Dr. Miami Explained

Michael Salzhauer
Spouse:[1]
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Other Names:Dr. Miami
Alma Mater:Rockland Community College
Brooklyn College
Washington University School of Medicine
Occupation:Plastic Surgeon

Michael Salzhauer (born April 16, 1972) 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.

Early life and education

At the outbreak of World War I, Salzhauer's grandfather's family fled 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 Mandatory Palestine, 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.

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 the Frisch School, a Jewish high school.[2] He then attended Rockland Community College from 1989 to 1990 before transferring into Brooklyn College's BA/MD program. There, he met his wife, Eva. 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 performed a rhinoplasty on Salzhauer as a gift for the completion of his residency. They also gave him a chin implant and liposuction.[3] [4]

Career

In 2003, Salzhauer opened his own practice in Bal Harbour, Florida, and six years later moved to a new five-story building there.[5] 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.

Salzhauer authored a children's book in 2008 titled My Beautiful mother, which focused on a young girl whose mother undergoes a tummy tuck, a nose job, and breast augmentation.[6] It was illustrated by Victor Guiza.[7] 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."[8] [9] 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".[10] Salzhauer defended the book, saying that he wrote it to help parents explain such surgeries to their children.[11] [12]

My Beautiful Mother
Author:Michael Salzhauer
Illustrator:Victor Guiza
Country:United States
Language:English
Subject:Plastic surgery
Genre:Children's literature
Publisher:Big Tent Books
Pub Date:2008
Exclude Cover:yes
Isbn:1-60131-032-3
Oclc:226356256
Italic Title:no

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".[13]

In 2012, he caused controversy within the Orthodox Jewish community after producing a video titled "Jewcan Sam" with the Jewish punk band The Groggers.[14] [15] [16] 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, and both Salzhauer and the band were accused of playing into Jewish stereotypes.[17]

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.[18] As of 2016, he had around a million followers on Snapchat.[19] Salzhauer is also active on TikTok, where he has 2.7 million followers as of 2023.[20]

In January 2016, Salzhauer was nominated for the eighth annual Shorty Award in the Snapchatter of the year category.[21] [22] He came in second place, losing to DJ Khaled.[23]

In July 2016, WE tv announced a reality television series, Dr. Miami, starring Salzhauer.[24] The series premiered on March 31, 2017, and ran for 6 episodes on WE tv.[25]

In 2017, Salzhauer and recording artist Adam Barta released a song called "Flawless".[26] [27] The song reached #24 on the Billboard dance/electronic digital chart,[28] #9 on iTunes dance singles chart,[29] and #32 on the Billboard hot club dance chart.[30]

In 2020, Salzhauer's documentary, They Call Me Dr. Miami, directed by Jean-Simon Chartier, was released on Discovery+.[31]

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Notes and References

  1. News: WEDDINGS; Eva Z. Zion, Michael A. Salzhauer . July 9, 1995 . June 11, 2014 . The New York Times.
  2. Staff. "Behind the Jewcan Sam controversy: Controversial Plastic Surgeon Offers Free Surgery To Jewish Singles", 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."
  3. Web site: Miller. Michael E.. Michael Salzhauer, Miami's Wackiest Plastic Surgeon, Risks Everything for Internet Fame. Miami New Times. June 21, 2012.
  4. Web site: Dr. Michael Salzhauer. U.S. News & World Report – Health. May 23, 2018.
  5. News: Garcia-Roberts. Gus. Let's Get Jiggly. Miami New Times. February 5, 2009.
  6. News: Springen. Karen. Kids' Book on Plastic Surgery. Newsweek. April 14, 2008. en.
  7. Abate. Michelle Ann. "Plastic Makes Perfect": My Beautiful Mommy, Cosmetic Surgery, and the Medicalization of Motherhood. Women's Studies. 2010. 39. 7. 715–746. 10.1080/00497878.2010.505152. 144928492.
  8. Reist. Melinda Tankard. The pornification of girlhood. Quadrant. Jul–Aug 2008. 52. 7–8. 13.
  9. News: Alter. Cathy. 'My Beautiful Mommy': How a Picture Book Explains Liposuction to Kids. February 19, 2014. The Atlantic. March 26, 2011.
  10. Web site: Karen . Springen . Mommy 2.0 . The Daily Beast . April 14, 2008 . November 19, 2011.
  11. Bierly. Mandi. My beautiful, scarring-me-forever mommy?. Entertainment Weekly. November 20, 2011. April 18, 2008.
  12. News: Mom's having tummy tuck? What to tell the kids . Reuters . April 17, 2008.
  13. News: The Doctor Can See You Now. September 19, 2014. The New York Times. January 20, 2010.
  14. News: McCorquodale. Amanda. Michael Salzhauer Offers Free Plastic Surgery To Single Orthodox Jews. February 26, 2014. Huffingtonpost. March 22, 2012.
  15. News: Ravitz. Jessica. Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me … a nose job appointment?. February 26, 2014. CNN. April 2, 2012.
  16. News: Miller. Michael. Michael Salzhauer, Miami's Wackiest Plastic Surgeon, Risks Everything for Internet Fame. February 26, 2014. Miami New Times. June 21, 2012.
  17. Web site: Jewish Plastic Surgeon In Trouble Over 'Jewcan Sam' Video. The Huffington Post. March 30, 2012.
  18. Web site: Meet Dr. Miami, the Plastic Surgeon Who SnapChats His Operations in Real Time. April 24, 2015 . Vice.com.
  19. Web site: Lights! Camera! Suction! How A Plastic Surgeon Became A Snapchat Sensation. BuzzFeed. May 12, 2016. Marisa . Carroll.
  20. Web site: 2023-10-04 . Dr. Miami & The Twilight Of The BBL . 2024-01-25 . Bustle . en.
  21. Web site: Dr. Miami Michael Salzhauer Up For Snapchatter Of The Year Award. February 12, 2016 . Inquisitr. March 5, 2016.
  22. Web site: Real Dr. Miami Finalist In Snapchatter Of The Year. Shortyawards.com. January 19, 2016.
  23. Web site: Snapchat's 'Dr. Miami' Records Surgeries Live in Operating Room. ABC News. May 1, 2016. April 29, 2016.
  24. News: We TV Orders 'Dr. Miami' Plastic Surgery Reality Show. Littleton. Cynthia. July 11, 2016. Variety. July 17, 2017. en-US.
  25. Web site: Dr. Miami. WE tv. en-US. July 17, 2017.
  26. Web site: The Making of Flawless. WE tv. en-US. June 28, 2017.
  27. Web site: WeTV's Dr. Miami Wants to Give Donald Trump a 'Butt Lift' And 'Make Lena Dunham Look Like Jemima Kirke'. toofab. June 28, 2017.
  28. EDM Digital Songs: Top Dance Music Chart. Billboard. June 28, 2017.
  29. Web site: Dr. Miami Net Worth 2023: How Much Does Dr. Miami Make?. January 15, 2017 .
  30. Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: San Holo, Justin Caruso and Dr. Miami & Adam Barta. Billboard. July 17, 2017.
  31. Web site: Discovery+ Picks Up Plastic Surgery Doc They Call Me Dr. Miami. White. Peter. Deadline Hollywood. January 21, 2021. August 30, 2022.