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Meet The Doctors - Ackerman & Associates
Dr. Jeffrey Ackerman
Dr. Ackerman started this practice in 1978 after extensive advanced training through a dental resident program at Rush Presbyterian Saint Lukes Medical Center in Chicago, a military tour of duty. He has also completed more than 3000 hours of continuing education after his graduation from Ohio State University. He has achieved the distinct honor of a Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry, a level achieved by fewer than 1% of all practicing dentists.
Dr. Ackerman resides with his wife Donna in Fairfax, where he has been a longtime resident as well as active in the Northern Virginia community inclusive of volunteer work and education. Dr. Ackerman has appreciated his travels over the years and the luxuries that he has been blessed with in life. As a result of this, he feels a great need to give back to not only the local community but those in need overseas, consequently Dr Ackerman has been a volunteer dentist with Operation Smile. Donna also has been a long time resident in the D.C. area and currently works as a real estate agent for the Virginia and Maryland area serving both buyers and sellers (as the loving husband that he is, Dr. Ackerman highly recommends her).
Dr. Ackerman's oldest daughter, Leah, is a proud mother to his two grandchildren. She enjoys spending time with her family and is the Director of Sales and Marketing for SplitOne Technologies in beautiful Scottsdale, AZ. As for his grandchildren; Evan is nine and attends the prestigious BASIS school in Arizona. He enjoys playing the guitar and rugby and visiting his grandpa as much as possible. Ashley is two and currently enjoys throwing tantrums, saying "no" and refusing to go to sleep at her bed time. His second eldest daughter, Robyn, is a sophomore at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond where she plans to major in Psychology. His youngest and last to leave the nest is Morgan who will be attending Arizona State University with plans of discovering which is hotter, the surface of the sun or Arizona. As a very active young woman, Morgan has participated in both Field Hockey and managing the boys' basketball team at Robinson High School.
Dr. Ackerman has a wide range of outside interests including Archaeology, he has participated in digs in Africa and Turkey. He enjoys art, he is amazing at both paint and sketch, photography, and pottery. Both he and his daughters have trained in karate achieving black belt status, and he plays golf, tennis, and racquetball when time allows. Dr. Ackerman also enjoys traveling to see his daughters, discovering new adventures with his lovely wife Donna and spending time with his extended family inclusive of Donna's beautiful children and grandchildren. Dr. Ackerman's greatest joy is his family as well as the family that he has created within his practice and with his staff. He is quite proud to spend each and every day with his staff and patients and to his wife and children's dismay, may never retire from the career that he loves so much.
Dr. Marco Flores
Dr. Flores has been a practicing dentist since 1993. He completed
graduate school at the University of Maryland, receiving a Master’s
degree in Oral Biology, in addition to completing a three year
residency in general dentistry. He completed his D.D.S. degree at
the University of Peru and practiced in his home country for five years
before beginning his advance training at the University of Maryland.
Prior to joining Dr. Ackerman, he was in private practice in
Williamsburg. He is a member of the American Dental Association,
the Northern Virginia Dental Society, and the Academy of General
Dentistry.
He resides in South Riding with his wife, Maria Fernanda who is an educator and linguist and their two young children, Micaela, who is five and Joanquin, age two and a half.
Dr. Claudio Iwamoto
Science and medicine run in the Iwamoto family, Dr. Iwamoto’s father
is a dentist, his mother is a microbiologist, his sister is a chemist and
his brother is a physician. He knew from an early age that he
wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and he graduated from
Dental School in Peru in 1996. He attended the University of
Maryland and completed a 2 year postgraduate program in Advanced
General Dentistry and a Master’s degree in Oral Biology. After a brief
stint teaching and doing research at the school, Dr. Iwamoto
completed a three year residency program in Periodontics and
he now a fully board eligible specialist. He is an extremely accomplished clinician and in fact turned down an offer to teach full time at the University Of Maryland School Of Dentistry to join Dr. Ackerman’s practice. Dr. Iwamoto particularly enjoys applying his clinical skills and specialty training to help his patients achieve healthy and beautiful smiles that will last a lifetime.
Dr. Iwamoto resides in Centreville and in his free time he enjoys reading and is an avid runner. He has completed the Baltimore marathon and runs the Annapolis 10 Miler every year.
Dr. Diego Morales
Dr. Morales has been a practicing dentist since 1989. He originally
trained at the University of Colombia School of Dentistry and he
completed a two year graduate program in Advanced General
Dentistry at the University of Maryland. Dr. Ackerman was particularly
interested in having Dr. Morales join his team based on the
exceptional recommendations of the teaching faculty at the University
of Maryland. Dr. Morales likes the challenge of treating complex
cases. "It is particularly satisfying to see patients smile when you
have helped them solve a tough problem" says Dr. Morales. He is a
member of the Academy of general Dentistry, the American Dental Association, the Virginia Dental Association, and its northern Virginia chapter.
Dr. Morales resides in Olney, Maryland with his wife Carmen and his daughters Daniela, 7, and Gabriella, 3. When he is not commuting or working, he loves being spending time with "his girls".
Dr. Kelly Lee
A DC-metro native, Dr. Lee was raised in Frederick, Maryland before venturing off to Los Angeles to attend UCLA. While studying Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, she also enjoyed exploring her Chinese heritage and became accomplished in Chinese cultural dance. Dr. Lee decided to return to home to Maryland to attend dental school at The University of Maryland where she quickly became a favorite of her professors for superb clinical skills. Dr. Lee decided to pursue advanced training at a well-respected General Practice Residency in York, Pennsylvania. While being an intern at York Hospital, Dr. Lee became adept at treating a variety of complex dental cases. In addition, she also developed a variety of surgical skills where she earned an award for accomplishments. Dr. Lee has a particular interest in cosmetic dentistry and attends numerous continuing education courses to expand her skills. Drawn to the multi-disciplinary approach to Dr. Ackerman’s practice, she enjoys using the practice’s advanced technology and resources in order to help her patients obtain their most beautiful smile. Dr. Lee is a member of the American Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry, and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
Dr. Lee now lives in Northern Virginia and enjoys spending her free time outdoors where she can develop her skills in tennis and golf. She also likes eating a variety of international cuisines is known among her family and friends to be a talented chef.
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