Dr. Avram is a board certified dermatologist who trained at Harvard Medical School. After completing his training, he spent a year in a fellowship dedicated to all aspects of hair transplantation and cosmetic skin surgery for men and women. Dr. Avram currently maintains a private practice in New York City. He also teaches cosmetic skin surgery at The Weill-Cornell Medical School and has given over 200 invited medical lectures on surgical techniques.

Our entire staff is dedicated to giving our patients the best possible care. Our staff has worked together for years and been involved in thousands of procedures together. We have also participated in teaching hundreds of physicians and their staff about our approach to patient care and surgery.

MARC R. AVRAM, M.D.
Private Practice
905 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10021
212/734-4007

PERSONAL
Date of Birth: June 27, 1963
Place of Birth: New York City

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology
Cosmetic Surgery Unit
Department of Dermatology
New York Presbyterian Hospital- Weill Medical College at Cornell Medical Center

Chief, Division of Dermatology
The Long Island College Hospital
New York City

EDUCATION
1994-1995 Fellow
Dermatologic Cosmetic Surgery, Stough Clinic, Hot Springs, AR

1993-1994 Chief resident,
Longwood Area Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

1990-1994 Resident
Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

1989-1990 Intern in Medicine
New York University-VA, New York, NY

1985-1989 SUNY Health and Science Center at Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY - M.D.

1981-1985 Tufts University - B.A. (History) Cum Laude

Editorial Board
Dermatologic Surgery

Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

Cosmetic Dermatology

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology

Journal of Drugs and Dermatology

PUBLICATIONS
Av Avram MR, Leonard RT Jr. Epstein ES, Williams JL, Bauman AJ: The current
role of laser/ light sources in the treatment of male and female pattern
hairloss.  J Cosmet Laser Ther. 2007 Mar;9(1):27-8.

Avram MR: "Complications of Hair Transplantation," in Complications of
Dermatologic Surgery, Nouri K, in press.

Senior Editor, Cosmetic Skin Surgery: Procedures and Techniques textbook
series, Cambridge University Press, in press.

Editor of The Color Textbook of Cosmetic Dermatology, McGraw-Hill
Publishing, copyright 2007.

Avram MR: "Current Concepts in Hair Transplantation for Men and Women,"
Cosmetic Dermatology, Volume 19, No. 7, July 2006.

Avram MR: "Hair Transplantation for Men and Women", Seminars in
Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, Volume 25, No. 1, March 2006.

Avram MR: "Hair Transplantation in Women", Procedures in Cosmetic
Dermatology Series, Part 4, Chapter 18, Stough D, Haber RS, March 2006.

Avram MR:  "Polarized LED Magnification for Optimal Recipient Site
Creation During Hair Transplantation", Dermatologic Surgery, 2005
Sept;31: pgs. 1124-7.

Avram MR: "Follicular Unit Transplantation for Male and Female Pattern
Hair Loss and Restoring Eyebrows", Opthalmology Clinics of North
America, June 2005, Vol 18:2.

Avram MR: "Hair Transplantation: New Concepts in 2005", Journal of
Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, June 2005, Vol 7:2, pp. 77-80.

Avram MR: "Laser Assisted Hair Transplantation-A Status Report in the
21st Century", Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2005 June, 4(2) pgs
135-139.

Avram MR: "Laser Assisted Hair Transplantation", in Principles and
Practices in Cutaneous Laser Surgery, Kauvar A, Hruza G, in press.

Parekh P, Avram DK, Avram MR: "A Randomized Study of Efficacy of the Nd:
YAG Laser Versus the Pulsed Dye Laser in the Treatment of Leg Veins",
Cosmetic Dermatology, Vol 17, Number 5, May 2004, pgs. 277-282 & 285.

Ronel DN, Schwager RG, Avram MR:  "Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Scalp
After Radiotherapy for Tinea Capitis", Dermatologic Surgery, Vol 30,
Number 3, March 2004, pgs 446-449.


Avram MR: "Hair Transplantation for Men and Women" Cosmetic Dermatology,
Volume 15, Number 12, December 2002.

Avram et al: "The Role of Minoxidil and Finasteride with Hair
Transplantation" Dermatologic Surgery, October/November 2002.

Avram MR:  "Hair Transplantation at 2001" in Current Problems in
Dermatology, Volume 13, Dermatologic Surgery-Part 1, Salasche SJ(ed)
Mosby January/February 2001.

Avram MR:  "CO2 and Erbium Laser Assisted Hair Transplantation" Chp. 12
in Cosmetic Laser Surgery, Fitzpatrick R(ed) Mosby 2000.

Avram MR:  "Hair Transplantation More in Demand Among Female Patients."
Cosmetic Surgery Times, August 1999.

Avram MR:  "Hair Transplantation in Women". Seminars in Cutaneous
Medicine and Surgery, June 1999.

Avram MR:  "Laser Assisted Hair Transplantation". Cosmetic Surgery
Times, Spring 1999.

Avram MR:  "Hair Transplants in the 1990's" Cosmetic Dermatology, June
1998.

Avram MR:  "Pulsed Dye Laser Treatment Hair Transplant Induced Ridging"
The Hair Transplant Forum, March - April 1998.  

Avram MR: "Hair Replacement", pgs 499-545 in Dermatologic Surgery, Ratz
JR (ed) Lippincott-Raven 1998.

Avram MR:  "Accurately Communicating the Extent of a Hair Transplant
Procedure", Journal of Dermatologic Surgery, Vol. 23 1997 pgs 817-818.

Stough DB, Jimenez FJ, Avram MR:  "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow",
Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology, Vol 21 1995 pgs415-416.

Jimenez FJ, Avram MR, Stough DB: "The Yeh Needle:  A Solid Needle for
Single Hair Recipient Sites", Journal American Academy of Dermatology,
Volume 32 Number 6 pg. 1041 1995.

Avram MR. Jimenez FJ: "An Overview of the Surgical Procedure", IN: Hair
Replacement - Surgical and Medical, Stough DB (ed) Mosby 1996.

Stough DB, Jimenez FJ, Avram MR:  "Surgical Products for Hair
Transplantation/Scalp Debridement Unit", IN: Hair Replacement Surgical
and Medical, Stough DB (ed) Mosby 1996.

Stough DB, Avram MR:  "Von Willebrand Disease and Hair Restoration
Surgery", IN: Hair Replacement Surgical and Medical, Stough DB (ed)
Mosby 1996.

Otley C, Avram MR, Johnson RA: "Isotretinoin Treatment of HIV Associated
Eusinophilic Folliculitis-Results of an Open Pilot Trial, Archives of
Dermatology, 1996.

Avram MR, Bertolino AP, Scher R: "Appendageal Disorders in Self
Assessment and Review Supplement to Arndt KA, LeBoit PD, Robinson JK,
Wintroub BU (eds): Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery: An Integrated Program
in Dermatology, W.B. Saunders 1995.

Avram MR, Pena C, Burell D. Antignani A,:  Hemodialysis and the Elderly
Patient, American Journal of Kidney Disease, Vol XVI, No.(4), 1990, pg
342.

Johnson RA, Avram MR, Chan E, "Skin Infections in the immunocompromised
Host- Non-HIV" IN: The Skin and Infection, Saunders CV and Nesbitt L
(eds), Williams and Wilkins, 1995.

INVITED LECTURES and LIVE SURGERY WORKSHOPS

"State of the Art Hair Transplantation for Men and Women"
Dermatology Grand Rounds, SUNY Downstate, June 2007

"Current Trends in Cosmetic Skin Surgery"
Medical Grand Rounds, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, April 2007

“Magnification in Hair Restoration Surgery,” International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Live Surgery Workshop, Orlando, FL, March 2007.

“Hair Transplantation for Men and Women,” Focus Session, American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, Washington DC, February 2007.

“Hairline Design,” American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, Washington DC, February 2007.

“Hair Transplantation for Men and Women,” New York Dermatological Society, New York City, November 2006.

“Hair Transplantation,” SUNY Downstate Grand Rounds, Brooklyn, October 2006.

“Latest Approach to Hair Transplantation,” ASDS Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, October 2006.

“Hair Restoration,” Morning mini-session, ASDS Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, October 2006.