About Dr. Tanzi

Biography
Dr. Jill A. Tanzi originates from Oxford, MA where she graduated valedictorian from Oxford High School. She obtained a BA cum laude in Biology from the University of Rochester and a DDS from the University of Maryland, also with honors. During dental school, Dr. Tanzi performed research at the National Institute of Dental Research in Bethesda, Maryland. After graduation, Dr. Tanzi worked in private practice for 3 years in the Philadelphia area before returning to Massachusetts to open The Dentist at Hopkinton in 2003. Dr. Tanzi lives in Wellesley with her husband Giancarlo, and son, Emilio.

Academic Dental Honors

• Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society
• Gorgas Odontological Honorary Society
• Gamma Pi Delta Prosthodontic Honor Society
• The Nathan David Gold Memorial Award

Professional Affiliations

• American Dental Association
• Massachusetts Dental Society

Publications (maiden name Kulakusky)

Delporte C, Hoque AT, Kulakusky JA, Braddon VR, Goldsmith CM, Wellner RB, Baum BJ. Relationship between adenovirus-mediated aquaporin 1 expression and fluid movement across epithelial cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1998 May 29;246(3):584-8.

He X, Kuijpers GA, Goping G, Kulakusky JA, Zheng C, Delporte C, Tse CM, Redman RS, Donowitz M, Pollard HB, Baum BJ. A polarized salivary cell monolayer useful for studying transepithelial fluid movement in vitro. Pflugers Arch. 1998 Feb;435(3):375-81.