Alexandra Tsigarida Named Chair, EIOH Periodontology
Associate Professor Alexandra Tsigarida, DDS, MS, has been named chair of the Periodontology Department, Eastman Institute for Oral Health.
Dr. Tsigarida joined EIOH in 2015 as an assistant professor and became the program director for the Periodontics Residency Program in 2019. Jack G. Caton, DDS, (Perio ’73, MS ‘73) recently stepped down as chair after more than 50 years of dedicated leadership.
“Dr. Tsigarida has consistently demonstrated her effective leadership and commitment to the program,” said EIOH Director, Eli Eliav, DMD, PhD. “In her new role as chair, we’re confident she will build upon the existing strengths of the department and continue the program’s educational, clinical and research success.”
The EIOH Periodontics Residency program has been named one of the Best in the U.S., according to Universities.com.
Dr. Tsigarida’s leadership is also demonstrated regionally, nationally, and globally. She is a trustee of the American Academy of Periodontology’s (AAP) Board of Directors in its 7th District, representing New York and New Jersey. She served on an AAP task force to evaluate pre-doctoral education. She also served as a member—and later as chair—of the AAP Education Committee, where she was integral in developing educational modules to help fill gaps in dental school curriculum.
She was also among 70 experts from 18 countries selected to participate in the Oral Reconstruction Foundation’s International Expert Meeting in Prague with the goal of developing the scientific and educational bases of implant dentistry for improved patient care.
Dr. Tsigarida attended the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Dental School where she earned a Doctorate of Dental Surgery in 2008. After practicing as a general dentist in the United Kingdom, she attended The Ohio State University where she earned a certificate in Periodontics and a master of science degree in 2013. Before coming to EIOH, she was an assistant professor at Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University for two years.
Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals and received multiple awards. Dr. Tsigarida is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and is an active member of the American Academy of Periodontology, Academy of Osseointegration, International Team for Implantology and International Association of Dental Research.
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