Congratulate Our Faculty

Dean Stohler announced five faculty promotions.

Portrait of Drs. Nurit Bittner, Holly Shaw, Jing Chen, Jennifer Bassiur, and Shannon Sullivan

On June 5, 2019, Dean Stohler announced the promotions of five faculty. His announcement is below:

Dear Members of the CDM Community,

It is a special pleasure to recognize the growth of several faculty members who were recently promoted. These promotions are important career milestones for the faculty themselves, reflecting scholarly merit, commitment to students, and the promise we see in them.

Just as important, they are also opportunities to acknowledge the way these faculty strengthen CDM as a whole.

Please join me in congratulating Jennifer Bassiur, Nurit Bittner, Jing Chen, Holly Shaw, and Shannon Sullivan on well-deserved promotions.

Sincerely,

Christian S. Stohler, DMD, DrMedDent

Promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor

Jennifer P. Bassiur, DDS, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Dr. Bassiur was promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Dental Medicine at CUIMC. Since 2007, Dr. Bassiur has been the Director of the Center for Oral, Facial, and Head Pain. She has distinguished herself as a national leader in her field, serving as president for the American Academy of Orofacial Pain, the most esteemed organization devoted to this area of study.

At CDM, Dr. Bassiur is a valued clinician, instructor, mentor, and contributor to the community who holds hospital appointments at both NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Nurit Bittner, DDS, Division of Prosthodontics

Dr. Bittner was promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Dental Medicine at CUIMC.

Dr. Bittner, a University of Venezuela dental graduate, completed her prosthodontics training at CDM before joining the faculty in 2008 and quickly demonstrating her great talent. She was named Associate Program Director in 2011 and Director of the Post-Graduate Prosthodontics Program in 2013. She is an active fellow of the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontists and is a board member for the American College of Prosthodontists’ New York Section, where she was previously president. She is a grant-funded clinical researcher and a valuable member of several CDM administrative committees.

Jing Chen, DDS, PhD, Division of Orthodontics

Dr. Chen has been promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Dental Medicine at the CUIMC.

Dr. Chen received her dental degree at Peking University in Beijing, China, her DDS at CDM, and earned her PhD in oral biology from the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. She came to CDM in 2011 as Assistant Professor and in 2013, was tapped to serve as Director of Postdoctoral Program in Orthodontics. An active researcher, Dr. Chen has published more than 37 abstracts and peer-reviewed papers. She has been PI or co-investigator on numerous studies, including NIH-funded research.

Promotion from Instructor to Assistant Professor

Holly Shaw, DMD, Division of Operative Dentistry

Dr. Shaw was promoted from Instructor to Assistant Professor of Dental Medicine at CUIMC.

Dr. Shaw is a skilled educator and compassionate clinician committed to clinical and public health interventions. A graduate of Nova Southeastern University's College of Dental Medicine, Dr. Shaw was chief resident at the Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx and was later an attending dentist and community educator for low-income patients at the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in New York City. She is a certified Tobacco Cessation Treatment Provider and faculty advisor to the Michael S. Yuan Student-Run Free Clinic.

Shannon Sullivan, DDS, Division of Operative Dentistry

Dr. Sullivan was promoted from Instructor to Assistant Professor of Dental Medicine at CUIMC.

Dr. Sullivan, a graduate of the Ohio State University College of Dentistry, completed residency at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center before entering private practice and joining us as an instructor in 2016. At CDM, in addition to her teaching and clinical responsibilities, she has participated in faculty search committees and oversaw groups of students on trips to provide comprehensive oral healthcare in Guatemala and restorative, endodontic, and surgical procedures in Machias, Maine.