Sharon A. Keene, MD
 Dr. Sharon A. Keene, president and medical director of Physician's Hair Institute, is internationally recognized for her pioneering work in the hair transplant field. She utilized and described to her patients the hair groupings, now called follicular unit grafts, long before the term was coined. Likewise, Dr. Keene utilized both longitudinal and lateral slits, depending on the location of the recipient area, since the early 1990's. You can see some of her early work on the gallery located here to see that indeed she was employing the techniques required to create a natural look from the time she started doing hair transplants, but she has also embraces innovation and continues to strive for refinments in hair transplants.Her refusal to perform a hair transplant procedure that looked unnatural resulted in the stellar reputation she has today. She didn't just learn today's hair transplant techniques, she helped to pioneer them. She currently utilizes the ultra refined follicular unit hair transplant technique with custom cut blades customized to fit the graft size. She also knows when to utilize double follicular unit grafts to the benefit of the patient. Dr. Keene is especially noted for her aesthetic ability in creating completely natural, undectable hairlines in the hair transplant industry. Moreover, Dr. Keene is at the forefront in advances for combating hairloss early. She is the medical director of HairDx.com, a company providing the first genetic test to consumers to help assess their genetic risk for developing androgenetic alopecia. Dr. Keene is also working with HairDx to test finasteride for the treatment of hairloss in women. Dr. Keene has lectured and written on the subject of hair transplant surgery and advanced techniques in hair transplant surgery. She has published articles in the International Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, the Hair Transplant Forum, Surgery and the text book Hair Transplantation 4th Ed, 2004. Along with her colleagues at Shapiro Medical Group, Dr. Keene demonstrated the follicular unit technique to fellow hair transplant doctors for many years. The Bald Truth (published by pocket books, a division of Simon & Schuster) recognizes Dr. Keene to be among the top in the world. The author identifies these doctors as physicians who..."perform state of the art follicular transplantation and are recognized by their peers as leaders in the field. This is not only for their medical expertise, but for their active role in educating their fellow physicians (as well as patients) in the most recent and welcome innovations in hair transplantation surgery. These physicians do regular research, publish in medical journals, present research findings and techniques at medical conferences and are vocal advocates for continued changes in the field." Recognized for her skill, technique, and integrity, Dr. Keene has received numerous honors from fellow hair transplant doctors in recognition of her contributions to the hair transplant field, including the following: Dr. Keene was recently elected to the board of governors of the International Society of Hair Resotration Surgeons (ISHRS) for 2008-2009. She is appointed to the Evidence Based Task Force of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons for 2008. The goal of this committee is to promote statistically significant, evidence based research in hair transplant surgery. |