Matt Leavitt, DO
Membership Status
MemberABHRS Diplomate
Location
Lake Faith Professional Center260 Lookout Place
Suite 103
Maitland
FL 32751
Web: https://www.advancedderm.com
Phone: 1 (321) 594-5530
Fax: 1 (407) 333-2140
Alternate Address
www.Bosley.com; www.BosleyMedicalOrlando.com
Email: [email protected]
321-594-5523
Education, ISHRS Fellowship Training Programs, & Board Certifications
BOARD CERTIFICATION:- Fellow of American Osteopathic College of Dermatology - 1999
- Diplomate of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery - 1998
- Diplomate of the American Osteopathic Board of Dermatology - 1991
- Diplomate of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners - 1987
APPOINTMENTS AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS/ACHIEVEMENTS:
APPOINTMENTS
-
Hair Foundation
- Elected President 2010
- Elected Secretary 2005-2010
- Founding Member 2005
- NOVA Southeastern University (NSU-COM) 2009-Present
О Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatology
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University of Central Florida 2007-Present
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatology
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Lexington International 2006 - Present
- Consultant/Medical Advisor
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International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) 2005 - Present
- CME Committee
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International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) 2005 - Present
- Ad Hoc Committee on Practice Diversification
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International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) 2005 - Present
- Ad Hoc Committee on Media Relations
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International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) 2005 - Present
- Ad Hoc Committee on Hair Council
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International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) 2005 - Present
- Ad Hoc Committee on Residency Programs
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International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) 2005 - Present
- Live Surgery Workshop Committee (Chair)
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International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) 2005 - Present
- Ad Hoc Committee on Hair Foundation (Co-Chair)
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International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) 2005
- Strategic Task Force on Financial Security Initiative (Chair)
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International Society for Applied Research in Aging 2005
- Advisory Board
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Hair Foundation
- Founding Member and Current Secretary 2005
-
Photomedex
- Advisory Board 2005
-
Stieffel
- Advisory Board 2005
-
ISHRS
- Appointed to CME Committee 2003 – Present
-
Editor Monograph
- Combining Medical and Surgery Therapy (Pfizer) 2003
-
ISHRS
- Appointed to Board of Governors 2002 - Present
-
Hair Transplant Fellowship Program – MHR
- ISHRS Approved 2003 – Present
- ABHRS Approved 1997 – Present
- Founder/Preceptor 1993 – Present
-
Allergan
- National Botox Training Preceptor 2002 - Present
- Advisory Board
- Appointed Clinical Faculty 2001
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Editor Monograph
- “Comprehensive Approach to Male Pattern Hair Loss (Merck) 2001
- Advisory Board 2000 - 2005
- Advisory Board 1999 - 2004
- Clinical Advisory Board 1999 - Present
- Elected Chairman 1998 - 2000
- Board of Directors 1998 - 2005
- Chairman 1997 - Present
- Founding Member/Elected Vice President 1997 - 2004
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Live Surgery Workshop
- Founder, Program Chair 1995 - Present
- Elected Chairman 1995
- Elected Vice President of the Credentialing Panel for
Hair Restoration Grievance Panel 1995
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American Osteopathic College of Dermatology
- President 1995
- Program Chair 1995
- Preceptor 1995
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AOCD Dermatology Residency Program
- Preceptor 1994 – 1997
- Elected Vice President 1993
- Elected to the Board of Trustees 1991
- Appointed to the Advisory Board 1992
PROFESSIONAL HONORS/ACHIEVEMENTS
● Smart Awards-Orlando 2010
Orlando Business of the Year Award
● Smart Awards-Orlando
Finalist Orlando Business of the Year 2009
- Best Practice Award – Florida Medical Business 2004
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ESHRS
- Italian Society of Hair Restoration 2004
- Lifetime Achievement Award (Live Surgery Workshop) 2003
- Physician Business Leadership - Florida Medical Business 2003
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Best Practice – Florida Medical Business
- Award Significant Achievement 2003
- CME Committee 2003
- Elected to Board of Governors 2002
- Live Workshop Committee 2000
- Preceptor 1991
- AOCD Daniel Koprince Award for the Presentation of: 1988
- “A Selective Review of Xanthomas and their Relationship to
Dyslipoproteinemias”
Memberships & Affiliations
PRIVILEGES/AFFILIATIONS:
- Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida - April 2000 to April 2002
- Orlando Regional Hospital, Orlando, Florida - February 1992 to Present
- Central Florida Regional Hospital, Sanford, Florida - January 1991 to July 2001
MEMBERSHIPS:
- American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
- American Academy of Dermatology
- American Academy of Facial Plastics
- American Academy for Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- American Academy of Hair Restoration Surgery
- American Association of Aesthetic and Restorative Surgery
- American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery
- American Osteopathic Association
- American Osteopathic College of Dermatology
- European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
- Florida Medical Society
- Florida Osteopathic Medical Society
- Florida Society of Dermatologic Surgeons
- International Society of Dermatologic Surgery
- International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
- The Central Florida Society of Dermatology
About the Doctor
The winner of the 2002 International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) Golden Follicle Award, Dr. Matt Leavitt has had a storied rise to international prominence in hair restoration as founder and medical director of Medical Hair Restoration (MHR), now merged with Bosley. He is a board-certified dermatologist and Diplomate of the ABHRS.
An acknowledged authority on hair transplantation, Dr. Leavitt has developed and taught new techniques for hair replacement that enhance a natural appearance. Surgeons from both the US and overseas have traveled to Orlando to study with Dr. Leavitt.
He is one of the founders of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, where he first served as its first Vice President.
As a clinical advisor for Merck, Dr. Leavitt was among the original physicians selected to study the effects of the hair-growth drug Propecia on hair transplantation. He has been on the advisory boards of Pharmacia (now Johnson & Johnson), manufacturers of Rogaine as well as been a member of Procyte’s Board of Directors (now Photomedex) and the Clinical Advisory Boards for Bradley Pharmaceuticals and Allergan.
In 2002 he was elected to the Board of Governors of the ISHRS, a position he held until 2008. He has lectured both nationally and internationally on hair loss in men and women, and was a founding member and first Secretary of the Hair Foundation. Currently, Dr. Leavitt is the President of the Hair Foundation.
Dr. Leavitt is a founder and eighteenth-time Chairman of the Live Surgery Workshop which is designed to provide a comprehensive surgical overview of all aspects of hair transplantation as well as providing a forum for the development of research case studies. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Live Workshop Committee for the ISHRS and is a member of several committees, i.e. Continuing Medical Education (CME), Residency Programs, etc. He also designed and chairs an ISHRS-approved Fellowship Training Program for hair restoration physicians.
Dr. Leavitt has authored numerous articles for dermatology, hair and cosmetic journals and has served three times as editor for special hair loss editions of the International Journal of Cosmetic Surgery.
A graduate of University of Michigan and Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Leavitt performed his residency at Ohio University Grandview Medical Center.
ISHRS Join Year
1993
ISHRS World Congresses Attended
18
Procedures Performed
- Burned scalp reconstruction
- Ethnic hair
- Eyebrows
- Facelift hair revision
- 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