Assistant Professor of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity
Dr. Lorenzo Tavelli graduated from the University of Milan in 2017. He completed his three-year residency in periodontics and his Master of Science in 2020 at the University of Michigan. His research focus has been conducting clinical research in periodontal and peri-implant plastic surgery.
Tavelli has published more than 60 scholarly articles in international peer-reviewed journals in periodontics and implant dentistry. He has received several research awards, including the 2020 American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Balint Orban Research Competition, first prize in the research competition at the 2020 National Osteology Symposium, the 2020 AAP Foundation School Research Award, and first prize in the research competition at the third International Symposium on Soft Tissue Management in Florence, Italy.
Since July 2020, Tavelli has been a clinical lecturer in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. At HSDM, he teaches periodontology, conducts clinical research, and treats patients in the Harvard Dental Center (HDC).
