Lisa Emirzian, DMD

Dr. Emirzian earned her undergraduate degree at Springfield College and went on to pursue her D.M.D. at Tufts School of Medicine in Boston. Upon completion, she joined her father, Dr. A.A. Emirzian, a dentist who practiced for more than 40 years in Springfield, MA. Her practice evolved from his and eventually became the foundation for today’s practice in East Longmeadow. Dr. Emirzian’s dedication to esthetic dentistry has enhanced the quality of life for many of her patients. She is one of only approximately one hundred active members of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, an elite organization dedicated to promoting the integration of dental esthetics into the total spectrum of oral health care. She is a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, and a member of the American Association of Women Dentists, the American Dental Association, the Massachusetts Dental Society and the Valley District Dental Society. She shares her special talents with colleagues by teaching and lecturing on esthetic dentistry and she also serves on the faculty at Tufts University as an Assistant Clinical Professor teaching students in the Advanced Esthetic Program.
Upon completion of his Prosthodontic and Maxillofacial Prosthetics training in 1976, he accepted a full-time faculty position at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in the Department of Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry (formally Department of Restorative Dentistry). For the last 8 years, he was Director of Divisions: Prosthodontics-Fixed Partial Dentures, Removable Partial Dentures, Complete Dentures and Maxillofacial Prosthetics. In January, 2004, Dr. Vergo retired from Tufts as a Professor Emeritus. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he has maintained a part-time private practice over the past 30 years. He holds Senior Dentist Staff privileges at the Tufts-New England Medical Center Hospital. He has lectured locally, nationally and internationally, and he has published 40 articles in various reference journals. Dr. Vergo is presently a member of the American College of Prosthodontics, American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, International Society of Maxillofacial Rehabilitation, American College of Dentists, and the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics.