Professor-Endodontics Program; Graduate Coordinator, Graduate Education, Faculty of Dentistry; Cross-appointment, Department of Dentistry, Mount Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada; Honorary Professor, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong; Visiting Professor, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos: Madrid, Spain
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Kishen received specialty training in Endodontics from the Madras Dental College, India. His PhD is in Biomedical Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Postdoctoral Fellowship at Wellman Center for Photomedicine-MGH, Boston. After his stint as Assistant and Tenured Associate Professor at the Faculty of Dentistry in the National University of Singapore, he moved to the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto, where he is currently a Full-Professor in Endodontics Program and Graduate Coordinator for Graduate Education Unit. Prior to Faculty restructuring, Dr. Kishen served as the Head of Discipline of Endodontics from 2012 to 2016.
Dr. Kishen has published over 200 peer-reviewed journal publications, and is a co-inventor in 12 patents/invention disclosures. He is a recipient of several accolades including, The Enterprise Challenge Innovator Award in Singapore 2002, University of Toronto Dental Student Society (DSS) Honorary Member Award 2013, Honorary Diplomate of the Indian Board of Endodontics 2013, the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) Foundation-Denstply-Research Excellence Award 2013 and the Journal of Endodontics Publication Awards 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022 and W. W. Wood Award 2016 for excellence in Dental-Education. He has published 26 book-chapters, and has edited 3 textbooks. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Endodontics, BMC Microbiology, Clinical Oral Investigations, as well as an Editorial Board Member for several international journals. Dr. Kishen has presented over 180 invited lectures worldwide on topics pertaining to Endodontics. At the University of Toronto, Dr. Kishen is involved in the DDS as well as graduate-level teachings. His research lab focuses on engineered-nanoparticles for tissue engineering. Dr. Kishen is a strong advocate for high-quality translational research benefiting patient-care.
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