Bradley Wolf, MD, FISHRS
Membership Status
Fellow Member
Location
Wolf Medical Enterprises11877 Mason Road
Cincinnati
OH 45249
Phone: +1513-774-0400
Fax: 1(513)774-0410
Education, ISHRS Fellowship Training Programs, & Board Certifications
Undergraduate – Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
Majors: Biology and Chemistry
1972 – 1976
Medical School – Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
Doctor of Medicine
1976 – 1980
Internship General Surgery
1980 – 1981
Residency – Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine, Norfolk, Virginia
General Surgery
1981 – 1982
American Board of Emergency Medicine: Diplomate 1989-1999
American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery: Board Certified 1999- 2019
FISHRS- Fellow: ISHRS- 2013
Publications
Written Works:
- Topic: Facial Aspect Ratio
Facial Aspect Ratio and the Split Face Photo
- Topic: Graft Placement
State of the Art: Recipient Incisions and Graft Placement
- Topic: Follicular Units
Article: “Follicular Units: Recipient Site Preparation”
Journal of European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Vol. 1, No. 2, Autumn 2001
- Topic: Hairline Placement
Article: “Hairline Placement”
Hair Transplant Forum, Vol. 9, No. 5, September/October 1999
- Topic: Incision Type: Coronal vs. Sagittal
Article: “Incision Type: Coronal vs. Sagittal”
Hair Transplant Forum, Vol. 12, No. 2, March/April 2002
- Topic: Langer’s Lines
Article: “Langer’s Lines”
Hair Transplant Forum, Vol. 8, No. 5, September/October 1998
- Topic: Male vs. Female Pattern Hair Loss
Article: “Male vs. Female Pattern Hair Loss”
Living Longer Magazine, February 2002
- Topic: Microscope Dissection
Article: “Dr. Wolf’s Opinion on the Microscope Dissection”
- Topic: Small Incisions
Article: “Small Incisions”
Hair Transplant Forum, Vol. 8, No. 5, September/October 1998
- Topic: Tissue Removal Concerns
Article: “An Argument Against Tissue Removal During Hair Transplantation”
Hair Transplant Forum, Vol. 12, No. 1, January/February 2002
Lectures:
2016 Lectures
“Occipital Area Thinning Caused by FUE
24th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Las Vegas, September 2016
“Differential Graft Placement”
24th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Las Vegas, September 2016
“Graft Placement Techniques”
24th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Las Vegas, September 2016
Moderator
Open Debate: Congress’s Best Topics Discussion Panel
24th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Las Vegas, September 2016
“FUE Donor Management”
FUE Palooza, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
FUE Technology Workshop: The Hands-On Experience
Denver, July 2016
“Live Surgery”
ISHRS European Hair Transplant Workshop
Live Surgery Workshop: FUT case in female; two different harvesting techniques & two different placing approaches
Manchester, England, June 2016
“Recipient Sites & Graft Placing”
ISHRS European Hair Transplant Workshop
Manchester, England, June 2016
2015 Lectures
“Genomics Comparison of Hair Follicles from FUT, FUE, and Plucks”
9th Annual World Congress for Hair Research
Miami, November 2015
“Overview of Strip Harvesting Procedure”
23rd Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Chicago, September 2015
“Powered Sharp Punch Systems for FUE”
23rd Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Chicago, September 2015
“FUE Workshop Powered Sharp Punch”
- FUE Donor Management
- Comparison of Post-Op Results: FUE and FUT
- Patient and Surgeon Position, Timing and Method for Anesthesia & Tumescence
- Combining FUE and FUT
23rd Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Chicago, September 2015
2014 Lectures
“FUT Highlights Videos”
22nd Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Kuala Lumpur, October 2014
“The Use of Metal Sutures in Occipital Strip Excision: A Retrospective Study”
22nd Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Kuala Lumpur, October 2014
“Genomics Comparison of Hair Follicles from FUT, FUE, and Plucks”
22nd Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Kuala Lumpur, October 2014
“Incisions & Placing”
22nd Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Kuala Lumpur, October 2014
Hands-On Work Station: “Graft Placement”
22nd Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Kuala Lumpur, October 2014
“Top 10 Clinical Pearls to Achieve the Best Results and Happy Patients”
22nd Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Kuala Lumpur, October 2014
“Incisions: Methods and Strategies. Manual Placement”
ISHRS European Hair Transplant Workshop
Live Surgery Workshop: Focusing on the Complementary Approaches of FUT & FUE
Brussels, Belgium, June 2014
“Live Surgeries”
ISHRS European Hair Transplant Workshop
Live Surgery Workshop: Focusing on the Complementary Approaches of FUT & FUE
Brussels, Belgium, June 2014
“FUT/FUE: Combining both techniques in the same patient (why? how? when?)”
ISHRS European Hair Transplant Workshop
Live Surgery Workshop: Focusing on the Complementary Approaches of FUT & FUE
Brussels, Belgium, June 2014
“Sensitive Topics- FUT vs FUE”
ISHRS European Hair Transplant Workshop
Live Surgery Workshop: Focusing on the Complementary Approaches of FUT & FUE
Brussels, Belgium, June 2014
2013 Lectures
“Hands-On Cadaver Lab Faculty”
5th Annual Hair Transplant 360 Workshop: Comprehensive Hair Transplant Course & FUE Hands-On Course
St. Louis, Missouri, November 2013
“Non-Virgin Donor Planning & Harvesting Techniques”
5th Annual Hair Transplant 360 Workshop: Comprehensive Hair Transplant Course & FUE Hands-On Course
St. Louis, Missouri, November 2013
“FUE: How I Do It”
5th Annual Hair Transplant 360 Workshop: Comprehensive Hair Transplant Course & FUE Hands-On Course
St. Louis, Missouri, November 2013
“FUE Donor Management”
5th Annual Hair Transplant 360 Workshop: Comprehensive Hair Transplant Course & FUE Hands-On Course
St. Louis, Missouri, November 2013
“FUE Other Applications: Scarring, Revisions, Etc.”
5th Annual Hair Transplant 360 Workshop: Comprehensive Hair Transplant Course & FUE Hands-On Course
St. Louis, Missouri, November 2013
“Difficult Cases Physician Faculty Panel”
5th Annual Hair Transplant 360 Workshop: Comprehensive Hair Transplant Course & FUE Hands-On Course
St. Louis, Missouri, November 2013
“Managing Complications Physician Faculty Panel”
5th Annual Hair Transplant 360 Workshop: Comprehensive Hair Transplant Course & FUE Hands-On Course
St. Louis, Missouri, November 2013
“How I Do It Physician Faculty Panel”
5th Annual Hair Transplant 360 Workshop: Comprehensive Hair Transplant Course & FUE Hands-On Course
St. Louis, Missouri, November 2013
“State of the Art Recipient Sites and Graft Placement”
21st Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
San Francisco, California, October 2013
“FUE Hands On Courses Faculty”
21st Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
San Francisco, California, October 2013
2012 Lectures
“Recipient Site Instrument Selection & Depth Adjustment”
4th Annual Hair Transplant 360 Workshop: A Hands-On Cadaver and 3D Lecture Workshop
St. Louis, Missouri, November 2012
“Female Hair Restoration: Design, Planning, & Execution”
4th Annual Hair Transplant 360 Workshop: A Hands-On Cadaver and 3D Lecture Workshop
St. Louis, Missouri, November 2012
“Non-Virgin Donor Planning & Harvesting Techniques”
4th Annual Hair Transplant 360 Workshop: A Hands-On Cadaver and 3D Lecture Workshop
St. Louis, Missouri, November 2012
“Hands-On Cadaver Lab Assistant Faculty”
4th Annual Hair Transplant 360 Workshop: A Hands-On Cadaver and 3D Lecture Workshop
St. Louis, Missouri, November 2012
“Quantifying the Perception of Hair Amount: An Analysis of Hair Diameter and Density Changes with Age in Caucasian Women”
20th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Bahamas, October 2012
“How I Repair Wide Donor Scars Using FEW and 0.75mm Punches”
20th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Bahamas, October 2012
“A Case Study Follow Up: Graft and Hair Counts at One Year: Side by Side FUE/Strip FUT Transplants in a Frontal Scalp”
20th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Bahamas, October 2012
Winner, 2nd Place Ribbon Overall. Scientific Poster Presentation: Genomics Comparison of Hair Follicles from Punch Biopsies, Follicular Unit Excisions, and Plucks.
20th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Bahamas, October 2012
Director, Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) Hands–On Course: Manual and Motorized.
20th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Bahamas, October 2012
2011 Lectures
“Quality and Legal Issues Regarding Surgical Tech Participation in the Hair Transplant Procedure”
19th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Anchorage, Alaska, September 2011
“Follicular Unit Excision (FUE): Different Technical Approaches”
Workshop Faculty
19th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Anchorage, Alaska, September 2011
“Controversy: FUE vs. Strip Harvest FUE”
Panelist
19th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Anchorage, Alaska, September 2011
“FUE”
Breakfast with the Experts
19th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Anchorage, Alaska, September 2011
“FUE vs. Strip FUT: A Side by Side Comparison”
19th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Anchorage, Alaska, September 2011
Live Patient Viewing “FUE vs. Strip FUT: A Side by Side Comparison”
19th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Anchorage, Alaska, September 2011
2008 Lectures
“Measuring the Elastic Force in Occipital Donor Scars”
16th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Montreal, Canada, September 2008
“Complications of Follicular Unit Excision”
16th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Montreal, Canada, September 2008
“Hairline Workshop”, Faculty Member
16th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Montreal, Canada, September 2008
“Controversies III: Big FUE Session vs. Regular Strip”, Panelist
16th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Montreal, Canada, September 2008
“Poster: Measuring the Elastic Force in Occipital Donor Scars”
Award: Third Place
16th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Montreal, Canada, September 2008
2006 Lectures
“Treatment of Wide Donor Scars: Overcoming the Elastic Force with Permanent Sub-Epidermal Metal Suture”
14th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
San Diego, California, October 2006
“Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) Update Workshop”, Faculty Member
14th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
San Diego, California, October 2006
“Follicular Unit Excision (FUE)” Discussion, Panelist
14th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
San Diego, California, October 2006
“Treatment of Wide Donor with Permanent Metal Suture: Overcoming the Elastic Force”
9th Annual Congress and Live Surgery Workshop, European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Zurich, Switzerland, May 2006
“Difficult Closure” Panel Discussion, Moderator
9th Annual Congress and Live Surgery Workshop, European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Zurich, Switzerland, May 2006
2005 Lectures
“Reducing Extent of the Strip Excision Donor Scarring”
8th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Brussels, Belgium, June 2005
2004 Lectures
“Minimizing Strip Excision Donor Scarring”
12th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Vancouver, Canada, August 2004
Presentations “Anesthesia”, “Nerve Blocks” and “In Search of the Perfect Donor Scar”
Advanced Review Course in Hair Restoration Surgery
12th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Vancouver, Canada, August 2004
“Evaluation, Harvesting and Closure of the Donor Area: Different Approaches”
Workshop Faculty
12th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Vancouver, Canada, August 2004
“Safe Doses of Local Anesthetics, Epinephrine Field and Nerve Blocks”
American Academy of Dermatology, 62nd Annual Meeting,
Washington, DC. February 2004
2003 Lectures
“Local Anesthesia Update”
11th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
New York, NY. October 2003
“Coronal Incisions, the Lateral Advantage”
Aegean Masters Cruise/ Hair Transplantation Meeting
Athens, Greece. June 2003
2002 Lectures
“Are Reported Doses of Anesthetics and Epinephrine Too Conservative?”
10th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Chicago, Illinois. October 2002
“Psychological Issues in Hair Loss Patients”
10th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Chicago, Illinois. October 2002
“Overview of Anesthesia in Hair Restoration Surgery”
Workshop Director
10th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Chicago, Illinois. October 2002
“Local Anesthesia Update: Safe Doses of Local Anesthetics and Epinephrine”
5th Annual Congress, European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
London, United Kingdom. June 2002
2001 Lectures
“Local Anesthesia Update: Safe Doses of Local Anesthetics and Epinephrine”
9th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 2001
Hairline Design Workshop: “The Art of Hairline Design”
Co-Director (with Edwin Epstein, M.D.)
9th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 2001
“Psychology and the Patient with Hair Loss”
Beginners’ Workshop
9th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 2001
“The Aesthetics of Hairline Construction: Architecture”
4th Annual Congress, European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Sitges, Spain 2001
“Recipient Site Preparation for Follicular Units” (Beginners Course)
4th Annual Congress, European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Sitges, Spain 2001
“The Art of Graft Placement”
5th International Conference, Italian Society of Hair Restoration
Siracusa, Italy 2001
2000 Lectures
“Follicular Theory of Relativity: Time, Space and Light” 8th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Kona, Hawaii 2000
“The Aesthetics of a Hairline Construction: Art and Architecture”
Hair Line Workshop
8th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Kona, Hawaii 2000
“Follicular Unit Site Preparation”
Beginners Workshop
8th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Kona, Hawaii 2000
“Follicular Theory of Relativity: Time, Space and Light”
3rd Annual Live Workshop & Congress, European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Istanbul, Turkey 2000
“Differential Micrograft Placement: Beyond Technical Expertise”
3rd Annual Live Workshop & Congress, European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Istanbul, Turkey 2000
1999 Lectures
“Impressionism and Modern Hair Transplantation”
7th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
San Francisco, CA 1999
Poster: “Creating the Hairline: An Artist’s View”
Award: First Place (Blue Ribbon)
7th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
San Francisco, CA, 1999
“Medico-Legal Cases Involving Hair Restoration: A Retrospective Study”
7th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
San Francisco, CA 1999
“Hairline Design – A Different Perspective”
7th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
San Francisco, CA 1999
“The Pre-Operative Phase”
7th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
San Francisco, CA 1999
“Impressionism and Modern Hair Transplantation”
2nd Annual Live Workshop & Congress, European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Paris, France – 1999
“The Hairline: An Artist’s View”
2nd Annual Global Convocation of Hair Restoration Surgery
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Rancho Mirage, CA – 1999
“Creating Recipient Sites and Graft Placement”
5th Annual Meeting of the World Hair Society
Orlando, Fl.- 1999
1998 Lectures
“Recipient Sites and Graft Placing- Maximizing Graft Survival”
6th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Washington D.C.- 1998
“Advantages of Small Incisions”
6th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Washington DC 1998
About the Doctor
Bradley R. Wolf M.D. has been treating hair loss patients since 1990. He has presented over 100 lectures at meetings throughout the world, was director of all workshops at the 2002 ISHRS meeting, director of the Hands-on FUE workshop ISHRS 2012 meeting, and served as faculty at eight other ISHRS workshops. He is the author of the Anesthesia chapter in the 5th Edition of “Hair Transplantation”. In 1997 he was awarded a Research Grant by the ISHRS and served as a member of the ISHRS Ethics, Website, FUE Research committees, and Chair of the C, P, & E committee. For poster presentations he was awarded first place at the 1999 ISHRS meeting in San Francisco, second place in 2012 at the Bahamas, and third place at the 2008 meeting in Montreal. He was Board Certified by the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (ABHRS) and was a member of the Board of Directors of the ABHRS from 2000-2005. He was designated as Fellow of the ISHRS (FISHRS) in 2013. Since 2007 Dr. Wolf has been a consultant for the Proctor and Gamble Company in Cincinnati and Singapore. Dr. Wolf has served in the following positions in ISHRS leadership: Columnist for Hair Transplant Forum (Cyberspace Chat)- 2014-2016, Co-Editor of Hair Transplant Forum-2017-2019, Program Chair of Annual Meeting-2020 (Virtual), Board of Governors-2020-2025 including Secretary-2020-2022, Vice-President-2022-2023, President-2023-2024, Past-President-2024-2025.
ISHRS Join Year
1993
ISHRS World Congresses Attended
28
Procedures Performed
- Beards and moustaches
- Body hair transplantation
- Ethnic hair
- Eyebrows
- Facelift hair revision
- Female hair restoration surgery
- Follicular Unit Excision (FUE)
- Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT)
- Medical (non-surgical) management of hair loss for men
- Medical (non-surgical) management of hair loss for women
- Scar revision