Welcome to Our Practice

Michael Cattafesta, DDS, PC, founder of Cattafesta Family & Cosmetic Dentistry in Herndon, Virginia, has happily devoted more than 20 years to helping men, women, and children achieve the healthy smiles of their dreams. As a family dentist and expert in cosmetic dentistry, Dr. Cattafesta aims to make your visit comfortable and rewarding. He always takes the time to listen to your concerns and needs, so that he can take these into consideration when recommending treatment plans.

Dr. Cattafesta grew up in Rockville, Maryland, and started his formal education at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. After earning his dental degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1989, he served as a Navy dentist for seven years. He’s a member of the American Dental Association.

At Cattafesta Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, Dr. Cattafesta offers a full range of dental, periodontal, and aesthetic services, including bi-annual exams, dental implants, and teeth whitening. He’s also proud to be a preferred Invisalign® provider.

Dr. Cattafesta considers each man, woman, and child who comes to his practice to be part of his dentistry family. Dr. Cattafesta’s patients appreciate him for his warm and gentle manner and for the time he takes to thoroughly answer questions. He welcomes new patients with special promotions so they can experience the Cattafesta difference themselves.

When he’s not creating healthy and beautiful smiles, Dr. Cattafesta enjoys traveling with his family and playing tennis and softball.

Dr. Lisa Marvil grew up in Loudoun County, had her first pony by the time she was three, was a member of the Loudoun Hunt Pony Club and attended Lovettsville Elementary, Blueridge Middle School and finally Loudoun Valley High School.

It has always been her goal to return to Loudoun County where she has such fond childhood memories and raise a family of her own.

After graduating from Harvard where she was the recipient of the Quintessence Award for Excellence in Clinical Periodontology, she received a Masters degree in Health Sciences and her Certificate in Periodontology from the Medical University of South Carolina where she was chief resident in her final year.

Her research interests include laboratory research in mucositis secondary to anti-neoplastic treatment and clinical evaluation of long-term implant survival rates. Dr. Marvil is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.