Dr. Miami

Michael Salzhauer, is an American celebrity doctor who practices plastic surgery. He is active on social media as Dr. Miami, has been on reality TV, has recorded a song, and written a children's book. He runs a plastic surgery practice in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida.

Michael Salzhauer
Born (1972-04-16) April 16, 1972
New York City, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesDr. Miami
Alma materRockland Community College
Brooklyn College
Washington University School of Medicine
OccupationPlastic surgeon
Spouse(s)
Eva Zafira Zion
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(m. 1995)​
[1]

Early life and education

At the outbreak of World War I, Salzhauer's grandfather's family fled the Ukraine and pogroms there; his great-grandfather was clubbed to death by a Cossack as the family left. The rest of the family moved first to Vienna and then Berlin. When the Nazis came to power, his grandfather moved to Israel, and Salzhauer's father was born in Tel Aviv. His father moved to New York City in 1958, where Salzhauer was born in 1972, and grew up.[2]

While the rest of his family had attended Jewish schools, Salzhauer wanted to go to public high school to compete on the swim team. He was teased over the shape of his nose, and he left and went to a Jewish high school. He then attended Rockland Community College from 1989 to 1990 then transferred into Brooklyn College's BA/MD program. He met his wife, Eva, there. After two years he transferred to Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. After graduating he did his residency at first at Mount Sinai in Miami in general surgery, then at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami for plastic surgery, then did further training in plastic surgery at Cleveland Clinic in Weston, Florida. The other residents gave him a gift of a rhinoplasty for his own nose, at the completion of his residency. They also gave him a chin implant and liposuction.[2][3]

Career

In 2003, he opened his own practice in Bal Harbour, Florida, and six years later moved to a new five story building there.[4] He told a reporter for Miami New Times in 2012, that "Marketing makes the world go 'round" and that he had courted the publicity of controversy.[2]

Salzhauer authored a children's book in 2008, titled My Beautiful Mommy which focused on a young girl whose mother undergoes a tummy tuck, a nose job, and breast augmentation.[5] It was illustrated by Victor Guiza.[6] Salzhauer and the book were criticized for promoting elective cosmetic surgery and for a line that suggests that mommy's new nose will "be prettier."[6][7][8] 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".[9] Salzhauer defended the book, saying that he wrote it to help parents explain such surgeries to their children.[10][11]

My Beautiful Mommy
AuthorMichael Salzhauer
IllustratorVictor Guiza
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPlastic surgery
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherBig Tent Books
Publication date
2008
ISBN1-60131-032-3
OCLC226356256

In 2009, Salzhauer published a virtual plastic surgery 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".[12]

In 2012, he caused controversy within the Orthodox Jewish community after producing a video titled "Jewcan Sam" with the Jewish punk band The Groggers.[13][14][15] The video features a young Jewish man who undergoes rhinoplasty at the request of his girlfriend. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons initiated an ethics investigation as a result,[13] and both Salzhauer and the band were accused of playing into Jewish stereotypes.[16]

Salzhauer is also active on social media posting under his nickname "Dr. Miami." Apart from using Instagram and Twitter, the surgeon is also active on Snapchat’s story mode, where he posts videos of cosmetic surgeries.[17][18] As of 2016, he had around a million followers on Snapchat.[19]

In January 2016, Salzhauer was nominated for the eighth annual Shorty Award in the Snapchatter of the year category.[20][21] He came in second place, losing to DJ Khaled.[22]

In July 2016, WE tv announced a reality television series, Dr. Miami, starring Salzhauer.[23] The series premiered on March 31, 2017 and ran for 6 episodes on WE tv.[24]

In 2017, Salzhauer and recording artist Adam Barta released a song called "Flawless".[25][26] The song reached #24 on the Billboard dance/electronic digital chart,[27] #9 on iTunes dance singles chart,[28] and #32 on the Billboard hot club dance chart/[29]

See also

References
  1. "WEDDINGS; Eva Z. Zion, Michael A. Salzhauer". NY Times. July 9, 1995. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. Miller, Michael E. (21 June 2012). "Michael Salzhauer, Miami's Wackiest Plastic Surgeon, Risks Everything for Internet Fame". Miami New Times.
  3. "Dr. Michael Salzhauer". U.S. News & World Report - Health. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. Garcia-Roberts, Gus (5 February 2009). "Let's Get Jiggly". Miami New Times.
  5. Springen, Karen (14 April 2008). "Kids' Book on Plastic Surgery". Newsweek.
  6. 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:10.1080/00497878.2010.505152. S2CID 144928492.
  7. Reist, Melinda Tankard (Jul–Aug 2008). "The pornification of girlhood". Quadrant. 52 (7–8): 13.
  8. Alter, Cathy (Mar 26, 2011). "'My Beautiful Mommy': How a Picture Book Explains Liposuction to Kids". The Atlantic. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  9. Springen, Karen (April 14, 2008). "Mommy 2.0". The Daily Beast. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  10. Bierly, Mandi (April 18, 2008). "My beautiful, scarring-me-forever mommy?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  11. "Mom's having tummy tuck? What to tell the kids". Reuters. 17 April 2008.
  12. "The Doctor Can See You Now". New York Times. January 20, 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  13. McCorquodale, Amanda (22 March 2012). "Michael Salzhauer Offers Free Plastic Surgery To Single Orthodox Jews". Huffingtonpost. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  14. Ravitz, Jessica (April 2, 2012). "Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me … a nose job appointment?". CNN. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  15. Miller, Michael (Jun 21, 2012). "Michael Salzhauer, Miami's Wackiest Plastic Surgeon, Risks Everything for Internet Fame". Miami New Times. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  16. "Jewish Plastic Surgeon In Trouble Over 'Jewcan Sam' Video". The Huffington Post. 30 March 2012.
  17. "'Dr. Miami' broadcasts plastic surgeries on Snapchat". NyPost.com. 29 April 2015.
  18. "Meet Dr. Miami, the Plastic Surgeon Who SnapChats His Operations in Real Time". Vice.com.
  19. Carroll, Marisa (May 12, 2016). "Lights! Camera! Suction! How A Plastic Surgeon Became A Snapchat Sensation". BuzzFeed.
  20. "Dr. Miami Michael Salzhauer Up For Snapchatter Of The Year Award". Inquisitr. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  21. "Real Dr. Miami Finalist In Snapchatter Of The Year". Shortyawards.com. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  22. "Snapchat's 'Dr. Miami' Records Surgeries Live in Operating Room". ABC News. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  23. Littleton, Cynthia (2016-07-11). "We TV Orders 'Dr. Miami' Plastic Surgery Reality Show". Variety. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  24. "Dr. Miami". WE tv. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  25. "The Making of Flawless". WE tv. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  26. "WeTV's Dr. Miami Wants to Give Donald Trump a 'Butt Lift' And 'Make Lena Dunham Look Like Jemima Kirke'". toofab. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  27. "EDM Digital Songs: Top Dance Music Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  28. "Dr Miami Net Worth (2018) – How Wealthy is Snap Chat Sensation Michael Salzhauer Right Now?".
  29. "Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: San Holo, Justin Caruso and Dr. Miami & Adam Barta". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
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