Dr. Scott Noren is an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon practicing in Ithaca, NY. He was born in Park Ridge, Illinois on April 7, 1960. He is a second generation American with a predominantly Ukrainian-Jewish background. He graduated from Niles West High School in 1978 and then attended the University of Illinois at Chicago achieving a Bachelor’s degree in Biology.
He then completed his Dental School training at Loyola University of Chicago in 1990. He did a one year General Dental residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He then completed a one year Oral Surgery Externship at LSU in New Orleans, LA. Following this, Noren did his Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residency at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, MO, completing this in 1997.
Noren entered the US Army active duty and spent 6 years serving his country. He was a medical whistle blower while on active duty. Following active duty, he did two Oral Surgery Associateships in Duluth, MN and Saratoga Springs, NY respectively. He then purchased an Oral Surgery Practice in Ithaca, NY in 2005, a practice that had been there for over 40 years.
Dr. Noren and his wife Michelle have three children aged 12,13,and 14. Scott also has a grown daughter living in Illinois.