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Elliot V. Hersh

Elliot V. Hersh DMD, MS, PhD

Pathology, Clinical Pharmacology
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Dr. Hersh is currently a Professor of Pharmacology/Oral Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He received his DMD degree from UMDNJ-NJDS in 1981 and his MS and Ph.D. degrees from UMDNJ – Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in 1983 and 1988 respectively. Since arriving at the PENN in 1988 Dr. Hersh has won the Dental School’s Excellence in the Teaching of Basic Science Award 20 different times and was also presented with a University Lindback Award in 1993, the highest teaching honor in the entire University.

He has published more than 100 scientific articles, abstracts, and book chapters in the areas of dental pharmacology, drug interactions, analgesics, and local anesthetics. His scholarly and research contributions in the areas of local anesthesia and pain control were recognized by the International Association of Dental Research in 2007 when he was presented with the Distinguished Scientist Award in Pharmacology, Therapeutics, and Toxicology. Dr. Hersh states “that while the research accolades are nice, the most important thing I do is sharing this knowledge with my students and other dental professionals”.
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