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Hair transplant surgery is the focus of the New York office of True and Dorin.
Diplomate of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery
Summary of Professional Training and Background
07/04 – Present True & Dorin Medical Group, P.C. President and Senior Partner
01/03 – 06/04 Elliott & True Medical Group, New York, P.C. – President & Owner
12/93 – 12/02 The Elliott & True Institute Inc. & Elliott 7 true Medical Group, APC, Partner and Medical Director, Eastern Division
2/91 – 12/93 Elliott-Thomas Medical Group
Medical Director Eastern Division/New York Office (7/92-12/93)
Staff Physician – California (2/91 - 6/92)
9/89 – 4/92 Kaiser Permanente, Northwest Region, Salem, OR
Associate Medical Staff, Salem Hospital, Salem, OR
Part-time Family Practice Physician (10/91-4/92)
Assistant Physician in Charge (10/90-9/91)
Full-time Family Practice Physician (9/89-10/91)
9/85-8/89 U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Keams Canyon, AZ . Acting Unit Service Director (1/89-8/89)
Clinical Director (6/89-8/89)
Family Practice Physician (9/85-8/89)
10/84-7/85 Patuxant Medical Group, Columbia, MD
Family Practice Physician
9/78-6/83 Critical Care Medical Services, Chicago, IL
Director of Emergency Service (12/79-6/83)
St. Francis Hospital, Blue Island, IL
Associate Director of Emergency Services (11/78-12/79)
Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, IL
Emergency Staff Physician (9/78-11/78)
Woodstock Memorial Hospital, Woodstock, IL
1/77-8/78 Medical Director and Primary Health Care Consultant,
Institute of Cultural Affairs, Bombay, India
Education
Undergraduate: University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming (1965-1967)
McGill University, Montreal, Canada (1967-1969)
Bachelor of Science, 6/69
Medical: Faculty of Medicine, McGill University (1969-1973)
M.D. Degree, 6/73
Graduate: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health & Hygiene, (1983-1984)
Baltimore, Maryland, Masters of Public Health, 6/84
Residency: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, (1973-1974)
Rochester, Minnesota, PGY-1, Internal Medicine
Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine (1974-1976)
MacNeal Memorial Hospital, Berwyn, Illinois
Fellowships: Surgical Hair Restoration (2/91-6/91)
R.M. Elliott, M.D., Los Angeles, California
Scalp Extension and Slot Correction (9/93)
Dr. Patrick Frechet, Paris, France
Board Certification: American Board of Family Practice, Certified (1977) Recertified 1983, 1989 and 1996
American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, Certified (1/98)
Licensure: New York 189037
New Jersey 25MA07522600
Massachusetts 39998
Pennsylvania MD052650L
California C42877
Colorado 40276
Honors: Alpha Epsilon Delta
University Scholar McGill University
Nominated as USPHS Clinician of the Year, 1989
USPHS Commendation Medal, 1990
USPHS Achievement Medal, 1988
Professional Affiliations
International Society for Dermatologic Surgery
International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
American Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery
American Medical Association
American Board of Family Practice
New York County Medical Society
International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons
Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Surgeons
Recent Presentations and Publications
Advanced Use of Tissue Adhesive in Hair Transplant, (9/93)
Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology; 19:853-858
Tissue Adhesive Technique in Hair Transplantation, (4/30-5/2/93)
World Congress of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons, Dallas, Texas
Prevention of Cobblestoning in Hair Transplantation, (10/17-10/20/93)
XIII International Congress of the International Society for
Dermatologic Surgery, Paris, France
Clinical Experience with Scalp Extension, (9/94)
World Congress of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons, Toronto, Canada
Density of Transplanted Hair – Punch vs. Slit Grafts, (9/95)
World Congress of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons, Las Vegas, Nevada
Megasessions – Organization of Large Transplant Sessions, (10/96)
World Congress of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons, Nashville, Tennessee
Dissection of Follicular Grafts with Scissors, (10/99)
World Congress of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons, San Francisco, California
Variations in Follicular Unit Architecture by Hair Color, Texture and Location (10/01)
World Congress of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Microprocessor Assisted Local Anesthesia (10/01)
World Congress of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Microprocessor Assisted Local Anesthesia in Hair Transplantation, Dermatol Sug 2002; 28:463-468
Latex Allergy – Hidden Menace in Dermatologic Surgery (10/03)
11th Annual Scientific Assembly of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery New York, New York
Exploring Follicular Unit Extraction (10/03)
11th Annual Scientific Assembly of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery New York, New York
A Safer Alternative to Lidocaine (10/03)
11th Annual Scientific Assembly of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery New York, New York
This office serves patients in the following areas:
Huntington, Long Beach, Long Island, New Hyde Bay, Oyster Island Melville, Woodbury, Plainview, Old Bethpage, Wyandanch, Long Island, Commack, East Northport, Centerport, Cold Spring Harbor, Syosser, Northport, Muttontown, Brookville, Jericho, Hicksville, Westbury, East Norwich, Bethpage, Levittown, Farmingdale, North Babylon, West Babylon, Brightwaters, Central Islip, Hauppauge, Brentwood, Ronkonkoma, Farmingville, Greenlawn, HuntingtonBowery, Chelsea, Chinatown, Clinton, East Harlem, East Village, Fort George, Garment District, Greenwich Village, Hamilton Heights, Harlem, Hell's Kitchen, Inwood, Kips Bay, Lenox Hill, Lincoln Square, Lower Eastside, Meat Packing District, Midtown, Midtown South, Morningside Heights, Murray Hill, Noho, Soho, Southern Tip, Tribeca, Turtle Bay, Upper Eastside, Upper Westside, Wall Street, Washington Heights, West Village, Yorkville, Westside, Wall Street, Washington Heights, West Village, Yorkville, Manhattan, The Bronx, Westchester, New York , NJ 07078