Touted as the foremost authority on aesthetic dermatology, Dr. Delune is a Founding Member and President of the American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine (AAAM®), Chairman of the "Continuous Medical Education" committee at the International Union of Aesthetic Medicine and most recently is the General Secretary & one of the founding members of the American Society of Aesthetics & Mesotherapy. He is also one of the founding members & treasurer of the European Academy of Dermato Venerology (EADV). As part of his experience and accomplishments, Dr. Delune is noted for his contributions in the private fellowship with the famed Dr. Obagi at the Obagi Dermatology Medical Clinic in Beverly Hills, California. He is also recognized for his educational contributions as invited professor of aesthetic medicine at international universities in Belgium, Italy, Spain and Mexico. Dr. Delune received his medical degree from the Universite de Louvain, Belgium.

Memberships And Fellowships

• Dermatologist
• American Academy of Dermatology
• American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
• The Skin Cancer Foundation
• International Society for Dermatologic Surgery
• American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
• International Society for Dermatologic Surgery
• Asociacion Argentina de Medicina Estetica
• Société Belge de Dermatologie et Vénéréologie
• Founding Member and Treasurer of the "Société Belge de Laser Médical"
• Member of the "Collége des Médecins de l'Agglomération Bruxelloise"
• Scientific Member of the International Society for Androgenic Disorders
• Honorary President of the International Union of Aesthetic Medicine
• Honorary President and Founding Member of the Belgian Society of Aesthetic Medicine
• Honorary Member of the Morrocan Society of Aesthetic Medicine
• Honorary Member of the Swiss Society of Aesthetic Medicine
• Honorary Member of the French Society of Aesthetic Medicine
• Extraordinary Member of the Royal Belgian Society of Dermatology
• Founding Member and Treasurer of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
• Honorary Member of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
• Founding Member and President of the American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine
• President of the 14th International Congress of Aesthetic Medicine, Las Vegas, Nov.9-12, 2003
• Honorary President of the Asociacion Nacional de Medicina Estetica, Capitulo Mexicano
• Honorary Member of the Spanish Society of Aesthetic Medicine

General Surgeon. Cardiac Surgeon. Cosmetic Surgeon. Pain Management Physician.

Doctor of Science. Professor of Medicine and Surgery.

Professional Membership:

1. American Academy of Pain Medicine
2. American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
3. American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
4. International Association for the Study of Pain
5. American Academy of Phalloplasty Surgeons
6. Sexual Medicine Society of North America
7. American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine

Faculty of International Medical Meetings:

1. II International Congress of Esthetic Medicine
2. II Pan-American Congress of Esthetic and Cosmetic Surgery
3. III National Meeting of Esthetic Medicine in Brazil
4. 21st Annual Meeting of American Academy of Pain Medicine
5. The Second World Congress on Advanced Cosmetic Surgery
6. The First World Congress on Liposuction Surgery
7. The First World Fair of Cosmetic Products & Medical Equipment
8. 1st International Congress of Asian Society of Asian Cosmetic Surgery
9. 10th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Phalloplasty Surgeons
10. World Congress of Cosmetic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine
11. 3rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine
12. 22nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeon

Bibliography:
Dissertation - 2, Patents - 5, Articles and Abstracts - 112, Books and Chapters - 8, Medical Lectures and Presentations - 53.

Awards:
One of 100 Best Cosmetic Surgeon of the Millennium
Honorary Professor of South East Asia College of Cosmetic Surgery

Melvin L. Elson, M.D. is a board-certified dermatologist who graduated from The University of Tennessee Summa Cum Laude and received his MD from Duke University School of Medicine, trained in internal medicine at Vanderbilt Medical Center and in dermatology at Duke University Medical Center. He is considered an expert in evaluation and treatment of the aging face, particularly with expertise in the use of filling materials for scars and wrinkles, Botox and cosmeceuticals. He trains physicians world-wide in the use of these and in evaluating the aging face, having lectured in 31 countries. Additionally, he has been frequently a guest on television talk shows including Good Morning America, Good Morning New Zealand and CNBC's Vital Signs. He is often interviewed by US and international publications on the aspects of aging.

He is the author of more than 200 scientific publications, as well as 2 books including the textbook Evaluation and Treatment of the Aging Face published by Springer-Verlag. A member of the American Academy of Dermatology, board-certified by the American Board of Dermatology, he serves on the board of the American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine and is a member of a number of international societies.

He has served as a consultant to a number of boards, cosmetic and drug companies and developed MD Formulations and MD Forte skin care lines as well as assisting in the introduction of RoC products into the United States and developed ESTEEM by Naomi Judd skin care line. He holds the patent on topical vitamin K for the treatment of blood vessel disorders of the skin and has a patent pending for a topical treatment of cellulite.

He founded the Longevity Institute in Nashville, which became one of the leading centers for treatment and training of the aging face.

Specialty :
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Offices :
2820 West Main Street
Visalia, CA 93291
(209) 625-8636

9033 Wilshire Blvd., suite 100
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 275-3030

Education :
The University of California, Los Angeles
B.S. in Biochemistry (June 1976)
M.D. (June 1980)
Ph.D. in Anatomy (June 1986)

Residency :
Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
Resident in General Surgery, 1980-1987
Chief Resident in General Surgery, 1987-1988
Clinical Instructor in Surgery, 1987-1988
Fellow, Cardiovascular Research Institute U.C.S.F., 1983-1986
Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University
Resident in Plastic Surgery 1988-1989
Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery, 1989-1990
Clinical Instructor in Plastic Surgery, 1990

Board Certification :
Certified : American Board of Surgery, Sept. 1989
Certified : American Board of Plastic Surgery, November 1992

Memberships :
American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
American College of Surgeons (Fellow)
American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
Lipoplasty Society of North America
California Medical Association
Tulare County and Kings County Medical Associations

Medical Staff :
Attending Plastic Surgeon Kaweah Delta Hospital, Visalia, CA
Attending Plastic Surgeon, Mill Creek Surgery Center, Visalia, CA
Attending Plastic Surgeon, Obagi Dermatology, Plastic Surgery and Laser Center, Beverly Hills, California and Beverly Hills-Wilshire Surgery Center
Attending Plastic Surgeon, Plastic Surgery Hospital Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Practice Location 17070 Red Oak Drive, Suite 309
Houston, TX 77090
(281) 580-7401

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1968-1969
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1970-1973 Graduate Bachelor of Science, with Honors
University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin, 1974-1977 Graduate M.D., with Honors

TRAINING

Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, 1977-1980
Fellowship, Department of Endocrinology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1980-1982

AWARDS

Edith and Lewis Phillips Award - Academic Achievement , University of Wisconsin Medical School, 1975
Member Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society - Citation for Scholastic Achievement
Fellowship American College of Physicians, awarded 1986
Fellowship American College of Endocrinology 1992
Selected as one of Houston's TopDocs by HTexas Magazine , September 30, 2005, www.HTexas.com

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
The Endocrine Society
American Society of Aesthetics and Mesotherapy
International Meso-Lipotherapy Society
American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery

CERTIFICATION

Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners, 1987
Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX), 1980
American Board of Internal Medicine Diplomate, 1980
American Board of Endocrinology and Metabolism Diplomate, 1983
CMES Degree (Certified Medical Esthetic Specialist), Certificate # 0410212, E.T.S. /International Council of Education, Medical & Esthetic Associates and Medical-Esthetics Intl. Corp. March 15, 2005

AMA / PRA Level 4 Certification in the use of Fillers for Facial Aesthetic Enhancement through the joint sponsorship of the Foundation for Care Management and Total Aesthetics, 2004
AMA / PRA Level 4 Certification in the Cosmetic use of Botulinum A Toxin through the joint sponsorship of the Foundation for Care Management and Total Aesthetics, 2004
Mesotherapy Instruction and Certification, American Society of Aesthetic Mesotherapy, 2004
Laser and Laser Safety Training to fill the Texas Mandate, Laser Training Institute, 2004
Certification of Training in ND YAG, Alexandrite and Erbium YAG Lasers, Microdermabrasion, Skin Care and Chemical Peels from a variety of Sources

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Clinical Investigator in a number of studies and registries regarding the treatment of Growth Hormone deficiency, Testosterone deficiency in males, Diabetes Mellitus and Osteoporosis

PUBLICATIONS

Numerous publications regarding Laser hair removal in Asians, chemical peels, depigmentation and skin lightening treatments, treatment with the Erbium YAG Laser, parathyroid disease and pituitary disease

TEACHING AND FACULTY POSITIONS

Clinical Instructor in Physical Diagnosis, University of Texas, Medical School, 1993
Clinical Faculty, University of Texas, Department of Family Practice, 1986- present
Clinical Adjunct Faculty, Vascular Biology Working Group
Faculty, American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine

Prof Leonello Milani has been Vice President of A.I.O.T. (Italian Medical Association of Homotoxicology) since 1994 and has been teaching at the School of Homeopathy, Homotoxicology and Integrated Medicines (I and III year) since 1998 and has been an accredited Tutor at the ODM (Italian Medical Association) in Rome since 1999.

He has participated in over 140 scientific congresses in Italy and overseas as a speaker and or a Chairman. He has written 8 books, 77 Articles on Italian and Foreign Scientific Reviews and 102 scientific medical articles published on magazines and newspapers. He also wrote 4 Chapters of the Italian Medical Encyclopedia (Walk-Over) and of the Encyclopedia "Il Mio Bambino" ["My Child" (Walk-Over)].

He has given more than 4000 hours of lectures in his 30 years of teaching profession. In addition to seminars in Italy, he has been teaching in 47 seminars.

A plastic surgeon and a specialist in aesthetic plastic surgery, Dr Fournier is the co-inventor of liposuction and lipo-filling techniques. He is considered by most as the founding father of modern aesthetics. Dr Fournier is the Permanent Honorary Member of the American Society of Aesthetics & Mesotherapy (ASAM), Chairman of ASAM's Curl Lift Division and is Board Certified in Cosmetic Surgery by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery. He is also the Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and Honorary President, French Society of Aesthetic Surgery.

DSMT, DPMT, DJMK, JP, JSD, MBBS (S'pore)
FAMM, FICS, FACS, DLO (RCP Lond, RCS Eng)
FAAO-HNS, FRCS (Edinburgh), FRCS (England), ABAARM

Dato Dr S. Harnam is a graduate of the University of Malaya (now known as University of Singapore). He has worked as Senior E.N.T. Consultant for the E.N.T. Department at General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dato Dr. Harnam is currently a practicing Otolaryngologist with a special interest in Allergy and Anti-Aging Medicine. He is a founder member of the World Society of Otolaryngic Allergy and Founder President of the Malaysian Society of Allergy and Immunology (MSAI). He is currently the President of Society for Anti-Aging and Aesthetic Medicine Malaysia (SAAAMM), and is the Second Vice President of the World Society for Anti-Aging Medicine (WOSAAM). He is a Board Certified Physician of the American Board of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine (ABAARM) and is on the Advisory Board of Anti-Aging Medicine & Research (AMAR) India.

Dr Selvaraj Y Subramaniam, an anti-aging and sports doctor currently practising at a lovely beach resort in Malaysia. He is the former Director of a Government Hospital and has received numerous outstanding awards for service. He graduated from University Sciences of Malaysia (USM), 20 years ago and was the Association of the Commonwealth Universities (ACU), UK, Scholar. He has his post graduate memberships from the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, UK and Ireland, and is also board certified from the American Board of Anti Aging Medicine. Dr Selvaraj is currently appointed lecturer of the medical faculty, Udayana University, Bali for the ABAARM Clinical Training Course (ACTC), which is an international course conducted in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. He is also involved in the teaching of sports fitness/medicine by the International Fitness Professionals Associations IFPA-Anti Aging Specialist certification course in Asia. He is also the EXCO member of the Society of Anti Aging and Aesthetic Medicine, Malaysia (SAAAMM). Students have successfully passed their exams due to the excellent quality of the anti aging medicine board examination review which was done under SAAAMM. Finally, his specialty is weight management in obesity amongst Asian and his interest is teaching of anti aging and sports medicine. Thus, he is actively spreading the anti aging revolution amongst doctors and public via forums and conferences in both the local and international arena.

Dr Anandan received his medical degree from the University of Madras, India and is a Board Certified Anti Aging Physician. He is a practicing Anti Aging Physician with special interest in Dermatology. His clinical experience in ANTI AGING REGENERATIVE MEDICINE includes obesity management in overt diabetics, hormone management as part of anti aging therapeutics and management of smoking cessation. Dr Anandan is a regular speaker in public forums on topics related to Anti Aging Medicine and Andropause. He is also a key opinion leader in the panel of leading experts in allergic disorders for Schering Plough Malaysia. He is on the advisory panel for Novartis Malaysia. Dr Anandan is a Life member of the Society for Anti Aging and Aesthetic Medicine Malaysia (SAAAMM) and currently is the Secretary (2007-2008). His keen interests are in promoting the knowledge of anti aging medicine both to medical professionals and the lay public. He is also a coordinator in the Board Review Examinations Course conducted by SAAAMM, which has been well attended by doctors from around Asia with a high success rate. He is a Lecturer Member in the ABAARM Clinical Training Course (ACTC) for Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

Dr. Márquez-Serres received his M.D and PhD from the University of Seville, Spain. He is a Board certified plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon at University of Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Perú. Upon completion of his plastic surgical training, he completed an Inter-European Master degree in surgical and medical Laser at University. Dr. Márquez-Serres was the founder and president of Centro Láser Quirúrgico Europeo.

He belongs to the following societies: American Society of Plastic Surgery, Honorary Member of the French Society of Aesthetic Surgery, Society of Latin American Plastic Surgeons of the United States and Canada, International Society for Dermatology Surgery, European Laser Association, American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and European Society of Anti-Aging Medicine.

He is also the President of the Spanish Society of Anti-aging and Longevity.

Dr Márquez-Serres has given more than 100 conferences in Europe, USA and Latin America. Nowadays, he is Professor of the Master in Anti-Aging Medicine of the University of Seville. Spain. He also participated in the Master of Anti-Aging Medicine of Universidad Autónoma de México and of University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain.

Over the past years Dr. Márquez-Serres has been featured in many radio and television programs and he has been interviewed by several newspapers.

More information available at www.semal.org and www.clinicaserres.com

POSITION:

• Professor of Biochemistry. University of Sevilla. Spain.
• Director of the journal "Medicina Antienvejecimiento" of SEMAL (Spanish Society of Anti-Aging Medicine)

PUBLICATIONS:

• More than 60 publications in international journals in the field of oxidative stress, aging and its control.

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D. in Biochemistry.
• Master in Business Administration - IESE
• Master in Foresight and Management of the Technology. Joint Research Center.
• Master in Nutrition and Diet-therapy. University of Navarra. Spain.

AWARDS AND GRANTS:

• Post-doctoral Fellowship, Scientific Committee of the NATO. December 1987 - March 1989.
• Visiting Fellowship Award, National Institutes of Health. March 1989 - January 1990.

ACADEMIC ASSIGNMENTS:

• 23 years of experience as a Teacher.

EXPERIENCE ABROAD:

• Gerontology Research Centre. National Institute on Aging. National Institutes of Health. Baltimore, Maryland. 12.1987 - 02.1991. Description of work: Study of the biochemical basis of human aging and longevity.

EXPERIENCE IN COMPANIES:

• GENOX Corporation. 1414 Key Highway. Baltimore, MD 21230. USA.

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND FIELDS OF INTEREST:

• Biochemical basis of human aging and longevity.
• Control of human aging.
• Free radicals in Biology and Medicine.

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:

• Spanish Society of Anti-Aging Medicine SEMAL
• Spanish Society of Biochemistry
• European Society of Anti-Aging Medicine ESAAM

ADDITIONAL SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES:

• Direction of several Doctoral Thesis.
• Invited Presentations by diverse Faculties and Scientific Meetings.
• Referee of research proposals. Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y Prospectiva (ANEP). Spain.
• Evaluator of research proposals. U. E. Key Action: Ageing Population and Disabilities.

Born in Argentina, Dr Osvaldo Desimone is a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon. His recertification in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery was awarded by the Argentine Medical Association and the Argentine Society of Plastic Surgery.

Dr Desimone was the Director of Plastic Surgery Department of Pinto Aesthetic Medicine Private Hospital, Buenos Aires from 1991 - 2002. He is currently the Plastic Surgeon in Chief at Clinique de I'Observatoire in Brussels, Belgium and also practices in Pinto Medicina Estetica Medical Center in Buenos Aires.

Dr Desimone has lectured in many Postgraduate Courses in various universities in Argentina and was the Professor of the Annual Postgraduate Course in Aesthetic Medicine - UIME / PACAM since 1992.

Dr Desimone has carried out various scientific research work and has also contributed to numerous scientific publications such as Magazine of the Buenos Aires Society of Plastic Surgery, Argentine Magazine of Burnt People and "XXI Century" Magazine of Aesthetic Medicine, just to name a few.

Besides being the Vice President of the Argentine Society of Aesthetic Medicine, Dr Desimone is also a member of the Argentine Medical Association and the Society of Plastic Surgery of Buenos Aires.

Dr Martinez started the exciting discovery of medicine at the University of Barcelona (Spain) and continued with further training in Obstetrics & Gynaecology together with General Practice in the UK.

He obtained the Diploma in Aesthetics & Anti-Aging Medicine from the University of Barcelona that led to the European Anti-Aging Medicine Speciality in Brussels (Belgium) and Paris (France).

Marc Dauer, MD is a leader in permanent hair restoration utilizing total Follicular Unit Transplantation to achieve the most natural results possible for its clients. Dr. Dauer graduated with honors from New York Medical College and trained in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at UCLA Medical Center. He subsequently received special training in Hair Restoration and has been a published author in numerous medical publications. Dr. Dauer is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery and a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery.

Education: M.D. Yale University School of Medicine B.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Residency Training Internal Medicine Internship - Rhode Island Hospital, affiliated with Brown University School of Medicine Family Medicine Residency– University Hospital, affiliated with University of Florida School of Medicine

Employment: 7/2004 - Present President and CEO Allure Cosmetic Medical Center, Orange Park, FL Established the first medical office in Northeast Florida dedicated exclusively to the practice of non-surgical cosmetic medicine. Procedures and brand name products include: Botox, Restylane, Juvederm, Laser Hair Removal, Laser Tattoo Removal, Intense Pulsed Light, Chemical Peels, Microdermabrasion, Sclerotherapy, Laser Vein Treatment, Velashape, Thermage, Refirme, and Mesotherapy.

1/2002 - 10/2003 Director, Healthy Jacksonville Duval County Health Dept, Jacksonville, FL Launched a public health initiative designed to decrease the mortality and morbidity of Duval County residents. Successful in fundraising by obtaining corporate sponsors such as Pfizer and Blue Cross Blue Shield and in obtaining grants from government agencies such as the State of Florida Dept of Health.

9/1997 - 8/2004 Medical-Legal Consultant Antoinette Lloyd MD, PA, Orange Park, FL Provided Medical Expert consultations and testimonies in malpractice cases involving family practice physicians.

7/1994 - 7/1997 Board Certified Family Physician St Vincent’s Family Medical Care Center, Orange Park, FL Provided inpatient and outpatient medical care to patients from pediatrics to geriatrics.

Medical License: State of Florida

Certifications: Board Certified American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine Fellow American Society of Laser Medicine & Surgery Diplomate American Board of Family Medicine

ACTUAL POSITION: University Hospitals of Geneva, (Switzerland) Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic surgery, Departement

EDUCATION :
2009 European board of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery

2009 Swiss board of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery

2005-2006 Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Laboratory of Stem & Biophysics cells

2001-2005 University Hospital of Geneva
General Surgery training

2003 University of Geneva, Medical school
Biomaterials Board

2001 University of Geneva, Medical school
Medical Diploma, MD

1998 United States Medical License Examinations (USMLE)

Founding Chairman of:

• National Medicine and Aesthetic Pathology Association ANME
• Mexican Association of Lipoplasty ASMELI
• Mexican Society of Cosmetic Surgery SOMECC
• IberoAmerican Institute of Medical Post Grade IAIPM
• IberoAmerican Federation of Aesthetic & Anti-Aging Medicine FIAAM
• IberoAmerican Federation of Cosmetic Surgery FIACS
• Albert Schweitzer School of Corporal Aesthetic Cosmetology Buenos Aires, Argentina

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Honorary Member of

• Spanish Society of Aesthetic Medicine
• Colombian Society of Aesthetic and Cosmetic Surgeons
• South American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
• Dominican Academy of Aesthetic and Cosmetic Surgery
• Ecuadorian Society of Aesthetic Medicine

Faculty of International Medical Meetings

• Congress of South American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery SAACS
• Congress of Spanish Academy of Aesthetic Medicine
• World Congress of Portugal Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
• Congress of Spanish Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
• Second World Congress of Liposuction Surgery
• Miami Congress of Cosmetic and Medical Equipment

Other Studies

• Masters in Acupuncture. Acupressure School of Traditional Chinese Medicine University Shanghai, China
• Cellulotherapy Dr. Paul Niehans. Bern, Switzerland
• Biological Implantology and Mesotherapy Dr. Massimo. Italy, Rome
• Homotoxicology and Homeopathy Dr. Reckeweg. Baden, Germany

Dr Chelso’s other interests include teaching all kinds of techniques in Aesthetic Medicine, Cosmetic Surgery and Anti Aging Medicine.

Dr Smit is an Aesthetic and Sports Physician in Pretoria, South Africa. After studying medicine at the University of the Free State, Dr Riekie Smit specialized in Sports Medicine at the University of Pretoria. She has been running a private practice ever since. Dr Riekie has done numerous aesthetic courses, certifications and trainings mostly in Europe. Currently she is an Aesthetic and Sports Physician with a private practice and a medical spa in two cities in South Africa. Her focus of her practice is aesthetic and anti-aging treatments. Dr Smit is the president of the Aesthetic and Anti-aging Medicine Society of South Africa and she is also president member of the International Union of Aesthetic Medicine for the past 3 years. Dr Smit is the chair organizer of the Aesthetic Medicine Congress of South Africa. She is the author of many articles and scientific publications. Dr Smit has a passion for research and she is currently busy with a number of studies. She does numerous trainings and consultancies for various companies. She is also a regular invited speaker at international and local congresses or meetings locally as well as internationally. Her field of expertise is facial shaping and rejuvenation with Botulinum toxin and Fillers, Chemical peels, Mesotherapy and especially peri-orbital rejuvenation. Dr Smit is the course developer for the first formal post-graduate training in aesthetic medicine in South Africa, which will commence from February 2010.

Education:

• MBChB 2000 University of the Orange Free State
• MSc Sports Medicine 2003 University of Pretoria
• Residency and internship: Pretoria Academic Hospital and Kalafong Hospital, Pretoria
• Post graduate training in Aesthetic Medicine procedures, France and Italy, 2004 - 2009

Societies/ Memberships

• Chairperson: South African Sports Medicine Association, Gauteng North
• President: Aesthetic and Anti-aging Medicine Society of South Africa.
• Membership: SAMA, SASMA, HPCSA, AAMSSA, General Medical Council (UK), UIME (Union International de Medecine Esthetique)

Awards:

• Golden Key International Honour Society

Residencies/Education

• UW Group Health Family Medicine
• Acupuncture; Stanford University/ HMI institute

Medical Licenses:

• Washington State Physician and Surgeon

Professional Societies:

• The American Academy of Family Physicians
• The Institute of Functional Medicine
• The American Academy of Holistic Medicine
• The International Society of Cosmetic and Laser Surgeons
• American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine
• American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine

TRADEMARKS:

• VITALIFT
• LIPOTIGHTEN (trademark pending)

MEDICAL MISSIONS: CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS:

• Vanuatu Medical Mission, Vanuatu South Pacific
• NW Hope and Healing Foundation