Michael Salzhauer, who is best known by his nickname "Dr. Miami", is a Jewish, American plastic surgeon, children's' book author, recording artist and reality TV star. He has been as famous as a pioneer as he has been as a controversial surgeon. He is responsible for demystifying the plastic surgery procedure by live streaming his operations on Snapchat. At the same time, he has been criticized numerous times for promoting plastic surgery among the younger generation. His children's book, the track 'Jewcan Sam', and his iPhone app—all received their fair share of controversy. However, he has been able to establish himself as one of the most popular plastic surgeons in the country, specializing in rhinoplasty and buttock augmentations, with about a thousand patients booking his dates in advance. He also earned recognition as a reality TV star for his…show more content… Miami met his wife Eva in the Brooklyn College Kosher-Cafeteria while they both were doing major in Psychology at Brooklyn College. They started dating soon after and eventually got married in 1994.
He is a member of the Orthodox Jewish community, which he angered after appearing on the controversial music video 'Jewcan Sam'. According to him, a recent article about a marriage crisis among young Jewish people inspired him to offer free nose jobs to single Orthodox Jews, which he hoped would result in more marriages.
His whole family is involved with the charitable foundation Chai Lifeline which helps children with cancer. Both he and his sister Leora were honored by the foundation for their contributions, while his daughter Aleah raised $18000 selling her children's book 'The Grumpy Tree’.
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Dr. Miami became interested in plastic surgery while studying in college, after his then girlfriend Eva received a scar on her face from a car accident. The plastic surgeon he took her to inspired him to take plastic surgery as a profession and also convinced him to get a nose job
