History

Past and Present Professional Affiliations

  • Founder and President of Cosmetic Hair Restoration Surgery Institute
  • American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery
  • International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
  • American Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
  • American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
  • American Academy of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • American Academy of Facial and Reconstructive Plastic surgery
  • American Medical Association
  • American Society of Dermatologic Surgery
  • Medical Board of California
  • Hair Transplant Network

Faculty Member/Presenter/Participant

  • Annual World Congress of International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) from 1993- present
  • Faculty member and teacher at the annual course of live scalp surgery, scalp-lifting, circumferen­tial scalp reduction, scalp extension and hair transplantation. Sponsored by American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, American Society of Hair Restoration Surgery in conjunction with the Univer­sity of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 1993-1995
  • Study in the global convocation on Hair Restoration Surgery, American Academy of Cosmetic surgery and American Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, 1997- 1998
  • Annual Live Surgery Workshop in Orlando, Florida, Sposored by ISHRS and World Hair Organization

Publications

  • Published a Chapter on Microslit Grafting in the first edition of Hair Transplant textbook by Dow Stough, M.D.
  • The Art of Hair Restoration Surgerypublished about his technique and innovations at the Journal of Dermatologic surgery, Journal of Academy of Cosmetic surgery, and Hair Transplant forum.
  • His technique was used as a reference in numerous articles and the fourth edition of Hair transplantation textbook by Doctor Unger and Doctor Shapiro

Speeches and Attendance at National and International Meetings

  • International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 1st annual meeting in Dallas 1993. Single hair grafting, Nokor Microslit Technique.
  • AACS/ ASHRS/ University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Live Surgery course, Scalp and Hair Restoration Surgery. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1993.
  • American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, 10th annual scientific meeting. Los Angeles, California, 1994. New tools used for micrografting technique.
  • AACS/ ASHRS/ University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Live Scalp and Hair Restoration Surgery course. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1994.
  • International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Second annual world congress 1994 Toronto, Canada. Micrografting Technique.
  • American Society of Hair Restoration Surgery/ American Academy of cosmetic Surgery, 11th annual scientific meeting, 1995 innovations and complications in cosmetic surgery, 1995. Utilization of NOKOR microslit grafting technique.
  • AACS/ ASHRS/ University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Live Scalp and Hair Restoration Surgery, Pittsburgh, Pensylvania.1995.
  • American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, 13th annual scientific meeting, Standardization of tools for micrografting technique. Rancho Mirage, California. 1997.
  • International Society of Hair restoration Surgery Annual World congress 1993 to current.