Meet Rohin Ambaram, DDS, MD

Meet Rohin Ambaram, DDS, MD

Dr. Rohin Ambaram grew up in the Northern California area then moved to Los Angeles for dental school at the University of California, Los Angeles and finally landed in Detroit, Michigan, for his oral and maxillofacial surgery residency. It has been a long journey for Dr. Ambaram, and he loves what he does, particularly when he is able to make his patients feel comfortable and help them achieve their dental health care goals. Outside his practice, Dr. Ambaram enjoys playing golf and being with his family — his lovely wife and daughter.

Bilingual: English and Gujarati.

Skilled Craftsmanship: Designing and building wooden furniture.

Reading: philosophy, scientific journals, biographies

Certifications

• General Anesthesia Sedation Permit
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

Awards

• Edwin H. Lorentzen Scholarship, Medical Student Scholarship
• Board of Governors Medical School Scholarship
• Nicholas K. P’Sachos and Mary T. P’Sachos Medical Student Scholarship
• UCLA Dentistry Grant
• UC Davis Dean’s Honor List, College of Letters and Science

Research Experience

• 2014: UCLA School of Dentistry, Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology — Specific gene mutations and its effects on implant osseointegration
• 2012: UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Physiology — Investigation on the excitation-contraction coupling process in mammalian skeletal muscle cells using electrophysiology, molecular genetics and optical tools

Volunteer

• 2011: Volunteer, South African Red Cross Air Mercy Service
• 2012: UCLA ASDA, Global Medical Brigades
• 2013: UCLA Care Harbor
• 2013: UCLA School of Dentistry Treatment Day
• 2014: Mission trip to Honduras, UCLA School of Dentistry