(678) 288-8938
Town Center Dental
425 Buford Highway, Suite 101, Suwanee, GA 30024
Dr. Lee “Mac” Whitesides is a native North Carolinian who moved to Georgia after completing his undergraduate degree at Davidson College in 1984. He enrolled in the Allied Health School at Emory University to pursue a master’s in medical science and anesthesia. Upon completion of his master’s degree, Dr. Whitesides began working as a physician’s assistant in anesthesia at Crawford Long Hospital.
In 1988, Dr. Whitesides changed careers by entering dental school at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. Graduating fourth in his class in 1992, Dr. Whitesides enrolled in a one-year general practice residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Whitesides was a resident in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore under the tutelage of Dr. Robert Ord. He began practicing his profession in Atlanta in 1997 and became Board certified in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in 2000.
Dr. Whitesides is a proud father of three young men and husband to his wife for over 20 years, Nancy. He enjoys the simple pleasures of family life, a romantic dinner with his wife, and University of North Carolina basketball.
Dr. Whitesides is a prolific writer and has published over 20 articles in peer reviewed journals.
Dr. Whitesides lectures on many contemporary topics in oral-maxillofacial surgery including dental implants, trauma, and risk management. He is currently on the faculty at the Medical College of Georgia Maxi-Course.
Dr. Whitesides has lectured and authored on many topics in dentistry. His articles have appeared in a plethora of journals including:
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