Author Archive for Ivan Cohen, MD

Dr. Cohen is recognized as an expert in the field of hair replacement surgery. He has developed his own innovative techniques utilizing follicular unit grafts that are now being used by hair transplant surgeons throughout the United States. Dr. Cohen lectures on hair transplantation and hair loss at the Yale University School of Medicine where he is associate clinical professor of dermatology. Dr. Cohen has been a frequent speaker at both national and international conferences on hair restoration surgery. Most recently, he was an invited speaker and faculty member at the World Hair Association live surgery meeting as well as a featured speaker at the annual meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. Recently Dr. Cohen was recognized as one of The Top Hair Transplant Surgeons in North America by Town and Country Magazine. The New York Times has profiled Dr. Cohen and his work in major articles. Connecticut Magazine has reported on Dr. Cohen's surgery. He has been featured in Men's Health and Self Magazine as well as The Connecticut Post. Dr. Cohen has published articles in the Journal of Dermatologic Surgery, the Journal of Geriatric Dermatology, and the Hair Transplant Forum International. Dr. Cohen is a member of the International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons and recommended by the American Hair Loss Association. Visit Dr. Cohen's Website: www.dricohen.com

Where Do Hair Transplant Surgeons Receive Their Training?

I’m interested in knowing where doctors receive their hair transplant training and can any doctor of any medical specialty such as a podiatrist perform hair transplant surgery?
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Any licensed MD or DO can perform hair transplant surgery. Doctors who have had training in surgery and diseases of the scalp as well as doctors who have had no training in surgery or diseases of the scalp can perform this surgery. For example, psychiatrists, allergists and family practice doctors can legally operate. However a podiatrist cannot because they are neither an MD nor a DO. Since the procedure can be done in the office and not in a hospital, there is no regulatory system that monitors the quality of the new doctor’s work.

Doctors can learn how to perform hair transplant surgery through formal training or by on-the-job experience. Hair transplantation may be taught as part of an accredited residency program in dermatology or plastic surgery. Read more