Dr. Fabricio B. Teixeira is the Richard E. Walton Endowed Professor, Chair, and Director of the Advanced Program in the Department of Endodontics at the University of Iowa. Before coming to Iowa, he served as Director of the Advanced Education Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He obtained his Certificate in Endodontics from UT San Antonio and was the first recipient of the Endowment Carlos E. del Rio Distinguished Professorship in Endodontics. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in the Department of Endodontics at the State University of Campinas, Brazil, where he served as an Associate Professor. Before moving to Texas, he served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Endodontics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He still maintains an appointment as an adjunct faculty member.

Dr. Teixeira is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics (ABE). He continues to serve the ABE as a past director and is the Secretary of the International Association of Dental Traumatology Board. He is the CODA Commissioner (Commission on Dental Accreditation – American Dental Association) for the American Association of Endodontists. He is a member of the OKU National Dental Honor Society, a Fellow of the American College of Dentists and International College of Dentists. Dr. Teixeira served as Associate Editor of Endodontic Topics for over nine years and is a member of the Editorial Board of Evidence-based Endodontics and Visual Endodontics. He holds a position on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Journal of Endodontics and serves as a reviewer on several other scientific journals. He is actively involved in clinical research and has lectured nationally and internationally on several topics in his specialty. He has published multiple peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and textbook chapters. He also maintains a private practice limited to endodontics in Iowa City.