Yasmine Haddad

Dr. Yasmine Maria Haddad was born and raised as a child in Poland (her mother’s homeland), then as a teenager in the Middle East (her father’s homeland). Yasmine speaks Polish, Arabic, and English fluently. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology in 1997 from the University of Houston, graduating Summa Cum Laude and received a Doctorate of Dental Surgery Degree in 2001 – graduating on the Dean’s Honor List - from UT School of Dentistry Houston. She was elected to the OKU National Dental Honor Society and subsequently received a T32 grant award from the National Institute of Health, which completely funded her Ph.D. training in Cancer Biology from MD Anderson Cancer Center- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in Houston. She also earned her Ph.D. from M.D. Anderson in 2009 and in 2010 received the prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, which funded her Post-Doctoral fellowship training in Cancer Biology at the Baylor College of Medicine.
In 2012, …Dr. Haddad started her position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Diagnostic & Biomedical Sciences at UT School of Dentistry and the following year was the recipient of the highly coveted John Freeman Teaching Award. Over the years, Dr. Haddad has served the Houston community selflessly through numerous community outreach programs and fundraisers focused on increasing awareness of oral cancer. She is the Founder of the Cancer, No More! foundation and co-chaired for the Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston Best Friend’s Brunch, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Gold Luncheon, the Society for the Performing Arts Gala and the first Texas Taste Teaser Fundraiser that provided funds to conduct free dental services for underprivileged children, army veterans and the homeless population in the Greater Houston area.