Biography

Areas of Expertise 

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE), Body Hair Transplant (BHT), Follicular Unit Transplant (FUT), Scar Revision, Plug Removal, Plug redistribution,Body HairFarming, Eyebrow restoration, and facial hair restoration.

Introduction

John P. Cole, MD is one of the worlds pioneering surgeons that performs hair transplant surgery using a follicular Unit Extraction technique called CIT (The Cole Isolation Technique). Using this method along with the surgical instruments which he has invented for this technique, allows him to perform this procedure leaving no visible scarring to the naked eye. He also performs the STRIP harvesting procedure. His hair multiplication research is underway, and looks promising for the future. Dr.Cole has also had tremendous success with body hair transplantations.
John P. Cole, MD is licensed in the states of Florida and Georgia, USA.

Dr. Cole currently performs surgeries only in Atlanta .  We have found that it is very difficult to move our team and all of the necessary surgical instruments from one place to another.  We have also noted that very few physicians have skills equal to our skills so it is very difficult to achieve similar results to those we produce. Dr. Cole attended Mercer University on an academic scholarship from the United States Army and graduated summa cum laude with a degree in biology and chemistry in 1981. He continued on to the Medical College of Georgia, where he received his medical degree in 1985. Dr. Cole completed his postgraduate medical training at the University of Missouri in the field of internal medicine. He has dedicated his practice solely to the field of hair transplant surgery since 1990. He has maintained a private practice in hair restoration since that time. He is a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, the American Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, and the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery.
Dr. Cole was among the first thirty physicians to become a Diplomat of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery. He serves on the Board of Directors and examination committee for the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery. In the interest of sharing his knowledge to improve the field of hair transplantation, Dr. Cole has written and presented many papers, both to hair transplantation societies and at educational seminars.
Dr. Cole maintains a keen interest in development of instruments to refine hair transplantation procedures, creative research in follicular anatomy, and has developed mathematical formulas to accurately measure human performance in hair restoration surgery. In 1999 Dr. Cole was awarded a research grant from the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery for his work on regional variation in hair diameter and hair density. He presented the current findings from this research at the 2000 meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. In December 2000, Dr. Cole orchestrated the Beginner’s Program at the International Society of Hair Restoration’s annual medical conference in Hawaii whereby he trained over 75 physicians in the processes and techniques of hair transplantation. Dr. Cole was an invited speaker to the first Korean Workshop on Hair Restoration, the 2001 European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery in Barcelona, and the 2001 Italian Society of Hair Restoration Surgery meeting in Sicily. Dr. Cole will function as Co-chair at the Aegean meeting of hair restoration surgery in Athens, Greece in 2002. At the 2000 International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery meeting Dr. Cole and Dr. Devroye were awarded First Place by the International Society of Hair Restoration for his poster presentation entitled, "Computer Applications in Hair Transplantation." Dr. Cole was awarded the Archimedes Award in 2001 and the Michelangelo Award in 2002 by the Italian Society of Hair Transplant Surgery. He was named to the Research Committee of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery in 1999. Dr. Cole functioned as director of the Beginners Program at the International Society Meeting of Hair Restoration Surgery meeting in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He is in charge of the audio-visual committee of the ISHRS meeting in Puerto, Vallarta. His most recent scientific project is developing improved optics to the dissection and harvesting of white hairs using physics and lasers. Dr. Cole is chairman of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery meeting in Chicago, Illinois.
Dr. Cole has invented numerous instruments to improve the speed and efficiency of hair restoration surgery. These include instruments to harvest the donor region, instruments to prepare the recipient sites, and most recently a translucent slivering board to assist in the preparation of thin strips of donor tissue over 1 cm in length and 1 mm wide. This slivering board is transparent and allows for both top and bottom fiberoptic lighting. The combination of both improves visualization of the grafts and decreases trauma to the individual hairs. The production of thin slivers speeds the production of grafts, approaching a rate of 450 per hour, with minimal risk of damage to the hairs.

Memebership

Techniques

* Body Hair Transplant
* C.I.T. (Scar Grafting)
* C.I.T. (Transplant)
* Follicular Unit Extraction
* Donor Recharging
* Hair Restoration (Transplants)
* Hair Transplant Repair
* Hair Transplants (Scalp)
* Plug Removal
* Plug Restoration
* STRIP (Hair Restoration)

Education

Mercer University, BS (Biology / Chemistry)
Medical College of Georgia, MD
University of Missouri Department of Internal Medicine

Board Certification

International Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, January 1, 1998
American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, January 1, 1998

Academic Appointments

American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, Diplomate
American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, Board of Directors and examination committee
00 International society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Beginners Program Chairman
01 International society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Beginners Program Chairman
02 International society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Scientific Committee Chairman
02 International society of Hair Restoration Surgery meeting, Program Chairman
02 Aegean Meeting for  Hair Restoration Surgery, Chairman

Awards

International society of Hair Restoration Surgery,Scientific Research Grant and Award
International society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Ten Year Attendance Pen
International society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Five Year Attendance Pen
Italian Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Michaelangelo Award
Italian Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Archimedes Award
Dermal Hair International Group, DHI Bronze Medal 2000
Dermal Hair International Group, DHI Gold Medal 2002

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