Dr. Brooks grew up in Richmond, Michigan. His undergraduate education began at Grand Valley State University, and he received his DDS from the University of Michigan Dental School in 1993. Dr. Brooks completed his medical degree, Oral and Maxillofacial Internship, and General Surgery Internship at the University of Louisville. He began practice at Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Associates of Western Michigan, PLC in 1999.Dr. Brooks is board certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He is a Fellow in the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology and a Diplomate of the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology. He is a member of the International Team for Implantology. He is an active member in numerous professional organizations: