Adjunct Faculty
Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine
Dr. Shankargouda Patil received his PhD in Medical Biotechnology from University of
Siena, Italy. His thesis subject was on the effect of water pipe smoking (tobacco) on
oral keratinocytes. He has been
an academic supervisor and held the position of Associate Professor at Jazan
University from 2016 to 2022. He holds a visiting professorship at the University of
Siena, Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dental Medicine, Siena, Italy and in
as a distinguished visiting professor at the Centre of Molecular Medicine and
Diagnostics (COMManD) at Saveetha University, India.
Dr. Patil is an internationally acknowledged expert in translational research, Oral
Potentially Malignant Disorders and Oral Cancer. In his career as a dental educator
and academician, Dr. Patil has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on oral
oncology and oral pathology which have received over 7000 citations. He has
contributed to numerous textbooks. He serves on the Editorial Board of several
prestigious journals. Based on data from Sandford University, he is placed in the top
2% of scientists in the world across all disciplines. He is a sought after speaker at
national and international forums and conferences for this expertise in the field