Dr. Robert Ord

Born in Cardiff, Wales, UK. Trained in Dentistry at Kings College Hospital London, England 1966 - 1970 trained in Medicine, Cardiff 1972 – 1977. Dr. Ord is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeon of Edinburg, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and has an MS in Oral Pathology from the University of Maryland. Dr. Ord came to the University of Maryland in 1989.

Dr. Ord is the Chairman of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at the University of Maryland Medical Systems and Professor at the Greenebaum Cancer Center.

Clinical Interests

Dr. Ord’s main interest is in surgical oncology of the head and neck i.e. management of tumors of the head and neck. Most of his surgeries are related to cancer of the oral cavity, jaws, sinuses and salivary glands. In addition he has an interest in the treatment of benign tumors of this region and reconstruction of the jaws and oral cavity.

Research Interests

Dr. Ord maintains an ongoing interest in basic science and clinical research in head and neck malignancy and also in chemoprevention trials for premalignant lesions.

Teaching

Dr. Ord has a heavy commitment to graduate teaching at the residency and Fellowship level. In addition he lectures widely at National and International Meetings. I am an Examiner for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburg, and the University of Singapore.

Publications

Dr. Ord has published over 90 Scientific papers, 25 plus book chapters and a book on “Oral Cancer”. He is on the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Oral Oncology, and the Panamerican Journal of Trauma. He is the Section Editor for Oncology for the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Short CV

Born in Cardiff Wales 1948
Married - three sons and 1 daughter
Dental School Kings College Hospital London 1966 - 1970 - BDS
Medical School University Hospital of Wales1972 - 1977 - MB Bch
with Honors, University Gold Medal
F.D.S., R.C.P.S. Glasgow College of Surgeons 1978
F.R.C.S. Edinburgh College of Surgeons 1984
M.S. Oral Pathology University of Maryland 1995
FACS American College of Surgeons 1995
Professor/Chairman Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Maryland Baltimore
Chief Maxillofacial Oncology, Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland
Fellowship Director Maxillofacial Oncology
Specializes in treatment of Cancer/Pathology of the Maxillofacial region with a particular interest in Oral Cancer, jaw tumors, and salivary gland tumors.
Published 1 book, authored 35 book chapters, 100+ papers.
Guest lecturer/Faculty Speaker in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, N. America and S. America.
Examiner for Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, University of Singapore and ABOMS.
Editorial Boards, Oncology Sections International J. of OMS, European J. of Cranio-Maxillofac. Surg., Oral Oncology, Panamerican J. of Trauma
Research Interests – Clinical Research Maxillofacial Oncology