Hello. I'm Michael.
Specialist in oral, maxillofacial and oral surgery
Serves as a senior physician, clinic director, and head of the residency program in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center in Jerusalem.
Director of the Salivary Gland Disease Clinic at Hadassah, and specializes in endoscopic salivary gland surgery.
Senior lecturer at the Faculty of Dentistry of the Hebrew University and Hadassah.
Editor-in-Chief, FACE to FACE by IAOMS
My Story
Michael Alterman D.M.D, MD, is a senior lecturer at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the faculty of dental medicine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Hadassah Medical Center of Jerusalem, Israel.
He received both his dental and medical degrees from the Hebrew University, completed his training as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and was board-certified.
Dr. Alterman currently serves as President of the Israeli Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and is a member of the professional committee of the scientific council of the Israeli Dental Association.
Dr. Alterman has published nearly 30 manuscripts in the peer reviewed literature and three book chapters.
His main fields of interest are minimal invasive and endoscopic-assisted surgery of salivary glands, digital assisted surgery, dental implantology with an emphasis on the rehabilitation of atrophic jaws, and zygomatic implants.
Academic background and clinical experience
Doctor of Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Hebrew University and Hadassah.
Specialization in oral, maxillofacial and oral surgery, in the Oral, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery Unit, Tel Aviv Medical Center.
Advanced training in endoscopic salivary gland surgery at the Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon.
Advanced training in endoscopic salivary gland surgery, Clinique Générale-Beaulieu, Geneva, Switzerland.
Chairman of the Israeli Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Member of the Central Committee and National Council of the Israel Dental Association.
Member of the professional committee for oral, maxillofacial and maxillofacial surgery of the Scientific Council of the Israel Dental Association.
Treasurer and member of the Forum of Dental Specialist Associations in Israel.