Winter 2012-13 - College of Dental Medicine - Columbia University

Sahng-Gyoon (Martin) Kim ’12
New Director for Postdoctoral Endodontics Program
Interim Dean Ronnie Myers appointed Dr. Sahng-Gyoon (Martin)
Kim ’12 as Director of the Postdoctoral Program in Endodontics,
effective July 1, 2012. Dr. Kim follows Dr. Gunnar Hasselgren, who
held the position for the previous 20 years.
Before joining the Columbia faculty as Assistant Professor of Clinical
Dental Medicine in 2009, Dr. Kim earned a DDS from Seoul National
University in 2001.He also holds a Certificate in Endodontics (2008)
and an MS in Oral Biology (2009) from the University of Pennsylvania.
A Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, Dr. Kim
currently serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Journal of
Endodontics and the Research and Scientific Affairs Committee
of the American Association of Endodontics. His professional memberships
include: the American Dental Association, the American
Dental Education Association, the Korean Dental Association, and
the International Association of Dental Traumatology.
2012 Tenenbaum Lecture
in Periodontics
On May 25th, Dr. Mark Reynolds (left above), professor, chair,
and director of Postgraduate Periodontics, University of Maryland,
was guest speaker for the 23rd Annual Benjamin Tenenbaum
Memorial Lecture in Periodontics. Dr. Panos N. Papapanou,
chairman, Section of Oral and Diagnostic Sciences and
director, Division of Periodontics, presented Dr. Reynolds with
a plaque commemorating the occasion.
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