EDUCATION
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
Diplomate, American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery- Certified in 2007 and recertified in 2017
Diplomate, American Board of Dermatology- Certified in 1997 and recertified in 2007 and 2017
RESIDENCY
USC/LAC Medical Center, Dermatology, 1997
INTERNSHIP
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Internal Medicine,1991
MEDICAL SCHOOL
University of Southern California, M.D. Medicine, 1980
COLLEGE
California Polytechnic State University,San Luis Obispo, B.S. Biological Science,1986
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA, 11/97- Present
LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 10/97- Present
HONORS AND AWARDS
FACULTY/ATTENDING
Department of Dermatology, USC School of Medicine, 2010
“Outstanding Teacher Award in Surgical Dermatology”
Castle and Connolly “Top Doctor” recognition, 2008-Present
RESIDENCY
Elected to position of Chief Resident, 1996-1997
INTERNSHIP
National Board Medical Exam – Part III
Score 680 (Top 4 percentile), 1991
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Society (Top 15% in nation), 1989
Dean’s Scholar, 1986-1990
Air Force Scholarship, 1987-1990
COLLEGE
Magna Cum Laude Graduate, 1986
Dean’s Honor List (Six Quarters)
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 1986
President’s Honor List, 1985
Lynn Price Memorial Rugby Scholarship, 1982
Hebert E. Collins Scholarship, 1984-1985
Helen V. Sandercock Scholarship, 1983-1984
Tri Beta Bio Science Honor Society Scholarship, 1985
Dr. Clyde P. Fischer Memorial Scholarship, 1985
Van Dyke Memorial Scholarship, 1983-1984
LEADERSHIP / PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
FACULTY / PRIVATE PRACTICE
Treasurer, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) 2017 – present
Board of Governors, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, 2013- present
President, American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (ABHRS), 2012
Vice-President, American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, 2011
Board of Governors, American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, 2008-2012
Senior Medical Advisor, Int. Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons, 2002-present
Examiner for the ABHRS (Houston, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia), 2010-2014
Chairman, Annual Scientific Meeting, ISHRS (Boston), 2010
Chairman of the ISHRS Advanced Hair Restoration/Board Review Course (San Francisco), 2013
Wrote/Created the “Re-Certification Exam” for the ABHRS
Chairman of the Recertification Exam for the ABHRS from 2010-2014
Chairman of the ISHRS Advanced Hair Restoration/Board Review Course (Amsterdam), 2009
Chairman of the ISHRS Advanced Hair Restoration/Board Review | Course (Montreal, Canada), 2008
Chairman of the ISHRS “Live Patient Viewing” (San Diego), 2006
Committee Member of the ISHRS “Continuing Medical Education” Committee
Committee Member of the ISHRS “Annual Scientific Meeting” Committee
Member of the Advisor Committee and Consultant to Merck, Inc.
Consultant to Pfizer, Inc. on the Rogaine® Speakers Bureau.
Featured lecturer of the 2nd Annual Association of, 2012
Asian Hair Restoration Surgeons – Bangkok, Thailand
Featured lecturer and moderator, Annual Scientific Meeting, 2012
ISHRS (Bahamas)
Featured lecturer of the 1st Annual Association of Asian Hair, 2011
Restoration Surgeons(Bangkok, Thailand)
CLINICAL PROFESSOR, USC SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Attending and Lecturer to the Dermatology Residents, 1997- present
RESIDENCY
Chief Resident, 1996-1999
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Interviewer for USC Medical School’s Admission Committee, 1987-1989
PROFESSION SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
American Academy of Dermatology, 1994-present
International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, 1997-present
American Society of Dermatologic Surgery, 1997-present
American Medical Association, 1986-present
INTERVIEWS
VH1 – Rock Bodies
ABC News – Latest Advances in Hair Restorations
FOX News – Surgical Correction of Hair Loss
Good Day LA – Surgical Correction of Hair Loss
CBS News (Special Assignment-Los Angeles) – Hair Loss in Females and Hair Restorations
CBS News (Las Vegas) – Live Interview on the Advances in the Surgical and Medical Treatments of Hair Loss
CBS News (Phoenix) – Live Interview about the Latest Advances in Hair Transplantations
Glamour Magazine – June 2007 – Beauty Report – “Losing too much hair?”
Dermatology Times – June 2007 – “Steering the self-educated patient, managing the misinformed”
Angeleno Magazine – August 2007 – The Radar Beauty – “Lash Splash”
Genlux Magazine – August/September 2007 – Discussing hair transplantation benefits for correction of facelift/browlift scars and thinning eyebrows and lashes
In Style Magazine – September 2007 – “Thick, Healthy Hair”
Style Chicks.com – May 2008 – Live Interview on the Latest Advances in Hair Transplantation and hair loss for women
Vogue Magazine – April 2008 – Health & Beauty – “Thinning Hair”
Pasadena Magazine – October 2010 – Wellness Issue – East Meets West “Demystifying alternative medicine”
LA Times – July 2011 – How to protect the scalp from skin cancer
FOX – The Doctors-2010 & 2012 – Explaining Latest Advances in Hair Transplantation
Elle Magazine – May 2013 – Elle Beauty – The Mane Event
Men’s Health Magazine – October 2015 – The Real Truth about Donald Trump’s hair
The Discovery Channel – The Penn & Teller Tell A Lie, Episode 1 “Can a braid of human hair lift a mustang.
PUBLICATIONS
Authored/Wrote – “Hair Loss and Hair Transplantations” Chapter in the text book “Comprehensive Aesthetic Rejuvenation- a Regional Approach” – Published December 2011
Authored/Wrote – “Hair Transplant Goals Based on Natural Patterns of Hair Loss” Chapter in text book “Hair Transplantation Fifth Edition”– Published 2012
Authored/Wrote – “Hair Transplants in Young Men” Chapter in the text book “Hair Transplant 360”- Published December 2014