Professor, Acting Chair, and Director of Research, Katz Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry
Houston, TX
Joined April 2012
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Rest in peace, Dr. Wong, an extraordinary mentor and friend whose legacy will continue to inspire all of us.
Very grateful to be part of a team working toward better treatments for patients w/ oral cancer. Every advance starts with curiosity, collaboration, and the willingness of so many people to support research. Here's to a future where more patients not only survive, but thrive.
A cancer diagnosis can change a life. So can a breakthrough.
Simon Young, DDS, MD ’11, PhD, shares how philanthropy is advancing innovative oral cancer research to help patients survive—and regain function and quality of life.
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ALT Dr. Simon Young smiles while standing with his arms crossed in a biomedical research laboratory, with glass flasks on a nearby bench and active research spaces in the background.
Congrats to Dr. Gemalene Sunga on successfully defending her PhD dissertation! Her work advanced our understanding of the immune environment in oral cancer and helped develop clinically relevant models of tumor resection and recurrence. We're incredibly proud of her! #weareutsd
Congratulations to Dr. Andrea Molina @andreasteminist on successfully defending her PhD dissertation! Andrea’s work has advanced new strategies to improve immunotherapy for head and neck cancer. We are incredibly proud of her achievement and excited for what comes next.
Thank you, Dr. Bruce Huberman, for inviting me, Dr. Rabie Shanti, and @LukaszWitekPhD to discuss the future of research on the OMS Insights Podcast. Research drives better patient care and keeps our specialty at the forefront of innovation.
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New paper out in Cancers!
Congrats @andreasteminist & Gema Sunga, who co-led this study of heterotopic vs orthotopic oral cancer models. A full-circle moment, building on Dr. Myers’ early orthotopic oral tongue cancer model work with Dr. Isaiah J. Fidler. doi.org/10.3390/cancers18101…
Strong week for our trainees! Presentations at the @UTHealthHouston Pediatric Research Center & @UTSDHouston Center for Craniofacial Research Retreat, with several lab members earning awards.
Also great to support Arman Hassan at @RiceUniversity NSURS this weekend. Go team!
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Visited @UTSDHouston and met incredible students, trainees, faculty, and staff. Their dedication to advancing dental science and practice reflects their school’s unmistakable “spirit of service”.
Two weeks out! The OMS Research Collaborative is back with a rapid-fire MRONJ session featuring new data, sharp 5-min research pitches, and global experts. Excited for this one.
Excited to join the new @NIH TMD CREATE project - one of the largest studies ever on jaw pain & TMD! With Drs. Mark Wong and Craig Pearl, @UTOMShouston will contribute to this national effort to transform TMD care. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4b2zarax #WeareUTSD
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Proud of our team for their outstanding posters and presentations on strategies for localized immunotherapy in HNSCC!👏 @andreasteminist, Alejandra Cobos Perez, Riya Pagilla, Joyce Jiang, Arman Hassan. Special congratulations to Andrea for Best Abstract Award (Postgrad category)!
Wanted to share a reflection on my mentor, Dr. Mark Wong, in the latest issue of #AAOMSToday. Forever grateful for his guidance, wisdom, and dedication to advancing our profession. Thank you, Dr. Wong. #MentorshipMatters #OMFS @aaoms #weareutsd @UTSDHouston
Thrilled to co-chair our #IADR2025 symposium “Bioengineering Advances in Craniomaxillofacial Reconstruction” with @LukaszWitekPhD here in beautiful Barcelona. Huge thanks to @IADR_OMS, #DentalMaterials & @IADR_MTG groups and everyone who packed the room! 🇪🇸
ALT From left to right: Dr. Lukasz Witek (NYU), Dr. Luiz Bertassoni (OHSU), Dr. Conrado Aparicio (UPC) and Dr. Simon Young as the four symposium speakers for the IADR OMS Group's symposium entitled "Bioengineering Advances in Craniomaxillofacial Reconstruction" at the IADR General Session in Barcelona
Dr. Conrado Aparicio (UPC) closed the session with bioinspired, antimicrobial biomineralized materials that both spark mineralization and suppress infection—game-changers for long-term implant success. #Biomimetics #Antimicrobial
Big gracias to our speakers, engaged audience (~50 strong) and @IADR & @IADR_OMS for enabling this cross-disciplinary dialogue on how to push the frontiers of oral & craniofacial regeneration—onward to clinical impact! #TeamScience
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Congrats to Caitlynn Barrows for successfully defending her PhD this week at @MDA_UTHGrad. Co-mentored by @siwyoung and @farachca, she's the 1st PhD student to graduate from @younglabUTH. We're so proud of her for her amazing work with human salivary gland stem/progenitor cells.
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Congratulations to @andreasteminist for winning an AACR Minority Scholar in Cancer Research (MICR) Travel Award to present her work in intratumoral cytokine therapy for head and neck cancer at the @AACR Annual Meeting. Check out her poster on 4/28/25! #AACR25
