MEET OUR TEAM

We are especially interested in making all our patients feel right at home! We put your needs first to achieve efficient and comprehensive treatment. Our staff is trained and skilled, and we strive to provide energetic and fun-loving service to each patient. Each member of our treatment team is a registered assistant, and our office staff has years of experience in treating patients with the highest level of care. We strive to stay abreast of the very latest in technology and advances by regularly attending continuing education courses and seminars.

Claudia

Claudia has been part of Mizrahi Orthodontics team since 1996 as our Office Manager. She is a native New Yorker and takes advantage of all NYC has to offer. Claudia speaks English, Spanish, and a bit of french. In her free time, she enjoys going to the beach, traveling, cooking, dining out, live music events, and spending time with friends and family. If she were a superhero, her superpower would be teleporting all over the world.

Mesut

Mesut is a chairside assistant and has been part of the Mizrahi Orthodontics team for 17 years. He is a native of Turkey where he is a licensed doctor of dental surgery. He speaks Turkish and English. Mesut and his wife, Lauren, have one daughter named Ella. In his free time he enjoys gardening, movies, cooking and spending time with his family.

Joy

Joy has been part of Mizrahi Orthodontics fantastic reception team for over 10 years. She is a Brooklyn native and a recent graduate of Brooklyn College. Joy has 5 children and 7 grandchildren. In her free time she loves spending time with her family, cooking, shopping and traveling.

Natalie

Natalie joined our team as a clinical assistant. She is originally from Ukraine and speaks Ukrainian and English. Natalie is married and has one daughter named Lisa and a cat. In her free time, Natalie likes to travel.

Faina

Faina and has been on the Mizrahi Orthodontics team since 2018 as a treatment coordinator. She is originally from St. Petersburg Russia and speaks Russian and English. She is a busy mom of 2 boys. Faina is outgoing, fun, and very funny. She likes to spend time with her family and friends and shop. If she were a superhero, she would be Wonder Woman.

Jennifer

Jennifer joined our team in 2019 as a Assistant Treatment Coordinator. She is a Brooklyn native and has two children and a black cat named Ace. In her free time, Jen loves to read, dance, cook, and explore caves. Her favorite book is Harry Potter. Her best quality is keeping others happy.

Shannon

Shannon is part of our terrific reception team. She is a native of Trinidad and is the eldest of five children. She has been part of the Mizrahi Orthodontics team since March 2021. Shannon loves movies, especially horror movies. IN her free time she likes to travel and try new cuisines.

Emely

Emely is a recent graduate of DATC and joined our team as a clinical assistant. She is bilingual, speaking English and Spanish. Her favorite hobby is caring for her beautiful baby. Emely’s favorite thing about working at Mizrahi Orthodontics is the great, friendly environment.

Daphnee

Daphnee is our Records and Sterilization coordinator. She a native of Haiti and speaks English, French and Creole. Her hobbies include volleyball, movies and going to parties. She is single and very happy.

Inna

Inna joined our team as our in-house lab assistant. She hails from Ukraine, but lived in Israel and now America. She is tri-lingual speaking Ukrainian, Hebrew, and English. Inna’s best traits are her honesty, dedication, and integrity. Inna spends her free time listening to live music, going to the beach, and museums, and with friends and family.

River

River is a native Russian speaker who loves art, music, and video games. River began their career with us as part of the reception team and is now cross-training to be a clinical assistant. River’s weekends are typically spent in the gym or cleaning at home. River’s favorite sport is climbing. If River could be a superhero, they would be someone with the ability to fly.

Karina

Karina joined our team as a clinical assistant. She has been in the world of orthodontics since 2017. She is a new mom to her son and stepmom to her daughter. Karina likes amusement parks and water parks. She bilingual speaking Russian and English. If Karina could be a superhero she would be Captain Marvel.

Mariah

Mariah joined our reception team this summer. She has a background in customer service and loves helping people. Her hobbies are singing, playing the piano, and reading. Mariah starts her day by hitting her snooze button several times. Mariah would like everyone to know that she loves, loves, loves dogs and she is super reliable.

Malika

Malika joined our team in 2022 as a clinical assistant. She is married with three amazing children. She  loves to travel and does so whenever possible. Malika starts her day with a cup of coffee. Her best trait is patience.

Tanisha

Tanisha joined our team in 2022 as a clinical assistant. Tanisha loves to dance and do  makeup. She is a basketball fan and loves action movies. Tanisha’s weekends are usually spent hanging out with friends.  If she were an action heroine, she would be Storm.

Yurii

Yuri is a foreign trained dentist from Ukraine. He joined our team in 2022 as a clinical assistant. Yuri speaks English, Russian and Ukranian. He is married with a beautiful baby. Yuri hopes to transfer his dental license to America so he can practice dentistry here. We are excited to help him achieve his goals!

Valentyna

Valentyna joined our team in 2023 as part of our amazing reception team. She is originally from Ukraine and speaks Ukranian, Russian and English. Valentina’s hobbies are reading and watching movies. She likes to spend time with her friends, going to museums, the beach and traveling. Valentina starts her day with a hot cup of coffee. Her best trait is helping people.

Omar

Omar is a foreign trained dentist who joined our team as a clinical assistant in  2023. He speaks Turkish and English. Omar’s hobbies include painting, playing video games and listening to music.  He likes to start his day with a good song and a delicious cup of coffee. If Omar was a superhero, he would be a shape shifter.

Shalaia

Shalaia joined our team as a clinical assistant in 2023. She may be new to our practice, but she is definitely not new to orthodontics.. She has been in the orthodontic world for many years. Shalaia has 3 older sisters and one younger brother. Shalaia likes hot yoga, spending time with friends and trying new restaurants. Her best traits are her wonderfully bubbly personality and her positive attitude.