Dr. Dennis Shem

Biography

Dr. Shem is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery specializing in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford University. He has trained in Dental Oncology at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he focused on the oral complications of cancer therapy and the non-surgical management of patients with osteoradionecrosis (ORN) and medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). Dr. Shem is also trained in Oral Maxillofacial Pathology at Columbia University, where he developed expertise in diagnosing and managing oral mucosal diseases. As a dental oncologist and oral pathologist, he evaluates patients who have undergone organ stem-cell transplants, as well as those receiving radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or bisphosphonate therapy. His particular research interests lie in the oral manifestations of systemic disease, oral complications of systemic therapy, and oral dysplasia.

Research Interests