Department News
Dr. Patrick Foley is appointed as the Associate Director for CADE as of July 1, 2018.
Dr. Julie McCray is appointed as the Clinic Director for Orthodontics as of July 1, 2018.
Dr. Ki Beom Kim is appointed as the Program Director for Orthodontics as of July 1, 2018.
Dr. Ki Beom Kim will serve as the co-director of the Graduate Orthodontic Residency Program, along with Dr. Rolf Behrents. SLU will host the 31st annual GORP meeting in 2019.
Dr. Eustaquio Araujo will move back to his hometown, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and decrease his time 50% with SLU CADE as of July 1, 2018.
Dr. Hiroshi Ueno received Pillar's Endowed Professorship in Orthodontics in July, 2017.
Dr. Rolf Behrents retired from CADE as of December 31, 2017 and was appointed Professor Emeritus status.
Dr. Don Oliver retired from CADE as of December 31, 2017 and maintains his appointment as an Adjunct Clinical Professor.
All Class of 2018 residents passed the ABO exam.
New First Year Residents (Class of 2020)
Dr. Fernanda Arruda
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Dr. Kalynn Foster
Nova Southeastern University
Dr. Jessica Green
Southern Illinois University
Dr. Thomais Ioannou
Charles University, Czech Republic
Dr. Elizabeth Ivey
University of Louisville
Dr. Pimsiri Kangvonkit
Chulalonkorn University, Thailand
Dr. Nickolas Koenig
Universidad Ceintifica del Sur, Peru
Dr. Edward Lee
Texas A&M University (Baylor)
Dr. Sam Lee
University of Alabama
Dr. Kyle Malstrom
University at Buffalo
Dr. Byron Schroeder
University of Oklahoma
Dr. Sivan Shemer
The Hebrew University, Israel
Dr. Hun Shim
Case Western University
Dr. Zachary Smith
University of Louisville
Dr. Jim Klarsch (Adjunct Clinical Professor) was awarded the 2018 Earl E. Shepard Distinguished Award. The award will be given at the MSO Annual Session, Sept 21-22, 2018 in Bloomington, MN.
Alexis Azar Posnanski, M.A.
Senior Director of Development
Greetings from Dreiling-Marshall Hall! 2017 and the first half of 2018 has been a record setting fundraising year for SLU and I am proud to report that the fundraising arm of the orthodontic program has contributed to the overall success. One of the reasons the ortho department has had a great year is thanks to the mini campaign Dr. Lysle Johnston has helped create. He generously agreed to donate $50,000 to the Dr. Lysle Johnston Endowed Professorship in Orthodontics if others pitch in and donate an additional $50,000. The goal of this campaign is to elevate his named professorship fund to the Dr. Lysle Johnston Endowed Chair in Orthodontics, which would create the first endowed chair in the orthodontic department! Thanks to all who have already donated and if you have not, I am happy to talk to you about making a gift to support this worthy endeavor. I will be in touch regarding a celebration that will take place in the fall to honor Dr. Johnston's gift and the elevation of his named fund from an endowed professorship to an endowed chair. Thanks to all who attended SLU's reception during this year's AAO Conference in Washington D.C. Please feel free to reach out to me at alexis.posnanski@slu.edu or give me a call at 314-977-2247. Thanks for the continued support to the orthodontics department!