DIPL - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Associate
• Assistant Professor of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine at the Faculty of Dentistry

Dr. Deepika Chugh graduated from the School of Dental Medicine, SUNY Buffalo in 2002 and completed a General Practice Residency at the VA Hospital of Western New York in 2003. Dr. Chugh practiced general dentistry in the Greater Toronto Area before returning to school for further graduate studies at the University of Toronto. Dr. Chugh is currently an Assistant Professor of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto. Dr. Chugh is an associate staff member within the Department of Dentistry at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Dr. Martin Cloutier was born and raised in Montreal, where he received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Montreal in 2004. He moved to Toronto to complete a one year surgical internship completed at Mount Sinai Hospital, working with the medically compromised and special needs population. In 2009, he graduated from the University of Toronto Oral Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) and Anaesthesia program. At this time, he completed his Master of Science (M.Sc.) thesis degree (Femtosecond Laser and Bone Physiology).

Dr. Theo Katsaros, DDS, MSD, FRDC(C) is a board-certified periodontist in Canada, as well as in the United States. In 2008 he graduated with his dental degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He served in the Greek army from 2002 until 2013 and practiced general dentistry in military hospitals and private practices for 5 years before moving to the United States in 2013. In June of 2016, he received his certificate in periodontics and a Master of Science in Dentistry from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Dentistry in New Orleans. After graduation, he joined the University of Iowa College of Dentistry as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontics where he served as the director of the post-graduate program. He has authored and co-authored several articles in peer-reviewed journals, and two textbook chapters. In 2020, he transitioned from academia to full-time private practice serving Toronto and the surrounding region. He serves as an examiner for the Royal College of Dentists of Canada Fellowship examination in periodontics.