Edison A. Ishaya Edison A. Ishaya is an Illinois and California-licensed dentist, currently practicing general and cosmetic dentistry in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Ishaya is an Assyrian community activist, who served as the president of the Assyrian Academic Society from 2006-07. He received his Bachelor of Science and Doctorate of Dental Surgery from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1990 and1994, respectively.   Ishaya is originally from Urmia, Iran; he immigrated to the United States in 1986. Dr. Ishaya is married to Dr. Nagam Brikha and lives in Chicago.