In 2012, he caused controversy within the Orthodox Jewish community after producing a video titled "Jewcan Sam" with the Jewish punk band The Groggers. The video features a young Jewish man who undergoes rhinoplasty at the request of his girlfriend. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons initiated an ethics investigation as a result, and both Salzhauer and the band were accused of playing into Jewish stereotypes.
Beginning in 2012, Dr. Miami began making news headlines for working with several reality television stars. He has been known for performing several plastic surgery procedures on cast members of shows such as Teen Mom, Teen Mom 2, Love & Hip Hop: New York, Black Ink Crew, and Bad Girls Club. Past reality television patients have been Farrah Abraham, Kailyn Lowry, Briana DeJesus, Mariahlynn, JaKeita "Sky" Days, Raquel "Rocky" Santiago, Stephanie "Steph" Rivera, Danielle "Danni" Victor, Gabrielle "Gabi" Victor, Suha "Susu" Ibrahim, and Hanan Ibrahim.