Dr. Yassee Pirooz is a Board Certified pediatric dentist, and recognized as a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. She is passionate about practicing patient-centered care with a focus on prevention and strives to make every visit a fun, memorable, and positive experience.

Dr. Pirooz received her doctoral training at Harvard University’s School of Dental Medicine, graduating magna cum laude. She was awarded the Silver Medal for Scholastic Excellence, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Predoctoral Student Award for promise in the field of pediatric dentistry, Omicron Kappa Upsilon, as well as several other academic and performance scholarships. While honing in  on her skills as a dentist at Harvard, her research focused on special needs dentistry, global health, and dental trauma. She even spent one semester living in Rwanda starting their first dental school in the country!

She completed her specialty training in Pediatric Dentistry at Columbia University’s New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York City’s top ranked children’s hospital, where she gained experience treating children of all levels of medical and dental complexity.

Prior to dentistry, Dr. Pirooz was a high school teacher in Colorado where she taught physics and biology for several years. This experience ignited her passion for teaching and providing a meaningful learning experience for every patient as a pediatric dentist.

Dr. Pirooz’s family is from Virginia, but she had an international upbringing spanning England and Singapore. As a result, she loves to travel to this day and has been to over 60 countries. When not traveling with her husband and son, she enjoys being outdoors with her family, learning new languages, being active, and listening to podcasts in her free time.