Faculty

Tara Aghaloo, D.D.S., M.D., Ph.D.

Aghaloo

T

ara L. Aghaloo, D.D.S., M.D., Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in the Division of Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences at the UCLA School of Dentistry.

Contact Information

UCLA School of Dentistry
53-009 CHS
10833 Le Conte Avenue 
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668

Phone: (310) 794-7070
taghaloo@dentistry.ucla.edu

Educational and Professional Background

  • 1994 D.D.S., University of Missouri, Kansas City
  • 1998 M.D., University of California, Los Angeles
  • 2000 Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles
  • 2003 Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • 2007 Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles (Oral Biology)

Patient Care

Dr. Aghaloo treats patients in the Faculty Group Dental Practice.

 

Teaching Activities

  • DS463C, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Course Chair)
  • DS300.04,  Resident Physical Diagnosis Course, Introduction to Hospital and Operating Room Protocol and the Pulmonary Exam (Lecturer)
  • OB403b, Introduction to Hospital Dentistry; Hospital/OR Protocol (Lecturer; Dr. Eric Sung, Course Director)
  • Resident hands-on teaching in Clinic and Operating Room procedures

Research/Creative Activities/Honors

  • 2004 - 2009 NIH K08 – Clinical Scientist Development Award (DE015800)(PI)
    • "Prostanoid induction of egr1 in primary osteoblasts”
    • This grant examines the effect of prostanoids on egr1 and the effect on osteoblast differentiation and function.

Professional Memberships and Activities

Forthcoming.

Recent Publications

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