New Faculty
Members Join LSUSD
This summer
LSUSD was pleased to
welcome four new full-time
instructors to the
faculty.
Two faculty members with
extensive training in
oncology and microvascular
reconstructive surgery
have joined the Department
of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery. Beom-June
Kim, DMD, MD,
received a BS from Cornell
University in 1998 and his
DMD in 2004 from the
University of Pennsylvania
School of Dental Medicine.
He then attended the
University of Maryland,
receiving an MD in 2008
and completing the oral
and maxillofacial surgery
residency in 2011. He came
to the Department of Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery
at LSUHSC in Shreveport
for a two-year fellowship
in head and neck
surgery/microvascular
reconstruction. Dr. Kim is
first author of
"Oculocardiac Reflex
Induced by an Orbital
Floor Fracture:
Report of a Case and
Review of the Literature",
recently published in the
Journal of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery, and
is currently working on
"Reconstruction of Lip
Defects", a chapter in Lip
Cancer, to be published by
Springer. He is a
diplomate of the American
Board of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery.
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Beom-June
Kim, DMD, MD |
Waleed
Zaid, DDS,
graduated from Ajman
University of Science and
Technology, Faculty of
Dentistry in the United
Arab Emirates (UAE) in
2003. Following dental
school, he interned in the
Department of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery in
the UAE Ministry of Health
in Dubai. From 2005-2006
he was an oral and
maxillofacial surgery
demonstrator at Ajman
University and from
2006-2008 he trained in
oral and maxillofacial
surgery at Al-Qassimi
Hospital. He attended the
oral and maxillofacial
surgery residency at
McGill University Faculty
of Dentistry from
2008-2012; he then trained
for an additional year in
head and neck oncology and
microvascular
reconstruction at the
Boston Medical Center. In
2012 Dr. Zaid was awarded
a master's in oral and
maxillofacial surgery for
his thesis "In Vitro
Effects of Bisphosphonates
on Oral Squamous-Cell
Carcinoma BHY Cells and
BHY-Induced Osteoclasts".
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Waleed
Zaid, DDS |
Molly
Rosebush, DDS, MS,
assistant professor in the
Department of
Comprehensive Dentistry
and Biomaterials, Division
of Oral and Maxillofacial
Pathology, received her BS
from Duke University in
2000 and her DDS from the
University of Michigan in
2005. Dr. Rosebush earned
an MS and certificate in
oral and maxillofacial
pathology from Ohio State
University in 2008. She
comes to LSUSD from the
University of Tennessee
where she served in the
departments of oral and
maxillofacial pathology
and pathology. Dr.
Rosebush has presented
thirty continuing
education courses, invited
lectures, and oral
presentations and is the
author or co-author of ten
articles published in
peer-reviewed journals.
She is currently writing a
chapter for a dental
hygiene oral pathology
textbook. She also serves
as a reviewer for Oral
Surgery, Oral Medicine,
Oral Pathology, Oral
Radiology and Head and
Neck Pathology. A
recipient of various
awards as a dental
student, resident, and
faculty member, Dr.
Rosebush is also a member
and past-president of
Omicron Kappa Upsilon.
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Molly
Rosebush, DDS,
MS |
Jessica
Owens, DMD,
assistant professor in the
Department of
Periodontics, is already
familiar to many LSUSD
faculty and students as
she received her
certificate in
periodontics from the
school in July. A native
of Slidell, in 2003 she
earned a BS in biomedical
sciences and a BA in
psychology, both summa cum
laude, from the University
of Alabama (UAB).
Following completion of
her DMD from UAB in 2008,
Dr. Owens entered the
general dentistry
residency at LSUSD. In
2010 she began the
advanced education program
in periodontics. In
2012-2013, Dr. Owens
served as chief
periodontics resident and
as one of two resident
representatives to the
LSUSD Advanced Education
Committee. Her advanced
education research
compared the use of loupes
to a microscope during
scaling and root planning.
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Jessica
Owens, DMD |
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