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Professional Employment Record
| 1976 – 1977 | Clinical Instructor, University of Saskatchewan |
| 1977 – 1979 | Lecturer, Department of Diagnosis, School of Dentistry, University of Washington |
| 1977 – 1979 | Resident, Oral Medicine, University Hospital University of Washington |
| Jul/79 – Jul/81 | Assistant Professor & Director, Division of Diagnosis, College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan |
| Jul/79 – Jul/81 | Associate Medical Staff, University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan |
| Jul/81 – Nov/81 | Active Medical Staff, University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan |
| Jul/81 – Nov/81 | Associate Professor, College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan |
| Aug/81 – Nov/81 | Acting Head, Department of Diagnosis & Oral Radiology, College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan |
| Nov/81 – 2003 | Medical/Dental Staff, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC |
| Nov/81 – Jun/97 | Research Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, University of Washington |
| Nov/81 – 2003 | Referral Oral Medicine Practice, Vancouver, BC |
| Nov/81 – Jun/82 | Visiting Professor, College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan |
| Jul/82 – Jun/84 | Associate Staff, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC |
| May/84 – 2002 | Medical Staff, Children’s Hospital, Department of Dentistry, Vancouver, BC |
| Jan/86 – May/89 | Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC |
| Feb/87 – Jul/87 | Oral Medicine, Marrow Transplant Unit, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington |
| Apr/88 – Jul/90 | Clinical Director, Department of Dentistry, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC |
| May/88 – 2000 | Head, Division of Oral Medicine and Clinical Dentistry, Department of Dentistry, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC |
| May/89 – Jan/92 | Director, General Practice Residency Program, Vancouver General Hospital/British Columbia Cancer Agency, Dentistry Depts., Vancouver, BC |
| May/89 – Aug/95 | Clinical Professor, Department of Oral Medical and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC |
| Oct/89 – June/96 | Canadian Dental Association, Council on Education, Member |
| Jul/90 – Oct/90 | Acting Head, Department of Dentistry, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC |
| Sep/90 – Sep/94 | Vice President, Canadian Academy of Oral Medicine |
| Sep/90 – 2002 | Visiting Staff, Department of Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC |
| Nov/90 – Dec/90 | Benjamin Meaker Visiting Professor, University of Bristol, Department of Oral Medicine, Surgery and Pathology, Bristol Dental Hospital and School, Bristol, UK |
| Jun/91 – Aug/95 | Co-ordinator of Research for General Practice Residency Program, Division of Hospital Dentistry, Department of Oral Medical and Surgical Sciences – UBC, Vancouver, BC |
| Oct/91 – 1998 | Canadian Dental Association, Commission of Dental Accreditation, Committee on Hospitals, Member |
| Feb/94 – present | Certified Specialist in Oral Medicine, College of Dental Surgeons of BC |
| Aug/95 – 2003 | Head, Department of Dentistry, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Vancouver, BC |
| Aug/95 – 2003 | Professor (part-time) and Head Division of Hospital Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC |
| 1995 – present | Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University of London, London, UK |
| Jan/97 | Certificate in CO2 Laser Techniques and Applications, Luxar Corp, Bellevue WA |
| Jul/97 – 2000 | Research Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle WA |
| Jul 2000 – 2002 | Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, University of Washington Seattle WA |
| Jul 2000 – 2002 | Director of the Graduate Program in Oral Medicine, and DECOD (Dental Care for the Disabled), Department of Oral Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
| Jan 2001 – Aug 2002 | Active Medical Staff, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA |
| Jan 2001 – Aug 2002 | Associate Member, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA |
| July 2001 – Aug 2002 | Adjunct Professor, Department of Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
| July 2001 – Aug 2002 | Faculty Senate, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
| Aug 2002 – Sept 2011
Aug 2002 – Nov 2007 |
Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Aug 2002 – Jan 2008 | Head, Interdisciplinary Program in Oral Cancer Biology, Prevention, and Treatment, College of Medicine, Chicago Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois |
| Sept 2003 – Sept 2011 | Instructor, Department of General Surgery Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois |
| Nov 2003 – Sept 2011 | Consulting Attending, Medical Staff, Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois |
| July 2004 – Aug 2011 | Adjunct Professor, Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois |
| June 2004 – present | Medical staff, Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital, Chicago, Illinois |
| July 2011 – present | Consulting Staff Member, City of Hope, Duarte, CA |
| July 2011 – present | Medical-Dental Staff, Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences, Los Angeles, CA |
| Dec 2012 – present | Collaborative Member, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences, Los Angeles, CA |
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July 2015 – present |
Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA |
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Nov 2015 – present |
Medical Director, Cancer Dentistry, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA |
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Sept 2017 – present |
Medical Staff, University of Washington Medical Center, Department of Hospital Dentistry, and Medical Staff, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Attending, Oral Medicine and Affiliate, Department of Oral Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
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Jun 2018 – present |
Medical Staff, Medical Director, Dental Oncology Services, Department of Surgery, City of Hope, Duarte, CA |
Selected Memberships in Professional and Learned Societies
| 1976 – 1982 | Member, Saskatoon & District Dental Society |
| 1976 – 1982 | Member, College of Dental Surgeons of Saskatchewan |
| 1976 – present | Member, Canadian Dental Association |
| 1976 – 1990 | Member, American Academy of Oral Radiology |
| 1976 – 1990 | Member, American Academy of Oral Pathology |
| 1976 – 1988 | Member, Canadian Academy of Oral Pathology |
| 1977 – 1994 | Member, International Association of Dental Research (Neurosciences Group, IADR), (Canadian Association of Dental Research, IADR) |
| 1979 – 1982 | President & Founder, Diagnostic Sciences Study Club, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| 1979 – 1993 | Member, Organization of Teachers of Oral Diagnosis |
| 1980 – present | Member, College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia |
| 1980 – 1982 | Member, Alberta Dental Association |
| 1982 – 1996 | Member, Vancouver and District Dental Society |
| 1983 – present | Member, International Association for the Study of Pain |
| 1983 – 1985 | Mentor, Greater Vancouver Study Club, Vancouver and District Dental Society |
| 1984 – 1986 | Member, Western (USA) Pain Society |
| 1984 – present | Member, American Academy of Oral Medicine |
| 1984 – present | Member, Multinational Society for Supportive Care in Cancer and International Society for Oral Oncology |
| 1984 – 1986 | Scientific Coimmittee, Western Pain Society |
| Aug/91 – Aug/93 | President, International Society for Oral Oncology |
| 1984 – 1986 | Scientific Coimmittee, Western Pain Society |
| 1995 – 2002 | Member, American Academy of Orofacial Pain |
| 1995 – 2000 | Member, Advisory Board, Dental Alliance of AIDS/HIV Care |
| 1995 – 2000 | Member, Steering Committee: Interdisicplinary Education on HIV/AIDS Curricculum in Health and Social Sciences. The Association of Canadian Medical Colleges, as Representation of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges, as Representative of the Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry and the Canadian Dental Association. |
| 1995 – present | Member, Scientific Sessions Committee, American Academy of Oral Medicine |
| 2006 – present | Consultant to the Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations, American Dental Association |
| 2007 – present | Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, Board of Directors |
| 2007 – Present | Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology |
| 2014 – Present | Member, American Head and Neck Society |
| 2016 – Present | Board Member, Cancer Nutrition Consortium |
| 2012 – Present | Consultant, Council For Scientific Affairs, American Dental Association |
| 2012 – Present | Board Member, Head and Neck Cancer Alliance |
| 2016 – Present | Member, Supportive Care Committee, American Head and Neck Society |
| 2017 – Present | Consultant, American Dental Association, Council for Scientific Affairs |
| 2020 – present | Chair, Covid-19 Working Group, College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia |
| 2020 – present | Member, Standards and Guidelines Committee, College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia |
Professional Service and Experience
| 1979 – 1981 | Member, Pain Management Service, University Hospital University of Saskatchewan |
| 1982 – 1986 | Consultant, Columbia Centre for Pain and Stress Management, Vancover, BC |
| 1982 – 2002 | Associate, Division of Clinical Hematology, Vancover General Hospital, Oral Medicine Services |
| 1984 – 1999 | Consultant to the Editor, Canadian Dental Association Journal |
| 1986 – 1988 | Subcommittee on ADA Prgrams, Organization of Teachers of Oral Diagnosis |
| 1986 – 1988 | Chairman, Professional and Public Relations Committee, Canadian Academy of Oral Pathology |
| 1986 – 1990 | Chairman, Publications Committee, Society for Oral Oncology |
| 1986 – 1999 | Chairperson, Health Hazards/Health Promotions Committee, College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia |
| 1986 – 2000 | Member, Scientific Committee, American Academy of Oral Medicine |
| 1987 – 1989 | Member, AIDS Committee, Vancouver General Hospital |
| 1987 – 1989 | Member, AIDS Committee, British Columbia Cancer Agency |
| 1987 – 1989 | Chairman, Dento-Medical & Hospital Relations Committee, American Academy of Oral Medicine |
| 1987 – 1989 | Member, Special Care Committee, Children’s Hospital, Department of Dentistry |
| 1987 – 1989 | Member, Special Committe on AIDS, Shaughnessy Hospital |
| 1987 – 1997 | Chairman, Quality of Care Appraisal Committee, Department of Dentistry, Vancouver General Hospital |
| 1989 – 1990 | Member, International Prgram Committee, Clinical Science; 6th International Conference on AIDS |
| 1989 – 1991 | Member, AADS/CDC Working committee on Blood-Bone Infectious Diseases |
| 1989 – 1992 | Chairman, Scientific Sessions Committee, American Academy of Oral Medicine |
| 1989 – 1992 | Member, Medical Education Committee, Vancouver General Hospital |
| 1989 – 1992 | Consultant, Commission on Oral Health, Research and Epidemiology, Federation Dentaire Internaltionale |
| 1989 – 1996 | Member, Council on Dental Education, Canadian Dental Associations |
| 1989 – present | Member, Editorial Board, Oral Medicine Section, Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontics |
| 1990 – 1991 | Member, International Program Committee, Clinical Science; VII Internation Conference on AIDS |
| 1990 – 1992 | Special Editorial Consultant, Special Care in Dentistry |
| 1990 – 1999 | Member, Hospital Services Committee, College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia |
| 1990 – present | Reviewer, Special Care in Dentistry |
| 1992 – 1996 | Reviewer, European Journal of Cancer Part B: Oral Oncology |
| 1993 – 1994 | Member, Task Force on Hospital Dentistry, College of Dental Surgeions of Britsh Columbia |
| 1993 – 1996 | Vice President, Medical/Dental Staff Association, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC |
| 1993 – 2001 | Chairman, International Affairs Committee, American Academy of Oral Medicine |
| 1993 – 2006 | Member, American Association of Hospital Dentists |
| 1993 – present | Reviewer, Journal American Dental Association |
| 1993- 2001 | Regional Vice President (Region XI Canada); American Association of Hospital Dentistry Board Member; American Association of Hospital Dentistry |
| 1994 – 2000 | Editor, Infection Control, Journal Canadian Dental Association |
| 1994 – present | Member, Editorial Board, Oral Diseases. Stockton Press, UK |
| 1994 – 1996 | Member, Task Force on Definition of Dentistry, College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia |
| 1995 – 2000 | Associate Editor, Special Care in Dentistry |
| 1995 – 1996 | Reviewer, XI International Conference on AIDS |
| 1995 – present | Lecturer, Dept. of Oral Medicine. Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University of London, London, UK |
| 1995 – 1999 | Member, Planning Committee; Interdisciplinary Elective in HIV/AIDS Care; University of British Columbia |
| 1996 – prsent | Member, Board of Editorial Consultants Oral Oncology |
| 1997 – 2003 | Director, American Board of Oral Medicine |
| 1997 – 1999 | Vice President, International Society for Oral Oncology (ISOO) |
| 1997 – present | Member Editorial Board, International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| 1998 – 1999 | Reviewer, “Drugs & Aging,” Adis International, Auckland, NZ |
| 1998 | External examiner, thesis: K-John Cheung. “Comparison of LOH Profile of oral Premalignant Lesions from Low-Risk Sites with those from High-Risk Sites. Simon Fraser University, M.Sc. Kinesiology, Burnaby, BC |
| 1998 | Member, FDI Expert Network on Oral Cancer |
| 1999 – 2001 | President, International Society for Oral Oncology (ISOO) |
| 1999 – present | Consulting Editor, Canadian Dental Association Journal |
| 1999 | External Examiner: Thesis for Master of Science Degree, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of British Columbia; Xing Cheng. Use of allelic loss to predict malignant risk for low-grade oral epithelial lesions |
| 2000 – present | Red Cross CPR Certification; Basic Life Support Course |
| 2000 – present | Reviewer, CANCER: Interdisciplinary International Journal of the American Cancer Society |
| 2000 – 2002 | Vice-President, American Board of Oral Medicine |
| 2000 – 2003 | Member and Section Head, Oral Mucositis Study Section Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer |
| 2000 – 2011 | Member, and Section Head, Oral Mucositis Study Section, Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer |
| 2001 – 2008 | Member, Medical Advisory Board, Zila Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| 2002 | External Examiner: Thesis for PhD: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: Erik H. Van der Meij. The pssible premalignant character of oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid lesions: A clinicopthological study |
| 2003 | Oral Health in Cancer Consensu Conference 2003, Texas Cancer Council |
| 2002 – 2004 | President, American Board of Oral Medicine |
| 2002-present | Member, Oral Care Study Group, Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer |
| 2004 – 2008 | University of Illinois, Executive Committee, Cancer Center |
| 2004 – present | Member, Oral Mucositis Study Section, and Oral Care Study Section, Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer and International Society for Oral Oncology |
| 2004 – present | Member, Oncology Advisory Board, Medical Staff Committee, University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago Illinois |
| 2004 – present | Consultant, Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations, American Dental Association |
| 2004 – present | Tenure and Promotions Committee, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois |
| 2005 – 2008 | Continuing Education Committee, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois |
| 2005 – present | Ad-hoc reviewer, Journal of Biomedical Optics |
| 2005 – 2008 | Member, Dental Advisory Board, Zila Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| 2006 – present | Invited reviewer, Cancer, American Cancer Society |
| 2006 – 2008 | Chair, Data Monitoring Committee, BioAlliance Pharma/i3Research, LES Study of Miconazole Lauriad Efficacy and Safety, BA2004/01/04. |
| 2006 – present | Consultant, Commission on Dental Accreditation, American Dental Association |
| 2006 – present | Ad-hoc reviewer, Lancet |
| 2007 – 2009 | Speakers Bureau, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| 2007-present | Board of Directors, Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer and Liason International Society for Oral Oncology |
| 2007-present | Reviewer, Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine |
| 2007-present | Ad-hoc reviewer, Journal of Clinical Oncology |
| 2007-present | Scientific Advisory Board, Endo Pharmaceuticals |
| 2007-present | Speakers Bureau, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| 2007-present | Member, Editorial Board: the Open Otorhinolaryngology Journal (ISSN1874-4282); www.benthamscience.org/open/tootorj) |
| 2007-present | Scientific Prgram Committe, 2nd World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology, Toronto, July 8-11, 2010 |
| 2007-present | Ad-hoc reviewer, Cancer |
| 2008 – 2010 | Director, Cancer Center Head and Neck Cancer Research Working Group |
| 2008 – present | Reviewer, International Journal of Pediatric Dentistry |
| 2008 – present | Reviewer, Bone Marrow Transplantation |
| 2008 – present | Section Editor, Head and Neck Oncology |
| 2008 – present | Associate Editor-in-Chief (USA), Supportive Care in Cancer |
| 2008 – present | Director, Cancer Center Head and Neck Cancer Research Working Group |
| 2008 – present | Member, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG): Quality of Life (QOL)/Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) working group |
| 2008 – present | National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events NCI CTCAE v 4 Revision) Working Group 8 |
| 2008 – present | Co-Chair, Skin Toxicity Study Group, Multinational Association for SupportiveCare in Cancer |
| 2008 – present | Reviewer, Archives of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery |
| 2008 – present | Ad-hoc reviewer, Journal of Periodontology |
| 2009 – present | Oral Cancer Expert Panel, Center for Evidence Based Dentistry, Council on Scientific Affairs, American Dental Association |
| 2009 – present | Member, Head and Neck Cancer Alliance Board of Trustees: Professional Engagement and Alliances Chair |
| 2010 – present | Ad-hoc reviewer CA-A Cancer Journal for Clincians |
| 2013 – present | Ad-hoc reviewer New England Journal of Medicine |
| 2014 – present | SoCal Head and Neck Cancer Consortium, founding member |
| 2015 – present | American Academy of Oral Oncology, founding member |
| 2015 – present | Ad-hoc reviewer JAMA-Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery |
| 2016 – present | Board member, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Board Member |
| 2017 – present | Consultant, Council on Scientific Affairs, American Dental Association |
| 2019 – present | Medical Advisory Board, Photonic Therapy Institute2019 |
| 2019 – present | Medical Advisory Board, Tosk, Inc |
| 2020 – 2021 | Chair, Covid-19 Response Working Group, College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia |
| 2020 – 2022 | Member, Standards and Guidance Committee, College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia |
| 2020 – 2022 | Advisory Board, Rakuten Medical Inc |
| 2020 – present | Advisory Board, E2Bio Life Sciences Inc |
| 2022 – present | Advisory Board, Galera Therapeutics Inc |
| 2022 – present | SaNOtize Research and Development Corp |
| 2022 – present | Advisory Board, Talquetemab Advisory Board, Janssen Bispecifics |
| 2022 – present | Expert Panel on Taste Alterations in Cancer Patients, Nestle Healthscience |
| 2023 – present | Advisory Board GSK Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer PAA |