Affiliations
Allen, McCain, & O'Mahony, Atlanta, Georgia

Disclosure
Mr. Hunter S. Allen, Jr. has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Biography
Mr. Allen is the senior member of the law firm Allen, McCain, & O'Mahony and has specializes in the defense of medical malpractice actions for physicians and hospitals. He was one of the first lawyers in Georgia to specialize in health care defense, and has successfully tried hundreds of medical malpractice actions throughout the state of Georgia. Over the years he has earned a reputation among healthcare clients, lawyers and judges as an exceptional trial lawyer. Mr. Allen has been appellate counsel in numerous ground-breaking cases for healthcare providers on issues such as: Informed Consent; the "Right to Die"; "Good Samaritan" laws; Medical Peer Review; Voluntary and Involuntary Commitment; and Reporting Child Abuse. He has authored many articles, lectured at numerous legal and medical seminars, served on the Emory Hospitals' Visiting Committee and other boards and committees, and done civic and charitable work in the Atlanta community.

Affiliations
Professor, Head of Aesthetics, Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery Institute, University of California at Irvine Irvine, California

Biography
Dr. Al S. Aly is a world authority in the field of body contouring. His career began with expertise in facial aesthetic (cosmetic) surgery, and has expanded to the exciting field of body contouring. He has taught and put together multitudes of conferences and courses for plastic surgeons on this topic. Dr. Aly wrote the textbook Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss.

Affiliations
Medical Director, Center for Wound Healing, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC

Disclosure
Dr. Christopher E. Attinger is a consultant for KCI, Novartis, and Smith & Nephew.

Biography
Dr. Attinger graduated from Yale Medical School and did his internship and residency in General Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Then he completed the Homan Vascular Fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital in 1986. He continued to NYU where he did a two-year Plastic Surgery Fellowship and the Beasley Hand Fellowship, before joining Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Attinger has written numerous professional papers and is a member of a number of professional societies including ASPS, AAPS, AOFAS, ACS, ASRM, ADA and WHS.

Affiliations
Clinical Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Biography
Dr. Barrera is a plastic surgeon who has been a contributor and innovator in the advancement of plastic surgery, particularly in hair transplantation and facelift surgery. Dr. Barrera completed 7 years of post-graduate surgical training in surgery and otolaryngology--head and neck surgery, as well as plastic surgery. He has written extensively in national scientific journals on plastic surgery, and has authored multiple chapters in textbooks and wrote a book on hair transplantation. He is frequently invited to speak at national and international plastic surgery symposiums and meetings. Dr. Barrera has participated in numerous charity missions to Latin America to perform surgery on indigent children with birth defects such as cleft lip and cleft palate.

Affiliations
Clinical Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

Disclosure
Dr. Fritz E. Barton, Jr. has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Biography
Dr. Barton served as Professor and Chairman of the Division of Plastic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical School from 1977 to 1991 where he developed one of the nation's premier training programs. He remains as a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical School and he is active in the cosmetic surgical training of Plastic Surgery residents and post-graduate fellows. Dr. Barton is internationally recognized as a leader and a teacher of cosmetic surgery, particularly cosmetic surgery of the face. He was the founding editor of Selected Readings in Plastic Surgery which is used for training plastic surgeons throughout the united states and 44 foreign countries. Dr. Barton also developed the “High SMAS” facelift technique which uniquely produces natural, long lasting facial, facial rejuvenation.

Affiliations
Associate Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Disclosure
Dr. Morey A. Blinder is on the speaker's bureau for GlxoSmithKline and Sanofi-Aventis.

Biography
Dr. Blinder attended medical college at St. Louis University School of Medicine followed by a residency at the University of Illinois School of Medicine, and a fellowship at the University of Washington School of Medicine.He is currently an associate professor in the hematology division at the University of Washington in St. Louis. Dr. Blinder has received board certification in Hematology, Medical Oncology, and Internal Medicine.

Affiliations
Professor in Plastic Surgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Gent, Gent, Belgium

Disclosure
Dr. Phillip N. Blondeel has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Affiliations
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Disclosure
Dr. Bernard C. Camins receives grant/research support from Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation, DCD, Ethicon, Inc., NIH, and Pfizer, Inc. and is on the speaker's bureau for Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Inc., and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Camins' presentation will include off-label or investigational use of product(s).

Biography
Dr. Camins' primary research interest is studying the impact antimicrobial management programs on antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in hospitals. He is interested in establishing an electronic surveillance system using the hospital information systems to improve antimicrobial use. He is also interested in finding ways to reduce surgical site infections and bloodstream infections.

Affiliations
Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Professor, Departments of Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand and Microsurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California

Disclosure
Dr. James Chang receives grant/research support from VAMerit Review Federal Grant Funding. Dr. Chang's presentations will include discussion of off-label and/or investigational use of product(s).

Biography
Dr. Chang received his medical degree from Yale University and completed his internship and residency at Stanford University Medical Center. He also completed a fellowship at UCLA Medical Center. He is board certified in hand surgery and in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Chang specializes in pediatric hand and microsurgery and facial paralysis surgery.

Affiliations
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

Disclosure
Dr. Mark A. Codner receives grant/research support from and is a consultant for Mentor Corporation.

Biography
Dr. Codner trained at Emory University, Cornell Medical Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York City, and did dual aesthetic and oculoplastic fellowship training in Atlanta. Clinical Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at Emory University, Dr. Codner has authored 7 textbooks, over 100 articles and invited book chapters, and given over 200 lectures around the world as an educator in his field of medicine. Dr. Codner is Chairman of both the Atlanta Oculoplastic Symposium and the Atlanta Breast Symposium. Dr. Codner has been awarded the Sherrell Aston Award by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. He has been invited to perform educational surgery in Cairo, Rio de Janeiro, Canada, Peru, and Belgium. He volunteers his service to his specialty with leadership in the Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgery, the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

Affiliations
Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University, New York, New York

Disclosure
Dr. Sydney R. Coleman is an unpaid consultant for Cytori Therapeutics, Juniper Medical, and Beacon Medical, has stock options for Cytori Therapeutics and Juniper Medical, and receives royalties from Mentor Corporation.

Biography
Dr. Coleman attended medical school at the University of Texas, and performed his internship and residency at the Ochsner Foundation Hospital in New Orleans. He went on to complete a three-year plastic surgery residency at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco. During this time, he studied Aesthetic and Craniofacial Surgery with Fernando Ortiz-Monastario in Mexico City and completed a fellowship in Microsurgery at the R.K. Davies Hospital in San Francisco. Just prior to opening his New York City practice in 1985, Dr. Coleman spent six months completing a fellowship in aesthetic surgery at the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery of the New York University Medical Center. Dr. Coleman is board certified in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is currently a member of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgery, International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and a founding member of the International Consortium of Plastic Surgeons and the Harry Buncke Microsurgical Society. He is affiliated with NYU Downtown Hospital, New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, as well as Manhattan Ear, Eye & Throat Hospital.

Affiliations
Private Practice, Nashua, New Hampshire

Disclosure
Dr. Mark B. Constantian has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Biography
Dr. Constantian is a graduate of Columbia College and received his Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree from Dartmouth Medical School and his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He completed his general surgical training at the University of Virginia Hospital and Boston University Medical Center, his plastic surgery training at the Medical College of Virginia, and was certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery in 1979. Dr. Constantian teaches regularly at regional, national, and international plastic surgery meetings, is Past President of the New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, The Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons and The Rhinoplasty Society, a past member of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and has been an Associate Editor of the International journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Constantian authored the 2-volume textbook, Rhinoplasty: Craft & Magic.

Affiliations
Private Practice, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge; Associate Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Disclosure
Dr. Joel J. Feldman has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Biography
Dr. Feldman graduated from Dartmouth College with honors in 1965. He obtained his M.D. degree cum laude from Harvard Medical School in 1969. He then did a residency in surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, finishing in 1974. In 1976, he completed a residency in plastic surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. For more than thirty years, Dr. Feldman has been in solo private practice in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is an Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and is Board Certified in both Plastic Surgery and Surgery. He authored a book entitled Neck Lift.

Affiliations
Kiehn-Des Prez Professor and Chair, Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Disclosure
Dr. Bahman Guyuron is a stock/shareholder of Noteworthy Medical Systems and Innovative Medical Systems.

Biography
Dr. Guyuron completed a residency in general surgery at Boston University and a residency in plastic surgery at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Guyuron also completed a fellowship in craniofacial surgery at Toronto University Hospital for Sick Children in 1980. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Starting his career with a primary focus in craniofacial surgery, Dr. Guyuron has since applied these principles to aesthetic surgery, where he has developed an international reputation for his innovations in rhinoplasty and facial aesthetic surgery. More recently, he has captured the attention of the medical and surgical communities with the development of the surgical treatment of migraine headaches. Dr. Guyuron has published over 170 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 34 book chapters, and 2 textbooks. He has recently been appointed as a Senior Editor of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal. Additionally, Dr. Guyuron has been involved with the education of plastic surgeons through his participation in over 900 presentations at regional, national, and international conferences. He has lectured in 22 countries and has served as a Visiting Professor at respected US medical schools including Harvard, UCLA, Yale, and Stanford. Dr. Guyuron is a member of 19 professional organizations and has served in leadership roles in numerous professional organizations in plastic surgery.

Affiliations
Center for Breast & Body Contouring, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Disclosure
Dr. Dennis C. Hammond is a consultant for Mentor Corporation.

Biography
Dr. Dennis Hammond completed his undergraduate and medical school training in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan. He then completed combined general surgery and plastic surgery training at the Grand Rapids Area Medical Education Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Following this he completed a one year aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery fellowship under the guidance of Pat Maxwell and Jack Fisher in Nashville, Tennessee as well as a one year fellowship in hand and microsurgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin under the guidance of Hani Matloub and David Larson. He has been in private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan for 14 years and currently specializes in aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery and body contouring. Dr. Hammond is active as an invited speaker at numerous meetings around the world and has authored numerous publications and book chapters. As well he has co-edited two textbooks on plastic surgery of the breast. He is a faculty member in the plastic surgery training program in Grand Rapids, Michigan and continues to pursue an active clinical and research interest in all aspects of aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery.

Affiliations
Banff Plastic Surgery, Banff, Alberta, Canada

Disclosure
Dr. Elizabeth J. Hall-Findlay has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Biography
Dr. Elizabeth Hall-Findlay has been in practice in Banff since 1983. She has had extensive training in both aesthetic (cosmetic) and reconstructive surgery in both Canada and the United States. Dr. Hall-Findlay completed her plastic surgery residency in San Francisco and New York City. She is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC) and she is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Hall-Findlay has built and developed a private surgical facility in her office in Banff and now restricts her practice to cosmetic surgery. She still maintains a teaching and academic focus to her practice. She travels extensively as she is frequently asked to speak and perform surgery for teaching purposes both nationally and internationally. She gives teaching courses annually at both major American plastic surgery meetings. She has performed surgery as part of conferences not only in the United States but also in places as far away as Vienna, Milan, Cairo, Tel Aviv, Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro, Holland and Germany. She is also the author of numerous scientific articles and presentations and the co-editor of a surgical textbook, which won the award from the Association of American Publishers for the best clinical book published in medicine in 1990. She has contributed chapters to several plastic surgery textbooks.

Affiliations
Consultant, Department of Plastic Surgery, Sacred Heart Hospital and St. Luke's Hospital, Allentown and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Biography
Dr. Hallock is a board-certified plastic surgeon who is known nationally and internationally for his reconstructive work. He received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and trained in general surgery at Dartmouth. Dr. Hallock completed his plastic surgery residency at the University of North Carolina and went on to complete a cosmetic surgery fellowship in Miami. Dr. Hallock is an active member of numerous plastic surgery societies and a prolific writer on many different plastic surgery topics.

Affiliations
Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Gent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium

Disclosure
Dr. Moustapha Hamdi has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Biography
Dr. Hamdi trained in general and plastic surgery before joining the staff at the Canniesburn Hospital in Glasgow where he specialized in microsurgical breast reconstruction. In 2005 he worked for 3 months at Paces Plastic Surgery in Atlanta, Georgia where he focused mainly on aesthetic surgery of the eyelids and facial rejuvenation. Since 1999, Dr. Hamdi has been a professor in the department of plastic surgery of the Ghent University Hospital. Since 2007, he has also worked at the Edith Cavell Medical Institute in Brussels, at the Ghent Coupure Centre for Plastic Surgery and the Aesthetic Medical Center 2. Dr. Hamdi is the chairman of the department of microsurgery of the Royal Belgian Society for Plastic Surgery (RBSPS) and is active within the scientific committee of the European Society of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS). He is also member of the British (BAPS), international (ISAPS), U.S. (ASRM) and the World Society (WSRM). Dr. Hamdi is also involved in the humanitarian missions See and Smile.

Disclosure
Dr. Ian T. Jackson has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Biography
Dr. Jackson is a board certified plastic surgeon with more than 22 years of experience in the fields of aesthetic body, aesthetic breast, aesthetic face/neck, and reconstructive breast cosmetic surgery. Dr. Jackson is highly experienced and skilled in all areas of cosmetic plastic surgery. He is a world famous plastic surgeon who is considered to be one of the "founding fathers" of craniofacial surgery, pioneering a number of surgical techniques. He also has special expertise in breast augmentation, breast implant and breast enhancement surgeries. His dedication to his profession and his devotion to his patients endears Dr. Jackson to his fellow plastic surgeons. Throughout Dr. Jackson's distinguished career, he has held the post of Professor of Plastic, Craniofacial and Maxillofacial Surgery at a number of prominent universities around the world, notably Mayo Clinic and Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota. He has held appointments at Guys Hospital and St. Thomas's Medical School in London.

Affiliations
Associate Professor and Program Director, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Chief of Plastic Surgery and Chief of Wound Care, Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas

Biography
Dr. Jeffrey E. Janis is an Associate Professor and Program Director in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He also serves as Chief of Plastic Surgery at Parkland Health and Hospital System. He lectures on a local, regional, and national level, has authored numerous articles and book chapters, and has edited Essentials of Plastic Surgery.

Affiliations
Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, Illinois

Biography
Dr. Jones was born and raised in Bulawayo, Rhodesia, now known as Zimbabwe. He graduated medical school from the University of Rhodesia with honors in anatomy, biochemistry, pathology and social medicine. He received postgraduate training in general and plastic surgery in Rhodesia and Cape Town, South Africa and completed his residency in plastic surgery at Emory University in Atlanta. He is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. He is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Dr. Jones also received fellowship training in cosmetic surgery, craniomaxillofacial surgery and hand surgery. Prior to joining Illinois Plastic Surgery, Dr. Jones was a full-time faculty member at Emory University for over 10 years. With extensive qualifications and experience in all cosmetic and reconstructive procedures, Dr. Jones specializes in facial and body cosmetic surgery and breast reconstruction after cancer. Dr. Jones has written and lectured extensively.

Affiliations
Consultant, Czenko Kuechel Consulting, Inverness, Illinois; Founder and Executive Producer, Channel Beauty®

Disclosure
Ms. Marie Czenko-Kuechel is a consultant for Medicis, ASAPS, and ABC and is on the speaker's bureau for Medicis and ASAPS.

Biography
Marie Czenko Kuechel is an industry consultant specializing in aesthetic practice management and public education programs. Her work spans private and university-based practices in the United States and abroad, as well as leading industry pharmaceutical and device companies, associations that represent board-certified core specialists, and national media organizations.

Affiliations
Reed O. Dingman Professor of Surgery; Section Head, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Disclosure
Dr. William M. Kuzon has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Biography
Dr. Kuzon is a Professor in the Section of Plastic Surgery at the University of Michigan. He is certified in Plastic Surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and by the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. He has been the Section Head for Plastic Surgery and the director of the Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Program at Michigan since 2001. Dr. Kuzon received his M.D. from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and his Ph.D. in Community Health from the University of Toronto. He completed his plastic surgery residency at the University of Toronto in 1991 and received additional training in hand surgery and in microvascular reconstruction in Toronto and at the University of Pittsburgh before joining the faculty of the University of Michigan, Section of Plastic Surgery in 1992. Dr. Kuzon has been president of the American Society for Peripheral Nerve and the Michigan Academy of Plastic Surgeons. He has published numerous scientific articles and book chapters on a wide spectrum of plastic surgery topics, and has given keynote lectures at many universities and scientific meetings.

Affiliations
Clinical Professor of Surgery, Department of Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC

Disclosure
Dr. J. William Little has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Affiliations
Associate Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

Biography
Dr. Losken received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed general surgery and plastic surgery residencies at Emory University. His research interests include reconstructive and cosmetic breast surgery, body contouring following weight loss, and the identification of more effective educational tools for plastic surgery. Dr. Losken is a member of the American Board of Plastic Surgeons, Georgia Surgical Society, Southeastern Surgical Congress, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, and is a fellow in the American College of Surgeons.

Affiliations
Sydney M. Jr. and Robert H. Shoenberg Professor and Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Disclosure
Dr. Susan E. Mackinnon has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Biography
After receiving her medical degree from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Dr. Mackinnon completed surgical residencies at Queen's University and at the University in Toronto. She also completed a neurosurgery fellowship at the University of Toronto and a hand fellowship at Union Memorial Hospital. She is board certified in plastic surgery and her interests are in peripheral nerve surgery in hand/extremity and lower extremity, carpal tunnel syndrome, tarsal tunnel syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, brachial plexus, cumulative trauma disorder, nerve transplant, nerve compression, facial palsy, and hand and upper extremity disorders and injuries. Dr. Mackinnon is past president of the American Association of Hand Surgery and past vice-president of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons. She has written a number of book chapters and has published numerous articles.

Affiliations
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Emory University; Paces Plastic Surgery, Atlanta, Georgia

Disclosure
Dr. Clinton D. McCord, Jr. has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Biography
Dr. McCord completed his undergraduate and medical training at Duke University and Emory University. He completed his training in ophthalmic plastic surgery in New York with Dr. Byron Smith. Before entering private practice at Paces Plastic Surgery, Dr. McCord was a professor of Ophthalmology at Emory, specializing in oculoplastic surgery. In 1989 he was elected president of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is the editor and author of four textbooks on oculoplastic surgery, has published numerous articles and medical journals, and is a frequent lecturer in this country and abroad. Dr. McCord is regarded as one of the leaders and a world�s authority on oculoplastic surgery and specializes in surgery of the midface and eyelids, orbit and tear duct system. He focuses on cosmetic surgery and is well known for performing surgery to rehabilitate patients who have had complications from other surgeries or from injuries.

Affiliations
Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University; Paces Plastic Surgery, Atlanta, Georgia

Disclosure
Dr. Foad Nahai has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Biography
Prior to joining Paces Plastic Surgery in 1998, Dr. Nahai practiced at the Emory Clinic where he was Professor of Plastic Surgery at Emory's School of Medicine. He was educated in England, where he completed medical school. His post-graduate surgical training was at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore and Emory in Atlanta. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Professional memberships include numerous international, national, and local plastic surgery organizations. Dr. Nahai is internationally recognized as an innovator in the field of plastic surgery where he has developed and refined many procedures. He has co-authored seven books and published over 135 scientific articles on all aspects of Plastic Surgery. The latest book he co-authored and edited, published in 2005, is a three-volume text entitled The Art of Aesthetic Surgery. He has been invited to lecture and demonstrate plastic surgical procedures all over the world. In addition to numerous professional honors and awards, he is listed in the "Best Doctors in America", the "Best Doctors in the U.S.", Town & Country Magazine, Good Housekeeping, More Magazine, and Atlanta Magazine as one of the top plastic surgeons. He has been listed in W Magazine as one of the top plastic surgeons in the world. Dr. Nahai is in demand internationally to speak at plastic surgery meetings and to demonstrate surgical procedures. Dr. Nahai currently serves as Vice-President of (ASAPS) The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, First-Vice President of (ISAPS) The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and as a Director of The American Board of Plastic Surgery.

Affiliations
Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Disclosure
Dr. Peter C. Neligan has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Biography
Dr. Neligan graduated from the University of Dublin in 1975 and attended the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and specialized in Plastic Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Canada. He has held three fellowships in two Toronto hospitals, and several faculty positions at the University of Toronto. Dr. Nelligan currently holds a professorship at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Affiliations
Attending Physician, Division of Plastic Surgery, Miami Children's Hospital; Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Florida International University College of Medicine, Miami, Florida

Biography
After receiving his undergraduate degree in English literature from Northwestern University, Dr. Chad Perlyn attended medical school at the University of Miami. He then completed his general surgery and plastic surgery at Washington University/Barnes Hospital in Saint Louis, one of the country’s oldest and most established plastic surgery training programs. During his residency, Dr. Perlyn was the recipient of an American College of Surgeons Fellowship, allowing him to spend three years at the University of Oxford in England completing a doctorate degree in craniofacial molecular biology. While at Oxford, Dr. Perlyn studied why children are born with particular facial birth defects, and as a result of his efforts, he received several national and international awards. He has published numerous scientific papers and articles and lectured in several countries. Following the completion of his plastic surgery training, Dr. Perlyn went on to study craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery as a fellow under the tutelage of Dr. Jeffrey Marsh. As a pediatric plastic surgeon, his practice is dedicated solely to caring for children and young adults with congenital or acquired anomalies and injuries. His particular interests are in craniofacial surgery, vascular anomalies, and pigmented lesions of the skin.

Affiliations
Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Division of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida

Disclosure
Dr. Jason N. Pozner receives grant/research support from Cutera, Ultrashape, Conbio, and is on the speaker's bureau for Sciton.

Biography
Dr. Jason Pozner is a board certified plastic surgeon in private practice in Boca Raton, Florida. He is a member of many plastic surgery societies and is a consultant or advisory board member of a number of laser and aesthetic companies. He is the author of many scientific articles, books and book chapters and lectures nationally and internationally on a number of aesthetic surgery related topics.

Affiliations
Professor of Surgery, Harvard Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Disclosure
Dr. Julian J. Pribaz has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Biography
Dr. Pribaz attended medical school with St. Vincent's Hospital, in Melbourne, Australia and completed surgery residencies at Geelong Hospital, Salisbury General Infirmary, and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He is a board certified plastic surgeon and serves on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School where he is currently affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Affiliations
Director, Plastic Surgery and Burn Unit State Center for Breast Reconstruction, Istituti Ospitalieri di Verona, Verona, Italy

Disclosure
Dr. Gino Rigotti has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Affiliations
Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery; Co-Director, Adipose Stem Cell Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Disclosure
Dr. J. Peter Rubin receives educational support from Covidien.

Biography
Dr. Rubin earned his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed a categorical 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. During this research sabbatical, he studied tissue engineering and transplantation immunology. After graduating from general surgery residency, he completed a 3 year residency in plastic surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Rubin then joined the faculty of the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. He also holds a faculty appointment with the McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Rubin developed 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. Dr. Rubin has received numerous awards for his research work, including the Gingrass Award from the Plastic Surgery Research Council. He is the recipient of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons Academic Scholar Award, and the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Basic and Translational Science. In 2007, Dr. Rubin was selected to receive a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

Affiliations
Associate Professor of Psychology, Departments of Psychiatry and Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Disclosure
Dr. David B. Sarwer receives grant/research support from NIH / NDDK, ASPS / PSEF, ABMBS and is a consultant for Ethicon-Endo Surgery.

Biography
Dr. Sarwer received his BA in from Tulane University and his MA and doctorate in clinical psychology from Loyola University Chicago. Dr. Sarwer's research interests focus on the assessment and treatment of obesity. He is Principal or Co-Principal Investigator on three NIH funded grants investigating the psychological aspects of bariatric surgery. He is also involved in two studies investigating the treatment of obesity in primary care settings. Dr. Sarwer is a consultant to the Edwin Fannie Gray Hall Center for Human Appearance at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center where he conducts research on the psychological aspects of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. He has numerous publications in both areas of research. Clinically, Dr. Sarwer is the Director of the Stunkard Weight Management Program and is actively involved in the Bariatric Surgery Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He conducts behavioral/psychological evaluations of patients prior to surgery. He also treats individuals with eating or other psychological concerns after bariatric surgery. Dr. Sarwer provides psychotherapeutic treatment to persons who have body dysmorphic disorder or other appearance concerns.

Affiliations
Private Practice, The Wall Center for Plastic Surgery, Shreveport, Louisiana

Biography
Dr. Simeon Wall, Jr., specializes in cosmetic surgery procedures with a focus on breast and body contouring, facial rejuvenation, and nose reshaping. Dr. Wall studied at the University of Texas at Austin and went on to earn his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. For his internship and residency, Dr. Wall attended Stanford University's plastic surgery program He also received extensive training in complex reconstructive surgery, microvascular surgery, cranio-maxillofacial surgery, cleft surgery and aesthetic surgery. His comprehensive plastic surgical background has allowed him to pursue his interests in aesthetic breast surgery, facial rejuvenation, body contouring, and nose reshaping surgery.

Affiliations
Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois

Disclosure
Dr. Robert L. Walton has no relevant financial relationships to disclose but his presentation does include discussion of off-label or investigational use of products.

Biography
Dr. Walton received his medical degree from the University of Kansas in 1972. He received his surgery and plastic surgery training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Yale-New Haven Hospital. Dr. Walton graduated from medical school with honors and is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical society. As past director of two prestigious academic programs in plastic surgery at the University of Massachusetts and the University of Chicago, Dr. Walton has trained over 40 plastic surgery residents and fellows who have gone on to make significant contributions in plastic surgery. Dr. Walton is the author of over 160 peer-reviewed scientific articles, 50 book chapters, and 9 educational videos dealing with aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. The American Association of Plastic Surgeons awarded Dr. Walton the J. Peter Rubin Award for Best Scientific Paper in 2005 and The James Barrett Brown Award for Best Scientific Publication in 2007. Dr. Walton has held leadership positions in many professional organizations including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, The American College of Surgeons, The American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, and the Chicago Society of Plastic Surgeons. Dr. Walton�s research interests are in Tissue Allotransplantation and Tissue Engineering. His clinical interests are Facial Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Breast Surgery.

Affiliations
President, BodyAesthetic Research Center; Vice President, BodyAesthetic Plastic Surgery, St. Louis, Missouri

Disclosure
Dr. V. Leroy Young serves on Advisory Board of Renovo, is a Consultant to Cook Biotech Inc., Ethicon and Excaliard, serves on Medical Board of AorTech International, serves on Advisory Board of Novalert Inc. and owns stock, serves on CosmetAssure Advisory Board, and part of GlaxoSmithKline speakers' bureau.

Biography
Dr. Young trained plastic surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine for 25 years before starting BodyAesthetic Plastic Surgery & Skincare Center, a private practice better able to give patients more personalized care. More recently he founded the BodyAesthetic Research Center to conduct clinical trials designed to improve surgical results. Regarded as a leading plastic surgery researcher in the areas of patient safety, scar improvement, injection lipolysis, breast augmentation, and body contouring, Dr. Young serves on multiple leadership committees of the major plastic surgery professional societies. This includes the Board of Directors of the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF), which honored him with a Distinguished Service Award in May 2009. The Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons presented him with a special award "In recognition of, and in appreciation for, his dedication and commitment to improving patient safety through the education of plastic surgeons" in December 2009. A few years ago he became the only surgeon ever to receive an ASERF award for having "a profound and monumental effect upon the specialty of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery" and has twice received the "Award of Excellence for Best Article" published in Aesthetic Surgery Journal. A book edited by Dr. Young, titled Patient Safety in Plastic Surgery, was published in 2009. Dr. Young is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.