Challenging Oral Medicine Clinical Cases

Speakers:

Speaker: Prof. Nathaniel S. Treister
DMD, DMSc, DABOM (Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine) 

Oral Medicine Specialist and Clinical Director of Oral Medicine and Oral Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, MA)
Associate Professor of Oral Medicine, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
USA

Bio:

Prof. Nathaniel Simon Treister is an oral medicine specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Clinical Director of Oral Medicine and Oral Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) in Boston, Massachusetts, and Associate Professor of Oral Medicine at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He is board certified in Oral Medicine and practices at BWH, DFCI, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, with special interest in oral mucosal diseases, salivary gland diseases, orofacial pain disorders, and oral complications in cancer patients.

Prof. Sook Bin Woo
BDS, MS, DMD, MMSc, Cert (Oral Pathology)

Professor of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
USA

Bio:

Dr. Sook Bin Woo received her master’s degree in oral pathology from Indiana University School of Dentistry and earned both her D.M.D. and MMSc in oral pathology at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She completed a two-year fellowship in general and head and neck pathology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and American Board of Oral Medicine. Sook is an associate professor in the Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity at Harvard School of Dental Medicine and attending dentist and chief of clinical affairs of the Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where she is also a consultant pathologist.

Prof. Nikolaos G. Nikitakis
DDS, MD, PhD, ABOMP, AAOMP, AAOM

Dean, Professor and Chair, Department of Oral Medicine & Pathology and Hospital Dentistry, School of Dentistry
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
GREECE

Bio:

Professor Nikolaos G. Nikitakis received his DDS and MD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece, and his PhD from the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), USA. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (ABOMP) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (AAOMP) and the American Academy of Oral Medicine (AAOM). He has also completed sabbaticals at the School of Dentistry and MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas at Houston (UTH), USA.

Prof. Nikitakis is currently Dean (2022–present), as well as Professor and Chair (2018–present) of the Department of Oral Medicine & Pathology and Hospital Dentistry, School of Dentistry, NKUA.

He is Past President and a member of the Executive Committee and Board of the European Association of Oral Medicine (EAOM), where he served as Secretary General (2014–2018) and President (2018–2021). He is also currently President of the Hellenic Association of Oral Medicine and Pathology (HAOMP) (2015–present).

His clinical interests include clinical and histopathologic diagnosis and management of oral and maxillofacial diseases, while his research focuses primarily on oral, head and neck oncology/cancer research.

He has authored over 275 peer-reviewed publications and 200 abstracts, with approximately 4,300 citations and h-index: 38 on Scopus and 7,000 citations and h-index 48 on Google Scholar. He is author of a textbook in Contemporary Oral Medicine and Pathology and has contributed chapters to several textbooks and handbooks. He has also served on the Editorial Board of various scientific journals.

He has delivered invited lectures at numerous national and international meetings and has served as Visiting Professor/Lecturer at Universities across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. For his scientific contributions, he has received several honors and awards.

He is a strong advocate for the advancement of Oral Medicine and Pathology, as well as for international collaboration and globalization of the specialty. He has played a pivotal role in the establishment of EAOM Regional Meetings and, even more impactfully, in the development of joint EAOM–AAOM. He served as Chair of the Scientific Committee of the AAOM–EAOM Joint Meeting in 2025 (Las Vegas, USA) and will serve as President of the Congress and Chair of the Organizing Committee of the EAOM–AAOM Joint Meeting with global participation in Rhodes, Greece, on September 22–25, 2027.

Prof. Omar Kujan
BDS, DipOPath, MDSc, PhD, MFDS RCPS, FHEA, FRCPath, FFOMP(RCPA)

Professor/Consultant. Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Head, Division of Oral Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences Division
UWA Dental School, The University of Western Australia
Australia

Bio:

Prof. Omar Kujan is an academic and researcher at the University of Western Australia (UWA), specializing in oral pathology and dental research. His work focuses on early detection of oral diseases, including oral cancer, and the application of advanced diagnostic techniques to improve patient outcomes.

He is actively involved in teaching and mentoring students, contributing to the development of future dental professionals. In addition to his academic role, Dr. Kujan has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and collaborated on international research initiatives aimed at advancing oral health and clinical practice.

He is actively involved in leadership roles within the American Academy of Oral Medicine, including serving on the Executive Committee and heading major scientific and sponsorship initiatives. Her work has been recognized through multiple awards for clinical research, teaching, and professional service.