PROGRAM & CME

Click for Final Program Guide, Oct. 22, 2019

Click for Leaflet Mailer, July 12, 2019

General Outline

(So you can plan your travel!)

Tuesday/November 12, 2019
Ancillary Meeting: ABHRS Primary Exam

Wednesday/November 13, 2019
Pre-Congress Courses | Basics Course, Advanced/Board Review, Surgical Assistants Program, World Live Surgery Workshop Pre-Course

Thursday/November 14, 2019
General Session, Live Patient Viewing, Welcome Reception

Friday/November 15, 2019
Discussion Table Topics, General Session, Workshops, M&M Conference

Saturday/November 16, 2019
General Session until noon. World Congress ends at noon. WLSW: Triple Crown begins when World Congress ends (at hotel). Gala in the evening!

Sunday/November 17, 2019
WLSW: Triple Crown – hospital all day


The ISHRS is the leader in high quality education for hair restoration surgeons. The ISHRS has achieved the highest level of accreditation to organize education for physicians from the renowned Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit
The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery designates this live activity for a maximum of 29.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Learning Objective (Overall)
Evaluate techniques and methods in the many aspects of surgical hair restoration, medical therapy, and adjunctive treatments, for hair loss of various etiologies to yield optimal patient outcomes.

Target Audience: Who will benefit from attending?

  • Experienced hair restoration surgeons
  • Physicians with an interest in hair restoration surgery who are new to the field
  • Surgical assistants, technicians, and other office personnel employed by ISHRS Physician Members

Click for Continuing Medical Education Mission Statement

Chairs
World Congress Chair: Robin Unger, MD | USA
WLSW Triple Crown Chair: Kapil Dua, MD, MS, FISHRS | India
WLSW FUE Co-Chair: Ken L. Williams, Jr., DO, FISHRS | USA
WLSW FUT Co-Chair: Damkerng Pathomvanich, MD, FISHRS | Thailand
WLSW SMP Co-Chair: Timothy P. Carman, MD, FISHRS | USA

WLSW Thai Operating Surgeons
Local Liaison: Damkerng Pathomvanich, MD, FISHRS
O.R. Director: Ratchathorn Panchaprateep, MD, PhD, FISHRS
Kulakarn Amonpattana, MD, FISHRS
Kongkiat Laorwong, MD, FISHRS
Chinmanat Tangiaturonrusamee, MD
Patra Pinyopawasutthi, MD
Aphakorn Laochusuwan, MD

CME Committee
Chair: Paul C. Cotterill, MD, FISHRS
Bessam K. Farjo, MBChB, FISHRS
Robert S. Haber, MD, FISHRS
James A. Harris, MD, FISHRS
Sharon A. Keene, MD, FISHRS
Ratchathorn Panchaprateep, MD, FISHRS
Conradin von Albertini, MD, FISHRS
Ken J. Washenik, MD, PhD, FISHRS

2019 World Congress Scientific Planning Committee
Chair:
Robin Unger, MD | USA

Advanced/Board Review Course Chair: Daniel G. McGrath, DO | USA
Advanced/Board Review Course Co-Chair: Jerzy R. Kolasinski, MD, PhD, FISHRS | Poland

Basics Course Chair: M. Humayun Mohmand, MD, FISHRS | Pakistan
Basics Course Co-Chair: Ricardo Gomes de Lemos, MD | Brazil
Basics Immediate Past Chair: Steven P. Gabel, MD, FISHRS | USA

Live Patient Viewing Chair: Ratchathorn Panchaprateep, MD, PhD, FISHRS | Thailand
Live Patient Viewing Co-Chair: Glenn Charles, DO, FISHRS | USA

M&M Chair: Jeff Epstein, MD, FISHRS | USA
M&M Co-Chair: Mauro Speranzini, MD | Brazil

Newcomers Chair: Paul C. Cotterill, MD, FISHRS | Canada

Surgical Assistants Chair: Marwan Noureldin, MD | Egypt

Workshops Chair: Bradley R. Wolf, MD, FISHRS | USA

WLSW Chair: Kapil Dua, MBBS, MS, FISHRS | India
WLSW FUE Co-Chair: Ken L. Williams, Jr., DO, FISHRS | USA
WLSW FUT Co-Chair: Damkerng Pathomvanich, MD, FISHRS | Thailand
WLSW SMP Co-Chair: Timothy P. Carman, MD, FISHRS | USA
Immediate Past Chair: Parsa Mohebi, MD, FISHRS | USA

Committee Member: Samuel M. Lam, MD, FISHRS | USA
Committee Member: Francisco Le Voci, MD | Brazil
Committee Member: Marie Andree Schambach, MD | Guatemala
Committee Member: Roberto Trivellini, MD | Paraguay
Committee Member: Ramiro Yane, MD | Spain