Denise A. Trochesset
Associate Professor
Tel: (631) 632-6983
Fax: (631) 632-9704
Email: denise.trochesset@stonybrook.edu
Research Summary:
Research interests are focused on oral mucosal disease and investigating the use of reflectance confocal microscopy in
identification of epithelial dysplasia and squamous cell carcinoma.
Clinical Practice:
Dr. Trochesset has an active faculty practice in Clinical Oral Pathology/Oral Medicine.
| Education: | ||||
| Institution and Location | Degree | Year(s) | Field of Study | |
| Alfred State College (SUNY), Alferd, NY | AAS (honors) | 1981 | Medical Laboratory | |
| Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | BS (distinction) | 1983 | Microbiology | |
| University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN | DDS | 1988 | Dentistry | |
| U.S.V.A.Medical Center, West Haven, CT | Certificate | 1989 | General Practice Residency | |
| The New York Hospital Medical Center, Queens, NY | Certificate of Specialty | 2002 | Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Residency | |
| Stony Brook University Medical Center Stony Brook, NY | Certificate | 2009 | Clinical Research Training (K30) | |
| Positions and Employment: | |
| 2002-2006 | Clinical Assistant Professor, Departments of Oral Biology and Pathology and Dental Medicine Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine |
| 2002-2006 | Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dental Medicine Stony Brook University Hospital |
| 2003-present | Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Stony Brook University School of Medicine |
| 2003-present | Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Stony Brook University Medical Center |
| 2004-present | Director of Oral Pathology, Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine |
| 2005-present | Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Stony Brook University School of Medicine |
| 2006-2013 | Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Biology and Pathology, Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine |
| 2006-2013 | Assistant Professor, Department of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital |
| 2013-present | Associate Professor, Department of Oral Biology and Pathology, Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine |
| 2013-present | Associate Professor, Department of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital |
| Other Experience and Professional Memberships (selected): | |
| 1984-1988 | American Student Dental Association |
| 1984-1990 | President, Minnesota Student Chapter, 1987-1988, American Association of Women Dentist |
| 1988-1995 and 2009-present | National Board Microbiology-Pathology Test Construction; Alternate 2011, American Dental Association |
2000 - present | Nominations Committee, 2005; Professional and Public Relations Committee, 2006-2009; Chairperson 2008-2009; AAOMP Representative to the ADA CERP committee, 2009-2013 Subcommittees: Electronically Mediated CE, 2010; Eligibility Criteria, 2011-2012; Long Range Planning Committee 2012-2015, The American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology |
| 2001 – present | North American Society for Head and Neck Pathology |
| 2002 – present | The American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology |
| 2003 – present | The Suffolk County Society of Pathologists |
| 2005 – present | The Suffolk Society of Forensic Dentistry |
| 2005- present | American Dental Education Association |
| 2009 – present | Board of Directors, Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine representative, 2010-2011, Suffolk County Dental Society |
| 2010 – present | Secretary 2011-2013, Vice-president 2013, Omicron Kappa Upsilon, Sigma Tau Chapter |
| 2010 – present | American Academy of Forensic Sciences |
| 2010 – present | American Society of Forensic Odontology |
| Honors (selected): | |
| 2005 | Graduation Marshall Stony Brook University SDM Class of 2005 |
| 2005 | Organized the Leo Sreebny Symposium on Sjögren’s Syndrome and Oral Health, Speaker: Troy Daniels, DDS, MS, Director of UCSF Sjögren’s Syndrome Clinic, Dry Mouth: Why You Should Care |
| 2005 | Certificate of Appreciation for Community Service; Stony Brook University Hospital |
| 2006 | Graduation Marshall Stony Brook University SDM Class of 2006 |
| 2006 | Organized the Leo Sreebny Symposium on Sjögren’s Syndrome and Oral Health, Speaker: Lawrence Tabak, DDS, PhD, Director of NIDCR at NIH, Molecular Medicine Enters the Mouth |
| 2006 | Faculty Development Travel Award 2006 ($1000) |
| 2007 | Graduation Marshall Stony Brook University SDM Class of 2007 |
| 2008 | Organized the Leo Sreebny Symposium on Sjögren’s Syndrome and Oral Health, Speaker: David T.W. Wong DMD, DMSc, Director of the UCLS Dental Research Institute, Can Spit be the Answer to Our Oral Cancer Concerns |
| 2008 | Certificate of Appreciation for Community Service, Stony Brook University Medical Center |
| 2008 | Graduation Marshall Stony Brook University SDM Class of 2008 |
| 2009 | Organized the Leo Sreebny Lectureship, Series Speaker:Michael Glick, DMD Professor of Oral Medicine, Arizona School of Dental and Oral Health, Associate Dean of Oral Medical Sciences School of Osteopathic Medical Sciences, The Role of Dentists in Overall Health and Well-Being |
| 2009 | Faculty Development Travel Award ($1000) |
| 2009 | Certificate of Appreciation for Community Service, Stony Brook University Medical Center |
| 2009 | Graduation Marshall Stony Brook University SDM Class of 2009 |
| 2010 | Omicron Kappa Upsilon (Dental Honor Society) induction |
| 2010 | Certificate of Appreciation for Community Service, Stony Brook University Medical Center |
| 2010 | Graduation Marshall Stony Brook University SDM Class of 2010 |
| 2011 | Graduation Marshall Stony Brook University SDM Class of 2011 |
| 2012 | Pierre Fauchard Academy (International honorary dental service organization) induction |
| 2012 | Top Dentists of Long Island, Pulse Magazine (voted by professional peers) |
| 2012 | Grand Marshall Stony Brook University SDM class of 2012. This is the highest teaching honor the students at SBUSDM can bestow upon a faculty member. |
| Selected Publications: | |
| 2003 | Jones AC., Trochesset DA., Freedman PD. Intraoral Benign Mesenchymoma: A report of 10 cases and review of the literature. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics, Jan: 95(1) 67-76 |
| 2008 | Choi C., Terzian E., Schneider R., Trochesset, DA. A peripheral giant cell granuloma associated with hyperparathyroidism secondary to end stage renal disease. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; 66: 1063-1066 |
| 2011 | Trochesset, DA and Walker, SG. Isolation of Staphylococcus aureus from environmental surfaces in an academic dental clinic. J Am Dent Assoc. 2012 Feb; 143(2):164-9. |
| 2012 | Trochesset, DA, Serchuk RB, Colosi D. Generation of intraoral-like images from cone-beam CT volumes for forensic image comparison. Accepted for publication Journal of Forensic Sciences July 2012. |
| 2012 | Cordero MC., Karp JM, Bazina F, Trochesset DA, Ma L, Brouxhon SM, Kyrkanides S. Cadherin switch during odontogenesis. Submitted for publication |
| 2013 | Teng X, Ma L, Kyrkanides S, Trochesset DA and Brouxhon SM. Modulation of EGFR and IGF-1R by soluble E-cadherin: A putative mechanism for oncogenicity in oropharyngeal squamous cells carcinomas. Submitted for publication. |
| 2013 | Sever, K, Schneider, WX and Trochesset, DA.. Central Angiolipoma: Case report and review of the literature. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. Manuscript in preparation. |
Other Peer Reviewed Publications:
*including IMAT, Applied
Emerging Technologies for Cancer Res., Alliance of Glycobiologists
for Detection of Cancer and Cancer Risk, SPOREs in Breast, Cervical,
Endometrial, Ovarian, Skin Cancers, Lymphoma, Genitourinary, and
Gastrointestinal Cancers and In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Centers (ICMICs), Cancer Target Discovery and Develop. (CTDD) Network
