Meet Jason E. Portnof, DMD, MD, FACS, FACD, FICD

Oral Surgeon in Boca Raton

Board-Certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon

Dr. Jason E. Portnof is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), the American College of Dentists (FACD) and the International College of Dentists (FICD). His interests include the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery with an emphasis on the correction of dentofacial deformities, orthognathic surgery (corrective jaw surgery), maxillofacial reconstructive surgery, corrective jaw surgery (for TMJ), oral and maxillofacial pathology, and complex dental implantology.

Dr. Portnof graduated with honors from the Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine in Ft. Lauderdale. He also earned an MD from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, where he was trained in oral and maxillofacial surgery. He received fellowship training in pediatric maxillofacial surgery/craniomaxillofacial surgery at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.

Dr. Portnof was the 2021 Chair of the AAOMS Committee on Cleft, Craniofacial and Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (CCCPOMS) and the pediatric consultant to the AAOMS Committee on Anesthesia (CAN). He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology. Dr. Portnof is a board examiner for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS). He is Past President of the Florida Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (FCPA) and is the President-elect of the Florida Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons (FSOMS).

Dr. Portnof has authored multiple peer-reviewed articles and presented both nationally and internationally. Also, he has held numerous teaching positions at prestigious universities including Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Florida Atlantic University, and his alma mater, Nova Southeastern University.

Adjunct Associate Professor and Past Director: Pediatric Maxillofacial Surgery & Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine

Affiliate Faculty

• Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
• Nova Southeastern University

Clinical Preceptor

• Barry University College of Health Sciences