Dr. Cristiano Susin
United States
Dr. Cristiano Susin, DDS, MSD, PhD, is the Ray C. Williams Orapharma Distinguished Professor of Periodontal Medicine, chair of the Division of Comprehensive Oral Health and Director of the Graduate Program in Periodontology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil, his master’s degree in periodontology from the Lutheran University of Brazil, and his doctorate degree from University of Bergen in Bergen, Norway. Dr. Susin completed his residency in periodontics at the Dental College of Georgia and he is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.
Until 2018, Dr. Susin was a Professor in the Department of Periodontics at Augusta University Dental College of Georgia, where he served as the director for the Laboratory for Applied Periodontal and Craniofacial Research, and the director for the Center for Clinical and Translational Research.
Dr. Susin has been the recipient of several awards, including the R. Earl Robinson Periodontal Regeneration Award from the American Academy of Periodontology.
He has coauthored over 150 scientific articles in peer-reviewed dental and medical journals and presented internationally on topics focusing on craniofacial regeneration and oral epidemiology.
