Course Co-Directors

Michael H. Gold, MD

Dr. Michael H. Gold is the founder of Gold Skin Care Center, Advanced Aesthetics Medical Spa, The Laser & Rejuvenation Center, and Tennessee Clinical Research Center located in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Gold is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Meharry Medical College, School of Medicine, which is also in Nashville. He is a Visiting Professor of Dermatology for Huashan Hospital, Fudan University in Shanghai, China (11/2006), Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangzhou, China, as well as a Visiting Professor of Dermatology at Number One Hospital of China Medical University (11/2008) in Shenyang, China. Dr. Gold is a board-certified dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon who oversees the various facets of the Center’s operations: a combination of medical and surgical dermatology, cosmetic dermatology, aesthetic services, and research endeavors. Dr. Gold has earned a national and international reputation for providing patients with leading-edge technological advances and has expertise in all facets of dermatology and aesthetic care. The Tennessee Clinical Research Center is now one of the leading dermatologic research institutions in the U.S. Dr. Gold speaks on national and international fronts, focusing on dermatology issues related to the use of lasers and energy-based devices, as well as the use of fillers and toxins in aesthetic and cosmetic dermatology. He lectures in venues around the world and is a sought-after contributor to educational meetings globally.

Brian Biesman, MD

Dr. Biesman specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive eyelid and facial surgery and minimally invasive rejuvenation techniques including injectables (Botox and fillers) and technology-based solutions (laser skin resurfacing, and related techniques), and medical grade skin care. In addition Dr. Biesman is a nationally and internationally recognized authority on noninvasive body contouring techniques such as CoolSculpting® for the elimination of unwanted fat. Dr. Biesman serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, where he holds appointments in the divisions of Ophthalmology, Dermatology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Faculty

Glynis Ablon, MD

Associate Clinical Professor
UCLA
Ablon Skin Institute and Research Center
Manhattan Beach, CA

Marc R. Avram, MD

Weill Cornell Medical Center/NY Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY

Mathew M. Avram, MD

Director, MGH Laser, Cosmetic and Dermatologic Surgery Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School Faculty Director for Dermatology Laser & Cosmetic Surgery Training; Harvard Medical School Affiliate Faculty, Wellman Center for Photomedicine President, American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery

Hilary Baldwin, MD

Clinical Associate Professor
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
New Brunswick, NJ

Atta Behfar, MD, PhD

CEO, Co-Founder of RION
Consultant, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic
Associate Program Director (Research), Cardiovascular Fellowship
Director, Mayo Clinic Van Cleve Cardiac Regenerative Medicine Program
Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, College of Medicine
Deputy Director for Translation, Center for Regenerative Medicine
Co-Director for Innovation in Biologics, Cardiovascular Medicine
Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN

Brian Berman, MD, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Co-Director, Center for Clinical and Cosmetic Research, Aventura, FL

Eric F. Bernstein, MD, MSE

Director, Main Line Center for Laser Surgery; Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania; Clinical Professor (Adjunct), Department of Dermatology, Temple University

Cheryl Burgess, MD, FAAD

Founder & President, Center for Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Georgetown University Medical Center and George Washington University Hospital

Valerie D. Callender, MD, FAAD

Professor of Dermatology
Howard University College of Medicine
Medical Director
Washington, DC
Callender Dermatology & Cosmetic Center
Glenn Dale, MD

Joel L. Cohen, MD (FAAD, FACMS)

Director, AboutSkin Dermatology and DermSurgery; Medical Director; AboutSkin Research; Associate Clinical Professor, University of California Irvine Department of Dermatology

Sebastian Cotofana, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Division of Anatomy, Department of Medical Education, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA; Associate Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Albany Medical Centre, Albany, NY, USA

Doris Day, MD

Clinical associate professor, dermatology, NYU Langone Health
New York, NY

Steven H. Dayan, MD

Facial Plastic Surgeon, NYTimes Best Selling Author
Director Denova Research/Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois

James Q. Del Rosso, DO

Research Director/Principal Investigator
JDR Dermatology Research
Las Vegas, NV
Senior Vice President of Clinical Research & Strategic Development
Advanced Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery
Maitland, FL

Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD

Founder & Medical Director
Innovative Dermatology
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Dermatology
The University of Texas Southwestern
Dallas, TX

Catherine M. DiGiorgio, MS, MD, FAAD

Board Certified Dermatologist
Private Practice, Boston Center for Facial Rejuvenation
Boston, MA

Sabrina G. Fabi, MD

Dermatologist
Volunteer assistant clinical professor
UCSD
San Diego, CA.

Steven Fagien, MD, FACS

Private Practice Aesthetic Oculoplastic Surgery Boca Raton, Florida

Patricia Farris, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, Tulane University School of Medicine; Member of the Board of Directors, AAD; Staff Dermatologist, Sanova Dermatology

Julius Few, MD

Director and Founder
MD, Plastic Surgery
Chicago, IL

John P. Fezza, MD

Center for Sight; Sarasota Memorial Hospital; Venice Hospital Laser and Surgical Center; St. Andrew’s Surgery Center

Cheri Frey, MD FAAD

Program Director, Asst Professor
Howard University
Washington, DC

Dee Anna Glaser, MD

Professor, Interim Associate Chair, Director of Clinical Research, Director of Cosmetic and Laser Surgery, Department of Dermatology
Department of Dermatology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO

Brad P. Glick, DO, MPH, FAAD

Dermatologist and Principal Investigator
Clinical Asst. Prof. Dermatology
FIU Herbert Worthington College of Medicine
Miami, FL

Andy Goren, MD

Chief Medical Officer Applied Biology, Inc. Irvine, California, USA; Medical Advisor and a Co-Researcher Trichology Unit, Ramon y Cajal Hospital Madrid, Spain; External Co-Investigator, Department of Dermatology, The Warren Alpert Medical School Brown University; Visiting Professor, Dermatology Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Clinical Hospital Center Sestre Milosrdnice Zagreb, Croatia; Medical Doctor (Part-Time Expert), Skin & Cosmetic Research Dept. Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital Shanghai, China; Visiting Medical Doctor, Department of Dermatology and Venereology L.T.M. Medical College Sion Mumbai, India; Global Medical Director, Hairmore Group Beijing, China

Emmy Graber, MD, MBA

The Dermatology Institute of Boston
Boston, MA

Lawrence J. Green, MD, FAAD

Clinical Professor of Dermatology
George Washington University School of Medicine
Washington, DC

Julie C. Harper, MD

Owner, Dermatology and Skin Care Center of Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Adelaide A. Hebert, MD

Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston

Michelle Henry, MD

Skin & Aesthetic Surgery Manhattan, NY

Deirdre Hooper, MD

Audubon Dermatology
New Orleans, LA

George J. Hruza, MD, MBA, FAAD

Adjunct Professor
St. Louis University
St. Louis, MO

Thy Huynh, MD, FAAD

Assistant Professor of Dermatology & Pediatrics
Lead Physician, Pediatric Dermatology
Director of Clinical Trials in Dermatology
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Omar A. Ibrahimi MD, PhD

Connecticut Skin Institute
Stamford, CT

H. Ray Jalian, MD

Cosmetic Dermatologist
Rebecca Fitzgerald MD Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

Terrence Keaney, MD

Founder and Director, SkinDC
Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology, George Washington University Hospital
Arlington, VA

Mark D. Kaufmann, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery; Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Joslyn Kirby, MD, MS, MEd

Associate Professor, Penn State Health
President, Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation

Leon Kircik, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN; Medical Director, Physicians Skin Care, PLLC Louisville, KY; DermResearch, PLLC, Louisville, KY; Skin Sciences, PLLC, Louisville, KY

Ted Lain, MD, MBA

Sanova Dermatology

Mark Lebwohl, MD

Dean for Clinical Therapeutics
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY

Kachiu C. Lee, MD, MPH

Associate Physician
Main Line Center for Laser Surgery
Ardmore, PA

Ellen S. Marmur, MD

Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Dermatology, Department of Genomics and Genetic Science
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY

George Martin, MD

Medical Director, Dr. George Martin Dermatology Associates

Guy G. Massry, MD

Clinical Professor of Surgery
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Randy B. Miller, MD

Cosmetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon
Cosmetic, Reconstructive & Hand Surgery
Stem Cell Research & Therapy
Miami, FL

Gary D. Monheit, MD

Private Practice, Total Skin and Beauty Dermatology Center, P.C.
Clinical Professor,
Department of Dermatology and Ophthalmology,
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Gilly Munavalli, MD, MHS, FACMS

Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine

Sheila Nazarian- Mobin, MD, MMM

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Nazarian Plastic Surgery
Beverly Hills, CA

Arisa Ortiz, MD

Director, Laser & Cosmetic Dermatology; Associate Clinical Professor, UC San Diego Health

Jason N. Pozner, MD, FACS

Sanctuary Plastic Surgery
Adjunct Clinical Faculty
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Boca Raton, FL

Darrell S. Rigel, MD MS

Clinical Professor of Dermatology
Director, Melanoma Surveillance Clinic
Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine
New York, NY

Wendy E. Roberts, MD

Generational DermatologyTM (GDerm), Founder and Course Director, Generational & Cosmetic Dermatology
Rancho Mirage, CA

Adrian Rodriguez, MD

Nashville Skin: Comprehensive Dermatology Center, Partner Physician Dept. of Internal Medicine, Univ of TN Health Sciences Center, St. Thomas Midtown Hospital, Assistant Clinical Faculty, Nashville, TN Tennessee Dermatology Society, Board of Directors Nashville Academy of Medicine, Board of Directors Tennessee Medical Association, Board of Directors TSLMS, Board of Directors American Academy of Dermatology, Board of Directors, Class of 2026

Thomas E. Rohrer, MD

Director of Dermatologic Surgery
SkinCare Physicians
Chestnut Hill, MA

Rod J. Rohrich, MD, FACS

Clinical Professor Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine; Founding Partner, Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute, Dallas, TX

E. Victor Ross, MD

Dermatologist, Scripps Clinic

Mark G. Rubin, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Dermatology
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Lawrence A. Schachner, MD

Professor and Chair Emeritus
Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery
Professor Department of Pediatrics

Todd Schlesinger, MD

Director, Dermatology and Laser Center of Charleston, Clinical Research Center of the Carolinas; Clinical Instructor, University at Buffalo Department of Dermatology; Affiliate Assistant Professor, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine; Clinical Preceptor, Medical University of South Carolina College of Health Professions; Clinical Instructor, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ava Shamban, MD

Board Certified Dermatologist
Owner of AVAMD and SKINFIVE
Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, CA

Sachin M. Shridharani, MD, FACS

Director, Associate Clinical Professor
LUXURGERY, Washington University – St. Louis School of Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
New York, NY