IAHRS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Associate Member / Europe
- Specialist in FUE Hair
Dr Kovacheva is a specialist in FUE Hair transplantation and has performed a vast number of procedures over a decade of dedication to the art of Hair transplantation. She has performed over 1000 surgeries and performs all aspects of surgery including extraction and implanting of grafts.
Dr Kovacheva is a GMC registered Doctor who actively enjoys further learning and professional development and has trained a number of physicians in the field of hair transplantation.
Amir Yazdan, MD, is an internationally renowned hair transplant surgeon, pioneer of modern hair transplant surgery and founder of Modena Hair Institute - a center dedicated to advances in hair transplant research - with practices in Los Angeles, Orange County, and Las Vegas. Dr. Yazdan is a recognized innovator in the field of hair restoration, committed to state-of-the-art medical and surgical techniques. Known as the hair restoration gold standard, Dr. Yazdan only conducts manual extractions using the smallest possible punch, for purposes of maximum accuracy, aesthetic precision and natural-looking design.
A specialist in both FUE and FUT (Strip) procedures, Dr. Yazdan is one of the few physicians who routinely performs hair transplants for African American and ethnic patients. In addition, Dr. Yazdan specializes in repairing badly executed or botched hair transplants.
Aron Nusbaum, M.D. specializes in hair restoration surgery and medical treatment of hair loss. He is certified by the American Board of Dermatology and is a Fellow of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery and the American Academy of Dermatology. Dr. Nusbaum received the Award for Excellence in Dermatologic Surgery during his Dermatology Residency at the University of Miami where he developed expertise in hair disorders working with world-renowned faculty in the field. He is a graduate of the prestigious Medical Scholars Program at the University of Miami where he completed his Bachelor of Science Cum Laude and M.D. degrees with Research Distinction. Dr. Nusbaum has extensive research experience having received several First Place National Awards during his Fellowship in Regenerative Medicine at the University of Miami Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery.
Dr. Nusbaum is widely published in the medical literature with articles and book chapters focusing on surgical hair restoration and medical hair loss treatment. Some examples are: "Novel Treatment Modalities for Hair Loss" in the textbook Alopecia; "Recipient Area Complications" and "Dermoscopy and Scalp Biopsy in the Hair Transplant Evaluation" in the textbook Hair Transplantation by Unger and Shapiro (considered "the bible" text in hair restoration); "Commentary… to Assess the Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma on the Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia" and "A comparison of apoptotic activity for Follicular Unit Extraction hair grafts stored in different holding solutions" in Dermatologic Surgery; "Platelet Concentrations Achieved by Different Commercial PRP Systems" in Hair Transplant Forum International; "Non-Surgical Therapy for Hair Loss" in Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. Dr. Nusbaum has contributed to the education of other hair restoration surgeons at the prestigious Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery lecturing on the novel technique of dermoscopy to diagnose hair disorders in the hair transplant consultation as well as the use of immunohistochemistry to detect protection against hair follicle cell death with the use of advanced graft storage media.
Dr. Nusbaum practices with his father, Bernard Nusbaum, M.D. and Paul Rose, M.D., both internationally renowned leaders in the hair transplant field. Dr. Nusbaum personally does all of his own consultations and performs strip FUT with trichophytic closure, robotic and manual FUE, body hair transplants, and revision/repair cases. His patients reside locally and also travel from all over the world especially Central and South America as Dr. Nusbaum is fluent in English and Spanish. His practice is centered on the principle of striving for excellent results in every single patient with the utmost honesty and integrity.
Job Titles:
- Surgical Team Coordinator since 2003"I Love Bringing Joy to Our Patients' Lives"
Carlos K. Wesley, M.D. graduated cum laude from Princeton University. He received his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine where he earned various awards for academic excellence. After completing his internship in Yale's Department of Surgery, Dr. Wesley's residency training in emergency medicine at Yale was followed by fellowship training with Drs. Walter and Robin Unger. He was honored to be the first International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) fellow invited to join their world-renowned practice.
As a partner in the practice, Dr. Wesley has advanced the surgical field by authoring publications and delivering lectures both domestically and internationally. He has presented his research findings on improving wound healing through utilization of endothelial stem cells to audiences throughout the U.S. and South America. In addition, he has lectured domestically on the various applications of hair restoration surgery to dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons.
As a diplomat of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (ABHRS), and a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons (ISHRS), American Medical Association (AMA), American Burn Association (ABA), and American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS), Dr. Wesley was honored to author the Hair Transplantation chapter in the 7th Edition of the Grabb & Smith Plastic Surgery textbook, the only remaining single-volume text that attempts to cover the entire field in a comprehensive manner. He has also scripted chapters on Androgenetic Alopecia in both the 3rd and 4th Editions of Treatment of Skin Disease, published multiple articles in peer-reviewed journals, and served as a contributing author for the most respected textbook in our field, the 5th Edition of Unger & Shapiro's Hair Transplantation. Recently, Dr. Wesley authored a hair transplantation review for the world's largest physician reference site, WebMD/Medscape - the most authoritative and accessible point of care medical reference available to physicians on the Internet.
Finally, in addition to his active clinical practice, he has continued pursuing research interests by working with colleagues at Yale School of Medicine to develop a unique surgical technique that may improve the yield of transplanted hair follicles while rendering scarring imperceptible.
Dr. Carlos Wesley is recommended by The American Hair Loss Association
Job Titles:
- Surgical Technician Working in Hair Transplantation since 1998"I Really Enjoy Seeing Patients Happy With Their Results"
Job Titles:
- Member of Bernstein Medical
Christine M. Shaver MD is a board-certified and Mohs micrographic surgery fellowship-trained dermatologic surgeon who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of hair loss. Dr. Shaver graduated from M.I.T. in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. She then went on to pursue medicine at New York Medical College where she graduated at the top of her class with distinguished Alpha Omega Alpha honors. She did her Internal Medicine internship at Yale University and then completed dermatology residency at Drexel - Hahnemann hospital in Philadelphia where she served as Chief Resident.
In her Mohs fellowship Dr. Shaver learned advanced surgical skills that she now uses to perform meticulous hair transplants. This was followed by learning the Bernstein-Rassman methods of follicular unit transplantation and follicular unit extraction, first with Dr. Rassman in California and then under the mentorship of Dr. Bernstein in New York.
With a background from M.I.T., it is natural for her to implement technological advancements in her work and thus uses the ARTAS robotic system for her FUE procedures. She also has a special interest in the field of hair cloning and hopes to someday use this to allow all her patients to be eligible candidates for hair transplantation.
Daniel A. Danyo, MD is world certified by the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, the only recognized certification for hair restoration surgery. He founded North Atlanta Hair Restoration in 2012 to provide advanced restoration techniques in a medically safe environment. Dr. Danyo has personally performed over 4 million successful hair graft excisions and placements.
David joined The Maitland Clinic after a 10 year association as a patient first and then patient advisor with internationally renowned hair restoration surgeons Hasson & Wong. His journey in hair goes back over 20 years. David first started noticing his hair loss at the tender age of 21. Having tried a variety of treatments to keep his hair for two years he had his first hair transplant in the UK aged 23 in 1996.
With techniques much less refined and surgery sizes smaller back then David had to undergo two further small procedures in the following years. With medication such as Propecia not available in the UK at the time, David went on to lose most of his native hair.
"I was very self conscious of my hairline and how unnatural it looked. Back in the 1990s, hair transplants were very different that what can be achieved now. I didn't stabilise my hair loss with medication as it was not available and watched my native hair fall out revealing my unnatural transplanted hairline."
Job Titles:
- Member of the Royal College of Surgeons
Job Titles:
- Founder and Medical Director of the Bauman Medical Group
- Member of the Esteemed International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Dr. Alan J. Bauman is the Founder and Medical Director of the Bauman Medical Group, P.A. located in Wharfside at Boca Pointe in Boca Raton, Florida. His practice is dedicated exclusively to treating hair loss in both men and women. He is focused on using the most state-of-the-art medical and surgical techniques to help his patients maintain and/or restore their scalp hair. Dr. Bauman is an advocate for a holistic, results-oriented, ‘multi-therapy' approach to the treatment of hair loss. His international reputation for providing high quality patient care and exceptionally natural results has spread fast and far through the word-of-mouth of satisfied patients.
Recently, Dr. Bauman's practice was featured on Dateline NBC as the winner of an independent head-to-head comparison of modern hair restoration treatments. [A full transcript and video is available on MSNBC website at http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6590766/] He has also been featured in The New York Times, Men's Health Magazine, USA Today, Woman's World, and on CNN, MSNBC and others. A first-hand account of Men's Health editor's (Douglas Dechert) hair transplant procedure is available at www.menshealthhairtransplant.c...
Dr. Bauman was the only North American physician faculty member at the first Regional Live Surgery Workshop on Eyelash Transplantation, sponsored by the ISHRS. The Eyelash workshop was attended by an international group of forty physicians and their staff. Dr. Bauman presented his eyelash transplant techniques in lecture format as well as a ‘live surgery' demonstration. His procedure was filmed by ABC News/Good Morning America, Reuters and Extra.
Dr. Bauman is an active member of the esteemed International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, where he has sat on the Ethics and Bylaws Committee, as well as the American Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, the American Medical Association, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Florida Medical Association and the Palm Beach County Medical Society.
Dr. Bauman is a co-author of several textbooks on such topics as "Health Sciences Chemistry" and the medical school admission process, and a contributing author for the text "Cosmetic Dermatology" published by McGraw Hill. He has also published numerous magazine and journal articles on the current treatment of hair loss for the general public and physician readers, and has developed an international reputation for providing state-of-the-art care. His articles have appeared in such publications as the Hair Transplant Forum (the official publication of the ISHRS. Dr. Bauman is currently the Medical Editor of the National Hair Journal, the trade journal with the largest circulation in the hair restoration industry.
Dr. Varona has been on the faculty of the Orlando Live Surgery Workshop for the past two years and is also part of the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, and the Illinois Medical Society. He enjoys traveling as much as possible, trying new restaurants, and investing in his personal health by dedicating an hour of each day to exercise.
Dr. Barton excelled under AlviArmani's multi year intensive fellowship in the art of FUE Hair transplantation, hairline design, temple angle closure, and mega session hair transplantation.
Dr. Daniel McGrath is Board Certified by the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, one of less than 200 hair replacement surgeons around the world to have achieved this level of expertise.
Job Titles:
- Surgical Technician since 1998"I'M Crazy about Patient Care"
One of the leading technicians in the US hair restoration profession, Janna Shafer is an award-winning Surgical Assistant and Clinical Manager.
She began her career as a hair technician in 1996 and quickly worked her way up to surgical manager, working alongside the renowned hair transplant pioneer Dr Ron Shapiro in Minnesota.
Janna has given demonstrations at numerous major conferences around the world and served as Chair of the Surgical Assistant Program of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS). She regularly trains and shares her knowledge with surgical assistants from both sides of the Atlantic, and her technical excellence was recognised when she won the ISHRS 2015 Distinguished Assistant Award for outstanding accomplishment in the field of hair restoration surgery.
Like Dr Ball, Janna is committed to providing every one of The Maitland Clinic's patients with first class care and attention.
Job Titles:
- Surgical Technician Working in Hair Transplantation since 2014"I Enjoy Helping Change People 's Lives for the Better"