About Us Services Experience FAQ 5 Key Points Of Living Press Links Home
 

Dr. Lisa Airan's Philosophy:

Cosmetic dermatology combined with counseling in the areas of stress, exercise, diet, and spirituality.
Dr. Lisa Airan "philosophy" encourages inner transformation in concert with outer transformation.
My philosophy is that outer physical transformation must be done in concert with self-care and inner work. I have been very successful in helping my patients look younger and feel better because I take a holistic approach to aging and beauty.

Dr. Lisa Airan's Resume

PERSONAL DATA
   
Address: 910 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10021
   
Phone: 212-400-0999
212-400-0991
   
EDUCATION
     
M.D. Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL  
  Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Scholar
  -National Institutes of Health, Washington D.C.  
     
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
     
Fellowship Washington University  
  -Mohs Micrographic Surgery Fellow  
     
Residency University of California at Los Angeles  
     
Internship University of Chicago  
     
 
 
CERTIFICATION
     
American Board of Dermatology  
National Board of Medical Examiners  
   
HONORS  
   
Albert M. Kligman Fellowship  
Richard B. Stoughton Memorial Fellowship  
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Scholarship for Outstanding Research  
-Awarded to top Research Scholars in the HHMI-NIH program  
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Scholars Fellowship (NIH)  
American Association for Cancer Research Fellowship Grant  
Alpha Omega Alpha Research Award, First Prize  
Magna Cum Laude, Biochemistry, Illinois Benedictine University  
Illinois Benedictine University Science Division Award  
Illinois Benedictine University Scholar  
Dean’s List  
38th American Chemical Society Research Symposium, First Prize  
Phi Lambda Upsilon National Honorary Chemical Society  
Outstanding Biochemistry Senior, Illinois Benedictine University  
-Awarded to top senior in biochemistry  
Reverends Hilary and Edmund Jurica Scholarship  
Illinois Benedictine University Excellence Award  
Leo and Rose Kappel Scholarship  
   
PUBLICATIONS
 
Please contact the office if you would like to review a list of Dr. Airan’s publications in peer reviewed medical journals.
 
PRESENTATIONS TO LEARNED SOCIETIES
 

Dr. Airan will appear at the American Association for Plastic Surgery annual meeting in New Orleans in April 2005.

 
Other recent presentations include:
   
1.
“Thermage Tissue Tightening & Contouring”, Special Live Patient Presentation, presented by Lisa Airan, M.D.,   7th Annual Winter Symposium at Mount Sinai Hospital, December 2004, New York, NY.
2.
“Thermage Tissue Tightening & Contouring”, Live Patient Presentation, presented by Lisa Airan, M.D., Thermage Workshop sponsored by ThermaCool TC, December 2004, Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York, NY.
3.
“New Science of Fillers & Injectables”, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Philadelphia     Convention Center, October 2004, Philadelphia, PA.  Dr. Airan participated as an invited dermatologist injector at the ASPS for the live demonstration of injection of Hylaform. 
 
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE  
   
Toronto Institute of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Toronto, Canada
-Clinical investigator for Medicis to determine longevity of Restylane in comparison with Juvederm, both injectable hyaluronic acids.
2004
   
Washington University, St. Louis, MO
-Participated as an investigator in a large multi-center trial to evaluate the efficacy of the long pulsed ruby laser in permanent hair removal at various body sites.
1997-1998
   
Laboratory of Immunology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
-Investigated the role of IFN-g in mycobacteria induced monocyte cytokine production.
1995
   

Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD
-Initiated several projects related to a transport protein crucial for the multidrug resistance phenomenon.

1989-1991
   

Laboratory of Chemical Biology, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD
-Examined the correlation between the differential expression of oncogenes and the developmental expression of hemoglobin genes.           

1988
   
Particle Detector Group, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
-Designed and completed experiments to synthesize a broad range of organic waveshifters for use as dopins in polystyrene scintillating fibers.  The goal was to improve the quantum efficiency of these fibers for their use in subatomic particle detectors.
1986-1987