Dr. Jaleh Pourhamidi

Jaleh Pourhamidi DMD, MDSc
Associate Professor of Dental Medicine
Program Director, Advanced Education in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics/MBA
Dr. Jaleh Pourhamidi completed her undergraduate training at University of California, San Diego in 1995. She attended University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine for her DMD degree (1999) as well as her Certificate in Orthodontics and Masters of Dental Sciences (2002). Dr. Pourhamidi is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics.
Dr. Pourhamidi has received numerous awards such as the American Association of Orthodontists Faculty Development Award, the Hinman Scholarship Award (three-time recipient), the Colgate Palmolive Award, the W. Arthur George Student Research Award, the American Dental Association Dentsply Research Award, the American Association of Dental Research Student Research Fellowship Award, and the American Association for Dental Research Student Award. She was most recently named as one of "American's Top …Dentists" by the Consumers' Research Council of America, a distinction awarded to a select few based on education, years in practice, affiliation with professional associations and board certification.
Dr. Pourhamidi has given a number of educational presentations throughout the country on topics such as dental school admissions, psychosocial outcomes in patients with various craniofacial anomalies, treatment and management of cleft lip and palate, and her molecular biology research involving a common periodontal disease bacteria.
Dr. Pourhamidi's current national involvements include serving as the Chair for the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Section in Orthodontics, a reviewer for the American Dental Association's (ADA) CE Online Editorial Board, a member of the ADEA Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS) Task Force, and the Consultant to the ADA's Council on Dental Practice. She has also served as the 85th Annual ADEA Section Planning Committee Reviewer (2007-2008), a member of the ADEA House of Delegates (2007-2008), and the ADEA Section in Orthodontics Chair Elect (2006-2007).
Additionally, Dr. Pourhamidi currently holds membership in many national and international organizations including the American Association of Orthodontists, American Dental Educators Association, College of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics, the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists, the International Academy of Advanced Interdisciplinary Dentistry, the North American Craniofacial Conference, American Dental Association, and the International Association of Dental Research.
In her spare time, Dr. Pourhamidi enjoys hiking, running, reading, riding her road bike and various volunteer work.