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Walter P. Unger,

M.D., F.R.C.P. (C)., F.A.C.P., A.B.H.R.S.

 

 

DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

 

    Current Appointments:

    Mt. Sinai Medical School, New York

    Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology (2000 – present)

    Director,  Cosmetic Dermatologic Fellowship Program (2000 – present)

 

    Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

    Adjunct Professor, Dermatology (2003 – present)

 

    University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

    Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Dermatology)
    (1984 – present)

    Co-Director, Division of Dermatologic Surgery (1984 – present)

 

    Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York

 

    Sunnybrook and Women’s College, HSC, Toronto

 

    St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto

 

 

            Private practices:

            620 Park Avenue, New York, NY  10021

            TEL: (212) 249-9393; FAX: (212) 249-4032

 

            99 Yorkville Avenue, Ste. 214, Toronto, ON M5R 3K5

            TEL: (416) 944-9393 FAX: (416) 944-9774

 

 

      Education and Training:

·         M.D., 1963, University of Toronto Medical School

·         Rotating Internship

1963-1964, New Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
1964-1965, Post-graduate Didactic Course,
Dermatology, St. John’s Hospital

for Diseases of the Skin – Institute of Dermatology,
 London, England

·         Resident in Dermatology, 1965-1967,
The Skin and Cancer Hospital,

Philadelphia, PA, USA, 1967,
Chief Resident in Dermatology

·         Resident in Medicine, 1967-1968, Sunnybrook Medical Centre,
University of Toronto, Ontario

 

 

           

Teaching and Administrative Appointments:

           

·         Canadian Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, President (2000 –2005)

·         American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, Inc., Board of Directors (1997 – December 2003)

·         American Academy of Dermatology, Chairman, Committee for Professional Standards in Hair Transplantation (1992 – present)

·         Chief, Dept. of Dermatology, Wellesley Hospital, University of
Toronto (1981-2001)

·         Director, Hair Loss Clinic, Wellesley Hospital, University of Toronto
(1981-2001)

·         American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Member (1979 – present) and Board of Directors (1979 – 1981)

·         Assistant Professor, University of Toronto (1974-1984)

·         Deputy Coordinator, Dept. of Dermatology, University of Toronto,

Faculty of Medicine, (1974-1979)

·         Clinical Teacher, University of Toronto (1968-1973)

 

 

MEDICAL JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

 

    1.     DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS

Co-author MacVicar, DM., Cutis 1969;5(7):807-816

    2.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION IN MALE PATTERN ALOPECIA

Canadian Medical Association Journal, July 1971, 105:177-181                      

    3.     SYSTEMIC CORTICOSTEROIDS IN ALOPECIA TOTALIS  

Canadian Medical Association Journal, January 1973;108(2):177-180.    

    4.     EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA DYSTROPHICA TREATED WITH
            VITAMIN E AND ORAL CORTICOSTEROIDS

Canadian Medical Association Journal, May 1973, 109:1136

    5.     CURRENT EXPERIENCE WITH HAIR TRANSPLANTING

            Canadian Family Physician, September 1973, 72-75

    6.     ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES AND PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA

Canadian Medical Association Journal, May 1974, 110:1052-1054

    7.     COMMON HAIR DISORDERS

Canadian Family Physician, May 1974, 55-57

    8.     THE DON’TS OF HAIR TRANSPLANTING                             

Modern Medicine of Canada, February 1975, 30:2

    9.     CURRENT THERAPY OF ACNE VULGARIS

Modern Medicine of Canada, May 1975;30(5):449-452

  10.     A STUDY OF SOME INNOVATIONS IN
            HAIR TRANSPLANTING

            Journal of Dermatologic Surgery & Oncology,
            Sept-Oct 1977;3(5):536-538

  11.     TIMING OF SESSIONS IN HAIR TRANSPLANTING

            Cutis, August 1878, 2:214-216.2

12.          SYSTEMIC CORTICOSTEROIDS IN THE TREATMENT
OF ALOPECIA TOTALIS

Archives of Dermatology, 1978, 114:1486

13.          MANAGEMENT OF ALOPECIA OF THE SCALP BY
A COMBINATION OF EXCISIONS AND TRANSPLANTATIONS

Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology, 1878, 4:670-672

14.          ALTERNATIVES IN HAIR REPLACEMENT

Cutis, May 1997, 19:623-628

  15.     ALOPECIA REDUCTION 

            Journal of Dermatologic Surgery & Oncology, 1978, 4:670-672

  16.     PREDNISONE THERAPY FOR ALOPECIA AREATA –

             Letter to  the Editor             

            Archives of Dermatology, 1977, 113:1457

  17.     CORTICOSTEROIDS IN THE
            TREATMENT OF ALOPECIA  TOTALIS

Archives of Dermatology, 1986, 114:1986-1490

  18.     PLANNING IN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology, 1979, 5-7:537-541

  19.     SIX SAMPLE CASES: CONCEPTS IN PLANNING,
            PUNCH  TRANSPLANTING

Journal de Medecine Esthetique et Surg Derm.,
            January 1981, VIII N. 29B,154-159

  20.     CONCOMITANT MINI-REDUCTIONS IN THE
            PUNCH  TRANSPLANTING

Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology, May 1983, 9:5

  21.     PUNCH HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

Dermatologic Clinics, April 1984, 2:2

  22.     A NEW METHOD OF DONOR SITE HARVESTING

Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology,
            July 1984;10(7):524-529

23.     QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF 2% TOPICAL MINOXIDIL IN THE TREATMENT OF MALE PATTERN BALDNESS

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 1989, 14:40-46

  24.     TOPICAL MINOXIDIL – CARDIAC EFFECTS IN BALD MEN

D.R.J. Clinical Pharmacal, October 1988, 26:4; 481-5

  25.     MICROGRAFTS AND SLIT GRAFTS IN
            HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

Video Journal of Dermatology, 1993, 8:2

26.          TOTAL EXCISION TECHNIQUES IN DONOR AREA HARVESTING FOR HAIR TRANSPLANTING

American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, 1994, 11:15-22

  27.     DELINEATING THE “SAFE” DONOR AREA FOR
            HAIR TRANSPLANTING

The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, 1994, 11:239-243

  28.     LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology, 1994, 20:515-521

  29.     LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION II

Dermatologic Surgery, 1995, 21:759-765

  30.     LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION III

Dermatologic Surgery, 1995, 21:1047-1055

  31.     WHAT’S NEW IN HAIR REPLACEMENT SURGERY

Dermatologic Clinics, 1996, 14:4; 783-802

  32.     DIFFERENT GRAFTS FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES

The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, 1997, 14:2; 177-183

  33.     LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTING 1997

The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, 1997, 14:2; 143-148

  34.     HISTORY OF HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

Dermatologic Surgery, 2000, 26:3; 181

  35.     RATIONALE FOR USING A COMBINATION
            OF FOLLICULAR UNITS AND SLIT GRAFTS IN
            HAIR TRANSPLANTING

Intl. Jl. Cosm. Surg. and Aesth. Derm., 2001, 3:2; 101-106 

  36.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION: 2001

Cosmetic Dermatology, 14:8; 17-21

37.          HAIR TRANSPLANTING: An Important but Often Forgotten Treatment for Androgenetic Alopecia in Women

Co-author Dr. Robin Unger, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, November, 2003, 49(5):853-860

38.          WHAT’S NEW IN HAIR TRANSPLANTS?

Skin Therapy Letter, January, 2003, 8(1):5-7

39.          HAIR DIRECTION AND ANGLE

Newsletter of the European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, 2003, 3(1):4-5

40.          HAIR TRANSPLANTS FOR WOMEN, TOO

Dermatology Times, December, 2003, 24(12):24

41.          THE ART OF HAIR TRANSPLANTATION IN WOMEN

Co-author Dr. Robin Unger, Body Language Dermatology, 2004, Issue 4:26-28 

  42.     RECIPIENT AREA HAIR DIRECTION AND ANGLE IN HAIR

            TRANSPLANTING

            Dermatologic Surgery, June 2004, 30(6):829-965

  43.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION: Current Concepts and Techniques

            J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc 10:225-229, 2005
 

  44.     RETROFITTING OLD TRANSPLANTS

            Cosmetic Dermatology, April 2006, 19(4):265-270

 

  

 

Textbooks:

 

HAIR TRANSPLANTATION, Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, Basel,

-1st Edition, 1979

-2nd Edition, Co-editor Nordstrom, R.E.A., 1998

-3rd Edition, 1995

-4th Edition, Co-editor Shapiro, R., 2004

 

Grants:

            Investigator for The Upjohn Company re: Topical Minoxidil
            (1989-1998)

            Investigator for Merck re: Oral Finasteride (1994-1999)

 

Current Editorial Activities:

            -Editorial Board – International Journal of
             Cosmetic Surgery and Aesthetic Dermatology

            -Contributing Editor – Dermatologic Surgery

 

 

CERTIFICATION:

 

            -Canadian Medical License, Sept. 13, 1965

            -F.R.C.P. (C) 1968, Canadian Fellowship in Dermatology

            -F.A.C.P. 1968, Certified by the American Board of Dermatology

            -State of Texas Medical License, Feb. 26, 1978

            -State of Arizona Medical License, April 7, 1978

            -New York State Medical License, June 19, 1981

            -Maryland Medical License, Oct. 21, 2002

 

 

ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES

 

            Membership in Professional Societies:

           -Member, Canadian Medical Association (1963 – present)

           -Member, American Medical Association (1963–present)

           -Member, Ontario Medical Association (1963–present)

           -Member, Canadian Dermatology Association (1969–present)

           -Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology (1969–present)

           -Member, Canadian Society for Dermatologic Surgery (1995–present)
           -Member, Toronto Dermatogical Society (2005-2006)

           -Member, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (1985–present)

           -Diplomate, American Board of Cosmetic Surgery (1989–present)

           -Member, American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery(1994–present)

           -Member, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (1978–present)

           -Member, North American Hair Restoration Society (1996–present)

           -Member, Intl. Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (1993–present)

           -Member, Intl. Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons (1993-2003)

           -Member, European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (1999-present)

           -Member, Italian Society of Hair Restoration (1996-2003)

 

        Conference Organizer, Session Chair:

           American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meetings,

           Chairman/Moderator of Annual Hair Transplantation Symposium
           at all annual meetings from 1981 to 2004

 

            Advisory Committees:

 

       Member, Medical Standards Committee for Dermatologic Surgery for

       The Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons (1997-2001)

       Chairman, Task Force on Medical Standards for Hair Transplantation

       Surgery of the American Academy of Dermatology AAD (1997-present)

 

RECOGNITION

 

            Awards:

                        -Bickle Award for combining athletic and academic
                         excellence, University of Toronto, 1960

                        -Golden Follicle Award for clinical expertise from the    
                          International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
                         (ISHRS), 1995

                        -Teacher-of-the-Year, Department of Dermatology,
                          Mt. Sinai Medical School, New York, 2001

                        -Manfred Lucas Award for outstanding contribution
                         to the field of Hair Restoration Surgery from the    
                         International  Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
                         (ISHRS)  October 2003

                        -Pioneer in Education Award-Hair Restoration from the
                         International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
                         (ISHRS)  October 2003

 

 

Invited Talks, Panels:

 

1.             HAIR TRANSPLANTING

Presented at Annual Symposium of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, 1974

   2.      HAIR TRANSPLANTING – DOES IT REALLY WORK?

Presented at Ontario Medical Association meeting, London, ON

   3.      ALTERNATIVES IN HAIR REPLACEMENT

Presented at Atlantic Dermatologic Society meeting, 1975

   4.      CURRENT THERAPY OF ACNE VULGARIS

Presented at World Conference of Family Medicine, 1976

   5.      HAIR TRANSPLANTING – CURRENT TECHNIQUES

Presented at Annual Symposium of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 1976

   6.      CONSTRUCTION OF THE HAIRLINE IN
            HAIR TRANSPLANTING

Lecture given at Annual Meeting of the American
            Society of Dermatologic Surgery, Las Vegas, 1976

   7.      DISORDERS OF HAIR LOSS AND TREATMENT

Refresher Course in Dermatology, Division of Dermatology, University of Toronto, December 1976

   8.      HAIR COUNTS: A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO THE    
            EVALUATION OF VARIABLE FACTORS IN
            HAIR TRANSPLANTING

Presented at Annual Meeting of the American Society for            
            Dermatologic Surgery, Hilton Head, S.C., March 1977

9.             THE EFFECT OF PROPER HYGIENE AND NUTRITION ON PHYSIOLOGIC HAIR LOSS

Lecture given at Annual Meeting of the Canadian Dermatologic   
            Association, Montreal, Quebec, June 1977

 10.      THE ELECTROLYSIST AND DERMATOLOGY

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Electrolysis
            Association, September 1977

 11.      HAIR COUNTS: A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO THE   
            EVALUATION OF VARIABLE FACTORS IN
            HAIR TRANSPLANTING – Scientific Exhibit

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, Dallas, Texas, December 1977, and the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Facial and Plastic Surgery, Miami Beach, Florida, November 1978

12.      ALOPECIA REDUCTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH PUNCH  TRANSPLANTATION

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for
            Dermatologic Surgery, San Diego, California, 1978

 13.     DONOR AND RECIPIENT SITE PLANNING: METHODS OF ALOPECIA  REDUCTION

Faculty, Second Annual Hair Transplant Symposium, American
            Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Chicago, Illinois, September 1978

  14.     ALOPECIA REDUCTION

Faculty, Advanced Cutaneous Surgery, American Academy of Dermatology, San Francisco, California, December 1978

  15.     INCORPORATING ALOPECIA REDUCTION INTO     
            PLANNING IN THE RECIPIENT AREA

Lecture given at the 1979 New York Hair Transplant Symposium sponsored by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, September 1979

  16.     TRANSPLANTING IN WOMEN, ORIENTALS AND BLACKS

Lecture given at the last International Congress of Dermatologic Surgery, Lisbon, Portugal, October 1979

  17.     HAIR TRANSPLANTS

Planning in Recipient and Donor Area Incorporation of Alopecia
            Reduction into Hair Transplanting Faculty member, National  
            Symposium of Hair Replacement

Surgery, Los Angeles, California, 1980

  18.     MODERATOR of PANEL ON DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY

American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting, Las    
            Vegas, Nevada, March 1980

  19.     CO-CHAIRMAN OF SECTION ON HAIR TRANSPLANTING

Second International Congress of Dermatologic Surgery, Paris,         
            France, September 1980

  20.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

Discussion leader of an informal discussion seminar at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, December 1980

21.          INCORPORATION OF ALOPECIA REDUCTION INTO PUNCH

TRANSPLANTING

Vail Cosmetic Surgery Society, Vail, Colorado, March 1981

  22.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

Discussion leader of an informal discussion seminar at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, December 1981

  23.     HAIR LOSS AND REPLACEMENT

            Discussion leader in “Seminar in Dermatology” at Mt. Sinai Hospital,

            Department of Family & Community Medicine, September 1981

  24.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION SYMPOSIUM

Moderator, American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting,
            December 1981

  25.     HAIR REPLACEMENT SURGERY SYMPOSIUM

Faculty, Beverly Hills, California, February 1982

26.          AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY SYMPOSIUM

Discussion leader on Punch Graft Technique, Toronto, May 1982

  27.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

Faculty, Second Annual Membership Meeting, American Board of    
            Cosmetic Surgery, Los Angeles, California, January 1983

  28.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

Third Contact Dalind Seminar, Mexico City, Mexico, February 1983

  29.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION – AN OVERVIEW

Interspecialty Facial Surgery Congress, New York, New York,
           April 1983

  30.     HAIR REPLACEMENT: MEDICAL AND
            SURGICAL ALTERNATIVES

Canadian Dermatological Association Meeting, Ottawa, July 1983

  31.     UPDATE ON PUNCH GRAFT TECHNIQUES

    IV International Congress on Dermatologic Surgery, Granada,
    Spain, Oct. 1983

32.          PUNCH HAIR TRANSPLANTATION SYMPOSIUM

          American Academy of Dermatology, 42nd Annual Meeting,       
          Chicago, Illinois, December 1983

  33.     UPDATE ON SCALP REDUCTION AND PUNCH GRAFTS IN    
            HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

Occuplastic Society Congress, Montego Bay, Jamaica, February 1984

  34.     HAIR REPLACEMENT BY PUNCH AUTOGRAFTS

          International Congress for Hair Replacement Surgery, New York,
          New York,June 1984

  35.     MEDICAL AND SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF MALE
            PATTERN (ANDROGENETIC) ALOPECIA

Ontario Medical Association, Toronto, Ontario, June 1984

  36.     HAIR TRANSPLANTS

    V International Congress of Dermatologic Surgery, Jerusalem, Israel,

    October 1984

  37.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

            43rd Annual Meeting, American Academy of Dermatology,
            Washington, D.C., December 1984

  38.     DERMATOLOGIC HAIR REPLACEMENT

            Interspecialty Facial Surgery Congress, New York, New York,
           April 1985

  39.     OVERVIEW ON HAIR TRANSPLANT PROCEDURES

    Chairman, 5th International Congress for Aesthetic Medicine;
    European Symposium on Dermatologic Surgery, Paris, France,
    September 1985

  40.     VII INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF
            DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY

    London, England, September 1986

  41.     PUNCH HAIR TRANSPLANTING

            45th Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology,
            New Orleans, Louisiana, December 1986

42.          PUNCH HAIR TRANSPLANTATION –
Planning and Construction of the Hairline

    American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery,
     Los Angeles, California, February 1987

  43.     HAIR REPLACEMENT BY PUNCH AUTOGRAFTS

    International Congress for Hair Replacement Surgery, Los Angeles,

    California, May 1987

  44.     HAIR TRANSPLANTS – Three Aspects

    17th World Congress of Dermatology, Berlin, Germany, May 1987

  45.     PEARLS FOR HAIR TRANSPLANTERS 

    International Congress for Hair Replacement Surgery,
    Los Angeles, California, May 1987

  46.     HAIR TRANSPLANTS

            VIII International Congress of Dermatologic Surgery,
            Barcelona, Oct. 1987

  47.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting,
    San Antonio, Texas, December 1987

  48.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION TECHNIQUES

    Fifth Annual Scientific Meeting, the American Academy of
    Cosmetic Surgery, Los Angeles, California, January 1989

  49.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION – STATE OF THE ART

    66th Atlantic Dermatological Conference, Toronto, Ontario,
    May 1989

  50.     HAIR REPLACEMENT SURGERY

    Xth International Congress of Dermatologic Surgery, Brussels,      
    Belgium, October 1989

  51.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    American Academy of Dermatology 48th Annual Meeting,
     San Francisco, California, December 1989

  52.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    XIth International Congress of Dermatologic Surgery,
    Barcelona, Spain, October 1990

  53.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting,
    Atlanta, Georgia, December 1990

  54.     UPDATE ON HAIR TRANSPLANTING

    Canadian Dermatology Association – 66th
    Annual Meeting, June 1991

  55.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    American Academy of Dermatology 50th
    Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas,December 1991

  56.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    Eighth Annual Scientific Meeting,
    Los Angeles, California, February 1992

  57.     ADVANCED CUTANEOUS SURGERY

    18TH World Congress of Dermatology,
    New York, New York, June 1992

  58.     PEARLS FOR HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    International Symposium on Hair Replacement Surgery,
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 1992

  59.     LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeons Ninth Annual Scientific    
     Meeting, Los Angeles, California, February 1993

  60.     LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons 2nd World     
    Symposium, Rancho Mirage, California, February 1993

  61.     LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTS

    International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, World Congress,    
    Dallas, Texas, May 1993

  62.     LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTING

American Academy of Aesthetic and Restorative Surgery, First Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 1993

63.          CELEBRATION OF DERMATOLOGY (Poster Presentation)

British Assn. of Dermatology and Canadian Dermatology Assn. – Joint Annual Meeting, Oxford, England, July 1993

  64.     LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION/LONG-TERM PLANNING 
            IN HAIR TRANSPLANTING

    Annual Meeting of AACS Rancho Mirage, California, January 1994

  65.     LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTING

    3rd International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons,
    Marina del Rey, California, January 1994

  66.     2nd ANNUAL MEETING – THE BIG ONE!

    International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery,
    Toronto, Ontario, September 1994

  67.     LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION AFTER 2 1/2 YEARS

4th International Symposium on Cosmetic Laser Surgery,
Marina del Rey, California, January 1995

  68.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    53rd Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology,
    February 1995

  69.     CURRENT STATUS OF LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 22nd Annual Meeting,  
    Hilton Head, South Carolina, May 1995

  70.     LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    Hair Replacement Surgery, American Academy of Facial Plastic and

Reconstructive Surgery, International Symposium,
    Chicago, Illinois, June 1995

  71.     LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    Controversies in Cosmetic Surgery, American Academy of Cosmetic  
    Surgery 12th Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, Florida,
    January 1996

  72.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    Commonest Mistakes I See in Repair Cases, Annual Meeting,   
   Academy of Dermatology, Washington, D.C., February 10-15, 1996

  73.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    Hair Transplant/Removal, the International Society of Cosmetic  
    Laser Surgery Fifth International Symposium on
    Cosmetic Laser Surgery, Washington, D.C., February 16-19, 1996

  74.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    Hair Transplantation 1996: What’s New? Toronto Dermatological
    Society73rd Atlantic Dermatological Conference,
    Toronto, Ontario, May 3-5, 1996

  75.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    Planning in Hair Transplanting 1996, Instituto Dermopatico
    Dell’Immacolata II International Meeting, Rome, Italy,
    May 24-25, 1996

  76.     LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    Laser Hair Transplantation 3 1/2 Years Later and Retrofitting Poor   
    Hair Transplanting Results, Hair 1996 –
    The New York Experience, NYC, June 7-9, 1996

  77.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION – SLIT, PUNCH, LASER

    The 18th Post-Graduate Seminar, Norman Wrong Lecture,
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, September 20, 1996

  78.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    Hair Transplantation, American Academy of Dermatology
    55th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, March 21-26, 1997

  79.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    Hair Auto Transplantation Meeting, Bologna, Italy, April 18-19, 1997

  80.     UPDATE ON HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    The Toronto Dermatological Society 19th Post-Graduate Dermatology

    Seminar, Toronto, Ontario, September 19-20, 1997

  81.     HAIR GRAFTING

    5TH Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration
    Surgery, Barcelona, Spain, October 15-19, 1997

  82.     REPAIRS, “RETROFITS” AND REVISITING OLD TABOOS –
            Keynote Speaker

    Annual Scientific Meeting Global Convocation on Hair Restoration
    Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 1-3, 1998

  83.     LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    7th International Symposium on Cosmetic Laser Surgery, the
    International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons,
    Orlando, Florida, February 24-26, 1998

  84.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION – CURRENT
            CONCEPTS & TECHNIQUE

    56th Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology,
    Orlando, Florida, February 27-March4, 1998

  85.     RECENT ADVANCES IN THE THERAPY OF MALE
            PATTERN HAIR LOSS

    Merck Frost Canada Inc., Toronto Dermatologic Society, CN Tower,
    Toronto, Ontario, April 21, 1998

86.          LASER AND CONVENTIONAL HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    25th Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting American Society for
    Dermatologic Surgery, Portland, Oregon, May 13-17, 1998

  87.     73RD ANNUAL MEETING, CANADIAN
            DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION

    Toronto, Ontario, June 30-July 4, 1998

  88.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    6th Annual Meeting International Society for Hair Restoration
    Surgery Washington, D.C., September 16-20, 1998

  89.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION, FUNDAMENTAL TECHNIQUES  
            & CONSULTATION and CURRENT CONCEPTS AND     
            TECHNIQUE

    57th Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology,
    New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19-24, 1999

  90.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION: STATE-OF-THE-ART 1999

    Cosmetic Surgery Current Concepts and Evolving Techniques,   
    Harvard Medical School, Department of Continuing Education,    
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 10-11, 1999

91.          HAIR TRANSPLANTATION-FUNDAMENTAL TECHNIQUES & CONSULTATION, COSMETIC SURGERY SYMPOSIUM and DISCUSSION GROUP ON HAIR TRANSPLANTATION; RECOGNITION, MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF COMPLICATIONS IN HAIR REPLACEMENT SURGERY

    58th Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology, San
     Francisco, California, March 10-15, 2000

92.          HAIR TRANSPLANTATION (co-moderator), “NEW LAMPS FROM OLD”-RETROFITTING OLD TRANSPLANTS

    Patients 25 Years after Hair Transplanting, American Society for
    Dermatologic Surgery, Miami Beach, Florida, May 19-23, 1999

  93.     THE CURRENT STATUS OF “CLONING” HAIR and PANEL
            ON CONTROVERSIES IN HAIR TRANSPLANTING

    7th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration   
    Surgery, San Francisco, California, October 1999

  94.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    Second Annual Meeting of Hair Transplant Surgery Experts,  
    Guadalajara, Mexico, January 28-30, 2000

  95.     CURRENT CONCEPTS IN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION; HAIR

    TRANSPLANTATION- a) PLANNING and b) TECHNIQUE OF   
    MIXING GRAFTS OF VARIOUS SIZES (VIDEO)

    3rd Annual Congress of European Society of Hair Restoration
    Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey, June 22-25, 2000

  96.     DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HAIR DISORDERS

    American Academy of Dermatology, “Derm Update” Program,
    New York, New York, October 28, 2000

97.          HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY: HAIR RESTORATION: WHAT AM I DOING TODAY? and WHICH TECHNIQUE OF HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM?

President and Chairman of Sections on Hair Transplanting at the
    13th  International Congress of Aesthetic Medicine,
    Monte-Carlo, Monaco November 1-4, 2000

  98.     STATE OF THE ART: GRAFTS OF DIFFERENT SIZES and HAIR

    SURVIVAL IN TWO MILLIMETER ROUND GRAFTS

Lectures given at the 8th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii, November 30-December 4, 2000

  99.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

    Lecture given at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Academy
    of Dermatology, Washington, DC, March 2-7, 2001

100.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION TODAY and TOMORROW

    Lecture given at the Canadian Dermatology Assn. Annual
    Conference, Halifax, NS, June 27-July 1, 2001

101.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION TODAY and TOMORROW

              Lecture given at the Young Leaders in Dermatology Meeting,
              Tucson, AZ, October 3-7, 2001

102.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION 2001

              Lecture given at the 4th Annual Mt. Sinai Winter Symposium-
              Advances in Medical and Surgical Dermatology, and Chair,
              Discussion on Hair Transplantation, New York City, NY,
              December 7-8, 2001

  103.     HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

American Academy of Dermatology 60th Annual Meeting,
            New Orleans, LA, February 22-27, 2002

 104.    DIFFERENT GRAFTS FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES IN HAIR 

            TRANSPLANTATION and HAIR TRANSPLANTING:
            LONG-TERM PLANNING

            14th Annual Aspen Winter Surgery Seminar, Aspen, CO,
            April 4-6, 2002

 105.    HAIR TRANSPLANTING IN WOMEN –
            POSTER PRESENTATION
           American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
            Foundation,8th International Symposium, New York City,
            NY, May 1-5, 2002

 106.    State-of-the-Art: COMBINATION GRAFTING and HAIR
            TRANSPLANTING IN WOMEN

            European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery,
            London, England, June 5-9, 2002

 107.    PATIENTS: TREATMENT AND RESULTS – Invitation to present
            and discuss surgical technique used at:

            International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 10th Annual      
            Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October, 2002

 108.    DEMONSTRATION OF PERSONAL SURGICAL TECHNIQUE:

            Teacher’s Meeting, Guadalajara, Mexico, March 2003

 109.    CONTROVERSIES IN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION

            Director, Focus Session, American Academy of Dermatology, 61st
            Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, March 2003

 110.    HAIR TRANSPLANTATION IN WOMEN

            Italian Society of Hair Restoration, Annual Meeting,
            Rome, Italy, May 25-27, 2003

 111.    WHAT’S NEW IN HAIR TRANSPLANTING?

            The Inaugural Post-graduate Seminars in Dermatology,
            Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, Maryland, May 31, 2003

 112.    THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT WAYS TO ACHIEVE   
            DENSITY AND AVOID POOR GROWTH IN HAIR
            TRANSPLANTATION

            International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 11th Annual
            Meeting, New York, NY, October 16, 2003

 113.    MODERATOR OF PIONEERS IN EDUCATION OF HAIR
            RESTORATION SURGERY PANEL

            International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 11th Annual
            Meeting, New York, NY, October 17, 2003

 114.    HOST-LIVE SURGERY WORKSHOP

            International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 11th Annual
            Meeting, New York, NY, October 18, 2003

 115.    BRIGHT EYE CONFERENCE - HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY

            American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 20th Annual Scientific
            Meeting, Hollywood, FL, February 1, 2004

 116.    HAIR TRANSPLANTATION, Director of Focus Session

            American Academy of Dermatology 62nd Annual Meeting,
            Washington, DC, February 8, 2004

 117.    HAIR TRANSPLANTATION 2004

            American Academy of Dermatology 62nd Annual Meeting,
            Washington, DC, February 9, 2004   

118.        WHEN IS HAIR TRANSPLANTING A REASONABLE THERAPEUTIC OPTION FOR HAIR LOSS AND WHAT CAN BE EXPECTED FROM IT

4th Intercontinental Meeting of Hair Research Societies, Berlin, Germany

June 17 – 19, 2004

119.        HAIR TRANSPLANT/SCALP REDUCTION

Concepts in Cutaneous Laser & Cosmetic Surgery Series-Live online

presentation for Mdlive.net July 2004

120.        DONOR AREA STRIP HARVESTING; MIXED GRAFTING; EXPERT

PANEL (ALL TOPICS FOR ADVANCED REVIEW COURSE IN       

HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY WORKSHOP)

International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 12th Annual Scientific

Meeting, Vancouver, BC, August 11, 2004

121.        THE INTERNET: FRIEND OR FOE?

International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 12th Annual Scientific

Meeting, Vancouver, BC, August 12, 2004

122.        THICK AS A BRICK: ISSUES IN DENSITY AND GRAFT GROWTH-

Moderator of Panel Discussion

International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 12th Annual Scientific

Meeting, Vancouver, BC, August 13, 2004

123.        UPDATE ON HAIR REPLACEMENT

Advances in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Symposium: The Cutting Edge V,

New York, NY, November 12-16, 2004.

124.        RATIONAL AND IRRATIONAL LIMITS IN HAIR TRANSPLANTING
 Korean Hair Restoration Society Meeting, Seoul, Korea, May 27-June 1, 2006.

125.    HAIR SURGERY: Co-Chair

Fifth International Congress on Hair Research, Vancouver, BC,
June 13 to 16th, 2007

126.    UPDATE ON CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES IN HAIR

TRANSPLANTATION 2007

            Fifth International Congress on hair research, Vancouver, BC June 14,
            2007

 

 

Invited Reviews:

            -International Journal of Cosmetic Surgery and Aesthetic
             Dermatology

            -Journal of Dermatologic Surgery

 

  
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