Dr. Moataz “Taz” Elmahdy is a board-certified orthodontist who graduated from Cairo University in 2008, where his passion for orthodontics began. He originally began practicing general dentistry before realizing that orthodontics was the path he would embark on. Dr. Taz then attended the Craniofacial Program at the University of Kentucky, completed an orthodontic residency training at the University of Rochester in 2017, and also earned a master’s degree in oral biology.

When asked why he chose orthodontics he says, “When we meet people, their teeth is one of the first things we notice– so I love how we can make a huge impact in our patients’ lives by giving them beautiful smiles.”

Dr. Taz was born and raised in Egypt. He was previously practicing as an orthodontist in Virginia Beach before relocating to Northern Virginia this summer, a move his family dreamed of.