Ji-sup Ahn

Ji-sup Ahn, MD, PhD, ABHRS, FISHRS - Medical Doctor License in Korea– Board of the Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Education1995 Feb. BA, Keimyung University School of Medicine1999 Feb. Master of Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine2005 Feb. Doctor of Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of MedicineCareer(March 1996-Feb 1997) Internship : Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center (DSMC)(March 1997-Feb 2001) Residency in Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, DSMC(March 2001-Sep. 2004)  Clinical Assistant Fellowship at the Hair Transplantatin Center, KNUH(May 2004 – Now) Director of Dr. Ahn Medical Hair Clinic in Seoul Korea

Attending professor of Kyungpook national university hospital, Korea Diplomate of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery Fellow Member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Member of AAHRS (Asia Association of Hair Restoration Surgeons) Resident of KSHRS (Korean Society of Hair Restoration Surgery) Board Member of KADAT (Korean Association for Dermatology and Trichology) AWARDS First Place Winner, 20th International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery in Bahama, 2012Best Poster Prize of the Meeting, 2nd Asian Association of Hair Restoration Surgery in Korea, 2012Second Place Poster Winner, 24th International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery in Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2016

Relevant Bibliography1) Dihydrotestosterone-Inducible Dickkopf 1 from Balding Dermal Papilla Cells Causes Apoptosis in Follicular Keratinocytes. J Invest Dermatol 128:262-9 (2008)2) Preventable effect of L-threonate, an ascorbate metabolite, on androgen-driven balding via repression of dihydrotestosterone-induced dickkopf-1 expression in human hair dermal papilla cells. BMB Reports 2010; 43(10): 688-6923) Dihydrotestosterone-Inducible IL-6 Inhibits Elongation of Human Hair Shafts by Suppressing Matrix Cell Proliferation and Promotes Regression of Hair Follicles in Mice. Journal of Investigative Dermatology advance online publication, 1 September 2011 Participation in International Workshops:1) 12th Annual meeting of the ISHRS – Aug 2004, Vancouver2) 14th Annual meeting of the ISHRS – Oct 2006, San Diego3) 15th Annual meeting of the ISHRS – Sep 2007, Las Vegas4) 1st Annual meeting of the AAHRS – Jun 2011, Bangkok, Thailand5) 2nd Annual meeting of the AAHRS – May 2012, Seoul, Korea    : Oral and poster presentation6) 20th Annual meeting of the ISHRS – Oct. 2012, Bahamas : Poster presentation7) 21st Annual meeting of the ISHRS – Oct. 2013, San Francisco: Oral and poster presentaiton 8) 22nd Annual meeting of the ISHRS -Oct. 2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia : Oral presentation 9) 24th Annual meeting of the ISHRS – Sep. 2016, Las Vegas, NV, USA : Poster presentation Hair Loss Treatment Specialties:Follicular unit transplantationSingle hair transplantation Famele Hairline Total Correction SurgeryMale and Female hair transplantation Pubic hair transplantationEyebrowsEyelashesEthnic hair