Dr. Sherif N. Elhady is a board-certified orthodontist and has been practicing in Northern Virginia since 2005. Board-certified orthodontists have reached a distinct level of achievement that goes beyond the state-required licensure, including additional education and ongoing assessment. It is confirmation of his commitment to providing lifelong quality patient care. Dr. Elhady graduated summa cum laude from Virginia Tech with a bachelors degree in biochemistry. Following this, he graduated magna cum laude from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry (VCU), with a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS). Upon earning his DDS, Dr. Elhady continued at VCU, completing an orthodontic residency and earning a Masters of Dentistry.

Dr. Elhady is passionate about volunteering and giving back to his community. In addition to donating to many school and community programs, Dr. Elhady volunteers annually with The MOM Project and Give Kids A Smile. He has been a Cub Scout leader since 2O15, as well as mentoring youth for over ten years.

Dr. Farnaz Younessian is a board-certified orthodontist who is interested in designing smiles knowing that a beautiful smile impacts not only the oral health of patients, but also their quality of life. She completed her Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) and Master of Science (MS) in Orthodontics. She practiced orthodontics for more than two years before moving to the state of Florida to receive her second Master of Science (MS) in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics from Nova Southeastern University.

Dr. Younessian believes it is essential to integrate advanced technology and evidence-based practice to provide the most efficient treatment for her patients. She has published more than 35 orthodontic clinical articles on subjects of root resorption, acceleration of orthodontic tooth movement, and orthodontic considerations in medically compromised patients in PubMed indexed journals. Dr. Younessian received the Research Aid Grant award from American Association of Orthodontics (AAO). The research project studied the application of local administration of antiresorptive agents to control tooth movements and prevent relapse during orthodontic treatment. To stay current in her knowledge of orthodontics, Dr. Younessian actively attends many professional meetings including the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO), Southern Association of Orthodontists (SAO) annual meetings. Dr. Younessian volunteers for various dental charities like Give Kids A Smile to serve her community each year.

As a child of a dentist, many of Dr. Masha Mortzavis best memories from childhood took place in her mothers office as she watched her for hours, in awe, while she tried to create beautiful smiles. Dr. Mortazavi knew that she wanted to do the same. Making people happy by creating bright smiles is her dream and orthodontics is the best path to catch this dream. After receiving her DDS, Dr Mahsa Mortazavi completed her orthodontic residency and passed her Board of Orthodontics with honors. After working as a faculty member at university and private practice she joined the Craniofacial lab at University of the Pacific in San Francisco as a research fellow. Once the fellowship was completed, she began her orthodontic residency at University of the Pacific and graduated with her second Certificate of Orthodontics and Masters of Dentistry.

Dr. Mortazavi is interested in evidence-based dentistry and its integration with new techniques in orthodontics and has more than 10 scientific papers, including systematic reviews in the subjects of Invisalign, Orthognathic surgeries, and cleft lip and palate treatments. Upon completion of her one-year research fellowship in craniofacial lab at University of the Pacific where she worked on several projects related to etiology, prevention and treatment of patients with cleft lip and palate, her research results were presented in national and international conferences such as World Congress of International Cleft Lip and Palate foundation in Germany. She volunteered as a member of the Cleft Lip and Palate team which is responsible for treatment of patients with cleft lip and palate from birth to adulthood. She also volunteers annually with the ADA Foundations Give Kids A Smile program.

Dr. Cindy Ding grew up in Gaithersburg, Maryland and attended the University of Maryland Dental School for her Doctor of Dental Surgery. She went on to complete her orthodontic residency at the University of Colorado. Additionally, Dr. Ding has finished an Aligner Intensive Fellowship program focused primarily on clear aligner therapy.

Dr. Ding is passionate about orthodontics because it is a mental challenge to get all the teeth to fit into the right spaces, much like solving a puzzle. It is her belief, as an orthodontist, that it is imperative to use her skills to serve and make a positive difference in the lives of her patients. To Dr. Ding, there is no greater feeling in the world than helping someone with his or her smile and confidence.