Mahmoud Torabinejad

Bio

Dr. Torabinejad is president and director of the Endodontic Institute of Surgical Education and Research Foundation (TISERF). The mission of this not-for-profit institute is to educate endodontists and other dentists who are interested in saving natural dentition through surgical endodontics He is a former Director of the advanced specialty education program in endodontics at Loma Linda University (LLU) School of Dentistry. Currently, he is professor emeritus of endodontics at LLU, research professor at the University of Minnesota, Dean's professor of endodontics at the University of Maryland, and affiliate professor of endodontics at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. He has authored eight textbooks and close to 400 publications. He is the #1 author of citations in classic articles in the field of endodontics and # 1 author of citation for pulp regeneration. He was recently named the 2024 highest ranked scholar in the field of endodontics by the ScholarGPS. He has presented over 250 lectures nationally and internationally in over 40 countries. He has over 20 patents and no financial interest in any of them at this time. He received several awards from LLU during his 42-year tenure at LLU. They include: the LLU Centennial Van Guard Award for Healing, the Distinguished Research Award from the Dental School, and the LLU distinguished investigator award. He is the recipient of the Louis I. Grossman Award of the French Association of Endodontists. He has received the Ralph F. Sommer Award of the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) twice, Louis I. Grossman Award of the AAE, Philanthropic award of the Foundation for Endodontics, the Edgar D. Coolidge Award of the AAE. Recently, in recognition of his contribution to the field of endodontics, University of Washington in Seattle, Washington established and Endowed Chair under his name. He is a past president of the Southern California Academy of endodontists, California Association of endodontics and past president of the AAE and its Foundation. In a recent AAE’s podcast, Dr. Torabinejad was recognized as a living legend for reshaping modern endodontics by his resilience, innovation, and a relentless pursuit of excellence.