Archana Viswanath MS

Dr. Archana A. Viswanath is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine. She is a board-certified Orofacial Pain specialist and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain. She graduated from Rutgers University (formerly UMDNJ) in 2007 with a fellowship and Master's in Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders. She completed a post-doctoral NIDCR T32 clinical research fellowship at the University of Maryland Dental School. Prior to NYU, she was the Director of Clinical Research in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.

Viswanath research interests are in acute to chronic pain translation, sequala of neurologic injuries, and evaluating the efficacy and safety of novel analgesic medications. Over the years, she has published extensively on these topics and has presented at various national and international meetings. She is a member of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain, the American Headache Society, and the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. Her clinical practice focuses on all aspects of chronic facial pain including but not limited to headaches, persistent dentoalveolar pain, trigeminal neuralgias, temporomandibular joint disorders, and oral appliances for sleep-related breathing disorders.