Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Gustavo Avila Ortiz obtained a DDS degree and completed a PhD training program at the University of Granada (Spain), before moving to Ann Arbor (USA) where he graduated with a MS degree and a Certificate in Periodontics from the University of Michigan. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. Dr. Avila Ortiz has over 10 years of experience as an educator and has worked to advance the profession in numerous institutional committees and scientific organizations. He is a former faculty member at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, where he was the Phillip A. Lainson Professor and Chair of the Department of Periodontics until 2022. He currently serves as Associate Editor in Journal of Periodontology and Co-Editor in Clinical Advances in Periodontics, the official journals of the American Academy of Periodontology. He has authored more than 100 articles published in peer-reviewed journals and numerous book chapters. He is the co-author of the book “TISSUES: Critical Issue in Periodontics and Implant-Related Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery”, which has been critically acclaimed within the profession. Dr. Avila Ortiz is currently a Visiting Professor in the Division of Periodontics at Harvard School of Dental Medicine and is a member of Atelier Dental Madrid (Spain), a center for dental excellence where he maintains a private practice limited to Periodontics and Implant Dentistry and is regularly engaged in scholarly and continuing education activities.