Meet Dr. Garfinkel

A native of Florida, Dr. Garfinkel has enjoyed private practice for over 30 years. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida in 1985 and is a graduate from Tufts School of Dental Medicine in Boston in 1989. He completed a four-year specialized residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at University of Florida Health Science Center in 1993. He completed another surgical residency at the Florida Cosmetic and Hair Transplant Center.

Dr. Garfinkel is a Fellow of the AAOMS and is a member of the Dental Society of Greater Orlando, FDA and ADA. He has lectured and has served as President of the mid Florida Study Club and Vice Chairman of Florida Hospital Winter Park.  He has worked with dental students and residents as an Associate Professor at the University of Florida Apopka Dental Clinic. Dr. Garfinkel was appointed as a direct consultant to United Health Care Insurance Company and was on medical staff at ORHS and Advent Health.  He has been voted as one of the Top Dentist Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons in Orlando Dental Magazine by his peers. He has appeared on nationally syndicated Real Life 101 TV show discussing topics of Oral Surgery.

His special interests include jaw reconstructive surgery from accidents and growth abnormalities, dental implants, bone grafting with growth factor, jaw pathology, facial plastics and laser surgery, and removal of wisdom teeth with conscious/deep sedation anesthesia.

He loves the outdoors; playing pickleball, scuba diving, fishing and snow skiing.  He and his wife live in Longwood and have four children, two boys and identical twin girls, all practicing in the medical field.