Ivan Rodriguez Gelfenstein is a retired orthodontist living in Miami, Florida. He began his career in San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela, as a general dentistry practitioner in the private sector, serving the Acosta Clinic, as well as in the public sector, working at an institution operated by the Ministry of Education. Following several years specializing in orthodontics in Mexico, Ivan Rodriguez Gelfenstein returned to Venezuela, where he continued his work as an orthodontist at the Undamo Clinic in Caracas, the Clinic Centro Comercial Las Delicias in Maracay, and the Acosta Clinic. From 2004 until his retirement in 2012, he continued to establish himself in the Caracas region, joining locations such as La Oral Sis in Terrazas Club Hipico and a clinic in the Tamanaco City shopping center, among other professional affiliations. Mr. Gelfenstein studied dentistry and orthodontics at the Central University of Venezuela and the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, respectively, earning a master’s degree from the latter. Over the course of his career as a dental professional, he established himself as a member of the Venezuelan Society of Orthodontics.