University Of Southern Nevada

Dr. Jaleh Pourhamidi completed her undergraduate training at University of California, San Diego in 1995. She attended University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine for her D.M.D. degree (1999) as well as her Certificate in Orthodontics and Masters of Dental Sciences (2002). She has been involved in academics since completion of her training and was most recently an Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences and the Director of Admissions for Advanced Education in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics at University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Pourhamidi is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics.

Dr. Pourhamidi has received numerous awards such as the American Association of Orthodontists Faculty Development Award, the Hinman Scholarship Award (three-time recipient), the Colgate Palmolive Award, the W. Arthur George Student Research Award, the American Dental Association Dentsply Research Award, the American Association of Dental Research Student Research Fellowship Award, and the American Association for Dental Research Student Award.

Dr. Pourhamidi has given a number of educational presentations throughout the country on topics such as psychosocial outcomes in patients with various craniofacial anomalies, dental school admissions, treatment and management of cleft lip and palate, and her molecular biology research involving a common periodontal disease bacteria.

Dr. Pourhamidi currently holds membership in many national and international organizations including the American Association of Orthodontists, American Dental Educators Association, College of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics, the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists, the International Academy of Advanced Interdisciplinary Dentistry, the North American Craniofacial Conference, American Dental Association, and the International Association of Dental Research. Her current national involvements include serving as the Chair Elect for the American Dental Education Association Section in Orthodontics, and the Consultant to the American Dental Association Council on Dental Practice.

In her spare time, Dr. Pourhamidi enjoys hiking, running, reading, riding her road bike and various volunteer work.