Dr Ofir Artzi

Dr. Ofir Artzi is an internationally renowned expert in the field of lasers and aesthetic dermatology. After graduating from the Faculty of Medicine at the Technion in Haifa, Israel, he went on to specialize in Dermatology at Tel Hashomer Medical Centre in Israel.

Today, Dr. Artzi heads the centre for Aesthetic Dermatology at the department of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Medical centre. The Center for Aesthetic Dermatology is at the forefront of treatment, teaching and research in aesthetic dermatology.

Dr. Artzi has published many scientific medical articles and participates in many cosmetic clinical trials ranging from injectable cosmetic agents to lasers and topical therapies, including many clinical studies and FDA-trials.

Dr. Artzi has been voted by his peers as one of Israel Forbes Magazine Top Doctors in 2018 (including listings for cosmetic procedures as well as lasers).

Dr. Artzi is a member of many national and international dermatological and cosmetic professional associations and participates in many professional forums. He is the chairman of SCARS – the known international scar treatment conference.

He has been honoured as a guest speaker at numerous national and international aesthetic and dermatologic conferences.

Dr Nabila Azib

Dr. Nabila Azib developed her clinical experience in close collaboration with Dr. Patrick Trévidic and is holding university degrees in lasers in dermatology, angiology and reconstructive surgery. She is member of the Expert2Expert group and was scientific director of the ICAAM Congress in Dubai for several years.

She has been lecturing internationally for many years and is member of several international scientific societies. As a plastic surgeon she is able to give deep insights into anatomy and the related importance of experience-oriented treatments.

Dr Ashish Bhatia

Dr. Ashish Bhatia is a Board-certified and fellowship trained dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon. He is an internationally recognised expert in dermatologic surgery and cosmetic surgery. His expertise includes facial and body aesthetic surgery, skin cancer therapy, Mohs and reconstructive surgery, laser surgery, and skin resurfacing procedures including scar reduction and revision. Dr. Bhatia has contributed to the advancement of techniques in facial reconstruction, scar revision, fat reduction, and the use of purified neurotoxins and fillers.

Dr Gabriela Casabona

Dr Gabriela Casabona is a dermatologist practicing in Spain.

She has dedicated the first 10 years of her career to mastering cosmetic rejuvenation of both the face and body. She then traveled to the USA to serve a variety of externships with experts in various procedures and technologies. Dr Casabona had spent a great deal of her time as a collaborator in the Laser department of Universidade ABC- Brazil. Since 2010, Dr Casabona shifted her career to more the surgical side. She spent much of the last 5 years in many training programs in the USA, Latin America and Europe furthering her expertise in skin cancer surgery, Mohs surgery, and honing her reconstruction skills (especially oculoplastics). She is also trained in cosmetic surgery including, fat grafting, endoscopic browlifting and blepharoplasty. For 15 Years Dr Casabona has built her own clinic where 85% of her patients are cosmetic, mainly fillers, botulinum toxin combined with technology treatments and the newest generation of thread lifting procedures. The other 15% are surgical patients (cosmetic and oncology). Dr Casabona is presently an International Speaker for, Merz Medical.

Dr Richard Chaffoo

RESIDENCIES:

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Naval Regional Medical Center
Portsmouth, VA.  1980-1984

Division of Plastic Reconstructive and Hand Surgery
Department of Surgery Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU)
Portland, OR.       1999-2001

FELLOWSHIPS:

Facial Plastic Surgery
Division of Facial Plastic Surgery
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA.  1986-1987

Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery

Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Stanford University Medical Center

Stanford, CA    1986-1987

Burn Surgery.

San Diego County Regional Burn Center

Department of Surgery
USCD Medical Center

San Diego, CA  1998-1999

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts – Chemistry

Summa Cum Laude
Catawba College

Salisbury, NC.  1971-1975

MEDICAL EDUCATION:

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Wake Forest University, Bowman-Gray School
of Medicine

Winston, Salem, NC.   1975-1979

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION:

Surgical Internship
Department of Surgery
Naval Regional Medical Center
Portsmouth, VA.  1979-1980

BOARDS:

American Board of Plastic Surgery
American Board of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

San Diego Plastic Surgery Society (Member) – Past President
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (Member)
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (Member)
American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (Fellow)
American College of Surgeons (Fellow)
American Head and Neck Surgery Society (Fellow)
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Fellow)
California Society of Plastic Surgeons (Member)

PRACTICE EXPERIENCE:

Chairman
Department Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
U.S. Naval Hospital, Groton, Conn.

Clinical Instructor
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA.

Vice Chairman
Department Otolaryngology, Head and Neck
U.S. Naval Hospital, San Diego, CA. 1987 – 1990

Private Practice
Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery
La Jolla, CA.

ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS:

Clinical Instructor:
Department Surgery
USUHS  F. Herbert School of Medicine
Bethesda, MD

Clinical Instructor:
Department Surgery
Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Department of Surgery
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford CA.

Voluntary Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Surgery
UCSD Medical Center
San Diego, CA.

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:

Scripps Memorial Hospitals
Department Plastic Surgery,
Former Chief of Plastic Surgery (Encinitas)
La Jolla and Encinitas, Ca

INDUSTRY CONSULTANCY:

Medical Advisor

Stemson Therapeutics

La Jolla, Ca

PRESENTATIONS/LECTURESHIPS:

A NOVEL REGENERATIVE MEDICINE APPROACH TO HAIR RESTORATION

Annual Meeting, 2020

International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons

Vienna, Austria

REGENERATIVE MEDICINE IN HAIR RESTORATION

Annual Meeting, 2020

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

San Francisco, Ca

HAIR RESTORATION IN AN MURINE ANIMAL MODEL

Global Hair Loss Summit 2020

PRELIMINARY RESEARCH FINDINGS IN AN ANIMAL MODEL FOR HAIR RESTORATION

ISHRS, Annual Meeting 2020

Hair Restoration Using a Regenerative Animal Model

International Society for Stem Cell Research

Annual Meeting, 2018

Los Angeles, Ca

CONCHAL CARTILAGE TECHNIQUE FOR BILATERAL CLEFT LIP, RHINOPLASTY
**Award: Best resident presentation
Annual meeting Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons, Kaui, Hawaii

Modifications in Goldman Tip Rhinoplasty
Annual meeting, American Academy of Facial
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
San Francisco, CA.

Alar Cartilage Division Techniques in Rhinoplasty
Spring Meeting. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Palm Springs, CA.

Laser Applications in Facial Plastic Surgery
World Congress International Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ISPRS)
Yokohama, Japan

Tip Rhinoplasty Techniques World Congress of Surgery, Hong Kong

RESEARCH GRANTS:

Cynosure Laser Corporation $100,000 Donation
Cynosure Laser to UCSD Regional Burn Center for research study of Post Burn Hypertrophic Scar Prevention and Treatment

PUBLICATIONS:

Chaffoo RAK: Complications in Facelift Surgery: Avoidance and Management Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2013 Nov; 21 (4):551-8.

Chaffoo RAK and Stuart SM: Hair Loss Solutions: The Ultimate Guide to Restoring Your Hairline. 2019

Chaffoo RAK, Ozaki W, Vu KC, Markowitz BL: Comprehensive Rhinoplasty Technique to Correct the Bilateral Cleft Lip Nasal Deformity Using Conchal Composite Grafts. J Craniomaxillofacial Surgery 34(3), 150-155 – April 2006.

Chaffoo RAK, Hansen JE: Pediatric Tumors. Mathes Plastic Surgery, Saunders Elsevier, 2006.

Chaffoo RAK, Goode RL: Irradiated Homologous Cartilage in Augmentation Rhinoplasty. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Head and Neck. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1991, BC Decker.

Chaffoo RAK, Lynch JR, Hansen JE, Seyfer AE: The Lower Trapezius Musculocutaneous Flap Revisited for Complicated Wound to the Posterior Cervical and Occipital Regions Based on the Deep Branch of the Transverse Cervical Artery. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 109(2):444-450, February 2002.

Chaffoo RAK, Gold SR: Fat Myringoplasty in the Guinea Pig. Laryngoscope. Jan 1991, Vol 101, Issue 1, pp. 1-5.

Chaffoo RAK, Fee WE: Early Re-Exploration of the Parotid Wound Following Parotidectomy. Am J Otolaryngology, 1989;10:38-41.

Chaffoo RAK, Luetzow AM, Young H.: Percutaneous Gastrostomy, The Stanford Experience Laryngoscope Laryngoscope. 1988; 98: 1035-1039.

Chaffoo RAK, Goode RL: Modification of the Deltopectoral Flap for Pharyngoesophageal Reconstruction. Laryngoscope. April 1988, Vol 98,#4, 46-462.

Chaffoo RAK, Byrd JP: Metastatic Carcinoma Masquerading as a Retropharyngeal Abscess. US Navy Medicine

Chaffoo, RAK: Complications of Facelift Surgery. Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics. 2013 Nov; 21 (4$: 551-8. International Press

Chaffoo, RAK: Alar Cartilage Division Techniques in Rhinoplasty, Proceedings of the International Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Society.

Chaffoo, RAK: KTP Laser Treatment of Cutaneous Vascular Lesions. Proceedings of the International Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Society.

Dr Koenraad de Boulle

Dermatologist and Director of Aalst Dermatology Clinic and Associate Professor University College London, UK

Dr Koenraad De Boulle is a dermatologist and director of a private dermatology clinic, Aalst Dermatology Clinic in Aalst, Belgium. This subspecialty association of six dermatologists serves as a referral centre for complex dermatology, dermsurgical and cosmetic indications. He also developed a special interest in diagnosing and treating complications of non-surgical procedures and receives referrals from across the globe on this subject. Dr De Boulle has more than 25 years of experience in and has published extensively on minimally invasive aesthetic procedures and has built an international reputation as a reference in these fields. Dr De Boulle has also been appointed Associated Professor at University College London, UK.

Dr Charlene DeHaven

Dr. Charlene DeHaven is board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. During her training, she received the Upjohn Clinical Award for Outstanding Resident of the Year.

Over the past 16 years, her professional activities have focused on mitigation of skin aging and development of scientifically based skincare products. She has served as Clinical Director of INNOVATIVE SKINCARE since the company began in 2000.

Her professional experience includes a broad spectrum of clinical practice in addition to corporate development, medical education, and age management.

Dr. DeHaven has extensive media experience and has published and lectured worldwide on wellness and skin health. She serves on the clinical lecture faculty for the University of Washington, School of Medicine.

Dr Alessandra Haddad

Dr Alessandra Haddad, MD, PhD is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in Brazil, with two years of Dermatologic Training. Dr Haddad is an Affiliate Professor at Plastic Surgery Department, Chief of Skin Care and Laser Section at Federal University of Sao Paulo. Additionally, Dr Haddad is a coordinator of the post graduation course in laser cosmiatry and ancillar procedures at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein; researcher in fillers and lasers for 16 years; national and international speaker for Galderma since 2010.

Dr Yael Halaas

Yael Halaas, MD, FACS, is recognized as one of the best facial plastic surgeons in New York City. Fully bilingual in English and Spanish and conversational in Hebrew, Dr. Halaas has a special interest in the treatment of the aging face in both women and men. Her advanced education and continued training make her an expert in the complex areas of primary and reparative rhinoplasty, and the medical and surgical treatment of hair loss.

Dr Wilson Ho

Dr Ho is the director of The Specialists: Lasers, Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery, Hong Kong and is the honorary assistant professor of the Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr Ho has authored or co-authored over 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 3 book chapters, with his work appearing in the Lancet, Dermatologic Surgery, British Journal of Plastic Surgery, Burns, and Lasers in Surgery and Medicine.

Dr Kwon Han Jin

Dr. Kwon is the Representative Director of DERMASTER Clinic Network; Faculty, International Fellowship in Advanced Aesthetic Science and Advisory Director of the Korean Association of Stem Cell Therapy. He has more than 20 years of work experience in Aesthetic Medicine and has trained more than 5,000 physicians globally. He is the inventor of the Ultra-V PCL Thread Lifting Technique and many other innovative Cosmetic Injectables that are popularly used in more than 50% of the local clinics in South Korea. Often featured on South Korean media including SBS, MBC, KBS, and CNBC as an expert on hair loss and anti-aging procedures, he has worked on more than 10,000 cases of facial lifting treatments using PDO/ PCL threads and combination therapies and is the true pioneer in the region.

Dr Jaffer Khan

M.B, B.S, F.R.C.S.I.,F.R.C.S. ( Plast .), F.A.C.S.

Dr Jaffer Khan is the Medical Director & Founder at Aesthetics International & The Nova Clinic byAestheticsA former Consultant Plastic Surgeon in the United Kingdom, he moved to Dubai in 1998. He is a trained Burns, Hand and micro vascular surgeon but over the last 10 years his practice has moved mainly to aesthetic medicine and surgery.Dr. Khan leads an international team of highly experienced aesthetic physicians and surgeons, each one recognized in their particular area of expertise. From a further educational perspective,Dr Khan has a number of scientific publications and several international presentations to his name and has appeared asa guest speaker in various TV shows.He is also a Key Opinion Leader for non-surgicalAnti-aging having been a consultant for a number of large companies such as Galderma and currently Allergan, for which he is the lead trainer in the Middle East.

Dr Saleem Loghdey

Saleem Loghdey is a Board-Certified Dermatologist originally from Cape Town. He got his medical degree at the University of Cape Town qualifying in 1995 and then completed his Dermatology residency at the University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town in 1999 becoming a Fellow of the College of Dermatologists of South Africa in 2003.

Dr Loghdey relocated to the United Kingdom in 2004 and was admitted to the UK Dermatologist Specialist Register in 2005. He has dual fellowship training in Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Laser Surgery . He has a special interest in treating cutaneous sarcomas with Mohs surgery

After moving to Australia, Dr Loghdey became a Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists in 2014.

Dr Loghdey employs a range of laser and energy based device technology to provide his patients with a holistic treatment approach. He has special interests in cutaneous laser surgery, dermatopathology, paediatric dermatology, collagen vascular disease, and cosmetic dermatology.

Dr Jason Pozner

Jason Pozner, M.D., F.A.C.S., can truly claim aesthetic surgery and skin care as his life’s work. The son of a successful health spa and diet center physician in New Jersey.

Dr. Pozner is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the largest and most prestigious organization of board-certified plastic surgeons in the world as well as the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery. He has been a consultant or investigator for many aesthetic companies and member of several advisory boards.

Dr. Pozner graduated from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York with a Distinction in Research. He trained for five years in an intensive general surgery residency at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. He completed a Microsurgery Fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center in New York and his Plastic Surgery residency at New York’s Downstate Medical Center. He completed an additional fellowship in aesthetic and endoscopic plastic surgery in Maryland where he was an assistant professor of Plastic Surgery at the esteemed Johns Hopkins Medical Center. He is currently adjunct clinical faculty at Cleveland Clinic Florida Department of Plastic Surgery.

The founder of the Sanctuary Plastic Surgery and co-owner of Sanctuary Medical Aesthetic Center in Boca Raton, Florida, Dr. Pozner is a highly respected authority on both surgical and non-invasive plastic surgery techniques.

Dr. Pozner and his medical partners offer a full range of cosmetic surgery procedures, laser treatments, varicose vein therapies, weight loss assistance, and clinical age management.

The nearly 20,000 square foot facility serves an international clientele that appreciates being treated like family. Dr. Pozner is widely experienced in the latest and most effective cosmetic procedures, and is credited for inventing the fast-healing Artic Peel laser procedure.

Dr Irene Gaile Robredo-Vitas

Irene Gaile Robredo-Vitas is a Board-Certified Dermatologist from the Philippines. She got her Medical degree at the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center in 2008 and then completed her Dermatology residency training at the Skin and Cancer Foundation, Inc. in 2012.

After passing the Dermatology Boards in 2013, she opened her own private practice in Makati City, Philippines called dermHQ and joined the Asian Hospital and Medical Center. After 2 years, she became a faculty member and a Clinical Instructor of the Skin and Cancer Foundation, Inc. Dermatology residency training program. In 2017, she opened another clinic with her colleagues in Taguig City, called BeautiqueMD.

Dr. Robredo-Vitas is a member of the Philippine Dermatological Society, Philippine Academy of Dermatologic Surgery Foundation, Inc., American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc and International Society of Dermatologic Surgery.

Dr. Robredo-Vitas enjoys teaching and gives lectures here and abroad and has also started her own YouTube channel (Dr Gaile Robredo-Vitas). Her other special interests include aesthetic and procedural dermatology such as cosmeceuticals, injectables, lasers and energy-based devices. She is a wife and a mother of two adorable children.

Dr Michael Somenek

Michael Somenek, M.D., is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon in Washington, D.C. whose practice offers specialized cosmetic and reconstructive services. Dr. Somenek got an undergraduate degree in microbiology at the University of Miami and a medical degree at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and he completed an intensive fellowship in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Chicago, Illinois. As an author of multiple peer-reviewed journal articles, textbook chapters, and presentations at national and international meetings, he has contributed extensively in his field.

Dr Patrick Trevidic

Dr Steven Weiner

Dr. Weiner was born and raised in Los Angeles and attended UCLA for his undergraduate degree. After graduating Magna Cum Laude, he completed his medical degree at University of Michigan. His internship, residency, and fellowship training took place at the prestigious Johns Hopkins Hospital. For 2 years, he was appointed as a faculty member in the Department of Otolaryngology.
Dr. Weiner has 25 years of experience as a Facial Plastic Surgeon. In 2005, “he laid down his scalpel” to concentrate on nonsurgical aesthetic procedures. He currently divides his time between his active clinical practice, training other physicians, and lecturing in the US and abroad. Dr. Weiner enjoys innovating new techniques for injecting dermal fillers, and creating new treatment protocols for devices. He is currently working on developing new devices and procedures in conjunction with an aesthetic laser company.
Dr. Weiner is a researcher, lecturer, and trainer for Lutronic Corporation. He is the largest user of Infini, High Intensity Radiofrequency, in the US with over 1000 procedures performed in just under 4 years. He has written several articles and papers on the benefits of Infini for skin tightening, neck and jawline rejuvenation, as well as for acne scars.
In the field of dermal fillers, Dr. Weiner is one of the highest volume users of Gladerma’s family of products in the US. He travels throughout the US to lecture and train other physicians on how to use fillers safely and most effectively. He does similar work with Suneva for the filler, Bellafill, a PMMA filler with a 5 year indication. He has become a referral center for acne scars with his technique using Bellafill for correction of deep rolling scars and Infini for treatment of the remaining superficial, icepick, and boxcar scars.