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Dr. Azim is an Associate Professor, Director of the Post-graduate program and  Chair of the Department of Endodontics at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A Dugoni School of Dentistry. He maintains a private practice limited to Endodontics. He is also the Founder and Chief Editor of Endolit. 

Dr. Azim earned his BDS from Cairo University, where he also did his endodontic training. He later completed his Endodontic certificate at Columbia University, and since then, he has been a full-time Educator. Dr. Azim is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. He has lectured all over the world and has been awarded several times for his research work. He has more than 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals and 4 text-book chapters contributions such as “Ingle Endodontics” and “Endodontics: Principles and Practices”. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Journal of Endodontics, and a reviewer for multiple other Endodontic journals such as International Endodontic Journal, the Journal of Dental Traumatology and JADA.

Dr. Scott Doyle received his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1995 and his D.D.S. from the University of Minnesota in 1999. He served in the United States Air Force for 7 years, including an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency. Dr. Doyle obtained both his M.S. and Certificate in Endodontics from the University of Minnesota in 2004. He currently practices with Metropolitan Endodontics and serves as an Associate Clinical Professor for the Division of Endodontics at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Doyle is a Past President of the Minnesota Association of Endodontists and serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Endodontics. Dr. Doyle has been active in the AAE, serving as Chair of the Continuing Education Committee, Chair of the Annual Meeting Planning Committee, and a member of the Public and Professional Relations Committee. He currently serves on the AAE Board of Directors. Dr. Doyle is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics and serves as a Director on the Board of Endodontics. Dr. Doyle has lectured nationally and internationally, and authored multiple articles in scientific journals, as well a textbook chapter on the “Endodontic Applications of CBCT” and an upcoming chapter in the Dental Pulp.

Dr. Fayad received his DDS from the College of Dentistry, Cairo University in 1985. He received his MS in 1994 and his PhD in 1996 from the University of Buffalo at New York. He had two years of Advanced Education in General Dentistry at Eastman Dental Center, University of Rochester at New York, and received his certificate of Specialty in Endodontics at the University of Illinois.
Currently he is the director of Endodontic research, and a clinical associate Professor in the Endodontic department at College of Dentistry at UIC, dividing his time between teaching, research, intra-and extra-mural continuing education and private practice. He currently serves on the Scientific Advisory and Manuscript Review Panels of the Journal of Endodontics, and Evidence Based Endodontics Journal. He served on the AAE Research and Scientific Affairs Committee and co-chaired AAE/AAOMR committee drafting the joint position statement on CBCT (2015). He has numerous publications and chapters in peer reviewed journals and textbooks (Pathways of the pulp) and (Contemporary surgical Endodontics). He is the co-editor of the CBCT text book (3-D Imaging in Endodontics: A new Era in diagnosis and treatment) by Springer 2016 and 2023. He is a recipient of the Calvin D. Torneck Part-Time Educator Award for 2022 by the American Association of Endodontists. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics and gave numerous presentations nationally and internationally.

Dr. Michaelson has degrees from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore (B.A. in Biology), Southern Methodist University in Dallas (M.S. in Biology with emphasis in the physiology of aging), The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.), and The University of Michigan School of Dentistry (Certificate in Endodontics). Dr. Michaelson was inducted into the dental honor society of Omicron Kappa Upsilon in 1999. He has published original research reports in professional journals, including the International Endodontic Journal ("Is Pulpitis Painful?"), Compendium ("Management of a Severely Malpositioned Replanted Avulsed Tooth: A Case Report"), and the Journal of Endodontics ("A Novel Treatment for Propagated Crown Fractures" and "Long-term Evaluation of Fracture Removal Treatment for Propagated Crown Fractures"). Dr. Michaelson was certified by the American Board of Endodontics in 2005. Dr. Michaelson has been a reviewer for the Journal of Endodontics since 2005 and has also served as an expert witness for the State of Ohio Dental Board and as a Trustee of the Greater Cleveland Dental Society. He is also an online moderator for EndoLit. Dr. Michaelson maintains a full time private practice in Bainbridge, Ohio.