Stuart L. Fischman, DMD, is professor emeritus of Oral Diagnostic Sciences at the School of Dental Medicine of the State University of New York at Buffalo as well as visiting professor in the Faculty of Dental Medicine at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He is a Diplomate of the American Boards of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine. Fischman is a recipient of the Linda Laubenstein Clinical Excellence Award from the New York State AIDS Institute. In 2000, he received the Distinguished Faculty Award from the Organization of Teachers of Oral Diagnosis and in 2008, the International Association for Dental Research presented him with the Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics Distinguished Research Award.