Meet the Team of the Cleveland Dental Institute
Administration
Dr. Hussein Elrawy
Chairman
Dr. Mustafa Galal Khallaf
Vice Chair & Head of Clinical Education
Email: m.galal@cdiohio.org
Sam Haddadeen
Chief Operations Officer
Dr. Waleed Elmallah
Program Director, AEGD Program
Dr. Mohamed Boghdady
Program Director, GPR Cleveland
Dr. Ahmed Hashem
Director of Research
Faculty Attending
Dr. Stephen Atkins
Faculty Attending Cleveland
Dr. Noora Khadier
Pedodontist, Faculty Attending Cleveland
Dr. Lisa Blackmon
Faculty Attending Cleveland
Dr. Eugenia Sarris
Faculty Attending Cleveland
Dr. Haider Almaliki
Attending Dentist - Cleveland
Dr. Mohammed Qaraja
Faculty Attending Columbus
Dr. Mario Gagliardi
Faculty Attending Columbus
CDI Operations Team
Natalie Arnold
Chief Financial Officer
Tracie West
Dental Assisting Program Director
Cleveland Dental Institute is a Teaching Facility
If you are seeking a dental residency or continued education, you’ve come to the right place.
Cleveland Dental Institute is THE ONLY CDCA Exam Training Facility in Ohio.
CDI Residency Programs
Cleveland Dental Institute provides graduate residency programs in General Practice Residency (GPR) and Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)-accredited Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD).
CDI Dental Assisting Program
Cleveland Dental Institute’s offers a comprehensive, eleven-week course, where students develop skills inside of CDI’s state-of-the-art private practice training center. Students work next to doctors and instructors to further their knowledgebase.
Continuing Education Courses
Cleveland Dental Institute offers a calendar of professional, continuing education courses that are international in scope and always open to the entire dental community. Cleveland Dental Institute is an accredited ADA CERP-Recognized Provider.