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 School of Medicine, New York, USA
Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology
Director, Hair Restoration Surgery Resident and Fellowship Program
University of Toronto, Canada
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Dermatology)
St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Private Practice Until April 2019:
710 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Tel: (212) 249-9393; Fax: (212) 249-4032
Email: wung@bellnet.ca
1920 Yonge Street, Suite 104C, Toronto, ON M4S 3E2
Tel: (416) 944-9393 Fax: (416) 944-9774
Email: wung@bellnet.ca
RECOGNITION/AWARDS
Castle Connolly’s “Top Doctors”: New York Metro Area (2007-2019)
Eugene Van Scott Honorary Award, International Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, 2018
Best Doctors (Canada) 2007-2012
Teacher-of-the-Year, Department of Dermatology, Mt. Sinai Medical School, New York, 2001 and 2007
Pioneer in Education Award-Hair Restoration from the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), October 2003
Golden Follicle Award for clinical expertise from the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), 1995
Education and Training:
M.D., 1963, University of Toronto Medical School
Rotating Internship:
New Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
Post-graduate Didactic Course, Dermatology, St. John’s Hospital
for Diseases of the Skin – Institute of Dermatology, London, England
Resident and Chief Resident in Dermatology, The Skin and Cancer Hospital,
Philadelphia, PA, USA,
Resident in Medicine, 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 (1997-2003) and (2006-2008)
American Academy of Dermatology, Chairman, Committee for Professional
Standards in Hair Transplantation (1992-1995)
Director, Hair Loss Clinic, Wellesley Hospital, University of Toronto (1981-2001)
MEDICAL JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
The last 20 articles:
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION: 2001
Cosmetic Dermatology, June 2001, 14(6):17-21 - HAIR TRANSPLANTING: An Important but Often Forgotten Treatment for Female Pattern Hair Loss
Co-author Unger RH. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, November, 2003, 49(5):853-860 - WHAT’S NEW IN HAIR TRANSPLANTS?
Co-author Unger RH. Skin Therapy Letter, January, 2003, 8(1):5-7 - HAIR DIRECTION AND ANGLE
Newsletter of the European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, 2003, 3(1):4-5 - HAIR TRANSPLANTS FOR WOMEN, TOO
Dermatology Times, December, 2003, 24(12):24 - THE ART OF HAIR TRANSPLANTATION IN WOMEN
Co-author Unger RH. Body Language Dermatology, 2004, Issue 4:26-28 - RECIPIENT AREA HAIR DIRECTION AND ANGLE IN HAIR TRANSPLANTING
Dermatologic Surgery, June 2004, 30(6):829-965 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION: Current Concepts and Techniques
J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc, 2005, 10:225-229 - RETROFITTING OLD TRANSPLANTS
Cosmetic Dermatology, April 2006, 19(4):265-270 - CORE CURRICULUM FOR HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY, RECOMMENDED BY THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY (ISHRS)
Puig CJ, Epstein ES, Epstein JS, Farjo BK, Kabaker SS, Leonard RT Jr, Mangubat EA, Ross M, Rousso DE, Shiell RC, Stough DB, Straub PM, Unger WP. J Dermatol Surg. 2006;32(1):86-9 - THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF CICATRICIAL ALOPECIA
Co-authors Unger RH, Wesley CK. Dermatologic Therapy, Vol. 21, 2008, 295-311 - CANDIDACY OF FEMALES FOR HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Hair Transplant Forum International, Vol 21, Number 4, July/August 2011, pp.cover, 110-112 - GOOD NEWS and BAD NEWS in HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY
Canadian Dermatology Association Bulletin, October 2011, 18(3):9-14 - HAIR TRANSPLANTING IN EARLY STAGE MALE PATTERN BALDNESS
Hair Transplant Forum International, Vol 21, Number 5, Sept/October 2011, pp.148-152 - FACTORS INFLUENCING POSTOPERATIVE HYPERESTHESIA IN HAIR RESTORATION
Co-authors Wesley CK., Unger RH., Rosenberg M., Unger M., Unger WP., Cosmetic Dermatology, 2011;10(4):301-306 - GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS IN HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY
Canadian Dermatology Association Bulletin, Vol 18, Number 3, October 2011, pp.9-14 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION PROCEDURES (online article)
Bader, RS., Wesley CK., Unger WP., Emedicine/Medscape Reference: Drugs, Diseases and procedures. November 2011. - THE INFLUENCE OF PERI-INCISIONAL TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE INJECTION ON WOUND EDGE APPOSTION
Co-authors Wesley CK., Teo L., XU T., Unger RH. Journal of Dermatological Treatment Epub ahead of print February 3, 2013. - ESTIMATING THE NUMBER OF LIFETIME FOLLICULAR UNITS: A Survey and Comments of Experienced Hair transplant Surgeons
Journal of Dermatologic Surgery May 2013:39(5):755-760. - HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF?
Hair Transplant Forum International, Vol 23, Number 5, Sept/October 2013, pp. 177-178
Note: See previous journal articles in attached “Archive CV”
TEXTBOOK PUBLICATIONS
The last 25 Chapters:
- HAIR REPLACEMENT
Textbook of Dermatologic Surgery, Ratz J., (ed.), Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, Chapter 30, pp.499-545 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION AND ALOPECIA REDUCTION
5th Edition of Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine, Katz, S., (ed.), McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1999, Chapter 274, pp.2972-2980 - LASER-ASSISTED HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Cosmetic Laser Surgery, 2nd Edition, Alster, T., Apfelberg, D., (eds.), Wiley-Liss, 1999, pp.195-210 - HAIR REPLACEMENT SURGERY
The Unfavorable Result in Plastic Surgery: Avoidance & Treatment, Goldwyn, R., Cohen, M. (eds.), Lippincott-Raven Publishers, 2001, Chapter 59, pp.1048-1067 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION WITH ALOPECIA REDUCTION
Co-author Cotterill P., Cosmetic Surgery An Interdisciplinary Approach, Narins, R. (ed.), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York-Basel, 2001, Chapter 34, pp.795-835 - ADDING AND SUBTRACTING HAIR
Co-author Cotterill P., Women’s Dermatology (From Infancy to Maturity), Parish, L., Brenner S., Ramos-e-Silva, M., (eds.), Parthenon Publishing, New York,
London, 2001, Chapter 49, pp.535-546 - INNOVATIONS IN HAIR TRANSPLANTING: PROGRESS VS. PROMOTION
Advances in Dermatology, Volume 16, Dzubow, L. (ed.), et al (eds.), Mosby, 2001, Chapter 13, pp.427-451 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Atlas of Cosmetic Surgery, Kaminer, M., Dover, J., Arndt, K., (eds.), WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 2002, Chapter 15, pp.231-263 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION AND ALOPECIA REDUCTION
Co-author Unger R., Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine, 6th edition, Katz, S., et al (eds.), McGraw-Hill, 2003, Chapter 277, pp.2568-2575 - SURGICAL APPROACH TO HAIR LOSS
Disorders of Hair Growth Diagnosis and Treatment, Second edition, Olsen, E., (ed.), McGraw-Hill, 2003, Chapter 15, 453-479 - TRANSPLANTE DE CABELLO. NUEVOS CONCEPTOS Y TECNICAS
Co-author Unger R., COIFFMAN. Cirugia Plástica, Reconstructiva y Estética, Coiffman F., (ed.), AMOLCA, 2006, Chapter 93, 776-790 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION AND ALOPECIA REDUCTION
Co-authors Unger R., Unger, M., Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine, 7th edition Volume Two, Wolff, Goldsmith, Katz, et al (eds.), McGraw-Hill, 2008,
Chapter 257, 2394-2402 - SURGICAL TREATMENT OF HAIR LOSS
Co-author Unger R., Hair Growth and Disorders, Blume-Peytavi, Tosti, Whiting, and Trüeb, (eds.), Springer-Verlag, 2008, Chapter 22, 447-465 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Co-authors Unger R., Unger, M., Atlas of Cosmetic Surgery, 2nd edition, Kaminer, Dover, Arndt, et al (eds.), Elsevier, London, 2008, Chapter 22, 365-398 - ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA
Co-authors Unger, R., Treatment of Skin Disease:
Comprehensive Therapeutic Strategies 3rd edition, Lebwohl, MG., Heymann, WR., Berth-Jones, J., Coulson, J, eds., Elsevier Saunders, 2010:36-38 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION (DVD)
Unger WP. Surgery of the Skin, 2nd edition. Robinson, Hanke, Siegel and Fratila,eds., DVD eds. Bhatia, Rohrer. Mosby Elsevier 2010 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION AND ALOPECIA REDUCTION
Co-author Unger M., Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine, 8th edition Volume Two, Goldsmith, Gilchrist, Katz, et al (eds.), McGraw-Hill, 2010, Chapter 254, 3061-3076 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Unger R., Grabb & Smith’s Plastic Surgery, 7th edition, Thorne, Chung, Gosain, Gurtner, Mehrara and Spear., eds., Lippincott Williams, 2013, Chapter 52, 572-581 - ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA
Unger R., Treatment of Skin Disease, 4th edition, Lebwohl MG.,Heymann WR., Berth-Jones J., Coulson I., eds., Elsevier Saunders, London, 2014, Chapter 12, 36-38 - UNGER W, HAIR TRANSPLANTATION, DVD; SURGERY OF THE SKIN,
Robinson J, Hanke C, Siegel D, Fratila A (eds), Elsiever Saunders, 2015 - UNGER R., UNGER W., CURRENT STATUS OF HAIR TRANSPLANTATION, MONTAGNA’S TRICHOLOGY, DISEASES OF THE PILOSEBACEOUS FOLLICLE
3rd edition, (Ed’s) Carnacho M., Tosti A., Libros Princeps, p. 1089-1103,2016 - UNGER R., UNGER W., ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA, TREATMENT OF SKIN DISEASES, COMPREHENSIVE THERAPEUTIC STRATEGY
5th edition, (Eds) Lebwohl M., HeymannW., Berth-Jones J., Coulson I., Elsevier, p. 37- 40, 2018 - UNGER W., UNGER R., INDICATIONS AND TECHNIQUES FOR HAIR TRANSPLANTATION, GRABB’S PLASTIC SURGERY
8th edition, (Ed’s.)Thorne C.H.M., Gurtner G.C., Chung K., Gosain A.K., Mehera B., Rubin P., Spear S.L., In Press - UNGER R., UNGER W., HAIR TRANSPLANTATION, FITZPARICK’S DERMATOLOGY IN GENERAL MEDICINE
9th edition, McGraw Hill, 2019, pp. 3931-3949 - UNGER W., UNGER, M., PLANNING PRINCIPLES: GOOD LONG AND SHORT TERM PLANNING IN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION, HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
6th edition, Ed ‘s. Unger R., Shapiro R., Thieme Publishers, In Press For 2020
Note: See previous 18 chapters in attached “Archive CV”
Textbooks:
HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
1st Edition 1979, sole editor, Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, Basel
2nd Edition 1988, Co-editor Nordstrom, R.E.A., Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, Basel
3rd Edition 1995, sole editor, Marcel Dekker Inc., New York Basel
4th Edition 2004, Co-editor Shapiro, R., Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, Basel
5th Edition 2011, Co-editors Shapiro, R., Unger, R., Unger, M., Informa Healthcare UK, New York
6th Edition, Ed ‘s. Unger R., Shapiro R., Thieme Publishers, In Press
Grants:
Investigator for The Upjohn Company re: Topical Minoxidil
Investigator for Merck re: Oral Finasteride
CERTIFICATION:
- New York State Medical License
- American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, Inc.
- F.A.C.P. Certified by the American Board of Dermatology
- F.R.C.P. Canadian Fellowship in Dermatology Ontario, Canada Medical License
ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Membership in Professional Societies:
Member, American Medical Association
Member, Canadian Medical Association
Member, Ontario Medical Association
Member, Canadian Dermatology Association
Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology
Diplomate, American Board of Cosmetic Surgery
Member, American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, Inc.
Member, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Member, Canadian Dermatologic Association
Member, Canadian Dermatologic Foundation
Member, Canadian Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Member, North American Hair Research Society
Member, International Society of Hair Research
Conference Organizer, Session Chair:
American Academy of Dermatology (AAD)
Chairman/Moderator of Annual Hair Transplantation Symposium at all annual meetings from 1981 to 2004
Chairman, Hair Transplantation, World Congress of Dermatology, June 2015
Advisory Committees:
Independent and Health Facilities (IHF) Task Force for Dermatology and Hair Transplanting for the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2000-2015
Chairman, Task Force on Medical Standards for Hair Transplantation Surgery of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) (1992-1995)
Peer Assessor for College of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario (2011-2015)
More Than 150 Invited Talks/Presentations:
1995 to present listed here:
- THE BIG ONE!
del Rey, CA, January 1995 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
53rd Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology, New Orleans, LA, February 4-9, 1995 - CURRENT STATUS OF LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
22nd Annual Meeting American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Hilton Head, SC, May 1995 - LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION: Hair Replacement Surgery
International Symposium American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Chicago, IL, June 1995 - LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION: Controversies in Cosmetic Surgery
12th Annual Scientific American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, Orlando, Fl, January 1996 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION: Commonest Mistakes I See in Repair Cases
Annual Meeting Academy of Dermatology, Washington, D.C., February 10-15, 1996 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Fifth International Symposium on Cosmetic Laser Surgery, Hair Transplant/Removal, International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgery, Washington, D.C., Feb. 16-19, 1996 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION 1996: What’s New?
73rd Atlantic Dermatological Conference, Toronto Dermatological Society, Toronto, ON, May 3-5, 1996 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Planning in Hair Transplanting 1996, Instituto Dermopatico Dell’Immacolata II International Meeting, Rome, Italy, May 24-25, 1996 - 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 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION – SLIT, PUNCH, LASER
The 18th Post-Graduate Seminar, Norman Wrong Lecture, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, September 20, 1996 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
55th Annual Meeting Hair Transplantation, American Academy of Dermatology, San Francisco, CA, March 21-26, 1997 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Hair Auto Transplantation Meeting, Bologna, Italy, April 18-19, 1997 - UPDATE ON HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
The Toronto Dermatological Society 19th Post-Graduate Dermatology Seminar, Toronto, ON, September 19-20, 1997 - HAIR GRAFTING
5TH Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Barcelona, Spain, October 15-19, 1997 - REPAIRS, “RETROFITS” AND REVISITING OLD TABOOS – Keynote Speaker
Annual Scientific Meeting Global Convocation on Hair Restoration Surgery, New Orleans, LA, February 1-3, 1998 - LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
7th International Symposium on Cosmetic Laser Surgery, the International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons, Orlando, Fl, February 24-26, 1998 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION – CURRENT CONCEPTS & TECHNIQUE
56th Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology, Orlando, Fl, February 27-March 4, 1998 - RECENT ADVANCES IN THE THERAPY OF MALE PATTERN HAIR LOSS
Merck Frost Canada Inc., Toronto Dermatologic Society, CN Tower, Toronto, ON, April 21, 1998 - LASER AND CONVENTIONAL HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
25th Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Portland, OR, May 13-17, 1998 - 73RD ANNUAL MEETING, CANADIAN DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Toronto, ON, June 30-July 4, 1998 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
6th Annual Meeting International Society for Hair Restoration Surgery, Washington, D.C., September 16-20, 1998 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION, FUNDAMENTAL TECHNIQUES & CONSULTATION and CURRENT CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUE
57th Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology, New Orleans, LA, March 19-24, 1999 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION: STATE-OF-THE-ART 1999
Cosmetic Surgery Current Concepts and Evolving Techniques, Harvard Medical School, Department of Continuing Education, Cambridge, MA,
April 10-11, 1999 - 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 - 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 - 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 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Second Annual Meeting of Hair Transplant Surgery Experts, Guadalajara, Mexico, January 28-30, 2000 - 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 - DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HAIR DISORDERS
American Academy of Dermatology, “Derm Update” Program, New York, New York, October 28, 2000 - HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY: HAIR RESTORATION: WHAT AM I DOING TODAY? and WHICH TECHNIQUE OF HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM?
13th International Congress of Aesthetic Medicine, President and Chairman of Sections on Hair Transplanting, Monte-Carlo, Monaco, November 1-4, 2000 - STATE OF THE ART: GRAFTS OF DIFFERENT SIZES and HAIR SURVIVAL IN TWO MILLIMETER ROUND GRAFTS
8th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii, November 30-December 4, 2000 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
59th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, Washington, DC, March 2-7, 2001 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION TODAY and TOMORROW
Canadian Dermatology Assn. Annual Conference, Halifax, NS, June 27-July 1, 2001 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION TODAY and TOMORROW
Young Leaders in Dermatology Meeting, Tucson, AZ, October 3-7, 2001 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION 2001
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 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
60th Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology, New Orleans, LA, February 22-27, 2002 - 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 - HAIR TRANSPLANTING IN WOMEN – POSTER PRESENTATION
8th International Symposium American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Foundation, New York City, NY, May 1-5, 2002 - State-of-the-Art: COMBINATION GRAFTING and HAIR TRANSPLANTING IN WOMEN
European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, London, England, June 5-9, 2002 - PATIENTS: TREATMENT AND RESULTS
10th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Chicago, IL, October, 2002 - DEMONSTRATION OF PERSONAL SURGICAL TECHNIQUE:
Teacher’s Meeting, Guadalajara, Mexico, March 2003 - CONTROVERSIES IN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
61st Annual Meeting Director, Focus Session, American Academy of Dermatology, San Francisco, CA, March 2003 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION IN WOMEN
Italian Society of Hair Restoration, Annual Meeting, Rome, Italy, May 25-27, 2003 - WHAT’S NEW IN HAIR TRANSPLANTING?
The Inaugural Post-graduate Seminars in Dermatology, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, Maryland, May 31, 2003
46-48.THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT WAYS TO ACHIEVE DENSITY AND AVOID POOR GROWTH IN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
11th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, New York, NY, October 16, 2003; MODERATOR OF PIONEERS IN EDUCATION OF HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY PANEL; HOST-LIVE SURGERY WORKSHOP
- BRIGHT EYE CONFERENCE – HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY
20th Annual Meeting American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, Hollywood, FL, February 1, 2004 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION, Director of Focus Session
62nd Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology, Washington, DC, February 8, 2004 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION 2004
62nd Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology, Washington, DC, February 9, 2004 - 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 - HAIR TRANSPLANT/SCALP REDUCTION
Concepts in Cutaneous Laser & Cosmetic Surgery Series-Live online presentation for Mdlive.net, July 2004 - DONOR AREA STRIP HARVESTING; MIXED GRAFTING; EXPERT PANEL (ALL TOPICS FOR ADVANCED REVIEW COURSE IN HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY WORKSHOP)
12th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Vancouver, BC, August 11, 2004 - THE INTERNET: FRIEND OR FOE?
12th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Vancouver, BC, August 12, 2004 - THICK AS A BRICK: ISSUES IN DENSITY AND GRAFT GROWTH-Moderator of Panel Discussion
12th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Vancouver, BC, August 13, 2004 - UPDATE ON HAIR REPLACEMENT
Advances in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Symposium: The Cutting Edge V, New York, NY, November 12-16, 2004 - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Lecture, Dermatology Residents, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, April 27, 2005 - RATIONAL AND IRRATIONAL LIMITS IN HAIR TRANSPLANTING
Korean Hair Restoration Society Meeting, Seoul, Korea, May 27-June 1, 2006 - FUE CASE PRESENTATION: CAMOUFLAGE OF DONOR STRIP SCARS, RECIPIENT AREA RESULTS AND BODY TO SCALP FUE
14th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, San Diego, CA, October 18-22, 2006 - “RED FLAGS’ IN PATIENT SELECTION-GENERAL SESSION NEVER, NEVER SAY NEVER
14th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, San Diego, CA, October 18-22, 2006 - CURRENT HAIR TRANSPLANTATION PRACTICE: EASIER TO ADD TO YOUR PRACTICE THAN YOU THINK
5th ASCDAS Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, November 30-December 3, 2006 - THE RATIONAL LIMITS IN MODERN HAIR TRANSPLANTING
10TH Annual Congress and Live Surgery Workshop of the ESHRS, Paris, France, May 24-27, 2007 - HAIR SURGERY: Co-Chair
Fifth International Congress on Hair Research, Vancouver, BC, June 13-16, 2007 - UPDATE ON CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES IN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION 2007
Fifth International Congress on Hair Research, Vancouver, BC, June 14, 2007 - RATIONAL LIMITS OF MODERN HAIR TRANSPLANTING
82nd Annual Conference Canadian Dermatology Association, Toronto, ON, June 29-July 4, 2007 - ADVANCED SEMINAR IN HAIR TRANSPLANT SURGERY
15th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Las Vegas, NV, September 26-30, 2007 - MAKING RECIPIENT SITES WITH THE EXPERTS: Lateral/Sagittal, FU Grafts and MU Grafts, Slits, Slots, Punches, Density
15th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Las Vegas, NV,September 26-30, 2007 - RATIONAL LIMITS IN MODERN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
15th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Las Vegas, NV, September 26-30, 2007 - FORUM – HAIR LOSS IN WOMEN: SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF HAIR LOSS IN WOMEN
66th Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology, San Antonio, TX February 1-5, 2008 - SYMPOSIA – HAIR DISORDERS: HAIR TRANSPLANTING/RESTORATION UPDATE
66th Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology, San Antonio, TX, February 1-5, 2008 - CURRENT CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES IN HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY
University of Toronto, Women’s College Hospital, April 27, 2008, Toronto, Ontario - CONTROVERSIES II –DEBATE: Maximum Density (50-70FU/cm²) X Cosmetic Density (35-45 FU/cm²) in different areas. MAIN PRESENTER: Cosmetic Density (35-45 FU/cm²)
16th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Montreal, PQ, September 3-7, 2008 - WORKSHOP DIRECTOR: RECIPIENT SITE WORKSHOP
16th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Montreal, PQ, September 3-7, 2008 - IMAGING SESSION FOR HAIRLINE DEMONSTRATION
16th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Montreal, PQ, September 3-7, 2008 - ADVANCES IN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
The New York Academy of Medicine, Section on Dermatology, Hair Loss: Update on Treatment, New York, NY, November 11, 2008 - WHAT PROPORTION OF WOMEN WITH FEMALE PATTERN HAIR LOSS ARE CANDIDATES FOR HRS
18th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Boston, MA, October 20-24, 2010 - THE MARVELOUS MIDSCALP
18th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Boston, MA, October 20-24, 2010 - COFFEE WITH THE EXPERTS: Table Co-Leader: HAIR TRANSPLANTING IN YOUNG PATIENTS-MY PERSONAL APPROACH
20th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Paradise Island, Bahamas, October 17-20, 2012 - LUNCH SYMPOSIUM 212 FACULTY: IF I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW
20th Annual Meeting International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Paradise Island, Bahamas, October 17-20, 2012 - FUE and Mechanical Harvesting, Hair Transplanting in Females and Recipient Area Options
International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology, June 8, 2015, Vancouver, Canada - CHAIRMAN: HAIR TRANSPLANTATION PANEL
23rd World Congress of Dermatology Meeting, June 9, 2015, Vancouver, Canada - THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW AND REMEMBER (A 40+ YEAR PERSPECTIVE)
23rd World Congress of Dermatology Meeting, June 10, 2015, Vancouver, Canada - ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA AND CHRONIC TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM
(WS54-June 12, 2015) 23rd World Congress of Dermatology Meeting, June 8-12, 2015, Vancouver, BC - “THE LESSONS I HAVE LEARNED OVER 50 YEARS OF HAIR TRANSPLANTATION”
Keynote Lecture, Joint Annual Meeting of the Asian Association of Hair Restoration Surgery and the Chinese Association of Hair Restoration Surgery, May 10-May 12, 2018, Beijing, China - “THE LESSONS I HAVE LEARNED OVER 50 YEARS OF HAIR TRANSPLANTATION”
Eugene Van Scott, Honorary Lecture, World Congress of The International Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, June 28-July 1, 2018, Dubrovnik, Croatia - “LONG TERM PLANNING IN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION”
Joint Lecture with Dr. Sharon Keene, Annual Meeting of The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Nov 13, 2019, Bangkok, Thailand
Note: See previous invited Talks/Presentations in attached “Archive CV”
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