About Sanaz Ekhlassi, DDS
Dr. Ekhlassi has been living in Houston since she was three years old and has a great appreciation for the Lone Star State. She attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she majored in Biology. She then went on to the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston to receive her Doctorate of Dental Surgery. Following dental school, she was accepted to complete a General Practice Residency at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York. In her residency, she treated medically complex patients in hospital and clinical settings which allowed her to expand her knowledge of dental medicine and treatment of patients with advanced needs. Dr. Ekhlassi then began practicing dentistry in three of the five boroughs of New York City. In 2011, she decided to return to her hometown in Texas to work side by side with her mother, Dr. Alvandi, and her sister, Dr. Sara Ekhlassi. She continually feels blessed to be able to work in a family practice where there is great communication between doctors and provides the opportunity for excellent continuity of treatment for her patients. In her free time, Dr. Sanaz Ekhlassi loves sewing, painting, ice skating, live music, spending time with friends and family, and working out. While in dental school, Dr. Ekhlassi researched efficacy of local anesthesia in patients during dental procedures; and also cytokine activity in gingival cells in order to better understand those underlying mechanisms for periodontal disease.
