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"I have incorporated light therapy in my practice for 9 months. It is especially beneficial for women who cannot take some of the medications used for hair growth in men.The hair definitely appears healthier and thicker, and the satisfaction rate among patients is over 90%.
Light therapy by itself may be effective, but when combined with other FDA approved treatments for hair loss, the combined benefit is compounded."
Dr. Edwin Epstein has specialized in hair restoration surgery since 1990 and is Virginia's only surgeon board certified in hair restoration surgery.
He received his certification from the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, an organization that was established in 1996 to establish specialty standards for testing knowledge, skills, and artistic judgment of eligible hair restoration surgeons. Dr Epstein received his board certification in 1998 and is one of only 71 physicians so certified.
Dr. Epstein is both medical director and owner of the Stuart Medical Group; his practice is focused on the medical and surgical treatment of hair loss. He graduated from Duke University in 1972 and received his medical degree from Georgetown University in 1977. He completed two years of Surgical Residency at Duke University Medical Center in 1979, and a Urology Residency at Washington University, Barnes Hospital, in St. Louis, Missouri in 1982.
Dr. Epstein is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Board of Governors of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS). The ISHRS is a non-profit medical association of over 700 physicians specializing in alopecia and hair loss. The organization provides continuing education to physicians specializing in hair transplant and restoration surgery and offers the public the latest information on medical hair restoration and non-surgical treatment for hair loss.
Dr. Epstein joined the ISHRS in 1992, at its inception, served as Program Chairman of its 2004 12th Annual Scientific Meeting, and was elected to the Board of Governors in 2004. The board of governors establishes policies and programs for the organization. Dr. Epstein also serves on the Ethics, continuing medical education, and Core Curriculum committees of the ISHRS and is the editor of the "Cyberchat" column for the "Forum," an ISHRS publication.
Dr. Epstein sits on the "Hair Loss Medical Advisory Board" of Merck Pharmaceutical, and is one of the foremost experts on hair loss drugs. He has co-authored papers on the effects of Finasteride (Propecia) with Merck Pharmaceutical.
He has lectured in the US and abroad on various topics related to his field of expertise including artistic hairline design, correction of old style hair transplants, and the medical treatment of hair loss.
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