Orthodontic Residents
Class of 2025, PGY3
Charlie Arndt, DDS
Hometown: Des Moines, IA
Undergraduate: The University of Iowa
Dental School: The University of Iowa
Zaara Baig, DMD, MPH
Hometown: Leawood, KS
Undergraduate: The University of Kansas
Dental School: University of Pennsylvania
Marco Irimia, DMD
Hometown: Miami, FL
Undergraduate: University of Florida
Dental School: University of Florida
Jason Nguyen, DDS
Hometown: Richardson, TX
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin
Dental School: Texas A&M
Janet Park, DDS
Hometown: Melville, NY
Undergraduate: New York University
Dental School: Stony Brook
Class of 2026, PGY2
Jeremy Haqq, DDS
Hometown: Malta, NY
Undergraduate: University at Buffalo
Dental School: University at Buffalo
Nicole Meyer, DDS
Hometown: Brighton, MI
Undergraduate: Hope College
Dental School: University of Michigan
Jesus Ojeda, DDS
Hometown: Laredo, TX
Undergraduate: Texas A&M
Dental School: Texas A&M
James Otani, DDS
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Undergraduate: Brigham Young University
Dental School: UCLA
Lane Shafer, DMD
Hometown: Mahomet, IL
Undergraduate: Illinois Wesleyan University
Dental School: Southern Illinois University
Class of 2027, PGY1
Audrey Rakian, DDS, MS, PhD
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Undergraduate: University of Texas at San Antonio
Dental School: UT Health San Antonio
Shivani K. Patel, DDS
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin
Dental School: UT Health San Antonio
Jordan Chen, DDS
Hometown: Allen, TX
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Dallas
Dental School: Texas A&M
Justin Morey, DDS
Hometown: Cypress, TX
Undergraduate: Texas A&M
Dental School: Texas A&M
David Jeong, DDS
Hometown: Glenview, IL
Undergraduate: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dental School: The University of Iowa
Nika Kalantari, DDS
Hometown: Tehran, Iran
Undergraduate: Tehran School of Dentistry
Dental School: Tehran School of Dentistry
Intern
Bhairavi Baviskar, BDS, MDS
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Undergraduate: D. Y. Patil School of Dentistry, India
Dental School: JMF's A.C.P.M Dental College, India