Kenneth M. Hargreaves, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Professor
Currently seeking M.S. & Ph.D. students
Dr. Hargreaves received his B.A. in neurobiology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1977, his D.D.S. from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., in 1983, and his Ph.D. in Physiology from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1986.
From 1986 to 1990, he was a Staff Fellow and Senior Staff Fellow at the Neurobiology and Anesthesiology Branch of the National Institute of Dental Research (now NIDCR) at the NIH. He completed his residency in Endodontics at the University of Minnesota in 1993 and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. Dr. Hargreaves is currently a professor in the Departments of Endodontics, Pharmacology, Physiology, Surgery at UT Health San Antonio. He also maintains a private practice limited to endodontics.
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Professional Background
Education
- 1993 - Postdoctoral Training - Endodontics - University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry
- 1990 - Postdoctoral Fellowship - Sr Staff Fellow-Neurobiol & Anesthes Branch - National Institute of Dental Research, NIH
- 1988 - Postdoctoral Fellowship - Postdoc Fellow-Neurobiol & Anesthes Branch - National Institute of Dental Research, NIH
- 1986 - PhD - Physiology - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- 1985 - Postdoctoral Fellowship - NRSA Postdoc Fellow-Neurobiol & Anesthes Branch - National Institute of Dental Research, NIH
- 1983 - DDS - Dentistry - Georgetown University
- 1977 - BA - Neurobiology - University of California at Berkeley
Highlights
Diplomate, American Board of Endodontics
President’s Award, American Association of Endodontists (2020)
ADA Research Gold Medal Award (2018)
President’s Distinguished Senior Scholar Award (2013; Highest University Faculty Honor)
AAE Louis I. Grossman Award for Research (2007)
IADR Distinguished Scientist Awards (1999 & 2000), AADR Senior Scholar Award in Neuroscience (2017)
NIH MERIT Award (1999)
Appointments
- 12/2015 - COSTAR Director - University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio
- 3/2007 - Professor - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Surgery, San Antonio
- 3/2007 - Professor - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Physiology, San Antonio
- 9/2005 - President`s Council Chair in Dental Research Endowment - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Dental School, Endodontics, San Antonio
- 1/2003 - Editor-in-Chief - Journal of Endodontics, official journal of the American Association of Endodontists
- 7/1997 - Professor - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Pharmacology, San Antonio
- 7/1997 - Professor - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Dental School, Endodontics, San Antonio
- 5/1990 - Associate Professor - University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
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