1991 D.D.S., Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery
1986 B.A., University of Rochester

Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Grants Completed Pilot study: Serum and Urinary Markers Prevalent in Drug-Induced Osteonecrosis of the Jaws (In conjunction with a D1 student, Amogh Velangi); 2004. $5000.00 NYUCD grant

Goddard Faculty Fellowship Award; 2004, $4000.00 grant.

Phase III Randomized Multicenter Parallel Group Double Masked Placebo Controlled Study of the Safety and Efficacy of a single dose of Diclofenac in the Treatment of Postoperative Dental Pain. New York University College of Dentistry. Robert Glickman, DMD (PI); Kenneth Fleisher, DDS (Co-investigator); 2002. $45,000.00 grant.

Presentations:

Sacks PG, Mo J, Huang Q, Phelan JA, Fleisher K. In vitro models to study normal-pre-malignant interactions. 34th Annual Meeting of American Association for Dental Research, Baltimore Maryland March 9-12, 2005.

Nguyen TM, Mo J, Fleisher K, Sacks PG. Confrontation of normal and pre-malignant oral cells: effects on proliferation. 34th Annual Meeting of American Association for Dental Research, Baltimore Maryland March 9-12, 2005.

Simeonova L, Fleisher K, Mo J, Huang Q, Sacks PG. Extracellular matrix affects cell-cell recognition in oral pre-malignancy. 34th Annual Meeting of American Association for Dental Research, Baltimore Maryland March 9-12, 2005.

"Influence of ECM on Adhesion of Normal Premalignant and Malignant Oral Epithelial Cells". Jeffrey C. Chu, Peter G. Sacks, Kenneth E. Fleisher, Angela R. Kramer. Presented at the American Academy of Dental Research. San Antonio, TX 3/13/03.

"Characterization of Oral Pathology in Patients with HIV and AIDS." Presented at the Symposium of Life Threatening Illnesses of the Head and Neck. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY, NY May 1991.

Abstracts:

Sacks PG, Mo J, Huang Q, Phelan JA, Yee HT, Fleisher K. Normal-premalignant interactions in an in vitro model for oral cancer. Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research 2005; 45:35

Zhao Z, Kosinska W, Khmelnitsky M, Mo J, Flesiher K, Sacks PG, Guttenplan JB. A human oral tissue co-culture model for mutagenesis in a lacI reporter cell. Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research 2005; 45:921

Sacks PG, Mo J, Fotadar U, Hittelman E, Fleisher K, Huang Q, McCutcheon J. Modulation of integrin expression by extracellular matrix in an oral model for premalignancy. Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research 2004; 45: Abstract 1453

Sacks PG, Nikolopoulou AA, Fleisher K, Mo J, Hittelman E. Influence of Extracellular Matrix Material (ECM) on Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication (GJIC) in a human in vitro multistage carcinogenesis model for oral cancer. Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research.44: 1006, 2003.

Fleisher KE, Kuriakose MA, DeLacure EK, Yee H, Karlis V, Glickman R. Sentinel lymph node mapping of oral and pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma ? Result of a prospective study. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2003 Supplement 1; 61(8): 60-61.

Chu JC, Sacks PG, Fleisher K, Kamer AR. Influence of ECM on adhesion of normal, premalignant and malignant oral epithelial cells. 31st Annual Meeting of American Association for Dental Research, San Antonio, Texas. March 12-15, 2003.

Fleisher K, Brisman A, Glickman R. Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy: An Alternative Surgical Airway Technique. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2002 Supplement 1; 60 (8): 45.

Manuscripts:

Fleisher KE, Hirsch DL, Pahlavi IA, Glickman R. Severe Corneal Edema After Temporomandibular Joint Reconstruction: Report of a case . J Oral and Maxillofac Surgery 2004; 62: 1324-1326.

Fleisher KE, Carlson ER, Schaberg SJ. Oropharyngeal Mass. J Oral and Maxillofac Surg 1998; 56: 359-364.

Fleisher KE, Stevens MR. Diagnosis and Management of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Injuries. Compendium 1995; 16 (10): 1028-1040.

Chapters:

Fleisher KE, Glickman RS: Temporomandibular Joint Surgery. In McCarthy J (ed): Current Therapies in Plastic Surgery (Accepted for publication).

Fleisher KE, Casino AJ: Diseases Affecting the Temporomandibular Joint. In Phelan JA, Ibsen O (ed): Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist, 4th edition. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 2004, chapter 10.