Orthodontics,
individually designed.

I'm a born‑and‑raised New Yorker, shaped by a family of immigrants who crossed an ocean to start over. My father baked bread before the city woke up; my mother built her life around nutrition and the quiet science of taking care of people. I grew up between the two of them — flour on the counter, food pyramids on the fridge — learning early that art and health are the same instinct wearing different clothes. Orthodontics, it turns out, is exactly that.

I graduated from Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine Magna Cum Laude, at the top of my class with Omicron Kappa Upsilon honors, and served as class president throughout all four years — an experience that sharpened my skills in leadership, communication, and advocating for the people around me. I then completed my specialty training in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics at Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Living in the Bronx and treating that community gave me something a textbook never could: a worldly, deeply human perspective on the patients in my chair.

At Montefiore I had the privilege of starting over 120+ cases and treating 100+ transfer cases using a myriad of bracket systems, appliances, and devices. I have experience with Pitts self‑ligating brackets and Twin MBT brackets. We deep‑dived into our Invisalign curriculum like no other, using the latest and greatest technology — Invisalign First, Invisalign palatal expansion, and Mandibular Advancement. I also have experience with customizable LightForce brackets, MARPE, sleep appliances, restorative and esthetic work, functional appliances, and craniofacial cases. Each patient's treatment is crafted to a science, and each plan is created precisely with a holistic approach.

My care is comprehensive and individualized. I consider not only tooth alignment but also smile aesthetics, facial proportions, function, airway, sleep, and the relationship between the teeth, jaws and surrounding facial structures — because those things move together, and a smile should suit the face it belongs to.