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
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
Mitchell Brin, MD
SVP, CSO, BOTOX & Neurotoxins at Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company; Clinical Professor of Neurology, University of California, Irvine
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
Jean Carruthers, MD, FRCSC
Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of British Columbia
Suneel Chilukuri, MD, FAAD
Refresh Dermatology
Patrick Clark, PhD, CMLSO
Clinical Instructor, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas; Visiting Faculty, Childern’s Hospital Number One, Ho Chi Min City, Viet Nam
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
Doris Day, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology, NYU Langone Medical Center; Private Practice, New York, NY
Christine Dierickx, MD
Director, Skinperium Clinic
Lawrence Eichenfield, MD
Distinguished Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Vice Chair, Department of Dermatology Chief, Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology, University of California, San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego
Sabrina G. Fabi, MD, FAAD, FAACS
Cosmetic Laser Dermatology and Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California San Diego
Patricia Farris, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Tulane University School of Medicine; Member of the Board of Directors, AAD; Staff Dermatologist, Sanova Dermatology
John P. Fezza, MD
Center for Sight; Sarasota Memorial Hospital; Venice Hospital Laser and Surgical Center; St. Andrew’s Surgery Center
David J. Goldberg, MD, JD
Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai Director, Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists; Director of Cosmetic Dermatology and Clinical Research, Schweiger Dermatology Group
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
Julie C. Harper, MD
Owner, Dermatology and Skin Care Center of Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Deirdre Hooper, MD
Audubon Dermatology
George J. Hruza, MD, MBA,FAAD
Medical Director, Laser & Dermatologic Surgery Center; Adjunct Professor of Dermatology and Otolaryngology, St. Louis University; President, Missouri State Medical Association; Immediate Past President, American Academy of Dermatology
Shannon Humphrey, MD, FRCPC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology & Skin Science, University of British Columbia; Medical Director, Humphrey Cosmetic Dermatology
Michael S. Kaminer, MD
Founding Partner, Skincare Physicians; Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Brown Medical School
Bruce Katz, MD
Clinical Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai; Director, Juva Skin & Laser Center; Past Director, Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Clinic, Mt Sinai Hospital; Attending Physician, Mt Sinai Hospital
Mark Kaufmann, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery; Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Terrence Keaney, MD
Co-Founder, SkinDC, Washington, DC; Clinical Associate Professor, George Washington University; Assistant Clinical Faculty, Howard University Departments of Dermatology; Director, Laser and Lipoatrophy Clinic, Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital, Washington, DC
Kristen M. Kelly, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine; Faculty, Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine
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
Dario Kivelevitch, MD
Texas Dermatology Associates
Hector G. Leal Silva, MD, PhD
Professor, Universidad de Monterrey; Professor, Universidad del Valle de Mexico
Mark Lebwohl, MD
Dean for Clinical Therapeutics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Ellen S. Marmur, MD
Founder, Marmur Medical; Creator, MMSkincare; Associate Clinical Professor, Dermatology Mount Sinai-Icahn School of Medicine
George Martin, MD
Medical Director, Dr. George Martin Dermatology Associates
Alan Menter, MD
Baylor Scott & White
Natasha Mesinkovska, MD, PhD
Vice-Chair for Clinical Research and Associate Professor, University of California Irvine Department of Dermatology; Chief Scientific Officer, National Alopecia Areata Foundation
Gary D. Monheit, MD
Private Practice, Total Skin and Beauty Dermatology Center, Birmingham, Alabama; Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Deanne Mraz Robinson, MD
President and Co-Founder, Modern Dermatology of CT; Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Yale New Haven Hospital
Susan George Murrmann, MD, FACOG, FAAMFM
Founder, McDonald Murrmann Center for Wellness and Health 360 and McDonald Murrmann Center for Laser and Aesthetics; Instructor, University of Tennessee Memphis
Sheila Nazarian, MD, MMM
Assistant Professor, University of Southern California; Founder, Nazarian Plastic Surgery; Founder, Spa26; Founder, The Skin Spot; Founder, Nazarian Institute
Mark S. Nestor, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Cosmetic Enhancement Director, Center for Clinical and Cosmetic Research; Voluntary Professor, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; President, American Cutaneous Oncology Society
Joe Niamtu, III DMD
Medical Director, Niamtu Cosmetic Facial Surgery
Arisa Ortiz, MD
Director, Laser & Cosmetic Dermatology; Associate Clinical Professor, UC San Diego Health
Galen Perdikis, MD
Chair and Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Jason N. Pozner, MD, FACS
Sanctuary Plastic Surgery, Boca Raton, FL; Adjunct Clinical Faculty Cleveland Clinic, Florida Weston, FL
Rod J. Rohrich, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine; Founding Partner, Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute, Dallas, TX
Mark G. Rubin, MD
Private Practice, Beverly Hills, California; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Vanderbilt University; Emeritus Associate Professor of Dermatology, University of California, San Diego
Nazanin Saedi, MD
Associate Professor Director, Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Thomas Jefferson University
Lawrence A. Schachner, MD
Stiefel Professor and Chair Emeritus, Department of Dermatology, University of Miami of Medicine
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
Rhea Seddon, MD
Author and Speaker
Sachin M. Shridharani, MD, FACS
LUXURGERY Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Clinic, New York, NY; Attending Physician, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
Linda Stein Gold, MD
Director of Clinical Research at the Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI
Emil A. Tanghetti, MD
Medical Director, Center for Dermatology and Laser Surgery
S. Randolph Waldman, MD
Founder and Director, Waldman Schantz Turner Plastic Surgery Center
Carlos Wambier, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Clinician Educator; Director of Cosmetic Dermatology Research, Department of Dermatology, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Jonathan Weiss, MD, FAAD
Georgia Dermatology Partners, Snellville, Loganville, Braselton and Brookhaven, GA; President and Co-Managing Partner Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology Hospital Affiliations: Piedmont Rockdale Medical Center, Conyers, GA Northside Gwinnett Medical Center, Lawrenceville, GA Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA
