David Lamar Byrd

Background

Byrd, David Lamar was born on June 3, 1922 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of William Leslie and Gabie O. (Cissell) Byrd.

Education

Doctor of Dental Surgery, University Texas, 1946; M.S.D. in Oral Surgery, Northwestern University, 1949.

Career

Intern, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, 1949-1950; resident oral surgery, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 1950-1951; professor, department chairman oral and maxillofacial surgery, Baylor College Dentistry, Dallas, 1951-1985; professor emeritus, Baylor College Dentistry, Dallas, since 1992; practice oral and maxillofacial surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, since 1951; emeritus, 1992. Consultant in oral surgery Southwestern Medical School University Texas. Past consultant United States.Army, Fort Hood, Texas.

Past chief department dentistry Baylor University Medical Center. Past attending staff Parkland Memorial Hospital. Member committee graduate dental education American Cancer Society, since 1955.

Board directors Texas division American Cancer Society. Medical.past president Dallas chapter American Cancer Society, past senior consultant United States Army. Participant Baylor University Medical Center Head and Neck Tumor Confs.

Lecturer oral implantology, reconstructive temporomandibular total joint. Special lector in diagnosis and treatment of oral pathology, special surgical technical.

Achievements

• David Lamar Byrd has been listed as a noteworthy Oral surgeon educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Dallas chapter Medical Benevolence Foundation, Hemophiliac Foundation Served as lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1946-1948. Fellow International, American colleges dentists, International Society Oral Surgeons. Member American Society Oral Surgeons, Texas Society Oral Surgeons, North Texas Society Oral Surgeons, Southwest Society Oral Surgeons (past president), American Academy Implant Dentistry (associate), Dallas County Dental Society (past vice president, Dentist of Year 1988), American, Texas dental associations, Sigma Xi, Omicron Kappa Upsilon.

Connections

Son of William Leslie and Gabie O. (Cissell) B. M. Carobeth Weeber, February 1, 1947. 1 daughter, Sharon Annual.

Father:

William Leslie Byrd

Mother:

Gabie O. (Cissell) Byrd

Spouse:

Carobeth Weeber