Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Renato Menezes Silva, DDS, MS, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Endodontics
University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Silva received his DDS from the University Gama Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1994. He received his endodontic certificate from both Brazil (University Gama Filho) and US (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston). Dr. Silva received his MS (2002) in Endodontics and PhD (2006) degree in Oral Sciences from University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Human Molecular Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Silva worked as an Assistant Professor at University of Pittsburgh from 2007 to 2011, Associated Professor, Tenured Professor and Department Chair at University of Texas at Houston from 2011 to 2022. Dr. Silva is currently a Professor and Chair of the Department of Endodontics and Interim Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at The University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Silva has edited a textbook about Endodontic retreatment and published several peer-reviewed articles in the field of Endodontics and Human Genetics. He is a board-certified endodontist and maintains a faculty practice limited to Endodontics.
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