Affiliations Professor, Head of Aesthetics, Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery Institute, University of California at Irvine
Irvine, California
Biography Dr. Al S. Aly is a world authority in the field of body contouring. His career began with expertise in facial aesthetic (cosmetic) surgery, and has expanded to the exciting field of body contouring. He has taught and put together multitudes of conferences and courses for plastic surgeons on this topic. Dr. Aly wrote the textbook Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss.
Affiliations Clinical Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Private Practice, Grotting Plastic Surgery, Birmingham, Alabama; Clinical Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Biography James C. Grotting, MD is a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and also the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is in private practice specializing in aesthetic facial, breast and body contouring surgery and breast reconstruction. Dr. Grotting is a member of the board of directors of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) and treasurer of the Aesthetic Society Education and Research Foundation. He is president-elect of the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, and a member of the prestigious American Association of Plastic Surgeons. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery serves as an oral examiner for the ABPS. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Grotting is the editor of a major two volume textbook entitled Reoperative Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery first published by QMP in 1995 with the second edition publishing in 2006. This book has become the major resource for young plastic surgeons preparing for their oral board exams. Dr. Grotting has edited several additional books and contributed dozens of journal articles and chapters to the plastic surgical literature. He has been the medical director for a fellowship in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in Birmingham since 1997. He is currently a Traveling Professor for ASAPS and for the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation. Dr. Grotting has long been a volunteer for Operation Smile making numerous trips to under served countries to perform free facial surgery on children afflicted with cleft lip and palate. His son, Jimmy, lives in Hanoi, Vietnam, serving as Asian Missions Coordinator for Operation Smile. His son, Ben, is a member of the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team. Dr. Grotting and his wife, Ann, live and work in Birmingham, Alabama.
Affiliations President, BodyAesthetic Plastic Surgery & Skincare Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Biography Dr. V. Leroy Young trained plastic surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine for 25 years before starting BodyAesthetic Plastic Surgery & Skincare Center, a private practice better able to give patients more personalized care. More recently he founded the BodyAesthetic Research Center to conduct clinical trials designed to improve surgical results. Regarded as a leading plastic surgery researcher in the areas of patient safety, scar improvement, injection lipolysis, breast augmentation, and body contouring, Dr. Young serves on multiple leadership committees of the major plastic surgery professional societies. This includes the Board of Directors of the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF), which honored him with a Distinguished Service Award in May 2009. The Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons presented him with a special award "In recognition of, and in appreciation for, his dedication and commitment to improving patient safety through the education of plastic surgeons" in December 2009. A few years ago he became the only surgeon ever to receive an ASERF award for having "a profound and monumental effect upon the specialty of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery" and has twice received the "Award of Excellence for Best Article" published in Aesthetic Surgery Journal. A book edited by Dr. Young, titled Patient Safety in Plastic Surgery, was published in 2009. Dr. Young is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
Affiliations Assistant Clinical Professor, Divisions of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, and Dermatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Biography Dr. Brian S. Biesman is a member of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery of which he is the immediate past President and the recipient of the 2011 Leon Goldman Award. He is also a member of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the Tennessee Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the American Medical Association. He is an Honorary Member of the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery. He sits on numerous corporate advisory boards and holds positions on the editorial boards of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine and Cosmetic Dermatology. Dr. Biesman also maintains leadership roles in many local civic organizations. Dr. Biesman's current research interests include technology-based cutaneous rejuvenation, novel approaches to noninvasive tissue tightening, transcutaneous lipolysis, minimally invasive lipolysis, soft tissue volume augmentation for facial rejuvenation, transcutaneous delivery of botulinum toxin, laser-enhanced drug delivery, and advances in ablative fractional skin resurfacing.
Affiliations Plastic Surgeon, Cosmed Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey
Biography Dr. Nazim Cerkes is a world-renowned surgeon of rhinoplasty and facial aesthetic surgery. He has been invited to several important international congresses as a guest lecturer. During these congresses he shows his special techniques in his lectures and live surgery demonstrations to the participant plastic surgeons. In 2008, Dr. Cerkes was elected to serve as a member of the Educational Council of ISAPS (International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery). He is the current President of Turkish Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and will serve in this capacity until June 2012.
Affiliations Director, Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists of New York and New Jersey; Director of Laser Research and Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School, New York, New York; Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Chief of Dermatologic Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey; Co-Director, Sanctuary Medical Aesthetic Center, Boca Raton, Florida
Biography Dr. David J. Goldberg has published over 125 peer-reviewed manuscripts and is author and/or editor of 8 books. He has performed pivotal research studies in the areas of laser hair removal, nonablative skin treatments, dermal fillers, and new botulinum toxins. He is on the editorial boards of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine and Dermatologic Surgery and is currently Senior Chief-Editor of the Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy. Dr. Goldberg is an attorney having graduated from New York's Fordham University School of Law where he currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law.
Affiliations Associate Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery; Director, Pediatric Plastic Surgery; Plastic Surgery Residency Program Director, University of California at San Diego; Clinic Director, Fresh Start Center for Craniofacial Disorders, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California
Biography Dr. Amanda A. Gosman is the UCSD Plastic Surgery Residency Program Director and the Director of the Pediatric Plastic Surgery service at the University of California at San Diego. After receiving her plastic surgery training at the University of Texas Southwestern, she completed fellowships in craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery and international health. In addition to aesthetic surgery, Dr. Gosman specializes in repair of cleft lip and cleft palate and craniofacial reconstructive surgery.
Affiliations Clinical Professor, University of Minnesota, Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Clinics, School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Biography Dr. Joe Gryskiewicz is the co-chair for the biannual Hot Topics Meeting and the chairman of the Emerging Trends Committee. He speaks internationally and has given over one hundred presentations to professional organizations on topics such as breast augmentation and nose surgery. He writes regularly for numerous medical journals and other publications and is a guest reviewer for the international journals Aesthetic Surgery Journal and the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Biography Dr. Elizabeth Hall-Findlay has been in practice in Banff since 1983. She has had extensive training in both aesthetic (cosmetic) and reconstructive surgery in both Canada and the United States. Dr. Hall-Findlay completed her plastic surgery residency in San Francisco and New York City. She is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC) and she is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Hall-Findlay has built and developed a private surgical facility in her office in Banff and now restricts her practice to cosmetic surgery. She still maintains a teaching and academic focus to her practice. She travels extensively as she is frequently asked to speak and perform surgery for teaching purposes both nationally and internationally. She gives teaching courses annually at both major American plastic surgery meetings. She has performed surgery as part of conferences not only in the United States but also in places as far away as Vienna, Milan, Cairo, Tel Aviv, Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro, Holland and Germany. She is also the author of numerous scientific articles and presentations and the co-editor of a surgical textbook, which won the award from the Association of American Publishers for the best clinical book published in medicine in 1990. She has contributed chapters to several plastic surgery textbooks.
Affiliations Ethel F. and James A. Valone Distinguished Professor of Surgery; Chief and Program Director, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and Surgery, University of North Carolina; Associate Director, North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Biography Dr. C. Scott Hultman is an academic plastic surgeon with interests in burn reconstruction, surgical throughput/process improvement, and the business of health care.
Affiliations Associate Professor and Program Director, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Chief of Plastic Surgery, Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas
Biography Dr. Jeffrey E. Janis is an Associate Professor and Program Director in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He also serves as Chief of Plastic Surgery at Parkland Health and Hospital System. He lectures on a local, regional, and national level, has authored numerous articles and book chapters, and has edited Essentials of Plastic Surgery.
Biography Marie Czenko Kuechel is an industry consultant specializing in aesthetic practice management and public education programs. Her work spans private and university-based practices in the United States and abroad, as well as leading industry pharmaceutical and device companies, associations that represent board-certified core specialists, and national media organizations.
Biography Dr. Constantino G. Mendieta's interest in plastic surgery emerged while observing his uncle -- a plastic surgeon -- reconstruct the disfigured faces of war victims, restoring them to near-normal appearance. Pursuing this ambition, Dr. Mendieta completed a rigorous general surgical residency at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, then continued his plastic surgery training at the University of Miami, accomplishing specialties in both general surgery and plastic surgery. After completing this training, he furthered his education with a fellowship from Harvard and traveled to Brazil and Paris to perfect his skills. Dr. Mendieta is certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties and by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
Affiliations Total Skin & Beauty Dermatology Center, P.C.; Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Biography Dr. Gary D. Monheit is an assistant editor for the Journal of Dermatologic Surgery, serves on the editorial board of Journal of Cosmetic Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology, and is a regular contributor to the dermatologic literature. He is board certified by the American Board of Dermatology and the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery. He has developed the well-recognized, medium-depth chemical peel and other resurfacing techniques used today. He lectures nationally and internationally and has contributed over 40 journal articles and numerous book chapters to the medical literature. Dr. Monheit has done extensive clinical research into fillers and toxins. His present clinical research interests include: photoaging skin and treatment with cosmeceutical agents, peels, lasers, and dermabrasion; filling agents for aging skin and scarring conditions; and evaluation of photoaging skin.
Fabio Xerfan Nahas, MD, PhD, MBA Plastic Surgeon Sao Paulo, Brazil
Affiliations Associate Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Biography Dr. Fabio Nahas is a Professor of the Postgraduate Program of Plastic Surgery at the Federal University of Sao Paulo. His is also the Brazilian National Secretary for the International Society of Plastic Surgeons and is a Fellow and International Guest Scholar of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Nahas has authored more than 120 articles.
Affiliations Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Biography Dr. Peter C. Neligan is a Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Washington and the Director of the UW Medicine Center for Reconstructive Surgery. He is active in numerous professional societies and serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery.
Jeffrey A. Nerad, MD, FACS Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Cincinnati, Ohio http://www.cincinnatieye.com/
Affiliations Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cincinnati Eye Institute; Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Biography Dr. Jeffrey A. Nerad is considered an international expert in treating eyelid and orbital diseases. He is board certified in ophthalmology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is a member of the American and European Societies of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgeons, and the Orbital Society. He is the current President of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Nerad is active on many educational committees in the American Academy of Ophthalmology and now serves as an AAO Secretary of Education. Dr. Nerad has been awarded the Honor, the Senior Honor snd Secretariat Awards from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and been named among the Best Doctors in America for 20 years. Dr. Nerad has published over 100 scientific papers on a wide variety of topics related to eyelid and orbital surgery. He serves on the editorial boards of several professional journals. He has authored or co-authored several textbooks, which are among the most widely referred to texts in his area. He has lectured in more than 30 countries across the globe.
Biography Dr. Jason Pozner is a board-certified plastic surgeon in private practice in Boca Raton, Florida. He is a member of many plastic surgery societies and is a consultant or advisory board member of a number of laser and aesthetic companies. He is the author of many scientific articles, books, and book chapters, and lectures nationally and internationally on a number of aesthetic surgery related topics.
Affiliations Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
Biography Dr. Andrea L. Pusic is a plastic surgeon specializing in reconstruction after cancer surgery. She has a strong interest in breast reconstruction and is involved in a number of advocacy, outreach, and education initiatives for breast cancer survivors. Dr. Pusic's main research interest lies in assessing health-related quality of life among oncology patients. With grant support from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, she recently developed a new questionnaire, the Memorial Sloan-Kettering BREAST-Q, which measures satisfaction and quality-of-life outcomes among breast reconstruction patients. She is also involved in research to measure patient expectations in breast reconstruction. This research is ultimately aimed at improving patient education and promoting shared medical decision-making. Previously, Dr. Pusic has been involved in research to investigate differences in quality of life among women undergoing mastectomy with and without reconstruction. Additionally, she is currently involved in a long-term study investigating quality of life among women undergoing vaginal reconstruction following resection of pelvic malignancies.
Dirk F. Richter, MD Plastic Surgeon Wesseling, Germany
Affiliations Director of the Department of Plastic Surgery, Dreifaltigkeits Krankenhaus, Wesseling, Germany
Biography Dr. Dirk F. Richter is a board-certified plastic surgeon, who received his plastic surgery specialty training in parts at the Clinica Ivo Pitanguy in Brazil, the Haubrichhof Clinic in Cologne and mainly at the Dreifaltigkeits-Hospital, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He has been the head of this department since 2001, and his main focus is in body-contouring surgery after massive weight loss, face and periorbital rejuvenation with revision cosmetic surgery, and the treatment of patients with endocrine orbitopathy resulting from Graves disease. Dr. Richter's expertise as a plastic surgeon is recognized both nationally and internationally. He is a member of the German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, an international active member of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and currently a member of the Board of Directors of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Over the past 5 years, he has received many national and international invitations around the world to lecture at premiere medical conferences in the fields of body contouring, breast surgery, and periorbital rejuvenation. He has co-authored two textbooks, several book chapters, and published multiple scientific articles Dr. Richter is also involved in the field of breast cancer and wound-healing research with multiple co-authorships in high-quality research journals.
Lorne K. Rosenfield, MD, FACS Plastic Surgeon Burlingame, California http://drrosenfield.com
Affiliations Clinical Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California-San Francisco; Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
Biography Dr. Lorne Rosenfield is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He has been in private practice in Burlingame, California for almost 25 years. Dr. Rosenfield specializes in aesthetic surgery with a particular interest in facial rejuvenation and body contouring. He is an active Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at both the University of California, San Francisco, and Stanford University. Dr. Rosenfield has published extensively in the plastic surgical literature. He has contributed chapters on innovations in facial rejuvenation and body contouring in the definitive plastic surgical text, The Art of Aesthetic Surgery. He also travels both nationally and internationally to conduct teaching courses and deliver lectures.
Dr. Rosenfield received his medical degree at the University of Manitoba, in Canada. He completed his residency in general surgery and received his fellowship training in plastic surgery at Baylor University at the Texas Medical Center.
Dr. Rosenfield serves as an oral examiner for the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is a member of the Patient Safety Committee for the Aesthetic Society. Dr. Rosenfield has created The Peninsula Plastic Surgical Foundation to deliver charitable reconstructive care within his community and the greater Bay Area.
Affiliations Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
Biography Dr. Daniel E. Rousso has a private practice in Birmingham, Alabama that is devoted exclusively to facial plastic surgery. Dr. Rousso is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Surgery and Director of a Fellowship Program under the auspices of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is a member of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery and Past-President of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. He is also the President of the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.
Fu-Chan Wei, MD, FACS Plastic Surgeon Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
Affiliations Professor and Chancellor, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
Biography Dr. Fu-Chan Wei has gained recognition and received numerous awards for his work on toe-to-hand transplantation and vascularized fibula transplants for extremity and mandible reconstruction as well as many other surgical innovations. He has been the president of several medical societies including the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Association, the Hand Surgery Society of the Republic of China, and the International Microsurgical Society. In 2001 he was the president of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery. Dr. Wei has given 71 instructional courses and 525 lectures at major international conferences and medical centers in the United States, Canada, Europe and other countries around the world. Dr. Wei has edited eight books, contributed 56 book chapters, and published 444 articles in the field of plastic surgery. He now sits on the editorial board of several journals including the journal of Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Seminars in Plastic Surgery, Journal of Microsurgery, and Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery. His major research interests include in vivo microcirculatory studies of ischemia-reperfusion injury and composite tissue allo-transplantation where he leads laboratories investigating these subjects.
