Dr. Kamal Al-Eryani is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Division of Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, and Oral Radiology. He is also Clinic Director of the Oral Medicine Service.
Dr. Al-Eryani completed his dental education from Damascus University, Syria and earned a PhD in Oral Pathology and Medicine from Nigata University in Japan. He completed his residency training in Oral Medicine and Orofacial Pain at USC and has dual board certification in both Oral Medicine and Orofacial Pain. Before coming to join UCSF, he was full-time faculty at Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California (USC), supervising the Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine Center and prior to USC, he was the Chair of the Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences Department at Sanaa, University, in Yemen.
Dr. Al- Eryani's research experience covers basic and clinical sciences. His research focuses on defining and understanding the etiopathogenesis and treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma and orofacial neuropathic pain. Has contributed to the literature with over 20 peer- reviewed publications and has an extensive research mentorship record for residents and master students’ theses. He has been recognized for his contributions to the field including two scholarship awards from the Japanese government (2011 and 2015), a Certificate of recognition for the pursuit of excellence and achievement in Oral Medicine by the American Academy of Oral Medicine in 2015, and a Distinguished Scholar Award by the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development in 2016.
He teaches in the clinic as well as in the classroom.
