Educational Backgrounds

Undergraduate: McGill University, Bachelor of Science, major in psychology, 1971.

Pre-Med: University of Paul Sebastien, Toulouse, France, 1973.

Medical School: University of Calgary, 1977.

Post-Doctoral Training

Internship and Residency:           

• Straight internship in internal medicine at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, McGill University affiliated hospital, 1978.

• First year resident in dermatology, at Hotel Dieu de Quebec, in QuebecCity 1979.

• Second and third year resident in dermatology, University of Iowa, 1980 -1981.

• Preceptorships with Dr.'s: Frederick Mohs, Thomas Alt, Walter Unger, Norman Orentreich and Richard Webster, 1981 -1982.

Medical Experience: Private practice since October 1981 in Montreal, Quebec, CANADA.

Teaching / Presentations

• Director of 1-year fellowship in hair transplantation at McGill University since 1998.

• Associate professor in dermatology in Montreal, Quebec at McGill University.

• Preceptor at the introductory and advanced courses in dermatological surgery at the American Academy of Dermatology in December 1982.

• Instructor of Soft Tissue Workshop in Barcelona Spain, October 1983, in Montreal and the American Academy of Dermatology meetings.

• Organizer of Soft Tissue Workshop (Cutaneous Surgery), September 1984, Montreal, Quebec.

• Lectures of ISDS in Shanghai, Nanjing, People's Republic Of China, June 1985.

• Organizer of Soft Tissue workshop in the fall of 1986 in Montreal.

• Member of Faculty and Speaker at the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, January 13-15 1989, Century City, California. Topic: mini and micro grafts applications.

• Speaker at The International Society Of Hair Surgeons in April 30, 1993, Dallas Texas.

• Speaker and conductor of breakfast session on hair transplants at The International Society For Dermatology Surgery in Seville, Spain in October 3, 1993.

• Speaker at NY University on hair transplantation,  April '94.

• Feature speaker on hair transplantation & Mohs' surgery, Quebec City, April '94.

• Director of breakfast session on  hair transplantation at the ISDS in Budapest, Hungary ; October '94.

• Lecturer on hair transplantation, Société Française De Chirurgie Esthetique; Paris, France '97.

• State of the art lecturer on hair transplantation. International Society Of Dermatologic Surgery; Bahia, Brazil, October '98.

• Société Française De Chirurgie Dermatologique; Workshop, director Chirurgie capillaire. Quoi de neuf? Paris, France,  May '99.

• Chirurgie Capillaire, moderator of scientific presentation, Paris, 1998-1999.

• Pre-Congress Live Surgery Workshop director on Hair Transplantation; Sept. 1'99 in Athens, Greece at the XXth Congress of the International Society Of Dermatologic Surgery.

• Director on hair transplantation pre-congress course, Sept. 2'99 in Athens, Greece at the XXth Congress of the International Society Of Dermatologic Surgery.

• Director on hair restoration congress program, Sept. 5'99 in Athens, Greece at the XXth Congress of the International Society Of Dermatologic Surgery.

• Organizer of “Break Throughs In Facial Rejuvenation” symposium with INAMED Aesthetics Montreal, Quebec Dec. 13th, 2003.

Publications

• Dyskeratosis Congenita, Journal of American Academy of Dermatology Vol 6 #6, June 1983.

• The Evaluation Of The Male Partner Of Patients With Condyloma, Journal Contemporary Obgyn, October 1983, pg 183-196.

• Laser in Dermatology, L'Actualié Médicale, February 19, 1986 pg 15-24.

• Surgical Gems In Dermatology, Journal Publishing Group, 1988 pg 8, 81.

• Surgical Gems In Dermatology Vol. 2, Igaku-Shoin 1991, pg 64.

• La Transplantation Capillaire: Quoi De Nouveau?, Le Clinicien, March 1999, Volume 14, number 3, p.147.

• Vertical Harvesting in Hair Transplantation, Dermatological Surgery, June 2001. p. 597

• The Effect of Graft Size, Angle, and Intergraph Distance on Dense Packing, submitted for publication.
  

Society Memberships / Associations & Affiliations

• Canadian Dermatology Association

• Federation des Medecins Specialistes de la Province du Quebec

• Quebec Medical Association

• American Academy of Dermatology

• American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery & Cutaneous Oncology

• American Society of Dermatological Surgery

• International Society of Dermatological Surgery

• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

• American Academy Of Cosmetic Surgery

• Medical Council The Skin Cancer Foundation

• International Society Of Hair Restoration Surgery