Dr. Dorfman received his dental degree at The University of Pittsburgh where he graduated Summa CumLaude. He also received a medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

He completed his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Dorfman served as chief resident at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Walter Reed Army Medical Center and East Orange VA Hospital. He also completed an internship in General Surgery at University Hospital in Newark, NJ. His time at Walter Reed Army Hospital was spent repairing and reconstructing some of the all too numerous soldiers severely wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom.