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 Practices 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
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 – 2004)
- American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, Inc., Board of Directors (1997 – December 2003); (2006 – present)
- American Academy of Dermatology, Chairman, Committee for Professional Standards in Hair Transplantation (1992 – 1995)
- 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 – present)
- Deputy Coordinator, Dept. of Dermatology, University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, (1974 – 1979)
- Clinical Teacher, University of Toronto (1968 – 1973)
MEDICAL JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
- DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS
Co-author MacVicar, DM. Cutis 1969;5(7):807-816
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION IN MALE PATTERN ALOPECIA
Canadian Medical Association Journal, July 1971, 105:177-181
- SYSTEMIC CORTICOSTEROIDS IN ALOPECIA TOTALIS
Canadian Medical Association Journal, January 1973;108(2):177-180
- EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA DYSTROPHICA TREATED WITH VITAMIN E AND ORAL CORTICOSTEROIDS
Canadian Medical Association Journal, May 1973, 109:1136
- CURRENT EXPERIENCE WITH HAIR TRANSPLANTING
Canadian Family Physician, September 1973, 72-75
- ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES AND PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA
Canadian Medical Association Journal, May 1974, 110:1052-1054
- COMMON HAIR DISORDERS
Canadian Family Physician, May 1974, 55-57
- THE DON’TS OF HAIR TRANSPLANTING
Modern Medicine of Canada, February 1975, 30:2
- CURRENT THERAPY OF ACNE VULGARIS
Modern Medicine of Canada, May 1975;30(5):449-452
- ALTERNATIVES IN HAIR REPLACEMENT
Cutis, May 1977, 19(5):623-628
- A STUDY OF SOME INNOVATIONS IN HAIR TRANSPLANTING
Journal of Dermatologic Surgery & Oncology, Sept-Oct 1977;3(5):536-538
- PREDNISONE THERAPY FOR ALOPECIA AREATA – Letter to the Editor
Archives of Dermatology, 1977, 113:1457
- TIMING OF SESSIONS IN HAIR TRANSPLANTING
Cutis, August 1978, 2:214-216.2
- SYSTEMIC CORTICOSTEROIDS IN THE TREATMENT OF ALOPECIA TOTALIS
Archives of Dermatology, 1978, 114:1486
- MANAGEMENT OF ALOPECIA OF THE SCALP BY A COMBINATION OF EXCISIONS AND TRANSPLANTATIONS
Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology, 1978, 4:670-672
- ALOPECIA REDUCTION
Journal of Dermatologic Surgery & Oncology, 1978, 4:670-672
- CORTICOSTEROIDS IN THE TREATMENT OF ALOPECIA TOTALIS
Co-author Schemmer RJ. Archives of Dermatology, October 1978, 114(10):1486-1490
- PLANNING IN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology, 1979, 5-7:537-541
- SIX SAMPLE CASES: CONCEPTS IN PLANNING, PUNCH TRANSPLANTING
Journal de Medecine Esthetique et Surg Derm., January 1981, VIII N. 29B,154-159
- CONCOMITANT MINI-REDUCTIONS IN THE PUNCH TRANSPLANTING
Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology, May 1983, 9:5
- PUNCH HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Dermatologic Clinics, April 1984, 2:2
- A NEW METHOD OF DONOR SITE HARVESTING
Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology, July 1984;10(7):524-529
- TOPICAL MINOXIDIL – CARDIAC EFFECTS IN BALD MEN
Leenen FH, Smith DL, Unger WP. Br J Clin Pharmacol, October 1988, 26:4; 481-485
- MALIGNANT PYODERMA
Novice FM, Hacker P, Unger WP, Keystone EC. Int J Dermatol. 1987;26(1):42-4
- QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF 2% TOPICAL MINOXIDIL IN THE TREATMENT OF MALE PATTERN BALDNESS
Co-authors Rushton DH, Cotterill PC, Kingsley P, James KC. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 1989, 14 (1):40-46
- PUNCH HAIR TRANSPLANTS
Clin Dermatol. 1992;10(3):335-43
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION IN FEMALES
Co-author Cotterill PC. J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 1992;18(6):477-81
- MICROGRAFTS AND SLIT GRAFTS IN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Video Journal of Dermatology, 1993, 8:2
- TOTAL EXCISION TECHNIQUES IN DONOR AREA HARVESTING FOR HAIR TRANSPLANTING
American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, 1994, 11:15-22
- DELINEATING THE “SAFE” DONOR AREA FOR HAIR TRANSPLANTING
The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, 1994, 11:239-243
- LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology, 1994, 20:515-521
- LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION II
Dermatologic Surgery, 1995, 21:759-765
- LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION III
Dermatologic Surgery, 1995, 21:1047-1055
- WHAT’S NEW IN HAIR REPLACEMENT SURGERY
Dermatologic Clinics, 1996, 14:4; 783-802
- HOW “SAFE” IS SAFE ENOUGH? – Letter to the Editor
Dermatol Surg. 1996;22(2):191
- PLANNING FOR MAXIMUM COVERAGE IN SURGICAL HAIR RESTORATION
Dermatol Surg. 1996;22(2):161-73
- DIFFERENT GRAFTS FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES
The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, 1997, 14:2; 177-183
- LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTING 1997
The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, 1997, 14:2; 143-148
- ON: FOLLICULAR TRANSPLANTATION BY BERNSTEIN AND RASSMAN.
Dermatol Surg. 1997;23(9):801-5
- STANDARDIZING THE CLASSIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION OF FOLLICULAR UNIT TRANSPLANTATION AND MINI-MICROGRAFTING TECHNIQUES. Bernstein RM, Rassman WR, Seager D, Shapiro R, Cooley JE, Norwood OT, Stough DB, Beehner M, Arnold J, Limmer BL, Avram MR, McClellan RE, Rose PT, Blugerman G, Gandelman M, Cotterill PC, Haber R, Jones R, Vogel JE, Moy RL, Unger WP. The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc. Dermatol Surg. 1998;24(9):957-63
- DENSITY ISSUE IN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Dermatol Surg. 1998;24(2):297
- REGARDING THE DEATH OF DENSITY DEBATE
Dermatol Surg. 1999;25(12):974-8
- THE EFFECTS OF FINASTERIDE ON SCALP SKIN AND SERUM ANDROGEN LEVELS IN MEN WITH ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA
Drake L, Hordinsky M, Fiedler V, Swinehart J, Unger WP, Cotterill PC, Thiboutot DM, Lowe N, Jacobson C, Whiting D, Stieglitz S, Kraus SJ, Griffin EL, Weiss D, Carrington P, Gencheff C, Cole GW, Pariser DM, Epstein ES, Tanaka W, Dallob A, Vandormael K, Geissler L, Waldstreicher J. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1999;41(4):550-4
- INNOVATIONS IN HAIR TRANSPLANTING:PROGRESS VERSUS PROMOTION
Adv Dermatol. 200;16:427-50
- REGARDING THE HISTORY OF HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
J Dermatol Surg. 2000;26(7):714
- HISTORY OF HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Dermatologic Surgery, 2000, 26:3; 181
- FOLLICULAR UNIT HAIR TRANSPLANTING-END OF THE EVOLUTION OR A GOOD THING TAKEN TOO FAR?
Dermatol Surg. 2000;26(2):158-60.
- 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
- 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
TEXTBOOK PUBLICATIONS
Chapters:
- DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO HEAT AND COLD
Co-author Urbach F., Dermatology in General Medicine, Fitzpatrick, TB., et al (eds.), McGraw-Hill, 1971, Chapter 17, 961-973
- HAIR REPLACEMENT
Cosmetic Plastic Surgery in Non-White Patients, Pierce, H.E., (ed.), Grune & Stratton, New York, 1982
- ALOPECIA REDUCTION
Co-author Unger MG., Skin Surgery, 5th Edition, Vol. 1, Epstein, E., Epstein, E. Jr. (eds.), Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, Illinois, 1982, Chapter 32, pp.530-545 and 6th Edition, Epstein, E. (ed.), Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, Illinois, 1987, Chapter 20, pp.280-298
- ALOPECIA REDUCTION
Co-author Unger MG., Controversies in Dermatology, Epstein, E. (ed), Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, Illinois, 1984, Chapter 22, pp.329-336
- PUNCH HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Dermatologic Clinics Symposium, Epstein, E. (ed), W.B. Saunders, 1984, Vol. 2, 2:303-317
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION: VARIATIONS ON MINIREDUCTIONS
Surgical Gems In Dermatology, Vol. 1, 99:75-80, Robins, P. (ed), Journal Publishing Group, New York, 1988
- SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA
Hair and Hair Diseases, Orfanos, C.E., Happle, R. (eds.), Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 1990, Chapter 40, pp.999-1030
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION: MINIGRAFTS
Surgical Gems in Dermatology Volume 2, Robins, P. (ed.), Igaku-Shoin Medical Publishers, Inc., New York, 1991, Chapter 22, pp.68-73
- HAIR: SURGICAL ASPECTS
Aesthetic Dermatology, Parish, L., Lask, G. (eds.), McGraw-Hill Inc., New York, 1991, Chapter 23, pp.210-227
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION AND ALOPECIA REDUCTION
Complications of Dermatologic Surgery, Harahap, M. (ed.), Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 1993
- SURGICAL APPROACH TO HAIR LOSS
Disorders of Hair Growth Diagnosis and Treatment, Olsen, E. (ed.), McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1994, 15:353-374
- LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Cosmetic Laser Surgery, Alster, T., Apfelberg, D. (eds.), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1995, Chapter 5, pp.55-66
- HAIR REPLACEMENT
Principles and Techniques of Cutaneous Surgery, Lask, G., Moy, R. (eds.), McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1996, Chapter 35, pp.469-493
- SITUACION ACTUAL DEL TRANSPLANTE DE PELO
Tricologia, Enfermedades del Foliculo Pilosebaceo, Camacho, F., Montagna, W. (eds.), Groupo Aula Medica, S.A., Madrid, 1996, pp.569-586
- WHAT’S NEW IN HAIR REPLACEMENT SURGERY
Dermatologic Clinics, Dudlick, B. (ed.), W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1996, pp.783-802
- TREATMENT FOR BALDNESS
Grabb and Smith’s Plastic Surgery, 5th Edition, Aston, S., Beasley R., Thorne, C. (eds.), Lippincott-Raven, 1997, Chapter 48, pp.569-585
- HAIR REPLACEMENT
Textbook of Dermatologic Surgery, Ratz J., (ed.), Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, Chapter 30, pp.499-545
- HAIR REPLACEMENT SURGERY
Cosmetic Surgery of the Male Patient: A Text-Atlas, Rosenberg, G. (ed.), Springer-Verlag Inc., New York, 1999
- 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
Textbooks:
HAIR TRANSPLANTATION, Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, Basel,
-1st Edition, 1979
-2nd Edition, Co-editor Nordstrom, R.E.A., 1988
-3rd Edition, 1995
-4th Edition, Co-editor Shapiro, R., 2004
-5th Edition, Co-editors Shapiro, R., Unger MA., Unger RH., 2011
-6th Edition, Ed ‘s. Unger R., Shapiro R., Thieme Publishers, In Press
Grants:
Investigator for The Upjohn Company re: Topical Minoxidil (1998-1989)
Investigator for Merck re: Oral Finasteride (1994-1999)
Current Editorial Activities:
-Contributing Editor – Journal of Dermatologic Surgery
-Peer Review Panel – Cosmetic Dermatology
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, 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, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (1985–2008)
-Diplomate, American Board of Cosmetic Surgery (1989–present)
-Member, American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, Inc. (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, North American Hair Research Society
-Member, International Society of Hair Research
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
Chairman, Hair Transplantation, World Congress of Dermatology, June 2015
Advisory Committees:
-Independent and Health Facilities (IHF) Task Force for Dermatology for the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons (1997-present)
-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-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 and 2007
–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/Presentations:
- HAIR TRANSPLANTING
Annual Symposium of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, 1974
- HAIR TRANSPLANTING – DOES IT REALLY WORK?
Ontario Medical Association Meeting, London, ON, 1974
- ALTERNATIVES IN HAIR REPLACEMENT
Presented at Atlantic Dermatologic Society meeting, 1975
- CURRENT THERAPY OF ACNE VULGARIS
World Conference of Family Medicine, Toronto, ON, 1976
- HAIR TRANSPLANTING – CURRENT TECHNIQUES
Annual Symposium of American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Atlanta, GA, April 1976
- CONSTRUCTION OF THE HAIRLINE IN HAIR TRANSPLANTING
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery, Las Vegas, 1976
- DISORDERS OF HAIR LOSS AND TREATMENT
Refresher Course in Dermatology, Division of Dermatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, December 1976
- HAIR COUNTS: A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO THE EVALUATION OF VARIABLE FACTORS IN HAIR TRANSPLANTING
Annual Meeting of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Hilton Head, SC, March 1977
- THE EFFECT OF PROPER HYGIENE AND NUTRITION ON PHYSIOLOGIC HAIR LOSS
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Dermatologic Association, Montreal, PQ, June 1977
- THE ELECTROLYSIST AND DERMATOLOGY
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Electrolysis Association, Toronto, ON, September 1977
- HAIR COUNTS: A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO THE EVALUATION OF VARIABLE FACTORS IN HAIR TRANSPLANTING – Scientific Exhibit
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
- ALOPECIA REDUCTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH PUNCH TRANSPLANTATION
Annual Meeting of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, San Diego, California, 1978
- DONOR AND RECIPIENT SITE PLANNING: METHODS OF ALOPECIA REDUCTION
Faculty, Second Annual Hair Transplant Symposium, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Chicago, Illinois, September 1978
- ALOPECIA REDUCTION
Faculty, Advanced Cutaneous Surgery, American Academy of Dermatology, San Francisco, California, December 1978
- 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, New York, NY, September 1979
- TRANSPLANTING IN WOMEN, ORIENTALS AND BLACKS
Lecture given at the last International Congress of Dermatologic Surgery, Lisbon, Portugal, October 1979
- 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, CA, 1980
- MODERATOR of PANEL ON DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY
39th Annual Meeting American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Las Vegas, NV, March 1980
- CO-CHAIRMAN OF SECTION ON HAIR TRANSPLANTING
Second International Congress of Dermatologic Surgery, Paris, France, September 1980
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Discussion leader of an informal discussion seminar at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, New York, NY, December 6-11, 1980
- INCORPORATION OF ALOPECIA REDUCTION INTO PUNCH TRANSPLANTING
Vail Cosmetic Surgery Society, Vail, Colorado, March 1981
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Discussion leader of an informal discussion seminar at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, San Francisco, CA, December 5-10, 1981
- HAIR LOSS AND REPLACEMENT
Discussion leader in “Seminar in Dermatology” at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Toronto, ON, September 1981
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION SYMPOSIUM
Moderator, American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, December 1981
- HAIR REPLACEMENT SURGERY SYMPOSIUM
Faculty, American Academy Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Beverly Hills, CA, February 1982
- AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY SYMPOSIUM
Discussion leader on Punch Graft Technique, Toronto, ON, May 1982
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Faculty, Second Annual Membership Meeting, American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, January 1983
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Third Contact Dalind Seminar, Mexico City, Mexico, February 1983
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION – AN OVERVIEW
Interspecialty Facial Surgery Congress, New York, New York, April 1983
- HAIR REPLACEMENT: MEDICAL AND SURGICAL ALTERNATIVES
Canadian Dermatological Association Meeting, Ottawa, July 1983
- UPDATE ON PUNCH GRAFT TECHNIQUES
IV International Congress on Dermatologic Surgery, Granada, Spain, Oct. 1983
- PUNCH HAIR TRANSPLANTATION SYMPOSIUM
42nd Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology, Chicago, IL, December 1983
- UPDATE ON SCALP REDUCTION AND PUNCH GRAFTS IN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Occuplastic Society Congress, Montego Bay, Jamaica, February 1984
- HAIR REPLACEMENT BY PUNCH AUTOGRAFTS
International Congress for Hair Replacement Surgery, New York, New York, June 1984
- MEDICAL AND SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF MALE PATTERN (ANDROGENETIC) ALOPECIA
Ontario Medical Association, Toronto, Ontario, June 1984
- HAIR TRANSPLANTS
V International Congress of Dermatologic Surgery, Jerusalem, Israel, October 1984
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
43rd Annual Meeting, American Academy of Dermatology, Washington, D.C., December 1984
- DERMATOLOGIC HAIR REPLACEMENT
Interspecialty Facial Surgery Congress, New York, New York, April 1985
- OVERVIEW ON HAIR TRANSPLANT PROCEDURES
Chairman, 5th International Congress for Aesthetic Medicine; European Symposium on Dermatologic Surgery, Paris, France, September 1985
- VII INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY
London, England, September 1986
- PUNCH HAIR TRANSPLANTING
45th Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology, New Orleans, LA, December 1986
- PUNCH HAIR TRANSPLANTATION – Planning and Construction of the Hairline
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, February 1987
- HAIR REPLACEMENT BY PUNCH AUTOGRAFTS
- International Congress for Hair Replacement Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, May 1987
- HAIR TRANSPLANTS – Three Aspects
17th World Congress of Dermatology, Berlin, Germany, May 1987
- PEARLS FOR HAIR TRANSPLANTERS
International Congress for Hair Replacement Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, May 1987
- HAIR TRANSPLANTS
VIII International Congress of Dermatologic Surgery, Barcelona, Oct. 1987
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology, San Antonio, TX, December 1987
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION TECHNIQUES
5th Annual Scientific Meeting, the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, Los Angeles, California, January 1989
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION – STATE OF THE ART
66th Atlantic Dermatological Conference, Toronto, ON, May 1989
- HAIR REPLACEMENT SURGERY
Xth International Congress of Dermatologic Surgery, Brussels, Belgium, October 1989
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
48th Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology, San Francisco, CA, December 1989
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
XIth International Congress of Dermatologic Surgery, Barcelona, Spain, October 1990
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology, Atlanta, GA, December 1990
- UPDATE ON HAIR TRANSPLANTING
66th Annual Meeting Canadian Dermatology Association, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, June 1991
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
50th Annual Meeting American Academy of Dermatology, Dallas, TX, December 1991
- HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
8th Annual Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles, California, February 1992
- ADVANCED CUTANEOUS SURGERY
18TH World Congress of Dermatology, New York, New York, June 1992
- PEARLS FOR HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
- International Symposium on Hair Replacement Surgery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 1992
- LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
9th Annual Meeting American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeons, Los Angeles, CA, February 1993
- LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION
2nd World Symposium International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons, Rancho Mirage, CA, February 1993
- LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTS
International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, World Congress, Dallas, TX, May 1993
- LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTING
1st Annual Meeting American Academy of Aesthetic & Restorative Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, May 1993
- CELEBRATION OF DERMATOLOGY (Poster Presentation)
British Assn. of Dermatology and Canadian Dermatology Assn. – Joint Annual Meeting, Oxford, England, July 1993
- LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTATION/LONG-TERM PLANNING IN HAIR TRANSPLANTING
Annual Meeting of American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, Rancho Mirage, CA, January 1994
- LASER HAIR TRANSPLANTING
3rd Annual Meeting International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons, Marina del Rey, CA, January 1994
- 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
- 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 - GREAT EXPECTATIONS: THE GOOD VS. THE BAD AND THE UGLY
(Speaker: International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology-June 8, 2015) 23rd World Congress of Dermatology Meeting, June 8-12, 2015, Vancouver, BC - HAIR TRANSPLANTATION WORKSHOP WS37: HAIR TRANSPLANTATION, CHAIR (June 11, 2015)
23rd World Congress of Dermatology Meeting, June 8-12, 2015, Vancouver, BC - PEARLS FROM A 40+ YEAR PERSPECTIVE
(Speaker: WS37-June 11, 2015)
23rd World Congress of Dermatology Meeting, June 8-12, 2015, Vancouver, BC - 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