Homa H Zadeh is a tenured Associate Professor and the director of the post-doctoral periodontology program at the University of Southern California (USC), Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry and a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. Dr Zadeh received his doctor of dental surgery degree from USC Ostrow School of Dentistry. He has also completed advanced clinical education in Periodontology and earned a PhD degree in immunology from the University of Connecticut, Schools of Dental Medicine and Medicine.
Dr Zadeh is internationally recognised for his clinical and scientific expertise. His clinical areas of interest range from aesthetic and minimally invasive periodontal and implant surgery, as well as tissue engineering. Dr Zadeh directs the Laboratory for Immunoregulation and Tissue Engineering (LITE) at USC, dedicated to studying basic mechanisms to regulate bone and tissue regeneration/destruction under health/disease states, as well as conducting clinical trials of dental implant outcomes. He has published extensively, having published in peer-reviewed journals, as well as book chapters.
Dr Zadeh is the director of USC International Periodontal and Implant Symposium, which is currently in its 41st year of annual meetings; as well as USC-Taiwan Comprehensive Surgical and Restorative Implant Training Program, which has been running for the past 6 years. He is an active member of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP), Academy of Osseointegration (AO), American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (AAED) and American Association for Dental Research (AADR).
Dr Zadeh also maintains a part-time private practice limited to Periodontology in Southern California.
Qualifications: DDS PhD