Christian S. Stohler DMD, DrMedDent

Stohler is a leading expert on pain management and on jaw and muscle disorders. Prior to coming to Columbia University Stohler was dean of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in Baltimore, where he oversaw Maryland’s expansion to become the largest public dental school in the United States, obtained the volunteer commitment of more than 200 practicing dentists to teach real-world dentistry, and expanded the school’s global presence.

Before joining the University of Maryland in 2003, Stohler spent more than 20 years at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he was a professor in the School of Dentistry, research scientist at the Center for Human Growth and Development, director of research at the School of Dentistry, and professor and chair of the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences. He has helped lead National Institutes of Health-funded work into the genetics, endocrinology, and neurobiology of the human response to pain—particularly in patients with TMJD.

Stohler received his DMD from the University of Bern in Switzerland, where he also earned his DrMedDent in hematology, as well as certificates in oral surgery and prosthodontics. He holds an honorary doctoral degree in philosophy from Nippon Dental University in Tokyo. He is a recipient of the Jerome M. & Dorothy Schweitzer Research Award from the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics and the Horace Wells Merit Award from the Connecticut State Dental Association.