Patrick Louis
Patrick Louis, DDS, M.D., has been named the Charles A. McCallum Chair of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry. Photography: Lexi Coon, DDS, M.D., has been named the Charles A. McCallum Chair of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry.
“It is an honor to be named the Charles A. McCallum Chair of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,” Louis said. “In this position, I hope to build on the department’s strengths by continuing to improve the oral health of residents across the state of Alabama, and by training and mentoring the next generation of leaders in oral health.”
Named for former UAB president and SOD dean Scotty McCallum, DMD M.D., the endowment provides important support to the chair holder in their research, teaching and clinical efforts.
“Dr. Louis was appointed OMS department chair, after having served as interim chair since April 2020, and I have been incredibly impressed with his leadership,” said Russell Taichman, DMD, dean of the UAB School of Dentistry. “He moved the department forward from multiple perspectives during arguably one of the most challenging periods of history, and his group took numerous leads across the school, to keep us up and running to ensure the department maintained excellent patient care during the pandemic.”
Louis is a graduate of the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry and the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine. A board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon, he is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and a fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. As an active member of the health care community, he has served on numerous university, local and national committees and has written multiple articles in peer-reviewed journals in oral and maxillofacial surgery.