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NAME:  MARK HANS, DDS, MSD

eRA COMMONS USER NAME (credential, e.g., agency login):

POSITION TITLE:  Professor and Chair

EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)

B.   Positions and Honors

Positions and Employment

2005-present              Professor, Department of Orthodontics, C.W.R.U.                                    

2006-present              Guest Professor, Peking University, Beijing, China                             

2015                                  Visiting Professor, University of Athens, Greece                                      

2015                                  Visiting Professor, University of Paris, Diderot                                

2004                                  Visiting Associate Professor, University of Florence, Italy                  

1995-2005                         Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics, C.W.R.U.              

1989-1995                         Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, C.W.R.U.                      

1989-1991                         Research Associate, The Bolton-Brush Growth Study, C.W.R.U.              

1989                                  Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Orthodontics, C.W.R.U.        

1988                                  Senior Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthodontics, C.W.R.U.                   

1984-1987                         Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthodontics, C.W.R.U.                       

1981-1984                         Clinical Instructor, Department of Oral Biology, C.W.R.U.         

Administrative Appointments

2006-present              Director, Bolton-Brush Growth Study Ctr., C.W.R.U.                  

1995-present                    Chairman, Department of Orthodontics, C.W.R.U.                       

2008-2015                         Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, C.W.R.U.                                          

2000-2009                 Interim Director of Research, School of Dentistry                        

1991-2005                         Associate Director, The Bolton-Brush Growth Study, C.W.R.U.        

1989-2008                         Graduate Program Director, Department of Orthodontics, C.W.R.U.         

1989-1995                         Executive Officer, Department of Orthodontics, C.W.R.U.          

Hospital Appointments

2007-present              University Hospitals, Department of Plastic Surgery                     

1989-present                    University Hospitals, Department of Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial                                                           Surgery                                                  

1988-present              Craniofacial Defects Team, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital

Honors/Awards/Certifications

2015-2016                         Fulbright Specialist Grant, Greece                            

2015                                  Hellenic Stomatologic Society of Thessaly                             

2012                                  Craniofacial Biology Award Peking University                      

2003, 2004, 2007,             Sages Presidential Fellow, Case Western Reserve University       

2008, 2009, 2010,                                                             

2011, 2013, 2018                                                                     

2006                                  CWRU Alumnus of the Year Award                                      

2006                                  Voluntary Recertification, American Board of Orthodontics

1981                                  Harry Sicher Award

1989-present              Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics

1979-present              Ohio Dental Licensure

C.   Contributions to Science (Selected Publications)

1.      Hans M.G., Palomo J.M., Valiathan M., “History of imaging in orthodontics from Broadbent to cone-beam computed tomography.” Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2015 Dec;148(6):914-2doi10.1016/j.ajodo.2015.09.007.

2.      Tsolakis, I.A., Venkat, D., Hans, M.G., Alonso, A., Palomo, J.M. When static meets dynamic: comparing CBCT and acoustic reflection for upper airway analysis. Am J Orthod Dentofacial   Orthop. 2016 Oct;150(4) :643-650.

3.      Valiathan M, El H, Hans MG, Palomo MJ: “Effects of extraction versus non-extraction treatment on oropharyngeal airway volume.”  Angle Orthod 2010 Nov 80(6):1068-74.

4.      Valiathan M, Phoenix A, Palomo M and Hans MG. “Cautionary notes on the undesirable secondary effects of long term orthopedic and ventilation mask therapy in the treatment of OSAS.” Revue d’Orthopedic Dento-faciale, 2009;Vol. 43 No. 3.

5.      Zhang, X., Hans, M.G., Graham. G., H. Lester Kirchner and Redline, S. “The Correlations Between Cephalometric and Facial Photographic Measurements of Craniofacial Form. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2007;131:67-71.

6.      Hans, M.G., Nelson, S., Pracharktam, N., Baek, S-J, Strohl, K.P. and Redline, S. “Subgrouping Persons with Snoring and/or Apnea by Using Anthropometric and Cephalometric Measures.”  Sleep Breath. 2001 5, (2);79-91.

7.      Cakirer, B., Hans, M.G., Graham, G., Aylor, J., Tishler, P.V. and Redline, S. “The Relationship Between Craniofacial Morphology and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Whites and in African- Americans.” Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001, 163(4): 947-950.

8.      Nelson, S. Hans, M.G. “Contribution of craniofacial risk factors in increasing apneic activity among obese and non-obese habitual snorers.” Chest 1997; 111:154-62.

9.      Redline, S., Tishler, P.V., Hans, M.G., Tosteson, T.D., Strohl, K.P., Spry, K. “Racial differences in sleep-disordered breathing in African-Americans and Caucasians.” Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1997. 155(1):186-192.

10.  Hans, M.G., Nelson, S., Luks, V.G., Lorkovich, P., Baek, S-J. “Comparison of two dental devices for treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.” Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop 1997, 111, (5):562-570.

11.  Tishler, P.V., Redline, S., Ferrette, V., Hans, M.G., Altose, M.D. “The Association of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.” Am J Respir Critical Care Med Vol. 153 pp 1857-1863, 1996.

12.  Taylor, M., Hans, M.G. Broadbent, B.H., Jr., Strohl, K.P., Nelson, S. “Soft Tissue Growth of the Oropharynx.” Angle Orthod 1996;66(5)393-400.

13.  Pracharktam, N., Nelson, S., Hans, M.G., Broadbent, B.H., Jr., Redline, S., Rosenberg, C. and Strohl, K.P.  “Cephalometric Assessment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea”. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 1996;109(4):410-419.

14.  Hans, M.G., Pracharktam, N. and Nelson, S. “The Orthodontists Role in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.” LaRevue d’Orthopédie Dento-faciale. 1995;28(4):455-471.