Dr. David Zelig is a board-certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. He has a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Memphis and earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry, he then completed his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at The Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
He maintained a private practice in Memphis, TN, active in craniofacial and trauma surgery, as well as oral surgery resident education.
After returning to NY, he has been active in facial trauma surgery, and major implant surgery. He is an oral surgeon with The Clear Choice Dental Implant Center, as well as the Smile By Design team.
Dr. Zelig is a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Dental Association, and the New York State Dental Association. In his free time, he enjoys time with family, weightlifting, cycling and guitar.
Prof. Gallo graduated in Medicine and Surgery at Università degli Studi di Napoli in 2003 and Specialization with cum laude in Maxillofacial surgery at Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli.
He is an adjunct professor of zygomatic implantology at Università degli Studi di Milano since 2020.
Prof. Francesco Gallo is a Member of head and neck cancer surgery division at Istituto Galeazzi in Milan, maxillofacial division at Ospedale Civile in Caserta and ENT division at Ospedale Fatebenefratelli in Milan since 2006. He also performs Clinical freelance activity in several healthcare facilities in Italy.
Education & Achievements
Dr. Samintharaj Kumar graduated in Dentistry (BDS) from Singapore in 2001. During his dental undergraduate period, he was the first South-East Asian recipient for the David B. Scott Research Fellowship Award (International Association for Dental Research). He spent the final year elective of his medical degree in the Craniofacial Unit at The Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto, Canada.
Dr. Kumar’s postgraduate training in England includes rotations in: Anaesthesia/Intensive Care, Infectious Diseases, ENT, Vascular Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, General Surgery and Accident & Emergency.
His postgraduate training in Singapore includes rotations in: Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastic Surgery.
Specialities & Services Provided
He provides the full clinical spectrum of Dental Implantology, Cosmetic Dentistry and Oral Rehabilitation. He has worked with various Dental Implant systems since 2004 including Nobel Biocare, Dentium, Zeramex, Osstem, Straumann and BioHorizons. He sees patients requiring complex dental rehabilitation or full mouth reconstruction. He accepts referrals for Dental Implant Placement, Sinus Lift Surgery, Complex Bone Augmentation, Periodontal/ Gum Plastic Surgery, Zygomatic Dental Implants/ Tubero Pterygoid Implants, IMDO Surgery, Distraction Osteogenesis, Jaw Surgery which he also performs under intravenous sedation at Nuffield Dental Clinics.
In 2009, he trained under Dr Paulo Malo in Lisbon following which he has been performing All-on-4 Teeth-in-a-Day Implant surgeries and All-on-4 bridge restorations both in England and in Singapore. Dr Kumar was also trained in the Pinhole Surgical Technique by Dr John Chao.
Dr. Kumar was awarded a Fellowship to the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. He is also a member of the Association of Dental Implantology, UK, Academy of Osseointegration and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry amongst others. He now lectures nationally and regionally for topics in Implant Dentistry.