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Amir Azarpazhooh, DDS, MSc, PhD, FRCD(C), ABE (he/him/his)

Professor
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Dr. Amir Azarpazhooh (pronounced "Azar pa joo") earned his DDS in Iran in 2001 and obtained advanced degrees in Dental Public Health (2007), Endodontics (2010), and a PhD (2011) from the University of Toronto.

Amir is a tenured Full Professor in Dentistry at the University of Toronto, focusing on Dental Public Health and Endodontics. He is also a Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at the Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and serves as an investigator with the Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative. At Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, he leads the Divisions of Endodontics and Research and directs the Advanced Training Program in Orofacial Pain.

Amir has secured >$1.5M in grants, mentored 45+ MSc/PhD students, edited an evidence-based dentistry textbook, authored seven book chapters, published 300+ papers, and presented at 90+ national and international meetings. With an H-index of 36 and an I10-index of 75, his work has garnered >6000 citations. He has received recognition and awards from Cochrane Canada, the Canadian Academy of Endodontics, the American Association of Endodontists, the Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry WW Wood Award for Excellence in Dental Education, and the Journal of Endodontics Publication Awards from 2020 to 2022. He also serves as the JOE Associate Editor, overseeing 100+ submitted manuscripts annually.

Amir is a Board-Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics and a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. He practices part-time in Toronto in a multi-specialty setting and provides endodontic care to medically compromised patients at Mount Sinai Hospital. He enjoys travel, cycling, photography, and gardening with his wife.

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