Marie Schambach, MD, FISHRS

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Marie Schambach, MD, FISHRS

Membership Status

Fellow Member

ABHRS Diplomate

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Location

Schambach Hair Clinic

25-19 Boulevard Vista Hermosa, Office 1101

Ciudad de Guatemala

Guatemala 1015

Guatemala

Web: https://www.schambach.clinic

Phone:  502-2258-9317

Alternate Address

www.schambachmedical.com

moc.lacidemhcabmahcsobfsctd@sam

Education, ISHRS Fellowship Training Programs, & Board Certifications

ISHRS Fellow

ABHRS Diplomate

Memberships & Affiliations

ISHRS (International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery)

ABHRS (American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery)

SILATC (Sociedad Ibero-Latinoamericana de Transplante Capilar)

ASOGURCA (Asociación Guatemalteca de Restauración Capilar)

ASEMEG (Asociación de Médicos Estéticos de Guatemala)

COLMEDEGUA (Colegio de Médicos de Guatemala)

Publications

Honors & Awards

●      ISHRS O'Tar Norwood Forum Article Award, "2023 Best Article of the Year" — Hair Transplant Forum International.

●      Rafael Minondo Medical Scholarship, Universidad Francisco Marroquín — awarded for student ethics and academic excellence.

●      Two articles selected for journal cover feature, Hair Transplant Forum International (July 2020; May 2023).

Prior Research Grants

●      ISHRS Research Grant (2020) — Study of FUE for Treating Axillary Hyperhidrosis. Awarded and completed; results published as Schambach M, Jimenez F. Elimination of Sweat Glands Using the Follicular Unit Excision Technique: A Pilot Study Showing Its Potential Use for Axillary Hyperhidrosis. Dermatologic Surgery. 2021;47(12):1666–1669.

●      ISHRS Research Grant (2014) — "The Efficacy of Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma on Non-Transplanted Miniaturized Hair in Different Norwood Scale Grades of Androgenetic Alopecia." Awarded and completed.

●      Guatemalan-American Academy of Aesthetics Grant (2017) — "Hair Transplant as an Indication for Scar Coverage in Microtia Reconstruction." Awarded and completed.

Professional Affiliations & Leadership

●      Board of Governors, ISHRS (International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery) — since October 2022.

●      Chair, WISHRS (Women in ISHRS Task Force) — current.

●      Co-Chair, ISHRS Spanish-Language Webinars — current.

●      Co-Founder and President, ASOGURCA (Guatemalan Association of Hair Restoration) — since 2022.

●      Chairperson, 29th ISHRS World Congress, Lisbon, Portugal — October 2021.

●      Chair, ISHRS CME Webinars Subcommittee — 2022–2025.

●      Past President, SILATC (Ibero-Latin-American Society of Hair Transplant), 2020–2021; member since 2014.

●      Latin-American Representative, International Hair Restoration Platform (IHRP) — 2012–2016.

●      Active Member, ISHRS — since 2010.

●      Co-Founder, ASEMEG (Guatemalan Association of Aesthetic Medicine) — since 2011.

●      Active Member, Guatemalan Board of Doctors — since 2005.

●      President, Student Council of the Medicine Faculty, Universidad Francisco Marroquín — 2001–2003.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. Gupta AK, Talukder M, Williams G, Abdelhamid H, Akiska YM, Alpeter D, et al. (Schambach MA, contributing panelist). Low-Dose Oral Minoxidil (LDOM) and Topical Minoxidil: Consensus Recommendations for Managing Male and Female Pattern Hair Loss in Hair Transplant Patients Using a Modified Delphi Approach. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2026;27(3):253–261.

2. Schambach MA. Preview Long Hair FUE: Pros & Cons, Tips & Tricks. Hair Transplant Forum Int. 2025;35(4):113–125.

3. Schambach M, Lopez J. Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus Correction: A Case Report. Hair Transplant Forum International. 2023;33(3):90–92. (Selected as journal cover article.)

4. Schambach M. The Value of Long Hair Preview in Body Hair Transplantation. Hair Transplant Forum International. 2022;32(6):202–206.

5. Christensen R, Schambach M, Jafferany M. Microneedling as an Adjunctive Treatment for Trichotillomania. Dermatol Ther. 2022;35(11):e15824.

6. Schambach M, Jimenez F. Elimination of Sweat Glands Using the Follicular Unit Excision Technique: A Pilot Study Showing Its Potential Use for Axillary Hyperhidrosis. Dermatologic Surgery. 2021;47(12):1666–1669.

7. Schambach M. Shaved FUE vs Long Hair FUE: A Comparative Study During Excision, Extraction, and Placement. Hair Transplant Forum International. 2020;30(4):117–126. (Selected as journal cover article.)

8. Carman T, Schambach MA. How I Do It: Using Velcro to Assist with Non-Shaven FUE. Hair Transplant Forum International. 2018;28(1):14–16.

9. Schambach M. Why I Switched to a Multiphasic FUE Device. Hair Transplant Forum International. 2018;28(6):224–226.

10. Schambach M. Comparative Microscopic Lesions in Grafts Extracted by FUE Method With Rotatory versus Oscillatory Forces. Amedesgua. 2016.

11. Schambach M. Cranial Prosthetics: When Medical and Surgical Therapies Are Not a Viable Solution. Cesare Ragazzi. 2015.

Book Chapters & Editorial Contributions

1. Schambach MA. Chapter 16: Complications in Hair Transplant Surgery. In: Vásquez-Doval FJ, Jiménez-Acosta F, eds. Hair Transplant Surgery: Principles, Techniques, and Advances. Madrid: Editorial Médica Panamericana; 2025. p. 490–537.

2. Jimenez F, Schambach MA. Method for Human Sweat Gland Isolation from the Scalp and Axilla by Means of the Micro-Punch FUE Technique and Vital Dyes. In: Molecular Dermatology: Methods and Protocols. 2026. p. 295–306.

3. Schambach MA. Long Hair Preview FUE Techniques. In: Unger R, Shapiro R, eds. Hair Transplantation. 6th ed. New York: Thieme; 2022. p. 490–496.

4. Schambach M, Section Editor. Volume 4, Part 2, Section IV: How I Do It. In: Lam S, Williams K, eds. Hair Transplant 360: Follicular Unit Excision (FUE). London: Jaypee; 2022. p. 957–1216.

5. Schambach M. Chapter 28: FUE Mega-Session. In: Lam S, Williams K, eds. Hair Transplant 360: Follicular Unit Excision (FUE). London: Jaypee; 2022. p. 535–558.

6. Schambach M. Chapter 30: Long Hair Versus Shaved FUE. In: Lam S, Williams K, eds. Hair Transplant 360: Follicular Unit Excision (FUE). London: Jaypee; 2022. p. 571–590.

7. Schambach M. Chapter 34B: Long Hair Preview FUE. In: True RH, Garg AK, Garg S, eds. Practical Guide to Hair Transplantation: Interactive Study for the Beginning Practitioner. Stuttgart: Thieme; 2021. p. 598–612.

ISHRS Join Year

2011

ISHRS World Congresses Attended

14

Procedures Performed

  • Beards and moustaches
  • Body hair transplantation
  • Burned scalp reconstruction
  • Ethnic hair
  • Eyebrows
  • Eyelashes
  • 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
  • Scalp expanders
  • Scalp flaps
  • Scar revision