Dr. Robert Marx Talks Sacred Cows

Dr. Robert E. Marx received his DDS degree from Northwestern University in 1971. In 1977, he earned a Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where he is presently a professor of surgery and Chief of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division. Dr. Marx spent 13 years as an active duty officer in the United States Air Force, and later served in Operation Desert Storm. A noted researcher and lecturer, he is credited with pioneering platelet-rich plasma growth factors and the application of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein, as well as developing the accepted protocol of hyperbaric oxygen to enhance healing in radiated tissue. Dr. Marx’s professional awards include the W. Harry Archer Award, the William J. Gies Award, the Paul Bert Award, and the Donald B. Osbon Award. In addition to numerous textbooks and academic publications, he is also the author of the novel Deadly Prescription.