BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Portnof graduated with honors from the Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine in Ft. Lauderdale. He also earned an MD from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, where he was trained in oral and maxillofacial surgery. He received fellowship training in pediatric maxillofacial surgery/craniomaxillofacial surgery at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.
Dr. Portnof was the 2021 Chair of the AAOMS Committee on Cleft, Craniofacial and Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (CCCPOMS) and the pediatric consultant to the AAOMS Committee on Anesthesia (CAN). He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology (ADSA). Dr. Portnof is a board examiner for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS). He is Past President of the Florida Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (FCPA) and the Florida Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons (FSOMS). He is currently the President of the Palm Beach County Dental Association (PBCDA) and the Second Vice President of the Atlantic Coast District Dental Association (ACDDA).

Dr. Portnof has authored multiple peer-reviewed articles andpresented both nationally and internationally. Also, he has held numerousteaching positions at prestigious universities including Albert EinsteinCollege of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Florida AtlanticUniversity, and his alma mater, Nova Southeastern University.

Adjunct Associate Professor and Past Director: PediatricMaxillofacial Surgery & Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery, Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine.