Prof. Miriam Shalish graduated from the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine with a D.M.D. degree in 1987. She attended Tel Aviv University School of Dental Medicine, earning a certificate in the specialty of orthodontics in 1996. In 2000, Prof. Shalish joined the faculty at Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, where she was an assistant Professor, and the Director of the Postdoctoral Orthodontic Clinic and Predoctoral Orthodontics. Currently, she serves as the Director of the International Postgraduate Orthodontic Program at the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine. She is a member of the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists. Prof. Shalish has published more than 40 scientific research articles and book chapters, especially in the area of dental anomalies.