Dr. Ricardo Mejia is one of the only M.D.’s that is fellowship trained in hair transplantation, board certified in Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, and a Diplomat of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery. He is an experienced dermatologic surgeon whose primary goal is to produce world class hair restoration with proven consistent hair growth and hair yield. Dr. Mejia is a proven and internationally recognized hair restoration physician. He is one of the only Medical Doctors to be featured in a 30 minute CNN Live Broadcast on hair loss and hair transplantation that was broadcast in the U.S. and Latin America.
Dr. Ricardo’s emphasis is on ultra refined hair transplantation to provide quality results, undetectable hairlines and density in a single one-pass session. He is one of few physicians certified by the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery and one of few who has completed an intensive fellowship in hair restoration surgery.
He is published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and has served as faculty instructor at the Live Hair Transplant Surgery Workshops. He attends and speaks regularly at meetings for the International Society for Hair Restoration Surgeons(ISHRS) and is currently the Chair for the Unlicensed Practice of Medicine for the ISHRS, the leading non-profit organization for Hair Transplant Surgeons. He is also the scalp dermatology columnist for the Physician Hair Forum publication.
Education
- Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University
- University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School
- Internal Medicine Internship, Parkland Hospital - Dallas Texas
- Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center
- Fellowship, Medical Hair Restoration
Societies
- American Society of Dermatology
- International Society for Hair Restoration Surgeons
- American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
- American Society for Mohs Surgery
- American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
- Florida Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Dr. Ricardo Mejia's News Posts
ISHRS 26th Annual World Congress Recap
The ISHRS 26th Annual World Congress in Hollywood California was attended by participants from 55 countries. The ISHRS doctors gather annually to share and advance knowledge and techniques to improve the…
Lichen Planopilaris, Scarring Alopecia and Lupus Surgical Options
What can you do if you have Lichen Planopilaris and Scarring Alopecia? Lichen Planopilaris is a scarring type of hair loss and has symptoms such as white atrophic areas that…
Hair loss cure in Mc Donalds fries? Dr. Mejia weighs in.
There has been a lot of buzz lately regarding a chemical in McDonald’s fries and how it relates to a cure for hair loss. The chemical is a product called…