President: Michel Delune, M.D.
Tustin, CALIFORNIA
U.S.A.

MEMBERSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Vice President: Melvin Elson, M.D., Nashville, Tennessee

Melvin L. Elson, M.D. is a board-certified dermatologist who graduated from The University of Tennessee Summa Cum Laude and received his MD from Duke University School of Medicine, trained in internal medicine at Vanderbilt Medical Center and in dermatology at Duke University Medical Center.  He is considered an expert in evaluation and treatment of the aging face, particularly with expertise in the use of filling materials for scars and wrinkles, Botox and cosmeceuticals.  He trains physicians world-wide in the use of these and in evaluating the aging face, having lectured in 31 countries.  Additionally, he has been frequently a guest on television talk shows including Good Morning America, Good Morning New Zealand and CNBC’s Vital Signs.  He is often interviewed by US and international publications on the aspects of aging.

He is the author of more than 200 scientific publications, as well as 2 books including the textbook Evaluation and Treatment of the Aging Face published by Springer-Verlag.  A member of the American Academy of Dermatology, board-certified by the American Board of Dermatology, he serves on the board of the American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine and is a member of a number of international societies.

He has served as a consultant to a number of boards, cosmetic and drug companies and developed MD Formulations and MD Forte skin care lines as well as assisting in the introduction of RoC products into the United States and developed ESTEEM by Naomi Judd skin care line.  He holds the patent on topical vitamin K for the treatment of blood vessel disorders of the skin and has a patent pending for a topical treatment of cellulite.

He founded the Longevity Institute in Nashville, which became one of the leading centers for treatment and training of the aging face.  He and his wife of over 40 years (former Betty McElhiney of Dickson, TN) live just outside of Nashville, have 2 daughters and 2 grandsons.




Vice President: Michael Stevens, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.

Specialty :	Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Offices :	2820 West Main Street Visalia, CA 93291 (209) 625-8636 9033 Wilshire Blvd., suite 100 Beverly Hills, CA 90211 (310) 275-3030
Education :	The University of California, Los Angeles B.S. in Biochemistry (June 1976) M.D. (June 1980) Ph.D. in Anatomy (June 1986)
Residency :	Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco     Resident in General Surgery, 1980-1987     Chief Resident in General Surgery, 1987-1988     Clinical Instructor in Surgery, 1987-1988 Fellow, Cardiovascular Research Institute U.C.S.F., 1983-1986 Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University     Resident in Plastic Surgery 1988-1989     Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery, 1989-1990     Clinical Instructor in Plastic Surgery, 1990
Board Certification :	Certified : American Board of Surgery, Sept. 1989 Certified : American Board of Plastic Surgery, November 1992
Memberships :	American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons American College of Surgeons (Fellow) American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Lipoplasty Society of North America California Medical Association Tulare County and Kings County Medical Associations
Medical Staff :	Attending Plastic Surgeon Kaweah Delta Hospital, Visalia, CA Attending Plastic Surgeon, Mill Creek Surgery Center, Visalia, CA Attending Plastic Surgeon, Obagi Dermatology, Plastic Surgery     and Laser Center, Beverly Hills, California and     Beverly Hills-Wilshire Surgery Center Attending Plastic Surgeon, Plastic Surgery Hospital     Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

General Secretary: Alexander A. Krakovsky MD, PhD, Dr.Sc.

General Surgeon. Cardiac Surgeon. Cosmetic Surgeon. Pain Management Physician.

Doctor of Science. Professor of Medicine and Surgery.

Professional Membership:

1. American Academy of Pain Medicine
2. American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
3. American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
4. International Association for the Study of Pain
5. American Academy of Phalloplasty Surgeons
6. Sexual Medicine Society of North America
7. American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine

Faculty of International Medical Meetings:

1.   II International Congress of Esthetic Medicine
2.   II Pan-American Congress of Esthetic and Cosmetic Surgery
3.   III National Meeting of Esthetic Medicine in Brazil  
4.   21st Annual Meeting of American Academy of Pain Medicine
5.   The Second World Congress on Advanced Cosmetic Surgery
6.   The First World Congress on Liposuction Surgery
7.   The First World Fair of Cosmetic Products & Medical Equipment
8.   1st International Congress of Asian Society of Asian Cosmetic Surgery
9.   10th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Phalloplasty Surgeons
10.   World Congress of Cosmetic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine
11. 3rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine
12. 22nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeon

Bibliography:
Dissertation – 2, Patents – 5, Articles and Abstracts – 112, Books and Chapters – 8, Medical Lectures and Presentations – 53.  
 
Awards:
One of 100 Best Cosmetic Surgeon of the Millennium
Honorary Professor of South East Asia College of Cosmetic Surgery