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Speaker: Cosmetic, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Track

Speaker: Office-Based Regenerative Aesthetics Track

Dr. Alexis Verpaele graduated as a doctor of medicine, surgery and obstetrics in 1988. In 1994 he specialised as a general surgeon under Professor Derom. He completed his training in plastic surgery in the British city of Norwich and at Ghent University Hospital under Professor Monstrey, where he worked from 1994 to 1997. Between 1997 and 1999 he was on the staff of the plastic surgery department of Ghent University Hospital.

Since 1999 Dr. Verpaele has been the co-director of the Coupure Centre for Plastic Surgery in Ghent and the ‘t Zwin Medical Centre in the Dutch town of Oostburg. He has been appointed Fellow of the Collegium Chirurgicum Plasticum and Fellow of the European Board of Plastic Surgery. He also acts as a plastic surgery consultant at Ghent University Sint-Lucas and assistant clinical professor at Ghent University Hospital. With his colleague Dr. Tonnard he set up the ‘Aesthetic Medical Centre 2’ (E:MC²) in 2007. This is an exclusive private surgical centre for aesthetic surgery in Sint-Martems-Latem.

Together with Dr. Tonnard he developed the revolutionary MACS lift, a minimally invasive facelift technique that aims to produce the best and most natural result with rapid recovery and minimal complications. This achievement has earned him and Dr. Tonnard an international reputation.

In 2004 and 2007 they contributed two scientific chapters about this surgical technique, written for plastic surgeons all over the world: The MACS-lift Short Scar Rhytidectomy, 2004, St Louis; and Short Scar Face-lifting, Operative Strategies and Techniques, 2007, St Louis.

Dr. Verpaele is a member of the Royal Belgian Society for Surgery, the Belgian and Dutch Association for Plastic Surgery, the ISAPS (International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons) and the ASAPS (American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons).

He has written numerous publications on reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. Dr. Verpaele has presented over a hundred papers on facelifts, breast enlargement, fillers and botox at international conferences and has contributed to many popular and scientific articles.

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Speaker: Regenerative Healing & Repair Track

Voted one of the TOP 10 innovators in the field of STEM CELL INNOVATION and the stem cell field by the international membership of the Academy of Regenerative Practices at their recent conference and scientific sessions! Dr. Robert W. Alexander, MD, DMD, FICS is an internationally recognized aesthetic & reconstructive surgeon, author, teacher, pioneer in use of stem/stromal cells in clinical practice, and a recognized leader in the field of BIOCELLULAR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE. Contributions in use of adipose-derived stem/stromal cells combined with high-density platelet concentrates in the areas of aesthetic surgery, open flap surgery, chronic wound therapy, and orthopaedic medicine/surgical fields is considered novel and important contributions. Dr. Alexander graduated Magna Cum Laude with full honors from University of Florida (Gainesville) School of Medicine and St. Louis University School of Medicine and Dentistry. His early experiences in basic applied research was supported by NIH pre and post-doctoral research grants have led to multiple advances in surgery and medicine. He was inducted into International College of Surgeons. Publication of many articles in peer-reviewed medical literature, contributions to multiple textbooks, and as a featured speaker in national and international venues on the subjects of plastic surgery and regenerative medicine applications, particularly those in musculoskeletal and orthopaedic applications (for the past decade) are well recognized. He is the recipient of multiple awards and recognitions in the areas of his primary specialty, as well as in the evolving uses of stem/stromal cells. Academic affiliation with the University of WA (Seattle), practicing/teaching advances in Biocellular Regenerative in plastic surgery & orthopaedic regenerative medicine.

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Speaker: Cosmetic, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Track

Speaker: Office-Based Regenerative Aesthetics Track

Speaker: Regenerative Healing & Repair Track

J. Peter Rubin, MD, is Chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery, the UPMC Endowed Professor of Plastic Surgery, Director of UPMC Wound Healing Services, and Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. He earned his undergraduate degree in biology from Grinnell College and his M.D. degree from Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed a residency training program in general surgery at Boston University/Boston City Hospital. He took time away from the clinic to pursue a two-year fellowship in surgical basic science at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He completed a three-year residency in plastic surgery at Harvard Medical School and joined the plastic surgery faculty at the University of Pittsburgh. He is a core faculty member in the McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine (MIRM).

Dr. Rubin is well-recognized for his surgical skills and innovative solutions to complex aesthetic and reconstructive problems. He is Founder and Director if the Life After Wright Loss Surgical Body Contouring Program at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to his active clinical program, Dr. Rubin directs a basic science research program in the biology of adipose derived stem cells and serves as Co-Director of the Adipose Stem Cell Center at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the principal investigator in an NIH funded line of research aimed at developing cell based methods for clinical soft tissue reconstruction after cancer therapy. He directs a related line of research aimed at soft tissue reconstruction for injured military personnel as an investigator for the Department of Defense Armed Forces Institute for Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM). To facilitate the rapid translation of new technology, he founded the Center for Innovation in Restorative Medicine (CIRM) at the University of Pittsburgh.

This “clinical accelerator” has a staff of experts in regulatory affairs, clinical trials implementation, and preclinical testing and has successfully taken new therapies through the IND and IDE process. He has moved his work from the laboratory to the clinic, and he is conducting clinical trials funded by the Department of Defense that are assessing new minimally invasive therapies to improve the lives of our wounded warriors.

His many scientific leadership positions include current Director, American Board of Plastic Surgery; Co-Chair of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Task Force on Regenerative Medicine; Regulatory Chair for ASPS; Vice President of Finance for ASPS, past president of the International Society of Adipose Therapeutics and Science (IFATS), Board Chair of IFATS, and past Chairman of the Plastic Surgery Research Council. Dr. Rubin is the recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The Presidential Award is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their research careers. It is intended to recognize some of the finest scientists who show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of scientific knowledge during the twenty-first century. He has served as editor for four textbooks, published over 180 peer reviewed articles, and presented over 500 invited lectures.

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Speaker: Cosmetic, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Track

Speaker: Office-Based Regenerative Aesthetics Track

Speaker: Regenerative Healing & Repair Track

Born and raised in Mallorca, Spain, Dr. Llull obtained his medical degree with honors at University of Navarra, Spain in 1988. Awarded a Fulbright-Hyes Commission Scholarship, he moved to California to undertake his doctoral studies at University of California, Irvine. He received his PhD degree in cell biology and Immunology in 1992. His research on the immunological aspects of musculoskeletal tissue transplantation received the Henry Christian Memorial Award (1991) for Excellence in Research from the Association of American Physicians and was sponsored by the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation and the American Association for Hand Surgery. Following a research post-doctoral year at the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute and a microsurgical fellowship at the Division of Plastic Surgery in Pittsburgh, Dr. Llull obtained a Diplomate from the European College of Transplantation.

He subsequently entered a plastic surgery clinical training at the University of Pittsburgh residency program. During his training was awarded the 1994 young investigator award from the International Transplantation Society and awards by the ASPS and the PSEF. Dr. Llull actively participated in the Pittsburgh’s Tissue Engineering Initiative on several tissue engineering projects related to cell and developmental biology of soft tissues, specifically adipose tissue. He has co-authored more than 30 scientific publications, holds several US and international patents related to cell related biotechnology and conceived, designed and validated devices, reagents and processes, all related to surgical cell therapy.

Clinically, he served as staff surgeon both at Clínica PalmaPlanas and Hospital del Mar in Barcelona until 2002, when he was appointed Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Madrid, Spain until 2009. Since then, Dr. Llull directs the SME Stem Europe Center in Mallorca, Spain, where he combines his practice with a Cell Therapy Translational and Clinical Research Center. At Stem Europe Mallorca Center his team designs and executes clinical trials related to tissue engraftment and neogenesis for reconstructive and cosmetic indications and provides training and educational support for technology early adoption (www.stem-europe.com).

Dr. Llull is a founding member of Cell Source (currently Cytori), The GID Group, Ltd, and is a Scientific Board Member of Antria, ClusterXStem and others. He is proud to be a founding member and First President of the International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science (IFATS), consults for various biotech companies like Biotime, and despite all that, he remains a passionate physician, a wannabe painter, a lazy sailor, and a shy poet☺

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Speaker: Cosmetic, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Track

Speaker: Office-Based Regenerative Aesthetics Track

Speaker: Regenerative Healing & Repair Track

Known around the world, Dr. Randy Miller is a board certified cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgeon practicing in Miami, Florida, USA.

As one of the nation's leading innovators in aesthetic surgery of the face, hand, breast and body, and a pioneer of reconstructive surgery and stem cell procedures, Dr. Miller is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.

After earning a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and a Master's degree in clinical immunology, Dr. Miller completed medical school at Jefferson Medical College where he graduated at the top of his class. He completed his training in general surgery and otolaryngology - head and neck surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Miller performed his plastic surgery training at Baylor College of Medicine located within the Texas Medical Center in Houston, which is the largest medical center in the world.

Dr. Miller is a past president of the Miami Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons, and the Plastic Surgeons Patient Safety Foundation. He served five consecutive terms on the Board of Directors of the Dade County Medical Association and as a delegate to the Florida Medical Association. He is a member and has received presidential appointments from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

In addition to his role as a clinical professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Miami, Dr. Miller serves as a plastic surgery resident mentor. For many years he has served as the Liaison between the University of Miami, Division of Plastic Surgery and the Miami Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Based on his research, publications and 25 years of clinical experience, Dr. Miller has become an internationally recognized expert in the fields of stem cell research and therapy, including human and veterinary tissue regeneration. He is the founder and director of stemcellreference.com, a worldwide peer-reviewed internet portal for accurate stem cell information. With his advanced regenerative platform, Dr. Miller provides a uniquely comprehensive approach to aesthetics and age management. In addition to plastic surgery, he collaborates extensively with experts in many other specialties.

Physicians and scientists from all over the world visit Miami to train with Dr. Miller. In addition to his global network of collaborators from Europe, the Americas, India, Australia and the Middle East, Dr. Miller has lectured and performed surgery throughout Asia, including many symposiums in mainland China. Based on these relationships, Dr. Miller has facilitated China market entry for many global medical and biotechnology companies.

Through the years Dr. Miller has developed very high level relationships within the Chinese and US Consulates and Embassies, Chinese central government, West Point and many other prestigious academic, military and civilian institutions.

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Speaker: Cosmetic, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Track

Speaker: Office-Based Regenerative Aesthetics Track

Dr. Joseph Grzeskiewicz is a board certified plastic surgeon based in La Jolla, California with a work philosophy based on love, care and dedication. In addition to facial rejuvenation surgery and breast and body contouring surgery, he has strong interest and vast experience in non-surgical injectable treatments.

In practice for over 17 years, Dr Grzeskiewicz – or Dr. G as his patients like to call him – believes in making dreams come true. Specializing in cosmetic rejuvenation from head to toe, Dr G. along with his experienced staff, makes sure that a relationship based on utmost trust and honesty is created with every patient he treats.

Commitment, kindness and complete satisfaction is the mission as well as forte of Dr. G. With his specialized treatments and experience in the industry, he makes sure that you get the best possible advice and are fully content with the end result.

Dr. G’s main interests lie in breast and body contouring, and he has a vast experience in performing successful breast augmentation, tummy tuck, body contouring, and liposuction procedures. However, in addition to surgical facial treatments, like eyelid tuck (blepharoplasy), facelift, and rhinoplasty, he also dedicates a large portion of his practice to delivering natural-looking results using nonsurgical injectable treatments. He was recently featured in the New Beauty magazine as an Expert Injector for the year 2013-2017 because of his customized and safe injectable treatments.

Dr. G’s motivation towards his work comes from within – as he believes that he was born to perform aesthetic cosmetic surgery in the right way. Even after years of scholarly work, research, and teaching residents and medical students during postgraduate fellowships, he knew where his specialty lay – improving lives while performing every stitch and suture on his own.

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Speaker: Cosmetic, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Track

Amin Kalaaji, MD, PhD, is the clinic chief and consultant plastic surgeon at Oslo Plastic Surgery Clinic in Oslo, Norway and President of the Norwegian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (NSAPS). He is currently working as Editor-in-chief for the book Plastic and Aesthetic Regenerative Surgery and Fat Grafting. Clinical Application and Operative Techniques.

Dr. Kalaaji has held his position as clinic chief for 17 years. Prior, he was a consultant plastic surgeon/vice chief and chief at the plastic surgery departments at Telemark Central Hospital and Oslo University Hospital in Norway for 10 years.

Dr. Kalaaji completed his surgical training in Paris, France, and Gothenburg, Sweden, where he also earned his PhD in bone grafting of cleft lip and palate.

In the past 15 years, his focus has been on aesthetic breast surgery, including aesthetic augmentation with fat grafting; a new method that includes a logarithm to treat inverted nipples; intimate surgery; gluteal augmentation with fat; rhinoplasty and quality of life (QoL) after aesthetic surgery (eg, breast, intimate, and nose surgery).

Dr. Kalaaji has published many peer-reviewed scientific papers and has presented more than 250 lectures, courses, and invited-speaker lectures in plastic and aesthetic surgery worldwide, such as for ASAPS, ISAPS, ISPRES, IMCAS, and many national and international aesthetic surgery meetings. He currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, is a reviewer for the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, and participates as faculty member in global aesthetic courses for the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS).

Dr. Kalaaji is an active member and a board member of the Norwegian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons and a former board member of the Norwegian Society of Plastic Surgeons. He is also an active member of the Swedish Society of Plastic Surgeons; the Nordic Society of Plastic Surgeons; and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), including its international and education/program committees the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) and the International Society of Plastic Regenerative Surgery (ISPRES).

In October 2015, 2017 and 2019, he served as chairman of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Norwegian American Aesthetic Meeting (NAAM 1,2,3) in Oslo, Norway (www.naam.no). In July 2017, he was elected as the National Secretary for ISAPS in Norway for a term of 4 years. In October 2018, he was assigned, after unanimous vote, to the executive board of the International Society of Plastic Regenerative Surgery (ISPRES) and, in November 2018, he was elected as president of the Norwegian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (NSAPS).

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Speaker: Office-Based Regenerative Aesthetics Track

Dr. Sophie Menkes, MD, is the Medical Director of the Regenerative and Aesthetic Medicine Center of Nescens Clinique de Genolier. She specializes in regenerative medicine (PRP, Microfat, Nanofat…), aesthetic and functional gynecology, and internal medicine. She is a Physician Trainer for regenerative medicine (PRP, Microfat, Nanofat…), as well as a physician trainer in aesthetic and functional gynecology, HA and Toxin for Allergan, and a physician trainer for Ulthera and Cellfina for Merz. She is a Tulip Advisory Board Member and is a medical speaker at international courses and congresses such as IFAT, ISPRESS, and IMCAS.

Dr. Menkes is a university diploma teacher, and she has received multiple diplomas and certificates. She has a university diploma of injection technique and fillers (DUTIC, Paris, France), a university certificate of aesthetic and restorative gynecology (CUMEG, Paris, France), a university diploma of mesotherapy (DIU Mesotherapy, Paris, France), and a university certificate of aesthetic medicine (AMME, Paris, France).

Dr. Menkes is the Founder and President of AIRMESS (Academy of International Regenerative Medicine & Surgery Societies). She is a founding member of EAGAMPS (European Association for Genital Aesthetic Medicine and Plastic Surgery), and she is a member of the board SSME (Société Suisse de Médecine Esthétique).

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Speaker: Cosmetic, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Track

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Speaker: Office-Based Regenerative Aesthetics Track

Dr. Tess Mauricio is a Board Certified Dermatologist, fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine, and a Summa Cum Laude graduate of The University of California San Diego (UCSD) with a degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology and minors in Theatre and Sociology. She is the founder of M Beauty by Dr Tess with multiple clinics in San Diego and Beverly Hills. She is the youngest woman to hold the position of President of The San Diego Society for Dermatologic Surgery. She is the recipient of the UCSD Warren College Distinguished Alumni award.

Dr. Tess is an internationally recognized cosmetic surgeon, author of California Total Beauty, renowned speaker, teacher, sought after media personality and has educated thousands across the globe on technologies she has helped pioneer such as the Time Machine Procedure and ALMI Procedure. She is considered one of the leading experts in regenerative stem cell medicine therapies and women’s health.

She is a favorite medical expert on TV with regular network appearances on CBS’ The Doctors, The Talk, Dr Phil, The Rachael Ray Show, Fox News, America’s Next Top Model, and The Dr Oz Show, along with many local TV appearances. She produced “The Dr Tess Show” and her reality show, “All in the Family with Dr Tess” will air in North America starting August 2018.

Internationally, Dr. Tess has been featured in UK Cosmopolitan magazine, France’s Les Nouvelle Estetiques, Philippines’ YES magazine, and in the US’ Aesthetic Buyers, Health, Beauty Life, Cosmopolitan, New Beauty, MedEsthetics and Hollywood Reporter magazines.

Dr. Tess is married to her Stanford Medical school classmate, Dr. James Lee, and together they have founded the nutritional brain supplement company, Liveli.

As a lifelong athlete and fitness enthusiast, Dr. Joseph Albano has seen his share of sports injuries. Utah’s premier specialist in Regenerative Medicine plays hockey, cross country, alpine and back country skis, has run ultra-marathons and marathons, and rides road and mountain bikes. More recently, he started racing his bike in the local criterium series and his latest passion is cyclocross racing! He has run in many of the local races including the Wasatch 100, Squaw Peak 50, Wasatch Steeplechase, Jupiter Peak Steeplechase, Ogden Marathon, Top of Utah marathon, and the St. George Marathon. And accordingly, he’s been injured. Meanwhile, he still finds time to coach for the teams his two boys play on. It all adds up to a lot of stress on his joints. So naturally, when it comes to orthopedic work, Dr. Albano can say, “Yes. I’ve had that done.”

The Yonkers, New York, native initially came to the Rocky Mountains to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, in 1991. Since then, he’s gained over two decades of medical experience and a love for the community and sports medicine. He received his medical degree from SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse, New York. He completed a general surgery internship at Wright-Patterson AFB/Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, a family practice residency at the University of Utah and a Sports Medicine fellowship at Michigan State University. In the midst of that training, he intermittently worked in rural Salmon, Idaho, where the local people taught him "a ton about orthopedic injuries."

Dr. Albano received a medical school scholarship from the United States Air Force and has been all over the world with the USAF and USAF Reserves as a Flight Surgeon, visiting such garden spots as Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, to name a few.

He stays abreast of the cutting edge medical research and technology, continually teaching national courses on the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound for diagnostic and needle-guided purposes, Platelet Rich Plasma, fat grafting, bone marrow aspiration and other cellular injections for musculoskeletal purposes.

Dr. Albano truly wants the best for his patients and strives daily to improve his knowledge, skills, and treatments to better meet their needs. Many patients come to him with with conditions for which surgery has been recommended, seeking an alternative solution. Dr. Albano aims to give his patients a broad spectrum of treatment options for sports related pain and injuries. His patients have many options: stem cell sources including fat, bone marrow and umbilical tissue; PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) for growth factors; and amniotic and placental tissue. These treatments have become a major part of his remarkable career and present a low-risk alternative, creating what he believes to be a highly desirable treatment option.

Dr. Albano's Experience with Regenerative Medicine

Dr. Albano's greatest interest as a physician lies in the non-surgical treatments of common tendon, nerve, and cartilage problems, including rotator cuff tears, osteoarthritis, lateral epicondylosis, plantar fasciosis, patellar tendinosis, Achilles tendinosis, meniscal and labral tears, carpal tunnel syndrome, and cubital tunnel syndrome. Musculoskeletal ultrasound is used to diagnose many of these conditions in his office. Various Regenerative Medicine applications, including Platelet Rich Plasma, and structural autologous fat and bone marrow grafting, may be employed for treatment. These treatments have been successful for many of his patients - and himself - over the years.

Dr. Albano finally retired as a Senior Flight Surgeon in the US Air Force Reserves with over 27 years of military service. He last served in the 466th Fighter Squadron, 419th Fighter Wing, at Hill Air Force Base, where he spent most of his career flying in F-16s, accumulating over 500 hours in this aircraft. He also serves as a team physician for US Speed Skating, US Military Endurance Sports, Real Salt Lake, and Westminster College Athletics. Professional and world class athletes are among his clientele.

His goal is to help you move better, feel better and live better.