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THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT:
JACK LYTLE DDS ’58, MD ’65 BY YASMINE PEZESHKPOUR MCM ’16
This year’s Friends of Dentistry Gala recognizes some of Ostrow’s most influential figures. It is only fitting that an honorable mention was extended to Dr. John “Jack” Lytle for more than six decades of commitment to the school. Here are five things you should know about Dr. Lytle:
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Lytle was awarded the 2016 Alumni Service Award by the USC Alumni Association for 60 years of exceptional service to the university. In addition to his leadership on numerous university support groups, he and his wife established the John J. and Marcia L. Lytle Endowed Scholarship that has been supporting dental students since 1992. His mentor Marsh Robinson DDS ’46, MD ’52 influenced his path in oral and maxillofacial surgery and inspired him to pursue both a doctor of dental surgery degree as well as a medical degree at USC. Lytle and Robinson were among the first generation of oral and maxillofacial surgeons to receive dual degrees, which has now become the profession’s educational standard.
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Lytle has served as both president and examiner on the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. His renowned contributions to oral and maxillofacial surgery include mentoring multiple generations of surgeons as well as pioneering the research and practice of outpatient anesthesia. While Lytle was a student at Glendale College in 1953, he worked weekend shifts as a ladies’ shoe salesman at Mandel’s Fascinating Slippers in Glendale, Calif. He was “employee of the month” on numerous occasions for leading sales in the store. Lytle acquired an interest in boating after he and a Keck classmate bought their first sailboat together upon completion of their medical degrees in 1965. From there, his hobby took off; he went on to own nine more boats and even started Antigua Yachts West, a boat development and charter business.