Doctor Profile — Pedram Bohluli

Education
2007	Board Eligible — Endodontics — Columbia University, College of Dental Medicine
2005	Ph.D. — Univeristy of Texas Southwestern Medical School
2003	M.S. — University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
1999	D.D.S. — Beheshti University, College of Dental Medicine

Academic Appointments
2007 to present	Assistant Professor, Predoctoral and postgraduate Courses — University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston
2005-2007	Teaching Assistant — Columbia Univeristy College of Dental Medicine
2001-2003	Graduate Teaching Assistant — Univeristy of Texas at Arlington / University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Professional Society Membership

• Dental Board of California   • Texas State Board of Dental Examiners   • American Dental Association   • American Association of Endodontics   • American Dental Education Association   • Nanotechnology Foundation of Texas   • Biomedical Engineering Students Society

Honors and Awards
2005	Alfred and Janet Potvin, Excellence in Biomedical Engineering Awards, University of Texas
2001	Texas Department of Transportation Fellowship, University of Texas at Arlington
1999	Top 3% student in dentall school, Shahid Beheshti University, College of Dental Medicine
1993	Ranked 32nd in university entering examination in Iran (between 500,000 applicants)

Publication History
Submitted	Heat Transfer Modeling and Simulation of Thermal Behavior of Tooth Components During Root Filling Procedure
2007	"Biocompatibility of Ni-Ti Alloy", Hakim Research Journal, Vol. 9, No. 2, Summer 1385, 2006, pp 50-56
2005	Drug-eluting, antibody-conjugated nanoparticles targeting vascular endothelium in thyroid cancer. Ph.D. dissertation, The University of Texas at Arlington.
2004	"Tissue Engineering and Novel Delivery Systems", Biomaterials and Stent Technology, Chap. 5, pp. 107-130
1999	"Determination of Mechanical and Biological Properties of Nickel Titanium Alloy Containing 50.5% Ni and 49.5% Ti"

Invited Presentation
2009	Efficacy of a Novel Material Used as a Canal Orifice Sealer, Forty Ninth Annual Scientific and Sixth International Dentists Association Congress at Tehran
2009	Drug-eluting nanoparticles targeting vascular endothelium in oral cancer, Azad University at Tehran
2007	Heat Transfer Modeling and Simulating the Thermal Behavior of Tooth Components during Root Obturation Procedure, University of Texas Health Science Center, Dental Branch
2005	Drug-eluting, antibody-conjugated nanoparticles targeting vascular endothelium in thyroid cancer, University of Texas Medical Center at Dallas

Presentation
2007	Heat Transfer Modeling and Simulating the Termal Behavior of Tooth Components During Toor Obturation Procedure, The William Jarvie Society, Columbia University
2005	Drug-eluting, antibody-conjugated nanoparticles targeting vascular endothelium in thyroid cancer, University of Texas Medical Center at Dallas, 37th Annual Sigma Xi Research Forum
2004	"Smart Drug for Cancer Therapy", Abstract Bulletin of Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students
1999	"Determination of Mechanical Properties of Nickel Titanium Alloy Containing 50.5% NI and 49.5% Ti Made in Iran", Abstract BUlletin of 39th Annual Scientific and Sixth International Dentists Association Congress

Clinical Experience
2007 to present	UT Dentist, University of Texas Heath Science Center
2005-2007	Postgraduate Endodontic Clinic, Columbia University, College of Dental Medicine
1999-2001	Private Practice

Research
2007 to Present	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Efficacy of a Novel Material Used as a Canal Orifice Sealer
2007 to Present	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Developing a New Intracanal Medication
2007 to Present	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Novel Drug Delivery System for the Controlled Release of Medicament for Cancer Treatment
2007-2008	University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston, Heath Transfer Modeling and Simulating the Thermal Behavior of Tooth Components during Root Obturation Procedure.
2006-2007	Columbia University, Heat Transfer Modeling and Simulating the Thermal Behavior of Tooth Components during Root Obturation Procedure
2002-2005	University of Texas Southwestern Meidcal Center at Dallas, Surgery Department, Cancer Research
2001-2003	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Surgery Department, Stent Research Center. Bioresorbable Cardiovascular Stent
1997-1998	Shahid Beheshti University, College of Dental Medicine, Ni-Ti Shape Memory Alloy: Evaluating the mechanical properties and biocompatibility of a new Ni-Ti Alloy

Patents
2008	Hybrid Dental Post and Core System, 61/028,238 (UTHSCH Ref. No. 2008-0003)
2008	Nickel Titanium Wire Bender, UTHSCH Ref. No. 2008-0008