Dr. Porter has a B.S. from the University Of Texas Permian Basin. In 1992 Dr. Porter graduated second in his class from Baylor College Of Dentistry. In July of that same year he started his six-year residency in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery at the University Of Louisville School Of Dentistry in Louisville, Kentucky. During that time Dr. Porter earned his medical degree from the University Of Louisville School Of Medicine. He completed his residency in June of 1998 and has extensive experience in anesthesia, removal of wisdom teeth, placement of dental implants, facial trauma and reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Porter joined PBOMS in July 1998. In March 2001 he obtained board certification by the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and in March 2011 was recertified by the same. Dr. Porter is a Fellow of the American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons and the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology.