James W. McLeod, DDS – Retired
Oral and Dental Implant Surgeon
James W. McLeod, DDS specializes in oral, maxillofacial and dental implant surgery in Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley, California.
James W. McLeod, DDS – Biography
Dr. McLeod grew up in Tarzana and graduated from William Howard Taft High School. He completed his Undergraduate studies at UCLA, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Psychobiology. His Dental School studies took him to San Francisco where he attended the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, graduating at the top of his class with numerous awards and distinctions, including election to Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the national Dental Honor Fraternity. After passing his Dental Boards in California, he moved to Texas to undertake the Internship and Residency Program in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Parkland Memorial Hospital, University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas. This program is considered to be one of the premier Oral Surgery Residencies in the country. Upon completion, he followed his roots back to Southern California, entering private practice in Thousand Oaks & Simi Valley.
James W. McLeod, DDS – Curriculum Vitae
Hospital Appointments
- Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, CA, Staff Privileges 1980-2015
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Woodland Hills, CA Staff Privileges 1980-2015
- Humana Hospital- West Hills, Canoga Park, CA Staff Privileges 1980-1989
- Westlake Community Hospital, Westlake Village, CA Staff Privileges 1987-until it closed
- Staff Privileges Simi Valley Adventist Hospital, Simi Valley, CA 1980-1989
Postgraduate Specialty Training
Fellowship
- Fellow in Oncology and Surgical Research
- Children’s Hospital, September, 1972-1973
Residency
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas
- Parkland Memorial Hospital
- John Peter Smith Hospital
- Dallas Veteran’s Administration Hospital
- Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
- 1977-1980
Dental School
- University of the Pacific
School of Dentistry
- Doctorate of Dental Surgery (DDS) 1977
Honors at Graduation
- O.K.U. Delta Delta Chapter
- T.K.O. President, 1976-1977
- Harry H. Hilp Award of Outstanding Scholarship
- Cecil R. Adams Award for superior competency in Oral Surgery
- American Society of Dentistry for Children
- Rank in Class 3/135
Undergraduate
- University of Redlands, Redlands, CA 1970-1972
- California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA 1971-1972
- University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), 1972-1974
- UCLA B.S. Psychobiology
- Magna Cum Laude
Professional Societies
- California Dental Association, 1980-2015
- American Dental Association, 1980-2015
- American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Fellowship, October 1980-2015
- Santa Barbara Ventura County Dental Society, 1980-2015
- Conejo Valley Academy of Dentistry, 1980-2015
Licensure
- State of California
