Dr. Karim El Kholy is Associate Professor in the Division of Periodontics at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine and Lecturer at Harvard University School of Dental Medicine. Dr. El Kholy received his Doctorate in Medical Sciences and his Certificate in Oral Implantology from Harvard University.

While at Harvard, he was recruited by his mentor, Professor Daniel Buser, to launch a digital transformation of implant surgical treatment planning in Bern. Previously, Dr. El Kholy was Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of the Periodontology Clerkship Program at the University of Michigan Dental School, where he received the Best Faculty Award in 2010.

Dr. El Kholy earned a master's degree and certificate in periodontics from Indiana University, where he received the Henry M. Swenson Award for didactic and academic excellence, as well as the prestigious Chasen Fellowship from the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation in 2007.