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Nathaniel Treister
Nathaniel Treister, DMD, DMSc, has been appointed chief of the Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry at BWH, as of Jan. 1. He will serve in a similar role at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Treister succeeds longstanding Chief Stephen Sonis, DMD, DMSc.
Treister joined BWH's Department of Surgery as an associate surgeon in 2005. In 2009, he was named program director for the Harvard/Brigham Residency Program in Oral Medicine, which has achieved national recognition under his leadership. He also serves as a surgeon at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center and is on the consulting staff of Boston Children's Hospital. His primary research involves oral complications of cancer therapy and, particularly, graft-vs.-host disease.
"I look forward to working with Dr. Treister to establish a vision of teamwork and collaboration, promote junior faculty and continue to develop the department's rich research portfolio," said Surgery Chair Michael Zinner, MD, FACS. "I thank him for his commitment, leadership and vision for the division and department."
Treister received his BA from Stanford University. After earning his DMD degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, he completed specialty training and a DMSc at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Among his accolades, he serves as study chair for a Children's Oncology Group clinical trial for prevention of mucositis-painful inflammation and ulceration of the mucous membranes lining the digestive tract-in children undergoing bone marrow transplantation. He is also the site principal investigator for a National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research-sponsored study evaluating dental and oral health outcomes following radiation therapy for head and neck cancers.
Zinner added: "I also want to express my deepest gratitude to Dr. Sonis for his unwavering dedication and outstanding service as chief. Dr. Sonis began his career at the Sidney Farber Cancer Institute and the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, and has served in leadership roles at the Brigham since the 1970s. We are fortunate that he will remain in the division and that we will continue to benefit from his wisdom, expertise and rich depth and breadth of experience."