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American plastic surgeon (born 1972)

Michael Salzhauer Born (1972-04-16) April 16, 1972 (age 54) New York City, U.S. Other name Dr. Miami Alma mater Rockland Community College Brooklyn College Washington University School of Medicine Occupation Plastic Surgeon Spouse Eva Zafira Zion ​ (m. 1995)​ [1]

**Michael Salzhauer** (born April 16, 1972) is an American [celebrity doctor](/source/Celebrity_doctor) who practices [plastic surgery](/source/Plastic_surgery).[2] He is active on social media as **Dr. Miami** and has been on reality television. Salzhauer runs a plastic surgery practice in [Bay Harbor Islands, Florida](/source/Bay_Harbor_Islands%2C_Florida).[3][4][5]

## Early life and education

At the outbreak of [World War I](/source/World_War_I), Salzhauer's grandfather's family fled Ukraine and [pogroms](/source/Pogrom) there; his great-grandfather was clubbed to death by a [Cossack](/source/Cossack) as the family left. When the Nazis came to power, his grandfather moved to [Mandatory Palestine](/source/Mandatory_Palestine), and Salzhauer's father was born in Tel Aviv. His father moved to New York City in 1958, where Salzhauer was born and grew up.[6]

Salzhauer went to a public high school, where he was teased over the shape of his nose, and he left and went to the [Frisch School](/source/Frisch_School), a Jewish high school. He then attended [Rockland Community College](/source/Rockland_Community_College) from 1989 to 1990 before transferring to [Brooklyn College](/source/Brooklyn_College). After two years he transferred to [Washington University School of Medicine](/source/Washington_University_School_of_Medicine) in St. Louis, Missouri.[7]

After graduating, Salzhauer did his residency at first at [Mount Sinai](/source/Mount_Sinai_Medical_Center_%26_Miami_Heart_Institute) in Miami in general surgery, then at [Jackson Memorial Hospital](/source/Jackson_Memorial_Hospital) in Miami for plastic surgery, then did further training in plastic surgery at [Cleveland Clinic](/source/Cleveland_Clinic) in [Weston, Florida](/source/Weston%2C_Florida). The other residents performed a [rhinoplasty](/source/Rhinoplasty) on Salzhauer as a gift for the completion of his residency, in addition to a chin implant and liposuction.[8]

## Career

In 2003, Salzhauer opened his own practice in [Bal Harbour, Florida](/source/Bal_Harbour%2C_Florida), and six years later moved to a new five-story building there.[9] He told a reporter for *[Miami New Times](/source/Miami_New_Times)* in 2012, that "marketing makes the world go 'round,'" and that he courted the publicity of controversy.[10]

Salzhauer authored a children's book in 2008 titled *My Beautiful Mother,* which focused on a young girl whose mother undergoes a [tummy tuck](/source/Abdominoplasty), a [nose job](/source/Rhinoplasty), and [breast augmentation](/source/Breast_augmentation).[11][12] Salzhauer and the book were criticized for promoting elective cosmetic surgery and for a line that suggests that mother's new nose will "be prettier."[13][14][15] [Child psychologist](/source/Child_psychologist) Elizabeth Berger has noted that while an explanatory book will be helpful for children, it "can be difficult for small kids to understand."[16] Salzhauer defended the book, saying that he wrote it to help parents explain such surgeries to their children.[17][18]

My Beautiful Mother Author Michael Salzhauer Illustrator Victor Guiza Language English Subject Plastic surgery Genre Children's literature Publisher Big Tent Books Publication date 2008 Publication place United States ISBN 1-60131-032-3 OCLC 226356256

In 2009, Salzhauer published a virtual plastic surgery [iPhone application](/source/IPhone_application) that allowed users to tweak photographs of themselves to simulate operations. *The New York Times* commented that the results were "worthy of a fun-house mirror."[19]

In 2012, Salzhauer caused controversy within the [Orthodox Jewish](/source/Orthodox_Judaism) community after producing a video titled "[Jewcan Sam](/source/Jewcan_Sam)" with the Jewish punk band [The Groggers](/source/The_Groggers).[20][21][22] The video features a young Jewish man who undergoes [rhinoplasty](/source/Rhinoplasty) at the request of his girlfriend. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons initiated an ethics investigation as a result,[20] and both Salzhauer and the band were accused of playing into [Jewish stereotypes](/source/Stereotypes_of_Jews).[23]

Salzhauer is also active on social media posting under his nickname "Dr. Miami." Apart from using [Instagram](/source/Instagram) and [Twitter](/source/Twitter), the surgeon is also active on [Snapchat](/source/Snapchat)'s story mode, where he posts videos of cosmetic surgeries.[24] As of 2016, he had around a million followers on Snapchat.[25] Salzhauer is also active on TikTok, where he has 2.7 million followers as of 2023.[26]

In 2016, Salzhauer was nominated for the eighth annual [Shorty Award](/source/Shorty_Award) in the Snapchatter of the year category.[27][28] He came in second place, losing to [DJ Khaled](/source/DJ_Khaled).[29] That same year, [WE TV](/source/We_TV) announced a reality television series, *Dr. Miami*, starring Salzhauer.[30] The series premiered on March 31, 2017, and ran for six episodes on WE TV.[31]

In 2017, Salzhauer and recording artist [Adam Barta](/source/Adam_Barta) released a song called "Flawless".[32][33] The song reached #24 on the [Billboard](/source/Billboard_charts) dance/electronic digital chart,[34] #9 on [iTunes](/source/ITunes) dance singles chart,[35] and #32 on the Billboard hot club dance chart.[36]

In 2020, Salzhauer's documentary, *They Call Me Dr. Miami* (directed by Jean-Simon Chartier) was released on [Discovery+](/source/Discovery%2B).[37]

In 2025, a start-up venture co-founded by Salzhauer, Bliss Aesthetics, raised $17.5 million to bring artificial intelligence to cosmetic surgery.[38] The company was founded to use AI to connect patients with plastic surgeons and visualize potential results for cosmetic procedures.[39] Salzhauer assumed the position of Chief Medical Officer.[40]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["WEDDINGS; Eva Z. Zion, Michael A. Salzhauer"](https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/09/style/weddings-eva-z-zion-michael-a-salzhauer.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. July 9, 1995. Retrieved June 11, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["5 Things 'Dr. Miami' Says He Wishes Patients Knew About Plastic Surgery"](https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a19983139/dr-miami-plastic-surgery/). *Women's Health*. June 20, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Dr. Miami & The Twilight Of The BBL"](https://www.bustle.com/style/dr-miami-michael-salzhauer-bbl-surgery). *Bustle*. October 4, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Smile, Your Butt Is on Snapchat! Inside the Plastic Surgery Trend You Have to See to Believe (Just Make Sure No One Is Behind You)"](https://www.eonline.com/news/771708/smile-your-butt-is-on-snapchat-inside-the-plastic-surgery-trend-you-have-to-see-to-believe-but-make-sure-no-one-is-behind-you). *E! Online*. June 13, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Brecher, Elinor (April 4, 2012). ["Noses out of joint over plastic surgeon's promotional video"](https://www.kansas.com/living/religion/article1089705.html). *The Wichita Eagle*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-MNT_6-0)** Miller, Michael E. (June 21, 2012). ["Michael Salzhauer, Miami's Wackiest Plastic Surgeon, Risks Everything for Internet Fame"](http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/michael-salzhauer-miamis-wackiest-plastic-surgeon-risks-everything-for-internet-fame-6387194). *Miami New Times*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Staff. ["Behind the Jewcan Sam controversy: Controversial Plastic Surgeon Offers Free Surgery To Jewish Singles"](http://issuu.com/sfjh/docs/sfjh_march29/34), *South Florida Jewish Home*, March 29, 2012. Accessed May 12, 2021. "I went to A.S.H.A.R. in Monsey, Moriah in Englewood, NJ; spent freshman year of high school in Public School (Tappan Zee High School), where incidentally I was teased pretty regularly for my 'big Jewish Schnoz'; then went to the Frisch Yeshiva High School in Paramus, New Jersey."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Dr. Michael Salzhauer"](https://health.usnews.com/doctors/michael-salzhauer-96215). U.S. News & World Report – Health. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Garcia-Roberts, Gus (February 5, 2009). ["Let's Get Jiggly"](http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/lets-get-jiggly-6362671). *Miami New Times*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Miller, Michael E. (June 20, 2012). ["Michael Salzhauer, Miami's Wackiest Plastic Surgeon, Risks Everything for Internet Fame"](https://www.miaminewtimes.com/uncategorized/michael-salzhauer-miamis-wackiest-plastic-surgeon-risks-everything-for-internet-fame-6387194/). *Miami New Times*. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** 2Paragraphs. ["'Dr. Miami' Wrote Children's Book To Explain Mommy's Plastic Surgery"](https://2paragraphs.com/2017/03/dr-miami-wrote-childrens-book-to-explain-mommys-plastic-surgery/). Retrieved November 17, 2025.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_numeric_names:_authors_list))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Springen, Karen (April 14, 2008). ["Kids' Book on Plastic Surgery"](http://www.newsweek.com/kids-book-plastic-surgery-86421). *Newsweek*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Abate_13-0)** Abate, Michelle Ann (2010). ""Plastic Makes Perfect": My Beautiful Mommy, Cosmetic Surgery, and the Medicalization of Motherhood". *Women's Studies*. **39** (7): 715–746. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1080/00497878.2010.505152](https://doi.org/10.1080%2F00497878.2010.505152). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [144928492](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:144928492).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Reist, Melinda Tankard (July–August 2008). "The pornification of girlhood". *[Quadrant](/source/Quadrant_(magazine))*. **52** (7–8): 13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Alter, Cathy (March 26, 2011). ["'My Beautiful Mommy': How a Picture Book Explains Liposuction to Kids"](https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/03/my-beautiful-mommy-how-a-picture-book-explains-liposuction-to-kids/73051/). *The Atlantic*. Retrieved February 19, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** Springen, Karen (April 14, 2008). ["Mommy 2.0"](http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2008/04/14/mommy-2-0.html). *The Daily Beast*. Retrieved November 19, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Bierly, Mandi (April 18, 2008). ["My beautiful, scarring-me-forever mommy?"](http://www.ew.com/article/2008/04/18/my-beautiful-mo/). *Entertainment Weekly*. Retrieved November 20, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Mom's having tummy tuck? What to tell the kids"](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-books-plasticsurgery-idUSN1742411920080417). *Reuters*. April 17, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["The Doctor Can See You Now"](https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/fashion/21SkinSide.html). *The New York Times*. January 20, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-huffingtonpost_20-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-huffingtonpost_20-1) McCorquodale, Amanda (March 22, 2012). ["Michael Salzhauer Offers Free Plastic Surgery To Single Orthodox Jews"](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/22/michael-salzhauer-free_n_1373186.html). *Huffingtonpost*. Retrieved February 26, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** Ravitz, Jessica (April 2, 2012). ["Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me … a nose job appointment?"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120404045138/http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/02/matchmaker-matchmaker-make-me-a-nose-job-appointment/). *CNN*. Archived from [the original](http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/02/matchmaker-matchmaker-make-me-a-nose-job-appointment/) on April 4, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** Miller, Michael (June 21, 2012). ["Michael Salzhauer, Miami's Wackiest Plastic Surgeon, Risks Everything for Internet Fame"](http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2012-06-21/news/michael-salzhauer-miami-s-wackiest-plastic-surgeon-risks-everything-for-internet-fame/). *Miami New Times*. Retrieved February 26, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** ["Jewish Plastic Surgeon In Trouble Over 'Jewcan Sam' Video"](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/30/michael-salzhauer-jewish-_n_1389752.html). *The Huffington Post*. March 30, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** ["Meet Dr. Miami, the Plastic Surgeon Who SnapChats His Operations in Real Time"](https://www.vice.com/en/article/meet-dr-miami-the-plastic-surgeon-who-snapchats-his-operations-400/). Vice.com. April 24, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** Carroll, Marisa (May 12, 2016). ["Lights! Camera! Suction! How A Plastic Surgeon Became A Snapchat Sensation"](https://www.buzzfeed.com/marisacarroll/how-plastic-surgeon-dr-miami-became-a-snapchat-sensation). *BuzzFeed*.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-28)** ["Real Dr. Miami Finalist In Snapchatter Of The Year"](http://shortyawards.com/8th/therealdrmiami). Shortyawards.com. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-29)** ["Snapchat's 'Dr. Miami' Records Surgeries Live in Operating Room"](https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/miami-plastic-surgeon-snapchat-record-surgeries-live-operating/story?id=38745074). *ABC News*. April 29, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-30)** Littleton, Cynthia (July 11, 2016). ["We TV Orders 'Dr. Miami' Plastic Surgery Reality Show"](https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/dr-miami-michael-salzhauer-we-tv-plastic-surgery-1201811525/). *Variety*. Retrieved July 17, 2017.

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## External links

- [Bal Harbour Plastic Surgery Associates](http://balharboursurgery.com/)

- [Michael Salzhauer, AKA Dr. Miami, Discusses His Plastic Surgery Snapchat Videos And Brand](https://www.forbes.com/sites/seamuskirst/2016/02/23/michael-salzhauer-aka-dr-miami-discusses-his-plastic-surgery-snapchat-videos-and-brand/#36d996e31b86) (interview) [Forbes.com](/source/Forbes.com)

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