Dr. Lisa Gao, a board-certified orthodontist who practices in Westwood, CA, and was born in China and raised in Southern California. She completed her dental education at the University of California, San Francisco and her orthodontic residency at Ohio State University. Dr. Gao serves as a Clinical Instructor at UCLA, where she supervises residents in
Dr. Shannon Hayashibara is a passionate orthodontist, who was born and raised in Riverside, California. Her early experience of wearing braces as a teenager because of a mandibular setback ignited her interest in orthodontics. She attended Whitman College in Walla Walla and received her Bachelor's degree in Biology in 2005. After working in Biotech for
Growing up in Fresno, California, Dr. Nicole Nalchajian always knew she wanted to practice orthodontics in her hometown. After completing her undergraduate degree in Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley, she went straight to dental school at University of the Pacific ( UOP Arthur A Dugoni) and earned her DDS degree in 1997. Dr. Nalchajian stayed
Dr. Natalie Yang's journey in the field of orthodontics began at the University of the Pacific where she earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. She went on to complete her orthodontic residency at the University of Michigan. She now practices in Vacaville, CA. Outside of her work, Dr. Yang is a dedicated dog owner,
From France to Beverly Hills: An orthodontists Journey Dr. Deborah Solomon grew up in Strasbourg, France, before moving to the United States right after high school. Dr. Solomon completed her undergraduate and dental school education in New York City at NYU College of Dentistry then went on to serve as an active-duty general dentist in
Meet Dr. Heidi Starnes - an accomplished orthodontist who has been crafting beautiful smiles for over two decades. Based in Newport Beach, California, Dr. Starnes completed her undergraduate studies at San Diego State University before attending dental school at the University of the Pacific and completed her residency at Saint Louis University. When she's not
Alyssa S. Levin, DDS, MS grew up the daughter of a very successful orthodontist. Growing up, many nights she chose to sit beside him to do homework while he worked up his cases. He appeared fulfilled and engaged and that’s what she saw. Combine that with a passion to serve people through healthcare; there may
Dr. Courtney Dunn is a third generation Arizona native. She was born in Phoenix and attended Xavier College Preparatory. Dr. Dunn graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, where she received both her Doctor of Dental Surgery and her Master of Science in Orthodontics. After graduation, she was awarded the prestigious Milo Hellman
Dr. Cheng graduated from Harvard School of Dental Medicine with a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in 2012 and completed a craniofacial orthodontic and orthopaedic residency at the University of Minnesota in 2014. In addition, she became board certified by the American Board Certification in Orthodontics in 2014. Dr Cheng understands what it takes to
Introducing Katie Bales: The New Representative from California for the PCSO The Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists new representative from California is Dr Katie Bales. Dr Bales has an impressive resume, and her forte is working with the critical issue task force which is focused on staffing that she now chairs. Her goal is to
