Dr. Tavelli graduated from the University of Milan in 2017. He completed his three-year residency in Periodontics and his Master of Science in 2020 at the University of Michigan. His main focus has been to conduct clinical research in periodontal and peri-implant plastic surgery. Dr. Tavelli has published more than 60 scholarly publications in international peer-reviewed journals in periodontics and implant dentistry. He has been the recipient of several research awards, including the 2020 American Academy of Periodontology Balint Orban Research Competition, first prize in the research competition at the 2020 National Osteology Symposium, the 2020 American Academy of Periodontology Foundation School Research Award, and first prize in the research competition at the third International Symposium on soft tissue management focused on teeth and implant dentistry in Florence, Italy. Since July 2020, Dr. Tavelli has been a clinical lecturer in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. At HSDM, he teaches periodontology, conducts clinical research, and treats patients in the Harvard Dental Center. A Vermont native, Dr. Nesti graduated from West Point and earned his MD/PhD from Thomas Jefferson University. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Walter Reed and fellowship training in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery through the Walter Reed–Curtis National Hand Center program. Dr. Nesti served over 20 years as an Army Orthopaedic Surgeon, including multiple combat deployments, and retired as a Colonel. He was a consulting Hand Surgeon to the U.S. Military Academy, Naval Academy, and White House and served as Director of the Walter Reed Hand Fellowship and Peripheral Nerve Clinic. He is a Fellow of the AAOS, AOA, and a member of the ASSH. Now based in Annapolis, Dr. Nesti brings extensive clinical and academic expertise to his patients.