Website: http://www.miamihair.com
Email: drnusbaum@miamihair.com

Dermatologist/ Board Certified by the American Board of Dermatology

Dr. Nusbaum has been widely published in the fields of dermatology and hair transplantation and has been extremely active in research and professional societies. He is in demand as a lecturer and has presented dozens of programs, research findings, and clinical reports at medical conferences.

He graduated from the University of Colorado in 1974, then received his doctor of medicine degree from he University of Miami School of Medicine in 1979.

Dr. Nusbaum interned in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach from 1979 to 1980. He did his residency in dermatology at Mount Sinai from 1980 to 1983, serving as chief resident in dermatology from 1981 to 1983.

He has been a clinical assistant professor lecturing in dermatology in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Miami School of Medicine and has also been a clinical instructor at the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami School of Medicine.

Dr. Nusbaum has been treating patients suffering with hair loss for 23 years. In 1980 he began experimenting with hair transplants and started performing Follicular Unit Transplantation in 1996, a technique he demonstrated on the Discovery Channel.

Dr. Nusbaum serves on the Ethics Committee of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery and is one of the first 30 physicians in the United States to be certified by the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery. He has been chosen to be an examiner for the Board due to his outstanding performance on the certification examination.

Dr. Nusbaum is known not only for his artistic sense, but is recognized for his original research in developing techniques to reduce pain associated with the procedure. For this purpose, he utilizes all of the most advanced techniques and has been selected to write an article on “Techniques to Reduce Pain in Hair Transplantation” for The American Journal of Clinical Dermatology.

His published articles in medical journals include “Hair Transplantation in Black Patients” (Hair Transplant Forum, 1991); “The Recipient Area: An Organized Approach for Preventing Complications” (Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2000) and “Reducing Pain During Hair Transplantation” (Journal of Dermatologic Surgery, 2001).

- Accepted member of The International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons

- One of less than 50 hair transplant surgeons throughout North America recommended by The American Hair Loss Association

Website: http://www.forhair.com
Email: info@forhair.com

John P. Cole, MD practices in Atlanta, Georgia, Chevy Chase, Maryland, Cleveland, Ohio, and Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Cole attended Mercer University on an academic scholarship from the United States Army and graduated summa cum laude with a degree in biology and chemistry in 1981. He continued on to the Medical College of Georgia, where he received his medical degree in 1985. Dr. Cole completed his postgraduate medical training at the University of Missouri in the field of internal medicine. He has dedicated his practice solely to the field of hair transplant surgery since 1990. He has maintained a private practice in hair restoration since that time. He is a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, the American Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, and the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery.

Dr. Cole was among the first thirty physicians to become a Diplomat of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery. He serves on the Board of Directors and examination committee for the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery. In the interest of sharing his knowledge to improve the field of hair transplantation, Dr. Cole has written and presented many papers, both to hair transplantation societies and at educational seminars.

Dr. Cole maintains a keen interest in development of instruments to refine hair transplantation procedures, creative research in follicular anatomy, and has developed mathematical formulas to accurately measure human performance in hair restoration surgery. In 1999 Dr. Cole was awarded a research grant from the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery for his work on regional variation in hair diameter and hair density. He presented the current findings from this research at the 2000 meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. In December 2000, Dr. Cole orchestrated the Beginner’s Program at the International Society of Hair Restoration’s annual medical conference in Hawaii whereby he trained over 75 physicians in the processes and techniques of hair transplantation. Dr. Cole is an invited speaker to the first Korean Workshop on Hair Restoration, the 2001 European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery in Barcelona, and the 2001 Italian Society of Hair Restoration Surgery meeting in Sicily. Dr. Cole will function as Co-chair at the Aegean meeting of hair restoration surgery in Athens, Greece in 2002. At the 2000 International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery meeting Dr. Cole and Dr. Devroye were awarded First Place by the International Society of Hair Restoration for his poster presentation entitled, “Computer Applications in Hair Transplantation.” Dr. Cole was awarded the Archimedes Award in 2001 and the Michelangelo Award in 2002 by the Italian Society of Hair Transplant Surgery. He was named to the Research Committee of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery in 1999. Dr. Cole functioned as director of the Beginners Program at the International Society Meeting of Hair Restoration Surgery meeting in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He is in charge of the audio-visual committee of the ISHRS meeting in Puerto, Vallarta. His most recent scientific project is developing improved optics to the dissection and harvesting of white hairs using physics and lasers. Dr. Cole is chairman of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Cole has invented numerous instruments to improve the speed and efficiency of hair restoration surgery. These include instruments to harvest the donor region, instruments to prepare the recipient sites, and most recently a translucent slivering board to assist in the preparation of thin strips of donor tissue over 1 cm in length and 1 mm wide. This slivering board is transparent and allows for both top and bottom fiberoptic lighting. The combination of both improves visualization of the grafts and decreases trauma to the individual hairs. The production of thin slivers speeds the production of grafts, approaching a rate of 450 per hour, with minimal risk of damage to the hairs.

Teaching: ISHRS Beginners course 98, 99, 2000, 2001. Italy 1997 beginners course. European 2001 Beginners course. Korean Live surgery workshop 2001. Numerous physicians have visited Dr. Cole for advanced training in hair transplant surgery. Dr. Cole’s office is always open to those wishing to advance the field of hair transplant surgery. Dr. Cole Served on the faculty of the WHRS 1999 and 2002. Articles: Dr. Cole has published several articles in the Hair Transplant Forum on nomenclature, the use of trigonometry to accurately calculate the donor harvest, how to estimate the recipient area, how to estimate the size and number of follicular units, how to maximize donor yield, how to measure the distance between the grafts based on the density and the pattern of distribution, how to predict coverage, and predicted yield.. ;He co-authored the chapter on Donor Harvesting for Dr. Walter Unger’s new text entitled Hair Transplantation. Dr. Cole was interviewed by Cosmetic Surgery Times on Donor Harvesting in 1998, which resulted in a featured article.

Presentations: Maximizing Donor yield, donor harvesting, mathematics of follicular transplantation, microscope vs loops comparison, etiology of hair loss, mustache transplantation, the metamorphic changes to surgically excised hairs, biological switches, geometry of scalp reduction surgery, and the physics of light. Dr. Cole has held numerous seminars across the United States on the cause and treatment of androgenic alopecia to the lay public.

Dr. Cole’s other interests include computers, electronics, flying, snowboarding, water skiing, snow skiing, baseball, wake boarding, golf, dressage, and raising his children.

- Accepted member of The International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons

- One of less than 50 hair transplant surgeons throughout North America recommended by The American Hair Loss Association

Website: http://www.foundhair.com
Email: jsemd@foundhair.com

Facial Plastic Surgeon/ Board Certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery/ Fellow, American College of Surgeons

Dr. Epstein is considered one of the country’s leading experts in hair restoration surgery by the plastic surgery community. A board certified facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Epstein has been specializing in hair transplantation since 1993. Widely published in the plastic surgery, dermatology, and hair transplant fields, Dr. Epstein is also a Voluntary Professor at the University of Miami. In addition, not a month goes by that he is not quoted by the media or press for his expertise in this field. More importantly, amongst his peers he is considered an expert in follicular unit grafting, reparative hair transplants, and hair restoration for women.

Dr. Epstein was recently the featured surgeon in a three-part series on hair transplantation that ran in Popular Science magazine. This series focused on both his work in follicular unit grafting as well as his anesthesia technique through the use of The Wand®.

Most important to Dr. Epstein is the respect and recognition of his patients. He personally performs all consultations and procedures, while his highly experienced team of assistants performs all microscopic graft dissection and assists in the planting. Only one procedure is performed at a time, allowing the attention to detail that Dr. Epstein promises all his patients. His office procedure suite is accredited by the Florida Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, complying with the new State of Florida Office Surgery Regulations to assure safety. This accreditation allows for procedures to be performed under mild sedation, or if patients choose, twilight sedation.

Some of Dr. Epstein’s publications include “Hair Transplantation for Men with Advanced Degrees of Hair Loss” currently in press in Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery; “Hair Transplantation in Women: The Management of Female Pattern Hair Loss and the Repair of Scarring From Prior Plastic Surgery” currently in press in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; and, “Revision Hair Transplantation: The Repair of Prior Unsatisfactory Results” in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Dr. Epstein received his B.A. from Swarthmore College, then graduated from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1988. He then completed a 5 year residency in head and neck surgery at the University of Vermont, after which he was awarded a fellowship through the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, spending a year specializing in hair transplantation. Upon completion of his fellowship in 1994, Dr. Epstein received the highest score in the nation on the examination for the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. In 1998, Dr. Epstein became certified by the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery.

Over 50% of Dr. Epstein’s patients travel in for their procedures. Located in South Florida, the office is fully bilingual English/Spanish, and has a large Latin American patient base, in addition to patients from throughout the United States. Over 80% of patients are referred from other patients, fellow physicians, or hair stylists.

- Accepted member of The International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons

- One of less than 50 hair transplant surgeons throughout North America recommended by The American Hair Loss Association

Website: http://www.hairgrowthdoctor.com
Email: doctor@hairgrowthdoctor.com

Clinical Instructor of Dermatology,
University of Southern California School of Medicine

•Board Certified in Dermatology

•Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology

•Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery

Paul J. McAndrews, M.D. is a Clinical Instructor of Dermatology at the USC School of Medicine, teaching the residents the latest advances in hair loss and transplantations. Dr. McAndrews also lectures extensively to other physicians throughout the United States on the etiology and treatment of hair loss. Dr. McAndrews has a private practice located in both Pasadena and Beverly Hills, CA. Unlike most hair transplant surgeons, Dr. McAndrews was formally trained in a residency on hair transplants and the pathophysiology of hair loss.

Dr. McAndrews formally learned the art of hair restorations during his dermatology residency at the distinguished USC/LAC Medical Center. He was honored with the distinction of Chief Resident. He also received years of professional training under the mentorship of Dr. M.B. Corbett, who is known as one of the early “pioneers in the field of hair restorations”. In 1996, Dr. Corbett asked Dr. McAndrews to join him as a partner in his practice. Dr. McAndrews has since taken over Dr. Corbett’s practice that was limited to the field of hair restorations.

Dr. McAndrews does not believe automating the hair transplant process is in the best interest of the patients. He believes, as the surgeon, he should be involved in every step of the entire hair transplant process. Therefore, he insists on doing only one patient a day so that he can devote his undivided attention to his patient from start to finish. When a hair transplant clinic is performing 3-4 hair transplants at the same time, unfortunately the doctor is involved in very little of the procedure and much of the hair transplant is being performed by a technician unsupervised. He fails to see the quality in this approach.

The major limitation to hair transplants is there is a limited amount of good genetic hair that can be donated to the balding area. Dr. McAndrews believes in doing everything possible, even though it is less efficient and more demanding on him and his staff, to ensure the highest percent of grafts survive and grow.

Dr. McAndrews and his hair transplantation style have been featured on ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, KCOP News, Good Day LA and other News Channels.

Dr. McAndrews also served in the United States Air Force as a Flight Surgeon. He received his medical training at USC School of Medicine, where he achieved “Dean’s Scholar” every year and was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha (National Medical Honor Society for the top 15% medical students in the nation). He scored in the top 4 percentile in the nation on the National Board Medical Exam. He performed his undergraduate training at Cal Poly State U., San Luis Obispo, where he graduated Magna Cum Lauda.

Dr. McAndrews is a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, the American Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, the American Academy of Dermatology, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, the American Medical Association, and the Los Angeles MetroDerm Society.

Website: http://www.rmhri.com
Email: bmr@rosscmg.com

Dr. Brandon M. Ross is the president and cofounder of La Jolla’s Ross Medical Hair Restoration, Inc. He serves as the only physician in this practice, which ensures that his expertise will serve every patient who enters his door. Dr. Ross is a firm believer that great care and planning must go into every surgery he performs. Therefore, he performs only one procedure per day and he utilizes only the most innovative techniques the industry has to offer. Dr. Ross specializes exclusively in hair restoration for both males and females to ensure that his attention is undivided. It is with his tremendous focus and naturally gifted hands that Dr. Ross is recognized as one of the leading hair restoration physicians in the United States.

A native San Diegan, Dr. Ross graduated from La Jolla High School as Salutatorian. His ambitious nature propelled him towards the University of California at Davis, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. degree in genetics and multiple awards for outstanding research in his field. Next he ventured to Boston, where he attended Tufts University School of Medicine. While in Boston, Dr. Ross took advantage of the Tufts/Northeastern/Brandeis University combined degree program, as well as his merit scholarship, to attain both his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) and Masters of Public Health (MPH). Finally, he returned home to San Diego for his post-graduate training at Scripps/Mercy Hospital. He began specializing exclusively in hair restoration in 2001 and now receives roughly 2/3 of his new clientele from either physician or patient referral.

Because he is married and expecting his third child, Dr. Ross is not afraid to tell people that gardening is one of his passions. He also spends time reading 20th century history and weight training. Dr. Ross enjoys playing and watching most sports and is a Chargers and Padres fanatic. His greatest joy in life, however, is spending time with his family.

Dr. Ross is recognized and/or holds memberships with the following organizations: International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons, American Medical Association, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons, American Hair Loss Association, AMA Political Action Committee, Massachusetts Medical Society, Society for Education in Anesthesia, and American College of Healthcare Executives.

•Specializes in Follicular Unit Transplantation

•Specializes in Hair Transplant Repair and Reconstruction

•Accepted member of The International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons

•One of less than 50 hair transplant surgeons throughout North America recommended by The American Hair Loss Association

Website: http://www.wolfhair.com
Email: wolf@wolfhair.com

Dr. Wolf has practiced exclusively as a hair transplant surgeon since 1990. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1980, and did his internship in General Surgery at Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine in Norfolk, Virginia, from 1980-1981. He then did his residency in General Surgery there from 1981-1982.

Dr. Wolf is an active member of a number of professional associations, and has lectured extensively on hair transplantation surgery at medical conferences in the U.S., Europe and Russia. He has also trained physicians from Russia, the Czech Republic, Belgium, Ireland, as well as from the United States and has also presented live surgery workshops at medical conferences in the U.S., Europe, and Russia.

Dr. Wolf, who performs microscopically dissected Follicular Unit transplantation surgery, has earned a reputation of being honest, ethical, and dedicated to creating the best results possible for his patients. He is regarded as an expert in, among other topics, the aesthetic aspects of hair restoration surgery. In his lectures he has compared hair transplantation to Impressionistic Painting and Architecture.

Dr. Wolf personally performs all consultations and personally answers all email inquiries. He performs only one surgery per day taking the time to provide custom results based on the patient’s age, hair loss pattern, and expectations. He is one of the few physicians who places most of the grafts himself which allows him to create the best results possible. His surgeries take all day to perform due to his attention to detail and complete involvement in all aspects of the surgery. Up to one third of his practice involves updating and repairing patients who have had outdated procedures performed. He also has extensive experience in transplants of the moustache, eyebrows, and beard.

He is a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery and the European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery and regularly lectures and the annual meetings of both societies. Dr. Wolf was one of the first surgeons worldwide to become Board Certified by the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery. He publishes in the Journal of the European Society of Hair Restoration and Hair Transplant Forum International. He was honored as “Surgeon of the Month” and recently featured in “Life Outside of Medicine” in Hair Transplant Forum International. Dr. Wolf’s articles are available on his website at www.wolfhair.com. Dr. Wolf recently authored the chapter “Anesthesia” in the definitive text of hair transplantation surgery.

Dr. Wolf performs surgery in Cincinnati, Ohio and Aspen, Colorado where he is associated with the Aspen Institute of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

- Accepted member of The International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons

- One of less than 50 hair transplant surgeons throughout North America recommended by The American Hair Loss Association

Website:http://www.norwood-lehr.com
Email: lehr@norwood-lehr.com

Perhaps the greatest compliment and best introduction to Blaine Lehr, M.D. is a statement from O’Tar Norwood, M.D., one of the true pioneers in the field of hair transplantation (creator of the Norwood Baldness Scale, author of 1st two textbooks of hair transplantation, cofounder of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, founder of the Hair Transplant FORUM International, and recipient of two of the highest awards—Golden Follicle Award and Manfred Lucus Award).

Before he retired, Dr. Norwood stated, “Over the last 30 years, I have been associated with, worked with, and in fact trained many of the other leading hair transplant surgeons in the world. As the demand for my services increased , I knew I needed an associate, and I knew because of my reputation, I could choose anyone. I did not want to sell out to one of the large nationwide franchises. You have no control over their integrity or the quality of their work. I first began working with Blaine in 1993. I recognized his natural ability immediately. Just as importantly, I found him to be honest in all circumstances. He is a hair transplant surgeon of the highest quality”.

Dr. Lehr now runs the Norwood and Lehr Hair Transplant Clinic in Oklahoma City where they utilize 100% microscopically dissected follicular units. At the N & L Clinic the patient is never sold to or pressured. Dr. Lehr stresses thorough education and understanding for his patients. He is completely up front about the positives and negatives of hair transplants in general, and an individual patients characteristics (degree of balding, caliber of hair, goals, and finances) in particular. Dr. Lehr believes in keeping prices very reasonable so that almost all interested patients can afford the opportunity to look better.

He has authored a book “Understanding Hair Transplants-A Simple Guide to Help You Learn What You Need to Know” which is available on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com or free to prospective patients. Spencer Kobren’s review states, “Understanding Hair Transplants empowers the prospective patient with the knowledge to make an educated decision when considering surgical hair restoration. Dr. Blaine Lehr provides us with the tools to navigate through this confusing, and sometimes misleading field of medicine. This book is essential reading for anyone seriously considering hair transplantation.”