Topical Approach to Hair Health and Post-Procedure Care: Stem Cells and Naturally Derived Exosomes

Dr. Raja Sivamani is a board-certified dermatologist and practices as an integrative dermatologist at Pacific Skin Institute. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology at the University of California, Davis and Director of Clinical Research and the Clinical Trials Unit.He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the California State University, Sacramento and an Associate Professor of Dermatology at California Northstate University, College of Medicine.He engages in clinical practice as well as both clinical and translational research that integrates bioengineering, nutrition, cosmetics, and skin biology. With training in both Allopathic and Ayurvedic medicine, he takes an integrative approach to his patients and in his research.He has published over 100 peer-reviewed research manuscripts, 10 textbook chapters, and a textbook entitled Cosmeceuticals and Active Cosmetics, 3rd Edition with a passion for expanding the evidence and boundaries of integrative medicine for skin care.

Martha Viera, MD, is a dermatologist and cutaneous surgeon at Martha Viera Dermatology in Coral Gables, Florida.

Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Dr. Viera completed medical school in 2001 at Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV) in Caracas. Following medical school, she finished one year of general surgery and four years of dermatology residency at the University of Miami Miller Medical School. She has more than 20 years of experience in the field of medicine.

Dr. Viera has been part of several renowned health centers inside and outside of the United States, including the Hospital of Central University of Venezuela and the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. She is a volunteer faculty member at the Department of Dermatology at the University of Miami, where she devotes her time to teaching the residents in training.

Cynthia Tie M.D. is a diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology, fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, and mother to two sons raised in Tallahassee. Born in Semarang, Indonesia, Dr. Tie immigrated to the Netherlands as a child, where she lived until the completion of her medical degree from the University of Leiden. Upon graduating in 1992, she came to the United States for the first time as a research fellow at the University of Miami, where she met her husband.

She completed a transitional internship program at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. After her Dermatology residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital at the University of Miami in 1999, she served on the faculty for several years. In January 2002, Dr. Tie relocated for a final time to Tallahassee, when her husband accepted a faculty position at Florida State University, which he still serves. Shortly thereafter, she opened her first private practice, which stands in its current form as Family Dermatology of North Florida.

She recently received training and certification in the emerging field of integrative Dermatology, which guides her treatment philosophy. Incorporating a whole-body approach and personalized treatments, Dr. Tie provides patients with the latest evidence-based treatment in the field of pediatric and general dermatology. She has an affinity for treatments of hidradenitis, hair loss, and cosmetic dermatology, which includes laser procedures, botox, fillers, and medium-depth chemical peels.