Dr. Anil Kishen serves as the Dean and Arthur Zwingenberger Decanal Chair at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Dentistry. He is a Professor of Endodontics and holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Oral Health Nanomedicine. In addition to his primary appointment, Dr. Kishen is cross appointed to the Department of Dentistry at at the Mount Sinai Hospital. He also holds Visiting Professorships in Endodontics at the University of Hong Kong and the King Juan Carlos University in Madrid, Spain. 

Dr. Kishen's academic work includes more than 300 journal articles, 24 book chapters and three books. He is the recipient of the W. W. Wood Award from the Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry (ACFD) for excellence in Dental Education. While his exemplary research contributions have been recognized with the 2021 Louis I. Grossman Award from the American Association of Endodontics and the 2023 National Dental Research Award from the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR) and ACFD for exceptional contributions to dental research in a Canadian University.

As a prolific researcher and Principal Investigator for the Kishen Lab, Dr. Kishen’s research explores new developments in bioactive nano biomaterials and phototherapeutic to fight oral infections and improve outcomes for patients. He is a co-inventor in 12 patents and has presented over 185 invited plenary or keynote lectures worldwide.