Ronald B.
Marks, D.D.S.
D
r. Ronald Marks graduated from LSU in 1964 with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, received his dental training at Loyola University, and finished his oral and maxillofacial surgery residency in 1973 at Charity Hospital in New Orleans. A partner in Alexandria Oral Surgery Associates, he has held faculty appointments at Tulane School of Medicine, LSU Medical Center in New Orleans, LSU School of Dentistry in New Orleans, and LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport, where he is a clinical professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery. A past and present member of numerous professional organizations, Dr. Marks has served as president of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS), Southeastern Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Louisiana Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Louisiana State Board of Dentistry, Louisiana Dental Association, and the Central Louisiana Dental Association. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He counts among his proudest achievements his ascendency to the presidency of AAOMS, which allowed him to develop strong relationships with academic leaders around the world striving to forge a lasting place in medicine and dentistry for oral and maxillofacial surgery. Dr. Marks has served as president of Temple Gemiluth Chassodim, is an alumnus of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, a member of the LSU Foundation and the LSU Alumni Association, and served on the board of directors of the Tiger Athletic Foundation. He was instrumental in the formation of the James Peltier Endowed Chair in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the first endowed chair at the LSU Medical Center in New Orleans, and served on that body’s board as well as that of the Jack Gamble Endowed Chair in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the LSU Medical Center in Shreveport. Dr. Marks and his wife, Nat, live in Alexandria, La. They have two sons, Alan and Spencer, both LSU graduates, and five grandchildren.
LSU Alumni Magazine | Summer 2013
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