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Dr. Yi-Shing Lisa Cheng, MS, DDS, PhD

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

EDUCATION

• 1999 – 2002 Certificate, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. Texas A&M University Health Science Center-Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas.
• 1995 – 1999 Ph.D. Biomedical Studies, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
• 1993 – 1995 M.S. Biomedical Studies, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
• 1984 – 1990 D.D.S. School of Dentistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Aug 2023   –   Present Pathologist and Manager, Oral Pathology Consulting Service LLC, Dallas, Texas
• Jun 2019   –    Sep 2023 Director, Oral Pathology Associates, Dallas, Texas
• Jun 2019   –   Aug 2022 Head, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Texas A&M University School of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
• Sep 2017   –   Aug 2022 Professor, Tenured, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Texas A&M University School of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
• Jan 2017   –   2019 Director of Pathology and Director of Advanced Education Program, Department of Diagnostic Science, Texas A&M
  University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
• Sep 2008   –   Sep 2017 Associate Professor, Tenured, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
• 2016   –   2017 President, Faculty Forum, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
• 2015   –   2016 Secretary, Faculty Forum, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
• 2006   –   2008 Faculty Senate, representing Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, at Texas A&M Health Science Center
• Apr 2002   –   Aug 2008 Assistant Professor, Tenured, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Texas A&M University – Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
• May 2000   –   Aug 2000 Research Instructor, Habitat for Science- Small Group Science Education of Dallas Inner City Youth. Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
• Jan 1999   –   Feb 2002 Resident, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Diagnostic Sciences, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
• May 1995   –   May 1999 Research Assistant, Department of Biomedical Studies, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
• Aug 1993   –   May 1995 Teaching Assistant, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
• May 1991   –   Jul 1993 Resident, School of Dentistry, China Medical University Medical Center at Pei-Kang, Taiwan
• Aug 1990   –   Jul 1993 Teaching Assistant, Complete Denture, Removable Partial Denture, School of Dentistry, China Medical University, Taiwan

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

• Western Regional Dental Examiner Board
• American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
• National Dental Board, USA
• National Dental Board, Taiwan

MEMBERSHIP, OFFICES OR APPOINTMENTS HELD IN LOCAL, STATE OR NATIONAL DENTAL OR ALLIED DENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

• 2021 – 2022 Chair, Fellowship Committee, American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
• 2020 – 2022 Test constructor, Integrated National Board Dental Examination (INBDE), Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (JCNDE)
• 2017 – 2021 Member, Fellowship Committee, American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
• 2017 – 2019 Consultant, Council on Scientific Affairs, American Dental Association
• 2014 – 2015 Chair, Research and Scientific Affairs Committee, American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
• 2010 – 2015 Member, Research and Scientific Affairs Committee, American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
• 2008 – 2010 Member, Audio Visual Committee, American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
• 2009 Vice President, Dallas Asian Dental Association
• 2008 – 2009 President, Texas Association of Women Dentist
• 2008 Chair for Continuing Education, Dallas Asian Dental Association
• 2002 – Present Fellow of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
• 1999 – Present Member of International Association of Oral Pathologists
• 2003 – Present Member of International Association for Dental Research
• 2003 – Present Member of American Association of Dental Research
• 2002 – Present Member of American Dental Association
• 2005 – Present Member of North Texas Surgical Pathologists
• 2002 – Present Member of Dallas County Dental Society
• 2005 – Present Member of Dallas Asian Dental Association
• 2001 – Present Member of the Academy of Oral Pathology, Republic of China
• 1992 – Present Member of the Association for Dental Sciences of The Republic of China

HONORS

• 2016 Faculty Award for Clinical Research, TAMU College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
• 2010 Faculty Award for Clinical Research, TAMU-Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
• 2008 Omicron Kappa Upsilon
• 2000 Lux scholarship, TAMU-Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Courses Taught at Texas A&M University School of Dentistry:

• 2020 – 2022 Integrated Practice Dentistry (DDDS 612), pre-doctoral dental students, 1 lecture
• 2020 – 2022 Introduction to Oral Pathology (DDHS 3410), 28-30 dental hygiene students
• 2017 – 2021 Advanced Oral Pathology (OMFP 619), 15-20 graduate students/residents, Course Director
• 2017 – 2022 Clinical Principles of Patient Evaluation (DDDS 821), 95-106 pre-doctoral dental students, Lectures
• 2016 – 2019 Oral Histology, 105 pre-doctoral dental students, Lecture
• 2008 – 2022 Immunology (OBIO 674), 7-10 graduate students/residents, Lectures
• 2007 – 2022 Advanced Oral Pathology (OMFP 619), Lectures
• 2005 – 2022 Current Issues in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (OMFP 5113), 3 graduate students/residents, Seminar, Course Director
• 2002 – 2022 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Seminar, 3 graduate students/residents, Seminar
• 2002 – 2022 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Service, 3 graduate students/residents
• 2002 – 2017 Clinical Stomatology, 12-15 graduate students/residents, Clinical Teaching
• 2002 – 2022 Oral Pathology (DDDS 702), 95-106 pre-doctoral dental students, Lectures
• 2002 – 2022 Oral Pathology (DDHS 4025), 28-30 dental hygiene students,

Lectures

• 2005 – 2008 Oral Microbiology, 10-15 graduate students, Lectures
• 2002 – 2004 Cellular and Molecular Biology of Oral and Craniofacial Tissue, 5-10 graduate students, Lectures

Student Advisement

1. Mentor residents in the Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Residency Training Program, since 2002 (a total of 19):

• Ingrid Proenca (2002-2004)
• Aparna Naidu (2003-2006)
• Julia Yu-Fong Chang (2004-2007)
• Mohammed Mansour (2005-2008)
• Sammar Razaq (2006-2009)
• Tim Jump (2007-2008)
• Leticia Ferreira (2008-2011)
• Pavithra Pugalagiri (2009-2012)
• Rouba Assi (2010-2013)
• Bryan Trump (2011-2014)
• Aditi Bhattacharya (2012-2015)
• Hiba Qari (2013-2016)
• Paras Patel (2014-2017)
• Zohreh Khavandgar (2015-2018)
• Ann Mclean-Holden (2016-2019)
• Kelcie Barnts (2017-2020)
• Karan Dharia (2018-2021)
• Madhu Shrestha (2019-2022)
• Allison Lee (2021-2024)

 

2. Mentor 8 graduate students for their Master’s in Biomedical Sciences/Oral Biology research thesis:

• Ingrid Proenca, 2002-2006, “The effects of sanguinarine on normal oral epithelial cells in vitro”. Dr. Proenca is currently in private practice for Oral Medicine in Dallas, Texas.
• Lakshmi Gorugantula, 2009-2011, “Salivary biomarkers IL-6, 8 and basic fibroblast growth factor in oral lichen planus patients”. Dr. Gorugantula completed both a residency training in Oral Medicine, and a residency training in Oral Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. She
  is now in private practice in Dallas, Texas.
• Leticia Ferreira, 2008-2011, “Salivary biomarkers Cyfra 21-1, CA125 and TPS in lichen planus patients” Dr. Ferreira is currently a faculty member at University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA.
• Pavithra Pugalagiri, 2007-2011, “Nuclear translocation of E-cadherin in oral squamous cell carcinoma” Dr. Pugalagiri has been a part-time faculty member at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, but is currently in private practice.
• Bryan Trump, 2011-2014, “Osterix and periostin expression in benign fibro-osseous lesion of jawbones” Dr. Trump is currently a faculty member at University of Utah, School of Dentistry, Salt Lake City, UT.
• Dr. Ann McLean-Holden, 2016-2019, “Evaluation of Brachyury Expression in Spindle Cell Carcinoma” Dr. McLean-Holden is currently a staff pathologist and an instructor at Pathology Department, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
• Dr. Kelcie Barnts, 2017-2020, “Cell Origins and Tumor Products in Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor” Dr. Barnts is currently a faculty member at Temple University, PA.
• Dr. Karan Dharia, 2018-2022, “Why oral mucosal melanoma occurs mostly in gingiva and palate” current graduate student for MS in Oral Biology

3. Mentor 1 faculty member for his Master’s in Oral Biology research thesis:

• Dr. Paras Patel, 2020-2021

4. Mentor for 1 pre-doctoral dental student’s summer research project

• Jordan Richert, 2011, “Salivary CD44 in oral cancer patients and lichen planus patients”. Dr. Richert just graduated from Residency Training of Periodontics, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry in June 2016.

 

5. Research Committee Member for 2 graduate students for their PhD in Biomedical Sciences research dissertation:

• David Wood, Biomedical Studies, Biomedical Studies, Baylor University, 2003-2008. Dr. Wood is currently a faculty member at a community college in Dallas.
• Yinshi Ren, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, 2013-2015, “Osteocystes and bone diseases”  Dr. Ren is currently a post-doc at Duke University, North Carolina.

 

6. Research Committee Member for 3 graduate students for their Masters in Oral Biology research thesis:

• Aparna Naidu, 2003-2006, “The Expression of Interleukin-6, TGF-B1, and RANK-ligand in Osteoblasts Treated with Bisphosphonates” Dr. Naidu is currently a faculty member in University of Missouri – Kansas City, College of Dentistry.
• Rouba Assi, 2010-2016, “An immunohistochemical and cytogenetic analysis of a new neoplasm of minor salivary gland origin: Mammary Analogue Secretory Carcinoma” Dr. Assi is currently in private practice for dentistry.
• Allison Lee, 2021- 2023, current graduate student

7. Research Committee Member for 3 graduate students for their Masters in Oral Biology research thesis:

• Cuong Ha, 2012-2015, “The potential benefit of the topical application of the anti-oxidant, AO ProVantage, in treatment of individuals with persistent,
  symptomatic lichen planus” Dr. Ha is currently in private practice for periodontics.
• Naveem Karim, 2014-2017, “Comparison of salivary biomarkers, total Antioxidant capacity, in patients with medication induced xerostomia using
  ProVantage antioxidant gel” Dr. Karim is currently in private practice for periodontics.
• Rishika Kapoor, 2014-2017, “Comparison of salivary biomarkers, 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine, in patients with medication induced xerostomia using
  ProVantage antioxidant gel” Dr. Kapoor is currently a part-time faculty member at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry.

 

8. Advisor for 2 international pre-doctoral dental students from Taiwan, Republic of China, for their summer clinical rotation

• Betty Cheng and Vickie Su, 2011
  Dr. Ronald Woody, Professor of Restorative Sciences (Prosthodontics), and I made arrangements for two dental students from China Medical University, Taiwan, to come to our school and mentored them to do their summer rotation in the clinics at our school.

RESEARCH GRANT AWARDS

• “A glia-to-neuron conversion for treating oral cancer pain” ($237,500, Oct 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2024)  Co-investigator; funded by Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.  RP 220626. Principal Investigator: Feng Tao, Texas A&M University School of Dentistry
• “Novel computer aided diagnosis system for early detection of oral cancer based on quantitative autofluorescence imaging”  ($897,394, Mar 1, 2018 – Feb 28, 2022) Co-investigator; funded by Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. RP180588. Principal Investigator: Vladislav Yakovlev, Texas A&M University
• “A unique liquid-spray dual-layer system for oral ulceration treatment” ($32,500, April 1, 2018 – March 31, 2020) T3-Triads for Transformation, Texas A&M University Principal Investigator; Collaboration with Xiaohua Liu, Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, and Robert Tsai, Texas A&M University Institute of Biosciences and Technology
• “Endogenous Fluorescence Lifetime Endoscopy for Early Detection of Oral Cancer and Dysplasia” ($2,523,823, Feb 2, 2018 – Jan 31, 2023) Co-investigator; funded by National Cancer Institute 1R01CA218739-01A1 Principal Investigator: Javier Jo, Texas A&M University, College of Engineering
• “Chemoablation of High-Risk Oral Premalignant Lesions for Sustained Cancer Prevention” ($915,000, Aug 16, 2017 – Feb 15, 2022) Co-investigator; funded by Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. RP170179. Principal Investigator: Robert Tsai, Texas A&M University Institute of Biosciences and Technology
• “FAM20C and Brain Calcification” ($10,000, June 1, 2019 – May 31, 2020). Co-investigator; funded by Texas A&M University College of Dentistry. BMS-5G-2019-04. Principal Investigator: Hua Zhang, Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry
• “Metabolomic Salivary Biomarkers for Oral Cancer Detection” ($199.999, July 1, 2015 – November 30, 2017). Principal Investigator, funded by Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. RP150703
• “Multiresolution FLIM and Reflectance Confocal Microscopy to Detect Dysplasia” ($ 1,561,662, December 10, 2009 – November 30, 2015). Co-investigator, funded by National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. R01CA138653 – 01A2.Principal Investigator: Kristen Maitland, Texas &M University
• “Novel Pharmacotherapeutic Bioadhesive Patch for Oral Ulcerations” ($149,791, August 1, 2014- July 31, 2015). Consultant, funded by NIDCR Small Business Technology Transfer Program. 1 R41 DE024343-01. Principal Investigator: Xiaohua Liu, Post Oak Pharmaceutical
• “Validation Testing of Three Oral Cancer Salivary Biomarker Candidates in Patients with Common Chronic Oral inflammatory Diseases” ($37,719, August 1, 2014-July 31, 2015). Principal Investigator, funded by Texas A&M University-Baylor College of Dentistry, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, and Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty Seed Research Award
• “Validation of microRNA-27b as a potential salivary biomarker for early oral cancer detection.” ($50,000, August 1, 2013- July 31, 2014) Principal Investigator, funded by Texas A&M Health Science Center, Office of the Vice President for Research, Faculty Bridge Grant
• “Does chronic periodontitis affect salivary biomarkers for oral cancer detection?” ($50,000, August 1, 2012- July 31, 2013) Principal Investigator, funded by Texas A&M Health Science Center, Office of the Vice President for Research, Faculty Bridge Grant
• “Salivary biomarkers for oral cancer in lichen planus patients” ($381,086, May 1, 2009-April 30, 2012) Principal Investigator, funded by National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Exploratory and Developmental Grant. 1R21DE018757-01A2
• “Fullerene-based photosensitizers for PDT of dysplastic oral keratinocytes.” ($141,414, July 15, 2007-August 31, 2008). Subcontractor/Co-investigator, funded by National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Small Business Innovation Research Program.1R43DE018070-01. Principal Investigator: Tim Wharton, Lynntech, Inc.
• “The role of FGFR2(IIIb) in ameloblast differentiation during tooth development” ($15,000, February 1, 2007-January 31, 2008). Collaborator, funded by Vice President for Research Development Grant, Texas A&M University Health Science Center. Principal Investigator: Feng Wang, Institute of Biosciences and Technology-TAMHSC
• “The role of FGFR2(IIIb) in epithelial mesenchymal interaction during tooth development” ($5,000, December 1, 2006-Decmeber 1, 2007). Principal Investigator, funded by National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, U24 grant to TAMHSC-Baylor College of Dentistry.
• “New nanoparticles for antimicrobial therapy of dental plaque related diseases” ($145,998, August 1, 2006-January 31, 2007). Subcontractor/Co-investigator, funded by National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Small Business Innovation Research Program. 1R43DE017505-01. Principal Investigator: Tim Wharton, Lynntech, Inc.
• “E-cadherin and snail messenger RNA expression in tobacco associated oral lesions” ($10,000, June 1, 2005-June 1, 2007). Principal Investigator, funded by Clay Weed Memorial Cancer Fund Trust, Texas
• “Smad pathway in oral submucous fibrosis” ($2,340, September 1, 2003- August 31, 2004). Co-investigator, funded by National Science Council, Taiwan
• “Aromatase expression in oral mucosa and squamous cell carcinoma.” ($10,000, October 1, 2002 – September 30, 2004). Principal Investigator, funded by Clay Weed Memorial Cancer Fund Trust, Texas
• New faculty start-up fund ($10,000, April 16, 2002). Principal Investigator, Funded by Baylor College of Dentistry-TAMHSC, Dallas, Texas
• “Identification of target antigens in oral pemphigoid.” ($3,727.92, May 1, 2000- February 1, 2002). Principal Investigator, funded by Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Baylor College of Dentistry-TAMHSC, Dallas, Texas

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles (* Graduate students/Residents I mentored)

1. Dharia K, Bender S, and Cheng YSL. 2023. Beef jerky-associated keratosis (keratosis associated with repeated, prolonged placement of bulky material). Pathology Case of the Month Texas Dental Journal (in press).
2. Lee AM*, Alotaibi FH, Alshamrani Y, Shirley B, Cheng YSL. 2023. Osseous dysplasia with gross jaw expansion – A case report. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine and Pathology (in press).
3. Zhang H, Lu Y, Kramer PR, Benson MD, Cheng YSL, Qin C. 2023, Intracranial calcification in Fam20c-deficeint mice recapitulate human Raine syndrome. Neuroscience Letter Apr 1;802:137176. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2023.137176. Epub2023 Mar 11. PMID: 36914045
4. Caughlin K, Duran-Sierra E, Cheng S, Cuenca R, Ahmed B, Ji J, Martinez M, Al-Khalil M, Al-Enazi H, Cheng YSL, Wright J, Jo J, Busso C. 2023, Aligning Small Datasets Using Domain Adversarial Learning: Applications in Automatedin Vivo Oral Cancer Diagnosis. IEEE J Biomed Health Inform 27(1):457-468. doi: 10.1109/JBHI.2022.3217015. PMID: 36279347 PMCID: PMC10079633
5. Tanagala KK, Morin-Baxter J, Carvajal R, Cheema M, Dubey S, Nakagawa H, Yoon A, Cheng YSL, Taylor A, Nickerson J, Mintz A, Momen-Heravi F. 2022. SP140 inhibits STAT1 signaling, induces IFN-γ in tumor-associated macrophages, and is a predictive biomarker of immunotherapy response. J Immunother Cancer 10(12):e005088. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2022-005088. PMID: 36600652 PMCID: PMC9748993
6. Cheng YSL and Wong D. 2022. Histoplasmosis. Pathology Case of the Month Texas Dental Journal 139(12): p.740-742, 748-749.
7. Liu X, Li Q, Wang Y, Crawford M, Bhupal PK, Gao X, Xie H, Liang D, Cheng YSL, Liu X, and Tsai RYL. 2022. Designing a Mucoadhesive ChemoPatch to Ablate Oral Dysplasia for Cancer Prevention. Small Jun;18(25):e2201561. doi: 10.1002/smll.202201561. Epub 2022 May 19. PMID: 35587597 PMCID: PMC9233056
8. Wu X, Cheng YSL, Matthen M, Yoon A, Schwartz G, Bala S, Taylor AM, and Momen-Heravi F. 2021, Down-regulation of the tumor suppressor miR-34a contributes to head and neck cancer by up-regulating the MET oncogene and modulating tumor immune evasion. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research Feb 17;40(1):70. doi: 10.1186/s13046-021-01865-2. PMID: 33596979 PMCID: PMC7890893
9. Barnts K*, Feng J, Qin C, H Zhang, and Cheng YSL. 2021, Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor, evidence for a mixed odontogenic tumor. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology 2021 Nov 18;S2212-4403(21)00730-6. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2021.11.005. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35165067
10. Yan F, Cheng YSL, Katabi N, Nguyen SA, Chen HS, Morgan P, Zhang K, and Chi A. 2021, Interobserver Variation in Evaluating Perineural Invasion for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Phase 2 Survey Study. Head Neck Pathology 2021 Sep;15(3):935-944. doi: 10.1007/s12105-021-01321-9. Epub 2021 Mar 31 PMID: 33788136, PMCID: PMC8385085.
11. Crawford M, Liu X, Cheng YSL, Tsai R. 2021, Nucleostemin upregulation and STAT3 activation as early events in oral epithelial dysplasia progression to squamous cell carcinoma. Neoplasia 23(12): 1-11. PMID: 34785448 PMCID: PMC8605099, DOI: 10.1016/j.neo.2021.11.001
12. Duran-Sierra E, Cheng S, Cuenca R, Ahmed B, Ji J, Yakovlev V, Martinez M, Al-Khalil M, Al-Enazi H, Cheng YSL, Wright J, Busso C and Jo J. 2021, Machine-learning assisted discrimination of precancerous and cancerous from healthy oral tissue based on multispectral autofluorescence lifetime imaging endoscopy. Cancers Sep 23;13(19):4751. doi: 10.3390/cancers13194751. PMID: 34638237, PMCID: PMC8507537
13. Chi A, Neville B, and Cheng YSL. 2021, Plexiform Schwannoma of the oral cavity: Report of eight cases and a review of literature. Head and Neck Pathology 15(1):288-297. PMID: 32270393 PMCID: PMC8010039 DOI: 10.1007/s12105-020-01159-7.
14. Duran-Sierra E, Cheng S, Cuenca-Martinez R, Malik B, Maitland KC, Cheng YSL, Wright J, Ahmed B, Ji J, Martinez M, Al-Khalil M, Al-Enazi H, and Jo JA. 2020, Clinical label-free biochemical and metabolic fluorescence lifetime endoscopic imaging of precancerous and cancerous oral lesions. Oral Oncology June 105: 104635. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104635. Epub 2020 Apr 2. PMID: 32247986
15. Cheng YSL and Banker A. 2020, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Case of the Month: Metastatic adenocarcinoma with induced osteoblastic activity. Texas Dental Journal 137(9): p.482-5, 506-9.
16. Yu FY, Wang QQ, Li M, Cheng YH, Cheng YSL, Zhou Y, Yang X, Zhang F, Ge X, Zhao B and Ren XY. 2020, Dysbiosis of saliva microbiome in patients with oral lichen planus. BMC Microbiology Apr 3;20(1):75. doi: 10.1186/s12866-020-01733-7. PMID: 32245419 PMCID: PMC7118920
17. Hsieh MS, Bishop JA, Wang YP, Poh CF, Cheng YSL, Lee YH, Jin YT, Chang JYF, 2020, Salivary sialadenoma papilliferum consists of two morphologically, immunophenotypically, and genetically distinct subtypes. Head and Neck Pathology 14(2):489-496. doi: 10.1007/s12105-019-01068-4. PMID: 31473937 PMCID: PMC7235136
18. Tahmasbi-Arashlow M, Barnts K, Nair M, Cheng YSL, and Reddy L. 2019, Radiographic manifestations of fibroblastic osteosarcoma: A diagnostic challenge. Imaging Science in Dentistry 49(3):235-240. doi: 10.5624/isd.2019.49.3.235. Epub 2019 Sep 24. PMID: 31583207 PMCID: PMC6761061
19. Han S, Locke A, Okes L, Cheng YSL, and Coté G. 2019, Nanoparticle-based Assay for Detection of S100P mRNA using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). Journal of Biomedical Optics May;24(5):1-9. doi:10.1117/1.JBO.24.5.055001. PMID: 31066245 PMCID: PMC6992957
20. Shrestha M*, Glover M, and Cheng YSL, 2019. Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Case of the Month: Oral Lichen Planus. Texas Dental Journal 135(10): 578-9, 642-5.
21. Jo JA, Cheng S, Cuenca-Martinez R, Duran-Sierra E, Malik B, Ahmed B, Maitland K, Cheng YSL, Wright J, Reese T. 2018, Endogenous Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM) Endoscopy For Early Detection Of Oral Cancer And Dysplasia. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2018 Jul;2018:3009-3012. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8513027. PMID: 30441030
22. McLean-Holden A*, Bishop J, Kessler H, Wright JM, Wildey T, Radwan A, Cheng YSL, 2019, Spindle-cell variant of ameloblastic carcinoma: Case report and demonstration of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in tumor progression. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology 128(3):e113-e121. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2019.01.071 PMID: 30928327
23. Jo J, Cheng S, Cuenca-Martinez R, Duran-Sierra E, Malik B, Ahmed B, Maitland K, Cheng YSL, Wright J, Rees T, 2018, Endogenous Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM) Endoscopy For Early Detection Of Oral Cancer And Dysplasia. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2018:3009-3012. PMID: 30441030 DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8513027
24. Dharia K*, Minto D, and Cheng YSL, 2018, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Case of the Month: Imatinib Mesylate Associated Oral Hyperpigmentation. Texas Dental Journal 135(10): 578-9, 642-5.
25. Patel PB*, Wright JM, Kang DR, and Cheng YSL. 2018, Longitudinal clinico-pathological data of the progression of oral mucosal melanoma-Report of two cases and literature review. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, OralRadiology 126(1):e21-e30. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2017.12.015. PMID: 29429904
26. Liu KY, Lu XJD, Cheng YSL, Klieb H, Ng S, McNeil K, Karsan A, and Poh CF.  2017, An actionable test using loss of heterozygosity in identifying high-risk oral premalignant lesions. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology pii: S2212-4403(17)31208-7. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2017.10.019. PMID: 29428696
27. McLean-Holden AC*, McPhillips A, and Cheng YSL. 2017, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Case of the Month: Hyperorthokeratosis with verrucous epithelial architecture; clinical and histological features suggestive of proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL). Texas Dental Journal 134(8): 468-9, 492-3.
28. Cheng YL, Jordan L, Chen HS, Kang D, Oxford L, Plemons J, Parks H, and Rees T. 2017, Chronic Periodontitis Can Affect the Levels of Potential Oral Cancer Salivary mRNA Biomarkers. Journal of Periodontal Research 52(3):428-437. doi: 10.1111/jre.12407. PMID: 27549383
29. Olsovsky C, Hinsdale T, Cuenca R, Cheng YSL, Wright J, Rees T, Jo J, Maitland K. 2017, Handheld tunable focus confocal microscope utilizing a double-clad fiber coupler for in vivo imaging of oral epithelium. J Biomed Opt 22(5):56008. PMID: 28541447, PMCID: PMC5444308, DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.22.5.056008
30. Ma P, Yan W, Tian Y, Wang J, Feng JQ, Qin C, Cheng YS, and Wang X. 2016, Inactivation of Fam20B in Joint Cartilage Leads to Chondrosarcoma and Postnatal Ossification Defects. Scientific Reports 2016 Jul 13; 6:29814. doi: 10.1038/srep29814. PMID: 27405802
31. Qari H*, Pavelka J, and Cheng YSL. 2016, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Case of the Month: Cytomegalovirus associated oral ulceration. Texas Dental Journal 133(7):406-7, 428-30.
32. Malik BH, Lee J, Cheng S, Cuenca R, Jabbour JM, Cheng YL, Wright J, Ahmed B, Maitland KC, Jo JA. 2016, Objective Detection of Oral Carcinoma with Multispectral Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging In Vivo. Photochem Photobiol 92(5):694-701. doi: 10.1111/php.12627. PMID: 27499123
33. Cheng YSL, Gould A, Kurago Z, Fantasia J, and Muller S. 2016, Diagnosis of Oral Lichen Planus – A Position Paper of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology 122(3): 332-54. PMID: 27401683
34. Chi A, Katabi N, Chen HS, and Cheng YSL. 2016, Interobserver variation among pathologists in evaluating perineural invasion for oral squamous cell carcinoma, Head and Neck Pathology 10(4):451-64 PMID: 27140176
35. Childs SH, Kang DR, and Cheng YSL. 2016, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Case of the Month: Neurofibroma. Journal of the Michigan Dental Association 98(5):42-5. PMID: 27333701
36. Qari H*, Hamao-Sakamoto A, Fuselier C, Cheng YSL, Kessler H, and Wright J. 2016, Phosphaturic Mesenchymal Tumor: 2 New Oral Cases and Review of 53 Cases in the Head and Neck. Head and Neck Pathology 10: 192-200. PMID: 26577211
37. Malik BH, Jabbour JM, Cheng S, Cuenca R, Cheng YSL, Wright JM, Jo JA, Maitland KC. 2016, A novel multimodal optical imaging system for early detection of oral cancer. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology 121(3):290-300. PMID: 26725720
38. Cheng YSL, Rees T, Wright J. 2015, Updates regarding diagnostic adjuncts for oral squamous cell carcinoma. Texas Dental Journal 132(8): 538-49. PMID: 26489293
39. Childs SH, Kang DR, and Cheng YSL. 2015, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Case of the Month: Neurofibroma. Texas Dental Journal 132(5): 304-6, 328-9. PMID: 26234011
40. Phillips TD, Richardson M, Cheng YSL, He L, McDonald TJ, Cizmas LH, Safe SH, Donnelly KC, Wang F, Moorthy B, Zhou GD. 2015, Mechanistic relationships between hepatic genotoxicity and carcinogenicity in male B6C3F1 mice treated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures. Arch Toxicol 89:967-77. PMID: 24888377
41. Cheng YSL, Liang H, Wright J and Teenier J. 2015, Multiple orthokeratinized odontogenic cysts: a case report. Head and Neck Pathology 9:153-7. PMID: 24737103
42. Cheng YSL, Jordan L, Gorugantula LM, Schneiderman E, Chen HS, Rees TD. 2014, Salivary interleukin 6 and 8 in oral cancer patients and in patients with chronic oral inflammatory diseases. Journal of Periodontology 85(7): 956-65. PMID: 24147842
43. Liang H, Cheng YSL, Kessler H and Crossland J. 2014, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Case of the Month: Stafne defect. Journal of the Michigan Dental Association 96(8): 42-6. PMID: 25226678
44. Momen-Heravi F, Trachtenberg AJ, Kuo WP, and Cheng YSL. 2014, Genomewide Study of Salivary MicroRNAs for Detection of Oral Cancer. Journal of Dental Research 93(7 suppl): 86S-93S.  PMID:24718111
45. Jabbour JM, Malik BH, Cuenca R, Cheng S, Jo JA, Cheng YSL, Wright JM, Maitland KC. 2014, Reflectance confocal microscopy of oral epithelial tissue using an electrically tunable lens. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng 8935:89350R. PMID: 29503493 PMCID: PMC5830149 DOI: 10.1117/12.2037046
46. Jabbour JM, Malik BH, Olsovsky C, Cuenca R, Cheng S, Jo JA, Cheng YSL, Wright JM, Maitland KC. 2014, Optical axial scanning in confocal microscopy using an electrically tunable lens. Biomed Opt Express 5(2): 645-52. PMID: 24575357
47. Cheng S, Cuenca RM, Liu B, Malik BH, Jabbour JM, Maitland KC, Wright J, Cheng YSL, Jo JA. 2014, Handheld multispectral fluorescence lifetime imaging system for in vivo applications. Biomed Opt Express 5(3):921-31. PMID:24688824
48. Pande P, Shrestha S, Park J, Serafino MJ, Gimenez-Conti I, Brandon J, Cheng YSL, Applegate BE, Jo JA. 2014, Automated classification of optical coherence tomography images for the diagnosis of oral malignancy in the hamster cheek pouch. J Biomed Opt 19(8): 086022. PMID: 25162909; PMCID: PMC4145245
49. Liang H, Cheng YSL, Kessler H and Crossland J. 2014, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Case of the Month: Stafne defect. Texas Dental Journal 131(2): 206-7, 254-6. PMID: 24804468
50. Cheng YSL, Rees T and Wright J. 2014, A review of research on salivary biomarkers for oral cancer detection. Clinical and Translational Medicine 3(1):3. PMID:24564868
51. Cheng YSL, Jordan L, Rees TD, Chen HS, Oxford L, Brinkmann O and Wong DT. 2014, Levels of potential oral cancer salivary mRNA biomarkers in oral cancer patients in remission and oral lichen planus patients. Clinical Oral Investigation 18(3): 985-93. PMID: 23892499
52. Pugalagiri P*, Muller S, Cox D, Kessler H, Wright J and Cheng YSL. 2013, Lymphangioma-like Kaposi sarcoma of the oral mucosa. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology 116(1): 84-90. PMID: 23768875
53. Cheng S, Rico-Jimenez JJ, Jabbour J, Malik B, Maitland KC, Wright J, Cheng YSL, and Jo JA. 2013, Flexible endoscope for continuous in vivo multispectral fluorescence lifetime imaging. Optics Letters 38(9):1515-7. PMID: 23632536
54. Jabbour JM, Cheng S, Balik BH, Cuenca R, Jo JA, Wright J, Cheng YSL, and Maitland KC. 2013, Fluorescence lifetime imaging and reflectance confocal microscopy for multiscale imaging of oral precancer. J of Biomedical Optics 18(4): 046012. PMID: 23595826
55. Havard D, Cheng YSL, and Ellis M. 2012, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Case of the Month: Basal cell carcinoma, nodulo-ulcerative type. Texas Dental Journal 129(11): 1212-3, 1226-7. PMID:  23487893
56. Gorugantula L*, Rees T, Plemons J, Chen HS and Cheng YSL. 2012, Salivary basic fibroblast growth factor in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma or oral lichen planus. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology 114(2): 215-22. PMID: 22769407
57. Cheng YSL, Rees T, Jordan L, Oxford L, O’Brien J, Chen H, and Wong D. 2011, Salivary endothelin-1 potential in detecting oral cancer in patients with oral lichen planus or oral cancer in remission. Oral Oncology 47:1122-6. PMID:21868280
58. Liang H, Cheng YSL, Schwarz G. 2011, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Case of the Month: Antral pseudocyst. Texas Dental Journal 128(12): 1288, 1302-3. PMID: 22375447
59. Cheng YSL and Wright J. 2011, Advances in diagnostic adjuncts for oral squamous cell carcinoma. The Open Pathology Journal 5:3-7.
60. Cheng YSL, Caputo T and Plemons J, 2011, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Case of the Month: Ameloblastoma. Texas Dental Journal 128(1): 102-3, 120-1. PMID: 21337863
61. Cheng YSL, Wright J, Lucente, J and McQuade, M. 2010, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Case of the Month: Verruciform Xanthoma. Texas Dental Journal 127(1): 126-7, 130-1. PMID: 20162945
62. Lin Y, Cheng YSL, Qin C, Lin C, D’Souza R and Wang F. 2009, The epithelial FGFR2 is essential for development and maintenance of the maxillary cervical loop, a stem cell niche in mouse incisors.  Developmental Dynamics 238(2): 324-30. PMID: 18985768
63. Cheng YSL, Kessler H and Lucente J. 2008, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Case of the Month: Idiopathic Osteosclerosis. Texas Dental Journal 125(10): 1026-31. PMID: 19044074
64. Chang JYF*, Stewart JM, Cheng YSL and Wright JM. 2008, Upper lip nodule /Merkel cell carcinoma. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology 105(5):549-53. PMID: 18329908
65. Cheng YSL, Liang H, Kessler H and Porter K. 2007, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Case of the Month: Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis. Texas Dental Journal 124(12): 1216-7, 1222-3. PMID: 18271446
66. Cheng YSL, Kessler H, Wright J, Lin JR, Lin LM, Huang E and Chen YK. 2007, Salivary gland malignancy with divergent differentiation: is it a teratocarcinosarcoma? Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics 104: 82-8. PMID: 17577548
67. Cheng YSL, Kessler H, Watkins D, Watson S. 2007, Deep Penetrating Nevus of Cheek Skin. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics 104: e49-e52. PMID: 17449286
68. Cheng YSL, Kessler H, Rees TD, Philofsky D and Pontikas A. 2007, Gingival swelling in a thirteen-year-old girl with multiple recurrences. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics 103 (1): 85-91. PMID: 17178499
69. Cheng YSL, Mues G, Wood D and Ding JH. 2006. Aromatase expression in oral keratinocytes and oral squamous cell carcinoma. Archives of Oral Biology 51: 612-620. PMID: 16510116
70. Cheng YSL and Wright J. 2005, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Case of the Month: Focal cemento-osseous dysplasia. Texas Dental Journal 122(9): 986-991. PMID: 16320508
71. Wen-Chen Wang, Cheng YSL, Chung-Ho Chen, Yu-Ru Lin, Yuk-Kwan Chen and Li-Min Lin. 2005, Paget’s disease of bone in a Chinese patient: A case report and review of the literature. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics 99(6): 727-733. PMID: 15897860
72. Lin CC, Chen CH, Lin LM, Wright JM, Chen YK, Kessler HP, Cheng YSL, and Ellis E. 2004, Calcifying odontogenic cyst with ameloblastic fibroma. Report of three cases. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics 98(4): 451-460. PMID: 15472661
73. Liang H, Frederiksen NL, Binnie WH and Cheng YS. 2003, Intraosseous oral leiomyoma: systematic review and report of one case. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology 32: 285-290. PMID: 14709601
74. Cheng YSL and Wright J. 2003, Periapical lymphoma. Texas Dental Journal 120(6): 497-500. PMID: 12861904
75. Cheng YSL, Binnie WH, Shroyer J and Bridges G. 2003, A forehead mass present for 53 years after trauma in childhood. Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine 32(10): 612-617. PMID: 14632937
76. Cheng YSL, Wright JM, Walstad WR, and Finn MD. 2002, Osteosarcoma arising in Paget’s disease of mandible. Oral Oncology 38(8): 785-92. PMID: 12570058
77. Cheng YSL, Wright JM, Walstad WR, and Finn MD. 2002, Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor showing microscopic features of potential malignant behavior.  Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics 93(3): 287-95. PMID: 11925538
78. Wright JM, Binnie WH and Cheng YSL. 2001, Oral cancer and precancer. Dental News 8(3): 29-34.
79. Cheng YSL, Rees TD, Wright JM, and Plemons JM. 2001, Childhood oral pemphigoid: a case report and review of the literature. Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine 30: 372-377. PMID: 11459324
80. Cheng YSL, 1999, Photochemical crosslinking of collagen by 1, 8-naphthalimide. Ph.D. Dissertation. Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
81. Cheng YSL, Matthews JL and Judy MM. 1999, Photochemical tissue welding. Chinese Dental Journal 18(4): 305-308.
82. Chen SY, Cheng YSL, and Tsai FM. 1994, Evaluation of industrial silicone rubber used in clinical dentistry. China Medical College Journal 4(1): 21-28.

 

Book Chapters

 

• Wright J, Patel P, and Cheng YSL, 2022, Mucosal and Related Dermatologic Diseases. In: Peterson’s Principles of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 4th edition. Editors: Miloro M, Ghali GE, Larsen P, and Waite P. p. 1137-1168. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91920-7_38
• Wright J, Kessler H, and Cheng, YSL, 2012, Mucosal and Related Dermatologic Diseases. In: Peterson’s Principles of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 3rd edition. Editors: Miloro M, Ghali GE, Larsen P, and Walte P. Volume 1, p. 795-819. People’s Medical Publishing House-USA, Shelton, CT.

PRESENTATIONS (* Graduate students/Residents I mentored)

1. Namazi F, Scarpa V, Peak RB, Cheng, YSL, Liang H. 2023. Multiple Radiolucencies with Focal Radiopacities in Both Jaws: A Rare Case Report. The
   Academy of American Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Annual Meeting, Oct 16-19, 2023.
2. Jagadeesh Y, Kovach T, Cheng YSL, Liang H. 2023. Aggressive (epithelioid) osteoblastoma camouflaged by pain associated with erupting third molars – Case report and literature review. The Academy of American Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Annual Meeting, Oct 16-19, 2023.
3. Singanamala S, Kovach T, Cheng YSL, Liang H. 2023. Osteoblastoma or osteosarcoma? A diagnostic dilemma. The Academy of American Oral and
   Maxillofacial Radiology Annual Meeting, Oct 16-19, 2023.
4. Shrestha M, Fanous RM, Baumhoer D, Cheng YSL. 2023. Metastatic calcinosis as a rare manifestation of End Stage Rental disease- a case report with review of the literature. The 77th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 10-14, 2023.
5. Martinez RC, Serafino MJ, Tortorelli GP, Jo J, Faram RC, Higgins KE, Khajotia SS, Cheng YSL, Plemons J, Woo V, Caughlin KR, Recabarren CB. 2023. Dual-excitation multispectral autofluorescence lifetime endoscopy for clinical label-free metabolic imaging of oral lesions. SPIE Photonics West 2023, Imaging,Therapeutics and Advanced Technology in Head and Neck Surgery and Otolaryngology, paper 12354-8.
6. Shrestha M*, Patel P, Newton P, Choi Y, Woo V, Cheng YSL. 2022. Heterotopic gastrointestinal mucosa of the oral cavity – Report of two cases and literature review. The 76th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Charlotte, North Carolina, April 8 – 13, 2022.
7. Liang H, Patel PB, Durani M, Cheng YSL. 2021. Langerhans cell histiocytosis with proliferative periostitis. The 23rd International Congress of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, April 28 – May 1, 2021 (Virtual meeting)
8. Arashlow M, Patel PB, Nair MK, Liang H, and Cheng YSL. 2021. Central giant cell granuloma: a pattern-based approach to diagnosis using cone beam computed tomography. The 23rd International Congress of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, April 28 – May 1, 2021 (Virtual meeting)
9. Martinez RC, Duran-Sierra E, Cheng S, Wright J, Cheng YSL, Ahmed B, Ji J, Martinez M, Al-Khalil M, Al-Enazi H, Yakovlev VV, and Jo JA. 2020. Computer-aided detection of benign from precancerous and cancerous oral lesions based on multispectral autofluorescence lifetime endoscopy. The SPIE Medical Imaging Conference, Houston, Texas, February 15-20, 2020.
10. Duran E, Cheng S, Cuenca R, Wright J, Cheng YSL, Ahmed B, Yakovlev V, and Jo JA. 2020. CAD system for automated detection of pre-cancerous and cancerous vs. benign oral lesions based on multispectral autofluorescence endoscopy. The SPIE Medical Imaging Conference, Houston, Texas, February 15-20, 2020.
11. McLean-Holden AC*, Feng JQ, Svoboda KH, Umorin M, Wright JW, and Cheng YSL. 2020. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition marker brachyury  expression is not found in spindle cell carcinoma of the head and neck, nor in oral squamous cell carcinoma. The 74th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (Virtual meeting), April 25-28, 2020
12. Shackelford A, Canterbury C, Cheng YSL, Philipone E, Yoon A, and Momen-Heravi F. 2020. The role of ANP32B as a biomarker and therapeutic target in head and neck cancer. The 74th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (Virtual meeting), April 25-28, 2020
13. Barnts K, Saad AJ, Cheng YSL, Patel PB, and Wright JM. 2019. A case of a rectal neuroendocrine carcinoma metastasizing to the parotid gland. The 73th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Miami, Florida, June 7-12, 2019
14. Patel P, Lois D, Wright B, and Cheng YSL. 2019. CD30-positive T cell lymphoproliferative disorder: A challenging diagnosis of a complex entity. The 73th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Miami, Florida, June 7-12, 2019
15. Dharia, KR*, Shillingburg JC, Cheng YSL. 2019. Oral manifestation of neurofibromatosis type 2. The 73th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Miami FL, June 7-12, 2019
16. McLean-Holden A, Cheng YSL, Oxford L, and He H. 2018. Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report and Literature Review. The Joint 72th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and The Biennial Meeting of International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists, Vancouver, Canada, June 22-29, 2018.
17. Barnts KL*, Abraham CM, and Cheng YSL 2018. Hairy Leukoplakia in a Patient Undergoing Anti-Retroviral Therapy. The Joint 72th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and The Biennial Meeting of International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists, Vancouver, Canada, June 22-29, 2018.
18. Khavandgar Z*, Kovach T, and Cheng YSL. 2018. Granular Cell Tumor S100 Negative Variant. The Joint 72th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and The Biennial Meeting of International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists, Vancouver, Canada, June 22-29, 2018.
19. Cheng YSL, Jordan L, Chen HS, and Rees T. 2017. Salivary S100P Protein as a Potential Biomarker for Oral Cancer Detection. Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference, The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), Austin, Texas, November 13-14, 2017 (Abstract #169).
20. Bottiglieri T, Arning E, Harmon C, Wang X, and Cheng YSL. 2017. Preliminary Study for Salivary Metabolomic Biomarkers for Oral Cancer Detection. Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference, The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), Austin, Texas, November 13-14, 2017 (Abstract # 175).
21. Maitland K, Jo J, Cheng YSL, and Wright J. 2017. Multimodal Optical Imaging for Early Detection of Oral Cancer. Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference, The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), Austin, Texas, November 13-14, 2017 (Abstract #196).
22. McLean-Holden A*, Kessler H, Al Radwan A, Wildey T, Wright JM, and Cheng YSL. 2017. Spindle Cell Ameloblastic Carcinoma With Evidence of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Tumor Progression. The 71th Annual Meeting ofAmerican Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Newport, RI, April 28-May 3, 2017.
23. Khavandgar Z*, Neville B, Feng J and Cheng YSL. 2017. Histopathologic Analysis of Regional Odontodysplasia. The 71th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Newport, RI, April 28- May 3, 2017.
24. Patel P*, Cheng YSL, Wright J, and Kessler H. 2016. Progression of Oral Mucosal Melanoma: A Report of Two Cases and a Review of the Literature. The 70th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Cincinnati, OH, May 2016.
25. Cheng YSL, Jordan L, Chen HS, Kang D, Oxford L, Plemons J, and Rees T. Potential Oral Cancer Salivary mRNA Biomarkers in Periodontitis Patients. Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference, The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), Austin, TX, November 9-10, 2015.
26. Qari H, Hamao-Sakamoto A, Cheng YSL, and Wright J. Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor-mixed connective tissue variant of the gingiva. The 69th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, San Diego, CA, April 2015.
27. Chi A, Chen HS, Katabi N, and Cheng YSL. Interobserver variation among pathologists in evaluating perineural invasion for oral squamous cell carcinoma. The 69th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, San Diego, CA, April 2015.
28. Jabbour JM, Malik BH, Cuenca R, Cheng S, Jo J, Cheng YSL, Wright J, and Maitland KC. Reflectance confocal microscopy of oral epithelial tissue using an electrically tunable lens. SPIE Photonics West, February 2014. (Published in Proceedings SPIE 8935)
29. Chang J, Wang YP, Wright J, and Cheng YSL. Dental epithelial stem cells in ameloblastomas. The 68th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, St. Augustine, April 2014. (Poster Abstract ID #45).
30. Jabbour JM, Malik BH, Cuenca R, Cheng S, Jo J, Cheng YSL, Wright J, Maitland KC. Design and evaluation of confocal endoscope for early oral cancer detection. SPIE Translational Biophotonics Annual Meeting, 2014
31. Liang H, Cheng YSL, and Starck WJ. Aggressive osteoblastoma of the mandible-a case report. The 64th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Los Angeles, October 2-6, 2013.
32. Cheng YSL, Liang H, Wright J, and Teenier T. Multiple orthokeratinized odontogenic keratocysts in a twenty-three year old man. The 67th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Portland, June 18,2013. (Abstract ID #36).
33. Malik B, Jabbour J, Cheng S, Cuenca R, Jo J, Wright J, Cheng YSL, and Maitland K. Macro- and Microscopic Optical Imaging toward Diagnosis of Oral Epithelial Dysplasia. The 67th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Portland, Oregon, June 18, 2013. (Abstract ID #15).
34. Cheng YSL, Jordan L, Rees T, Chen HS, Brinkmann O, and Wong D. Salivary mRNAs for Oral Cancer Detection in Oral Cancer Patients in Remission and Oral Lichen Planus Patients. Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference, The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), Austin, Texas, October 24-26, 2012.
35. Cheng YSL, Ren Y, Wright J and Feng J. Expression of osterix and periostin incement-osseous dysplasia as evidence for its PDL origin. The 66th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Minneapolis, June 25, 2012. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology; 2012, 114(5): E55
36. Pugalagiri P, Cheng YSL, Watkins D, Carlton D and Wright J. 2011. Lymphangioma-like Kaposi’s sarcoma in the oral cavity. The 65th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Porte Rico, May 1, 2011. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology; 2011, 112(3): E39
37. Cheng YSL, Rees T, Jordan L, Chen HS and Wong DT. 2011. Salivary endothelin-1 as potential biomarker for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in oral lichen planus and in previous OSCC patients. The 65th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Porte Rico, May 1, 2011. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology; 2011, 112(3): E39
38. Gorugantula L, Cheng YSL, Rees T, Oxford L, O’Brien J, Chen HS, Wong D. 2010. Salivary Biomarker bFGF for Detecting OSCC in Lichen Planus Patients. American Association for Dental Research 3rd Fall Focused Symposium: Salivary Diagnostics: Scientific and Clinical Frontiers. Arlington, VA.
39. Gorugantula L, Rees T, Chen HS, and Cheng YSL. 2010. The Salivary Levels of IL-6 and IL-8 in Disease-Inactive Lichen Planus Patients. The 15th International Congress on Oral Pathology and Medicine. Seoul, South Korea.
40. Abraham C, Rivera-Hidalgo, F, Kessler H, Rees T, Cheng YSL, Shulman J, Solomon E. 2010. Inter-Examiner Evaluation of Fluorescence in Oral Lesions (abstract #137483). Annual meeting of International Association of Dental Research, Barcelona, Spain.
41. Pugalagiri P, Cheng YSL, 2010. Nuclear Localization of E-Cadherin in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. The 64th Annual Meeting or American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Tucson, AZ.
42. Chang JYF, Lin Y, Cheng YSL, Qin C, D’Souza R and Wang F. 2009. FGFR2 is essential for the development of mouse maxillary incisors. The 87th General Session and Exhibition of the International Association of Dental Research. April 1-4, 2009 (Abstract ID: 117696).
43. Pugalagiri P, Wharton T and Cheng YSL. 2009. Fullerene-based PDT for dysplastic and malignant oral keratinocytes. The 63th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Montreal, Canada.
44. Cheng YSL. 2008. An analysis of differences between representative DDS programs in the US and in Taiwan. The Proceedings of the 16th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association for Dental Sciences of the Republic of China, Taipei, Taiwan.
45. Liu Y, Cheng Y, Huang Y, Chang H and Cheng YSL. 2008. Baicalein as a possible chemopreventive agent for oral cancer. The 14th International Congress, International Association of Oral Pathologists and the 62nd Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, San Francisco, California.
46. Mansour M, Cheng YSL and Wright J. 2008. Histopathological features of cytomegalovirus infection of the oral mucosa. The 14th International Congress, International Association of Oral Pathologists and the 62nd Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, San Francisco, California.
47. H Liang, Y Cheng, H Kessler, K Porter. 2007. An uncommon onset age of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis. The 16th International Congress of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Beijing, China.
48. J Milburn, C Lin, Y Cheng, Y Lin, R D’Souza and F Wang. 2007. Critical role of Fgfr2 in maxillary incisor development. The 85th Annual Meeting of International Association of Dental Research, New Orleans, Louisiana.
49. Cheng YSL, Kessler H, Watkins D and Watson S. 2006. Deep penetrating nevus in the cheek. The 60th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, San Antonio, Texas.
50. Cheng YSL, Mues G, Wood D and Ding J. 2005. RT-PCR and immunohistochemical studies of aromatase expression in normal oral keratinocytes and squamous cell carcinoma. The 59th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Sandestin, Florida. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology 100(2): 193.
51. Chen Y, Cheng YSL, Kessler H and Wright J. 2005. A 60-year-old man with four poorly differentiated malignancies in head and neck region within eight years. The 59th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Sandestin, Florida. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology 100(2): 189.
52. Cheng YSL, Kusek J and Wright J. 2004, Aromatase expression in oral mucosa and squamous cell carcinoma. The 58th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Charleston, South Carolina. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology 98(2): 195.
53. Cheng YSL and Rees T. 2003, Lichen Planus Pemphigoides in a Hepatitis C Patient. The 57th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Banff, Canada. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology
54. Heaton ML, Cheng YSL, and Rees T. 2003, Consistency Between exfoliative cytology and culture in patients with oral candidiasis. The 32nd Annual Meeting of American Association for Dental Research, San Antonio, Texas.
55. Cheng YSL, Binnie WH, Shroyer J and Bridges G. 2002, A study of a forehead mass presenting for fifty-three years after trauma in childhood. The 11th Biennial Meeting of the International Association of Oral Pathologists, Singapore. Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine 31(5): 291.
56. Cheng YSL, Wright JM, and Walstad WR. 2001, An atypical clear cell variant of Pindborg tumor showing malignant features. The 55th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Chicago, Illinois. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics 92(5): 543.
57. Cheng YSL, Rees TD, and Wright JM. 2000, Oral pemphigoid in an eight-year-old girl. The 54th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Williamsburg, Virginia. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics 90(4): 492.
58. Chen RCS, Cheng YSL, and Hwang HC. 1991, Surface hardness and chemical softening of light-cured composite with heat treatment. Chinese Dental Journal 10: 68.
59. Hwang HC, Cheng YSL, and Chen RCS. 1991, The effect of exposed time on the surface hardness of light-cured glass ionomer. Chinese Dental Journal 10: 53.
60. Cheng YSL, Hwang HC, and Chen RCS. 1991, The effect of light source distance on the curing of composite resin. Chinese Dental Journal 10: 54.

CE COURSE TAUGHT

1. “Soft Tissue Tumors in the Oral Cavity” in Clinical Oral Pathology Updates,
   Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX. March 26, 2021 (1 hr)
2. “Soft Tissue Tumors in the Oral Cavity” in Clinical Oral Pathology Updates,
   Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX. March 29, 2019 (1 hr)
3. “Soft Tissue Tumors in the Oral Cavity” in Clinical Oral Pathology Update,
   Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX. March 31, 2017 (1 hr)
4. “Soft Tissue Tumors in the Oral Cavity” in Clinical Oral Pathology Update. Texas A&M University- Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX. March 20, 2015 (1 hr)
5. “Advances in Diagnostic Adjuncts for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma”. Arlington Dentists Study Group, Arlington, TX, April 15, 2014 (1 hr)
6. “Soft Tissue Tumors in the Oral Cavity” in Clinical Oral Pathology Update. Texas A&M University – Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, March 22, 2013 (1 hr)
7. “Soft Tissue Tumors in the Oral Cavity” in Update in Clinical Oral Pathology,Texas A&M University – Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, March 25, 2011 (1 hr)
8. “Lichen Planus and Lichenoid Mucositis Update”, Quarterly meeting of Dallas Dental Hygiene Society, Dallas, TX, December 10, 2009 (1 hr)
9. “Infectious Stomatitis” and “Lumps and Bumps in Oral Cavity”, in Clinical Oral Pathology Update, Texas A&M University – Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, March 27, 2009 (2 hrs)
10. “Oral Pathology in Dental Offices”, Doctors Study Club, Periodontal Health Group, Irving, TX, March 19, 2007 (1 hr)
11. ” Lumps and Bumps in Oral Cavity”, in Clinical Oral Pathology Update, TAMHSC-Baylor College of Dentistry, September 30, 2006
12. “Case-based Oral Pathology,” Quarterly Meeting of Dallas Asian Dental Association, March 1, 2006 (1 hr)

INVITED SPEAKER

1. “Salivary Diagnostic Tests: Focus on HPV and Oral Cancer Detection” in the Symposium: Salivary Biomarkers and Proteomics: A Multidisciplinary Health Care Collaboration Tool for Patient-Centered Care, Annual meeting of American Dental Education Association, Chicago, IL, March 16-17, 2019
2. “Diagnosis of Oral Lichen Planus”, Academic Conference of Chinese Society of Oral Pathology, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, September 14, 2018
3. “Bone Pathology”, Congreso Nacional E Internacional De La Facultad de Odontología (National and International Dental School Meeting), National
   Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, May 4, 2018
4. “Salivary Biomarkers for Oral Cancer Detection”, Western Society of Teachers of Oral Pathology, Sedona, AZ, September 30, 2017
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JOURNAL EDITORS OR REVIEWER

• 2023 Reviewer for Journal of Endodontics
• 2021 Reviewer for Head and Neck Pathology
• 2021 Reviewer for Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology
• 2020 Reviewer for Head and Neck Pathology
• 2020 Reviewer for Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology
• 2019 Reviewer for Head and Neck Pathology
• 2018 Reviewer for Head and Neck Pathology
• 2017 Reviewer for Archives of Oral Biology
• 2016-2019 Editorial Board, Head and Neck Pathology
• 2016 Reviewer for Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology
• 2016 Reviewer for Oral Pathology and Medicine
• 2015 Reviewer for Archives of Oral Biology
• 2015 Reviewer for Scientific Reports
• 2014 Reviewer for Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences
• 2013 Reviewer for Head and Neck Pathology
• 2013 Reviewer for International Journal of Oral Science
• 2013 Reviewer for Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine
• 2012 Reviewer for Head and Neck Pathology
• 2012 Reviewer for Regulatory Peptides
• 2011 Reviewer for Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
• 2009-2012 Editorial Board, Head and Neck Pathology
• 2008 Reviewer for Head and Neck Pathology
• 2005-Present Reviewer for Texas Dental Journal

GRANT REVIEWER

• May 2018 American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Research Grant
• Jun 2016 NIH NIDCR Clinical Trial or Biomarker Clinical Validation Study Cooperative Agreement (U01)
• Oct 2015 NIH NIDCR Clinical Trial or Biomarker Clinical Validation Study Planning Grant (R34)
• Mar 2015 NIH Small Business Innovative Research Grants (SBIR)
• Jun 2009 NIH Recovery Act Limited Competition, Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research (RC1)