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Robert M Dryden, M.D., FACS, is Medical Director of the Arizona Stem Cell Treatment Center and Arizona Centre Plastic Surgery. Dr. Dryden completed his undergraduate training at the University of California at Davis, where he was Phi Beta Kappa (U. C. Berkeley chapter) and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Societies after only three years. He then matriculated at the University of California, School of Medicine where he was first in his class, elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and a recipient of the prestigious Merck Award. After doing a rotating surgical and medical internship at the University Oregon in Portland, he completed a residency in ophthalmology at the University California in San Francisco. He was the first fellow in the prestigious fellowship in eye and facial plastic surgery under Drs. Crowell Beard and Marvin Quickert at the University of California. He subsequently spent two years at the National Institutes of Health as a member of the United States Public Health Service and consulted and performed cosmetic and reconstructive surgery at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda. Dr. Dryden has been practicing and teaching in Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona and at the University of Arizona Medical School since 1971. His practice includes eye and facial reconstructive plastic surgery, general cosmetic surgery, bio-identical hormone replacement and stem cell deployment as the Medical Director of the Arizona Center Stem Cell Treatment Center. Dr. Dryden is board certified in ophthalmology as well as board certified in General Cosmetic Surgery by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery where he has been both a Trustee and Treasurer. Dr. Dryden was one of the initial founding members of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive surgery and has served as President and Treasurer of the organization. He also served as a President of the American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery. He has published over 90 articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters in various textbooks. He is a Clinical Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine and Mentor of a fellowship in general cosmetic surgery and has taught doctors from around the world. Additionally, he has spoken and taught both nationally and internationally for 40 years. He is a pioneer in the use and development of the latest innovative surgical techniques in eyelid surgery, facial cosmetic surgery, liposuction surgery and breast surgery.

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PHOENIX STEM CELL TREATMENT CENTER TEAM

Steven M. Gitt, M.D., F.A.C.S. specializes in cosmetic surgery, offering the latest and most innovative techniques in: facial rejuvenation, breast augmentation, laser surgery, liposuction and body contouring and all facets of cosmetic surgery. His patients describe him as caring, compassionate, and understanding and as an excellent listener and communicator. As the founder and medical director of North Valley Plastic Surgery, established in 1993, Dr. Gitt graduated college with distinction from UCLA in 1982 and from medical school with distinction from Wayne State University in 1986. Dr. Gitt was elected to membership in the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) national medical honor society in 1985. Following completion of training in General Surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, and Plastic Surgery training at the renowned University of Michigan medical center, Dr. Gitt obtained certifications from the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Gitt also holds the prestigious Certificate of Advanced Education in Cosmetic Surgery. He was the founder and original medical director of the Comprehensive Wound Healing Center at Paradise Valley Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Gitt is a board certified plastic surgeon. He is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Always on the leading edge of technology, Dr. Gitt has offered endoscopic procedures such as brow and face lifting, abdominoplasty, and breast augmentation since 1994, carbon dioxide laser resurfacing since 1995, and Photoderm-Intense Pulsed Light Therapy (IPL) since 1996. He has also accumulated extraordinary experience in Fotofacial and Fotofacial-plusT IPL treatments

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Ryan B. Tsujimura, M.D. graduated magna cum laude from the University of Washington in Seattle with a B.S. in Biology. He remained in Seattle where he graduated at the top of his class and earned his Medical Degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Tsujimura initiated his postgraduate training at the Oregon Health Sciences University (University of Oregon) in Portland, Oregon where he did his internship in General Surgery. He then moved to Phoenix where he finished his residency in General Surgery. During this time he became Chief Resident of the Burn Unit and then Chief Resident of Surgery in his last year of training. He was given various awards during his training, but the most meaningful was the distinction made by the Chairman of Surgery/Program Director and Mentor: Ive been training surgeons for over a decade, youre the best surgeon Ive been fortunate enough to train. Certified by the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Tsujimura took an Attending Trauma Surgeon at Maricopa County Hospital. This gave him the opportunity to give back to the community and to teach future surgeons. To help influence the surgeons of tomorrow. During this time, he also entered practice and joined the staff of the Scottsdale Healthcare System performing general and vascular operations. Dedicated to patient care, he rapidly became the surgeon to turn to in a time of need. In the continued pursuit to perfect his skills, Dr. Tsujimura took an educational leave from a busy practice to obtain still further training at the Nationally Accredited by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and RRC (Residency Review Committee), Plastic/Reconstructive and Hand Surgery program at the University of Tennessee. While there, he published and lectured on various topics in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery. He also became Administrative Chief Resident. Even during his training in plastic surgery, because of his surgical experience he was frequently called to the operating room by staff surgeons in times of crisis.

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