Dr. Matt Leavitt is a Board Certified dermatologist and the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Advanced Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery (ADCS), one of the largest dermatology practices in the country, located in 30-plus locations with 50 doctors treating over 2000 patients daily. He holds the same positions with Medical Hair Restoration (MHR), a national practice associated with surgical hair transplantation that is one of the two largest hair restoration practices in the country with more than 50 offices, 30 physicians and seeing 1000 patients per week.
 
Dr. Leavitt is a founding father of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, where he served as its first vice president. The group administers board examinations and establishes standards for hair transplant surgeons. He was also one of the founders of the World Hair Society. Additionally, he has served as President of the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (AOCD) and as Advisor and Trustee for the North American Academy of Cosmetic and Restorative Surgery.
 
As clinical advisor for Merck Pharmaceutical, Dr. Leavitt was among the original physicians selected to study the effects of the hair-growth drug Propecia on hair transplantation. He sits on the advisory boards of Pfizer Consumer Health, manufacturers of Rogaine, as well as the Physicians Advisory Board for the National Congressional Republican Committee, which studies health care reform. Additionally, he is on the Board of Directors for ProCyte/Photomedex, a skin, hair, anti-aging and wound-care company. Dr. Leavitt has been asked to be on the Clinical Advisory Boards for Bradley Pharmaceuticals and Allergan, both pharmaceutical companies specializing in dermatology products. He was selected by the National Educational Foundation to train other physicians nationwide on the use of Botox, and he has sat on Connetic’s Clinical Advisory Board, a company noted for its development of skin, dermatology and scalp related medications.
 
Dr. Leavitt’s hair restoration group was originally selected to research and evaluate the CO2 laser and again chosen as a beta site to study the practicality and use of the Erbium laser on hair transplantation. He was the 2002 recipient of the prestigious “Golden Follicle,” an award presented by nomination from an elite group of leaders and peers involved in hair transplantation surgery, known as the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), and selected for two consecutive years for the Milestone Award by the Italian Society of Hair Restoration. In 2002, he was also elected to the Board of Governors of the ISHRS.
 
His two medical practices, Advanced Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery and Medical Hair Restoration, recently introduced a research division. Currently, researchers and staff members are conducting numerous clinical studies ranging from the application of blood platelets during hair restoration to the evaluation of laser efficacy in hair loss.
 
Dr. Leavitt is recognized both nationally and internationally as an accomplished author, clinical researcher, surgeon and lecturer on the subject of hair loss. His speaking engagements on hair loss in men and women have been for such groups as the AOCD, American Hair Loss Council, Premier Hair Show, European Cosmetic Surgeons, ISHRS, Masters Teaching Workshop in Mexico and for the Multi-Specialty Foundation for Facial Aesthetic Surgical Excellence (FASE).
 
Dr. Leavitt is a founder and 13 time chairman of the annual Live Surgery Workshop, which is acclaimed worldwide for its scope of training doctors in hair transplant surgery, its scientific presentations by the Who’s Who in the field of hair research and for the showcasing of innovative surgical techniques, procedures and patented instruments. Dr. Leavitt is credited with originating “crosshatching,” a technique used in hair transplantation and responsible for inventing several surgical instruments, of which one facilitates in the precision of hair transplantation. He has received three research grants from ISHRS and was a recipient of an educational monograph where he collaborated with a group of other physicians to develop teaching and instructive programs for doctors.
 
Dr. Leavitt has penned numerous articles for dermatology, hair and cosmetic journals and has served three times as editor for special hair loss editions of the International Journal of Cosmetic Surgery. He published a chapter on ‘Corrective Hair Surgery’ in the first edition of Hair Restoration, a medical textbook, and a chapter on ‘Follicle Facts’ in the fourth edition of the book. In 2004, he authored chapters on ‘Scalp Anatomy’ and ‘The Consultation Process’ in the fourth edition of another textbook, Hair Transplantation.
His recently published for the consumer, Women and Hair Loss: A Physician’s Perspective, which has been reviewed and acclaimed by such readers as Richard Simmons, and referenced as a source material in medical books.
 
Dr. Leavitt has been interviewed by Forbes, Men’s Vogue, Parents Magazine, International Herald Tribune, MD News, Cosmetic Surgery Times, 20/20, WGN radio, MuscleMag and Men’s Health. He has appeared on America’s Health Network, CBS’s “The Early Show,” The Learning Channel, plus numerous local news programs nationwide. Most recently, he has been interviewed by the Orlando Business Journal and USA Today regarding the Hairmax Lasercomb as well as appearing on NBC iVillage regarding acne and skin care.  The Florida Medical Business Journal selected Dr. Leavitt as the recipient of the Physician Business Leadership award in 2003, and deemed his Advanced Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery offices as the “Best Dermatology Practice” in 2004.  Florida Business Week has honored the dermatology practice several times for its management, patient care and for Dr. Leavitt’s achievements. He has co-sponsored two annual charity golf tournaments benefiting Ronald McDonald House, Children’s Miracle Network and Give Kids the World in Orlando, Florida.
 
A graduate of the University of Michigan and Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Leavitt completed his residency at Ohio University Grandview Medical Center.