Prof. Dror Aizenbud
Dror Aizenbud was born in Haifa, Israel in 1961. He is currently a Clinical Professor and the head of the Oral Biology Research Laboratory in the Faculty of Medicine at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, the Chairman of the Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Anomalies and the deputy director of the School of Graduate Dentistry, Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel. After completing his national service (1980-1984) as a military officer in the medical corps IDF, he continued his studies and obtained M.Sc. (1990) and D.M.D. (1990) from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem with distinction. He spent a year of internship in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Rambam, Haifa (1991) and returned to the Hebrew University and Hadassah School of Dental Medicine to obtain a certificate in orthodontics (1991-1994). He was later invited to a fellowship program in the Craniofacial Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA, with the group of Drs. Figueroa and Polley (1998). Prof. Aizenbud’s research focuses on craniofacial anomalies orthodontic aspects, biology of tooth movement, craniofacial distraction osteogenesis, dentofacial orthopedics, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and adult interdisciplinary dental-orthodontic treatment. His main clinical interest is the combined orthodontic-surgical treatment of dental and skeletal malocclusions and anomalies. Among many academies, Prof. Aizenbud is the past president of the IADR Israeli Division and honored a visiting professor nomination at the Craniofacial Anomalies Center, Stanford University Hospital, California, USA. He published over 200 original research and clinical papers in refereed journals, including contributions in several monographs and textbooks. He has been invited to lecture at numerous professional organizations around the globe.
Dror Aizenbud DMD MSc
Clinical Professor and Head, Oral Biology Research Laboratory,
The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine,
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
Chair, Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Anomalies,
Deputy Director, School of Graduate Dentistry,
Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
Tel: 972-4-7772265 Fax:972-4-7773429
e mail d_aizenbud@rambam.health.gov.il
Research and clinical coordinator: Dr. Hagai Hazan-Molina
e mail: hagaihazan@gmail.com