchester Medical Center
Dawn Powell, D.D.S.
Assistant Clinical Professor, New York Medical College School of Medicine
Site Director, NYC Health+Hospitals/ Metropolitan
Roger Desroches, D.D.S.
Assistant Clinical Professor, New York Medical College School of Medicine
Associate Program Director, General Dental Practice Residency
Attending, NYC Health+Hospitals/ Metropolitan
Naida Henriquez, D.M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, New York Medical College School of Medicine
Director of Dental Services, Open Door Family Medical Centers
Site Director, Open Door Family Medical Centers
Eric Wachs, D.M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, New York Medical College School of Medicine
Chief of Dentistry/Oral Surgery, Phelps Hospital|Northwell Health
Faculty
Anthony Alessi, D.M.D., M.D. - OMS
Komal Bhasin, D.D.S. – General Practice
Robert Bruskin, D.M.D. - General Practice
Dennis Chan, D.D.S. – General Practice
Steven Cho, D.D.S. - OMS
Stuart Coleton, D.D.S. - Periodontics
James Damascus, D.D.S. - General Practice
Roger Desroches, D.D.S - General Practice
Maria Lucy Duff, D.D.S. - General Practice, including Geriatrics
Kimberly Ferguson, D.D.S. - General Practice
Ben Geisler, D.D.S. - General Practice
Yuly Gertsberg, D.D.S. - OMS
David Greenman, D.D.S., M.P.H. – OMS
Leslie Halpern, D.D.S., M.D., Ph.D., - OMS Residency Program Director
Paul Han, D.D.S. - OMS
Naida Henriquez, D.M.D - General Practice
Raha Iraj, D.D.S. - General Practice
Tauseel Khan, D.D.S, - General Practice
Kavita Kohli, D.D.S. - Pediatric Dentistry
Timothy Levine, D.D.S. – Surgical Orthodontist
Jessica Levy, D.D.S. - Pediatric Dentistry
Rosa Martinez, D.D.S. - General Practice
Michael Miller, D.D.S. – OMS
Eduard Munarov, D.D.S.- OMS
Dino Moundroukas, D.D.S. - General Practice, including Special Needs
Joseph Morales, D.D.S. - General Practice
Paulette Porteous-Cole, D.D.S. - General Practice
Dawn Powell, D.D.S. - General Practice
Sonia Sood, D.D.S. - General Practice
Jadwiga Stec, D.D.S. - Endodontics
Bart Silverman, D.D.S. - OMS
Barbara Tamulewicz, D.D.S. - Special Needs
John Tolli, D.D.S. - General Practice
John Tseng, D.D.S. - General Practice
Frank Weber, D.D.S. - OMS
Amanda Yee, D.D.S., M.P.H. – General Practice
2023-2024 General Dental Practice Resident Staff
WMC - 3 resident positions
NYC H+H/Metropolitan - 5 resident positions
Phelps/Open Door - 12 resident positions
