Alan J. Bauman
Alan J. Bauman is an American hair transplant surgeon and hair restoration physician. He is the Medical Director and CEO of Bauman Medical Hair Transplant and Hair Loss Treatment Center in Boca Raton, FL. Bauman is a Fellow of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (FISHRS),[1] a certified diplomate of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (ABHRS),[2] and member of the International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgery (IAHRS).[3] He is the founder of the non-profit 501(c)(3) Bauman Philanthropic Foundation,[4] which provides pro bono hair restoration, surgical hair transplants, and medical treatments to patients in need.
Biography
Bauman received his Medical Doctor degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY and had internship and residency training in surgery at Beth Israel Medical Center and Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan before specializing in hair transplant surgery and the treatment of hair loss, including primarily androgenetic alopecia or hereditary male or female pattern hair loss.
Bauman came to national prominence in 2006 for his role in pioneering eyelash implants[5][6][7][8][9][10] at the world’s first International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) Live Surgery Workshop for Eyelash Transplantation[11] in Torrance, California.
Bauman has been credited with pioneering low level laser therapy (LLLT) for hair loss,[12][13][14][15] minimally-invasive follicular unit extraction (FUE) hair transplants,[16][17] PRP Platelet Rich Plasma, prostaglandin analogs for hair growth like bimatoprost,[18][19] hair loss genetic tests,[20] and live surgery webcasts.[21][22]
Bauman was the first hair transplant surgeon to demonstrate the FUE method of hair transplantation at the 2003 International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Orlando Live Surgery Workshop and developed the first commercially available instrument specifically for manual extraction of FUE grafts, called the 'Bauman MINDEX.'[23]
In 2017, Bauman was voted "#1 Top Hair Restoration Surgeon"[24] and received the Crystal Diamond Award by Aesthetic Everything. In 2018 he was again voted "#1 Top Hair Restoration Surgeon."[25] In 2019, he received the "#1 Top Hair Restoration Physician" award and was also listed amongst the "Top 100 Aesthetic Doctors" in the Aesthetic Everything 2019 Aesthetic and Cosmetic Medicine Awards.[26]
Bauman was featured in the 2018 Forbes article entitled "10 CEOs Transforming Healthcare in America".[27]
References
- "Alan J. Bauman, MD, FISHRS | Hair Loss Doctor Boca Raton | ISHRS". www.ishrs.org. Archived from the original on 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- "Alan Bauman, MD - ABHRS | American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery". abhrs.org. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- "Dr. Alan J. Bauman, MD - Florida Hair Transplant | IAHRS Member". www.iahrs.org. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- "BAUMAN PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION INC - GuideStar Profile".
- Eyelash Transplants Set to Sweep Nip Tuck World, Reuters, October 24, 2006.
- Eyelash Transplants, ABC Good Morning America, November 2006.
- Eyelash Transplants?, HLN, November 3, 2006.
- Cosmetic Surgery: A Lush Mane of Lashes?, Newsweek, November 26, 2006.
- A Hair Transplant Meant to be Noticeable, The New York Times, December 7, 2006.
- Eyelash Transplants for Cancer Survivor, NBC TODAY Show, April 2, 2007.
- Eyelash Surgery Workshop for Hair Restoration Physicians Archived 2006-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, ISHRS.org, October 23, 2006.
- Avram, Marc R.; Leonard, Robert T.; Epstein, Edwin S.; Williams, Joseph L.; Bauman, Alan J. (March 2007). "The current role of laser/light sources in the treatment of male and female pattern hair loss". Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy. 9 (1): 27–28. doi:10.1080/14764170601134479. ISSN 1476-4172. PMID 17457763. S2CID 40304372.
- Sizzle on Your Head: Lasers for Baldness, The New York Times, June 20, 2005.
- A Cure for Baldness?, NBC TODAY Show, March 16, 2007.
- Laser Comb, Cloning to Re-Grow Hair?, CBS The Early Show, January 27, 2010.
- Treating Hair Loss, NBC-6 South Florida Today, July 7, 2009.
- New Year, New You: Fighting Baldness, CBS The Early Show, January 14, 2010.
- New Strategems in the Quest for Hair, The New York Times, May 4, 2011.
- Latisse for Your Dome? Eyelash Enhancer Also Thickens Thin Hair, TODAY Health Blog, November 14, 2011.
- Genetic Testing for Baldness Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, NBC TODAY Show, January 6, 2009.
- Kevin Nalts’ Hair Transplant Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Spencer Kobren’s The Bald Truth/GFQ Network, November 18, 2011.
- Livestreaming Surgeries Caters to a New Market: The Patient, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, July 21, 2012.
- "George Tiemann & Co". www.georgetiemann.com. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- "Aesthetic Everything Awards 2017 : #1 Top Hair Restoration Surgeon - Dr. Alan J. Bauman". Aesthetic Everything. Archived from the original on 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- "Aesthetic Everything® Announces the Winners in the 2018 Aesthetic and Cosmetic Medicine Awards". Beauty Wire Magazine. 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "PRESS RELEASE: Alan J. Bauman, MD, ABHRS, IAHRS, Receives "#1 Top Hair Restoration Surgeon" and "Top 100 Aesthetic Doctors" in the Aesthetic Everything® 2019 Aesthetic and Cosmetic Medicine Awards". 18 September 2019.
- Reiss, Robert (January 29, 2018). "The 10 CEOs Transforming Healthcare In America". Forbes. Retrieved January 22, 2019.