Scientific Advisory Board

Michael A. Meshkin, M.D., President and founder of Cosmetic Hair Restoration Surgery Institute.  Dr. Meshkin is the innovator of the Nokor Microslit Grafting technique and his work has been published in the Journal of Dermatological Surgery, the Journal of Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, and the Hair Transplant Textbook.  He is an active member of International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons (ISHRS), the world’s largest organization of hair restoration surgery.  He is one of the first hair transplant doctors who become a diplomat of American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (ABHRS).  He is regularly invited to lecture on hair transplant surgery at highly recognized symposiums, teaching seminars and many international Television and radio stations in the U.S. and abroad.  Dr. Meshkin’s private practice has been dedicated exclusively to hair restoration for the past twenty years and is committed to staying active in this field through ongoing education to incorporating the latest advances into his practice.  He leads the Invitra Hair clinical trials.

Zain Kadri, MD, FACS., Dr, Zain Kadri is our Director of Facial Plastic Surgery and is in-charge of our cell harvesting and re-implantation services in Irvine.  Dr. Kadri is Board Certified by American board of Otolaryngology and an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery in University of California, Irvine.  He received his MD degree with honors from Madras University and has completed his residency and fellowship at Georgetown University and Jefferson Medical College and has conducted research on medical uses of lasers and micro vascular and neural surgery during his post graduate training.  He is a Fellow of American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and American College of Surgeons.  He also belongs to several other national and local medical societies and has presented papers nationally and internationally and has published in peer reviewed medical journals.  Dr. Kadri holds medical license in California and several other states and countries.  He has also served active duty as a Major in the US Air force Medical Corps.  He has been associated with Invitrx since 2004 and has helped in developing our skin rejuvenation products and is involved in our research and development projects.

Ranjan Gupta, M.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopedic surgery at University California Irvine and Professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering /Henry Samueli School of Engineering also at UCI. Specialized in microsurgery of hand and upper extremities. Research focused on tissue engineering and Schwann cell apoptosis.

Jonathan R. Pirnazar, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor, UCI, Department of Ophthalmology. Served as Chief Resident and a fellow in Corneal and Refractive Surgery at UCI. Expert in Corneal Transplantation, Complicated Cataract Surgery, LASIK, and Dry Eyes.

Herbert Lamblet, M.D., Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon. Member of the Brazilian Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Research focus on stem cell isolation and autologous fat grafting. Ongoing clinic trials for isolation and transplantation of liposuction cell isolate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil surgery center.

Amel Touhmi, M.D., Ophthalmologist specializing in Cornea & External Diseases, Corneal surface tissue bioengineering, and tissue banking. Currently directing our clinical trials for dry-eye in Sao Paolo, Brazil.