Leslie Fletcher, RN, MEP-C

Mrs. Fletcher has been practicing as an aesthetic nurse specialist for nine years. During that time she has had the distinct advantage of working with many physicians in Southern California, including a world renowned, celebrity dermatologist. Currently she is crafting her skills in a private practice shared with a well-respected Plastic Surgeon in Los Angeles where she is known by her patients and colleagues for her inspiring artistic eye for injecting Botulinum Toxin Type A and various dermal fillers.

Artistic expression is something that she believes should be closely tied to the Aesthetic industry. Each of her patients gets to experience her creative ingenuity during their aesthetic "design consultation".

Leslie feels passionate about imparting her developed artistic and medical skills with colleagues. Educating other practitioners throughout the country on her techniques and styles with injectables has been one of the most rewarding experiences of her career. Recently she has copyrighted exclusive curricula material for teaching her trademarked procedure, The Injectable Thread Lift™. This novel approach that she developed to relocating sagging skin upward, is quickly sweeping the nation. It has already been published in several medical journals, and is getting funding by major pharmaceutical companies for investigational studies showing superior outcomes. She recently filmed a segment for “My Fox L.A, Style File” debuting the technique for potential patients across the country.

Leslie’s advancements in the injection arena, as well as her ability to be an effective communicator have been recognized with the highest prestige. She has been filmed for an international documentary film focusing on different worldwide anti-aging techniques. She has lectured at various aesthetic conferences, and round tables, and has been invited twice to a major pharmaceutical company’s headquarters serving on various focus groups for worldwide advertising.

She is a member of Association of Medical Esthetic Nurses (AMEN), American Academy of Medical Esthetic Professionals (A.A.M.E.P), and American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses (A.S.P.S.N). In 2008 she became one of only 65 practitioners around the Country to become certified in the Medical Esthetic field.

These experiences, combined with her astute interpersonal skills, and ability to energize and cultivate trainees, is what has made her an industry icon for nurses in the aesthetic community.

Ellen Gendler, MD

Ellen Gendler is a Board Certified dermatologist who lives and practices in New York City. She received her B.A. from Wesleyan University and earned her medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. Dr. Gendler did her internship in Internal Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and completed her Dermatology residency at the Skin and Cancer Unit of New York University Medical Center.

Dr. Gendler has an enormously rich background and unparalleled practical knowledge of patient needs reflected in her long list of credentials:

• Clinical Associate Professor at New York University School of Medicine
• Initiated the Center for Health and Appearance at New York University Medical Center
• Director of the widely attended Cosmetics Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology
• Author of numerous articles for scientific publications and contributor to magazines including British and American Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, Allure, Elle, American Health, Good Housekeeping, W, Lucky, and numerous others
• Consultant to many companies including Johnson & Johnson, Lever Brothers, Bristol Myers Squibb, Colgate Palmolive, Neutrogena, Cheseborough-Ponds, Warner Lambert, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, and Ortho Pharmaceuticals
• Medical advisor to Genzyme Biomatrix, and Allergan, the manufacturers of Botox, and Medicis.
• Principal investigator in the United States for clinical trials of Hylaform
• Consultant, Scientiae, LLC
• Consistently included in New York Magazine’s list of “Best Doctors”.

Timothy Greco, MD

A native of Norristown, Pennsylvania, Timothy M. Greco, MD, FACS, received his BA in Biology from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and his medical degree from Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he graduated with honors in Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Surgery. He completed his residency training at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, also in Philadelphia, where he specialized in head and neck surgery. He went on to complete a facial plastic surgery fellowship, concentrating on rhinoplasty and the aging face.

Dr. Greco, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, is double board certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. His surgical practice focuses solely on aesthetic surgery of the face, head, and neck.

Dr. Timothy Greco is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology―Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Facial Plastic Surgery. He is also on the editorial advisory panel for Aesthetic Trends & Technologies, an aesthetic trade journal for physicians.

In the December 2003 issue of Main Line Today, Dr. Greco was named by his peers as one of the top 4 facial plastic surgeons in the Greater Philadelphia area. Also, in the February 2003 issue of Philadelphia Magazine, Dr. Timothy Greco was recognized as a “Top Plastic Surgeon” in the Delaware Valley, as voted by plastic surgeons, dermatologists, and other aesthetic specialists. The list highlights Dr. Greco’s excellence in several facial aesthetic procedures including: face lift, rhinoplasty, lipostructure (fat injections), chin augmentation, otoplasty, and cheek implants. Dr. Greco was recently voted "Best Plastic Surgeon" in Philadelphia Style magazine's "Best of Philly 2005" issue.

Bradley A. Green, MD, FACS

Dr. Bradley Greene was born and raised here in the San Francisco Bay Area. He began his practice in 1992 in Chicago. Then, after serving as a surgeon in the United States Air Force in the late 1990′s, Dr. Greene opened his private facial cosmetic practice in the Bay Area. He is Board Certified in Facial Plastic Surgery and Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery. He devotes and limits his practice exclusively to facial plastic, cosmetic, and rejuvenation procedures and services.

After completing his pre-medical studies at UCLA and overseas at Sussex University in England, Dr. Greene completed a combined MD/MBA program at Tulane University in New Orleans. He then moved on to complete his surgical internship and residency at the University of Illinois, Chicago before practicing as a surgeon in the United States Air Force.

Dr. Greene is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an active member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Joseph L. Grzeskiewicz, MD, FACS

After graduating from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia, I came to San Diego, California for surgical internship at U.S. Naval Hospital San Diego. I then attended the U.S. Naval Aerospace Medicine Institute in Pensacola, Florida where I completed training to become a Navy flight surgeon. After 4 years at Camp Pendleton and Okinawa, Japan with the Marines as a flight surgeon, I returned to surgical training at the University of Missouri Hospitals and Clinics where I completed an integrated general and plastic surgery residency, a preceptorship in aesthetic surgery in Miami, Florida with Drs. James Baker, who popularized the use of the phenol peel, and James Stuzin, who developed the extended SMAS facelift technique, and one final year of fellowship training at UVA. I began private practice in San Diego in 1999.

Currently I am a board certified plastic surgeon in private practice in La Jolla, California where I devote my practice to elective aesthetic surgery. I have interests in breast and body contouring surgery, facial rejuvenation surgery, and non-surgical injectable treatments. I am an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the California Medical Association, and the San Diego Plastic Surgery Society, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. I am the past-president of the San Diego Plastic Surgery Society. Currently I am a member of the active attending staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.

W. Tracy Hankins, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Dr. W. Tracy Hankins comes to Las Vegas from Arizona, where he has been in solo practice after graduating plastic surgery residency. Dr. Hankins completed his medical school training at Indiana University and his undergraduate training at Davidson College in North Carolina. At Davidson, he was a Division I Academic All-American in soccer and graduated Magna Cum Laude. At Indiana University, Dr. Hankins received the highly regarded Edwards Scholarship that is given to only four of the graduate students in the entire Indiana University system each year. He was also elected to the AOA Honor Society as a junior, an honor given to less than 5% of the medical school class.

Dr. Hankins received broad training at the Grand Rapids program, which is one of the oldest combined plastic surgery programs in the country. He is extensively trained in breast surgery, as he worked closely with one of the premier breast surgeons in the country while in Grand Rapids. Dr. Hankins' training was also focused on cosmetic surgery, and he is well-versed in cutting-edge cosmetic surgery techniques.

Dr. Hankins' philosophy is simple - treat each patient as if they were one of his own family members and aim to provide not only great results, but great service as well.

Academic Background

Undergraduate:
Davidson College, Magna Cum Laude, Economics, North Carolina 1990

Medical:
Indiana University Medical School, graduated Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1994

Residency:
Blodgett/St. Mary's General Surgery Residency 1997
GRAMEC Plastic Surgery Residency, graduated 1999

Societies, Memberships, and Affiliations:
Society of Plastic Surgeons

Julie Bass Kaplan, MSN, RN, CPSN

Julie Bass Kaplan began her nursing career in 1990 as a Certified Surgical Technologist and Certified First Assistant in the operating room. She and her husband, Jory N. Kaplan M.D., F.A.C.S., founded Disappearing Act Laser & Skin Rejuvenation in 1999. Since 1999, Julie has devoted her career exclusively to aesthetic laser, dermal fillers, and neuromodulators. Subsequently, Julie founded JBK Aesthetics to facilitate the artistry and safety of facial aesthetics. Julie received her Master’s Degree in Nursing from Loyola University in New Orleans. In addition, she is a Certified Plastic Surgical Nurse (CPSN) and a Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist (CANS). She also holds certifications in Public Health Nursing (PHN) and Health Care Management (HCMT). Julie holds nursing licenses from California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Nevada.

Julie has a special interest in teaching safe injection techniques. She is a faculty speaker for P.A.L.E.T.T.E. Resources, a speaker/trainer for Allergan’s Aesthetic Consultants’ Exchange (ACE), and a regional trainer for CosmoFrance for DermaSculpt Microcannulas. Julie also provides individual injection training workshops through her company JBK Aesthetics.

Her associations include Sigma Theta Tau Honors Society for Nurses, Alpha Sigma Lambda Honors Society, the American Society for Plastic Surgical Nurses (ASPSN), the Dermatology Nurses’ Association, the National Association of Professional Women, and Rotary International, She is also a past president for the North State Cancer League.

Julie presented at the Western Institute of Nursing in 2012 and at the ASPSN Aesthetic Symposium Complications Panel in May 2015, and published an article in the peer-reviewed journal Plastic Surgical Nursing in March 2015.

Julie loves spending time with her husband and three children. She also loves to run with her Rhodesian ridgeback dog, Stingray. She paints with watercolors, acrylics, and oil paints whenever the mood strikes. Julie believes that art is her best therapy, and she feels blessed to have a career that allows her to artistically enhance her patients’ natural beauty.

Rana Kennelly, BSN, BSc (Hons), CANS

Rana Kennelly has over 25 years of experience in nursing and midwifery, including more than a decade of practice as a Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist (CANS). Rana is a highly skilled and sought-after speaker trainer for Allergan, Galderma, and P.A.L.E.T.T.E. Resources. She currently practices in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States and Australia, working alongside renowned plastic surgeons.

Rana has performed thousands of safe and sophisticated aesthetic procedures that accentuate natural beauty, conceal imperfections, and restore youthfulness. She expertly assesses her patients’ needs and overall desired outcome. After consultation, Rana utilizes neuromodulators, hyaluronic acid fillers, platelet-rich plasma, and skin and laser treatments to achieve optimal results. Due to the high demand for her as a trainer, Rana established Aesthetics for You in 2013. Since then, she has trained more than 1000 healthcare professionals in the United States and Australia.

Rana leverages her extensive experience to bring innovative, safe, real-world aesthetics training to healthcare professionals in the US and Internationally. She has a unique teaching style that keeps the attention of her trainees: she teaches real-world aesthetics with a focus on assessment, facial anatomy, safety, and natural results, whilst sharing “pearls” of clinical wisdom and pitfalls to avoid.

Rana is passionate and enthusiastic about the field of aesthetics, and is always amenable to pursuing continuing education on new, safe, and advanced techniques. She attends ongoing national and international educational programs to ensure that she is providing the most current aesthetic treatments for her patients, and also maintaining the highest level of teaching excellence.

Jenifer Lachicotte, FNP

Jenifer is a creative Family Nurse Practitioner who has served in the GrandStrand/Charleston area for over 27 years. Her extensive background andeducation has well-equipped her for her current solo Private Practicespecializing in aesthetics and women’s health. Jenifer received her RN, BSN in1987 at the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston. She returned years later andearned her Masters Degree in Community Health Nursing, as well as, her FamilyNurse Practitioner. Always on the cutting edge with education and patient care,Jenifer has worked as a staff medical/surgical nurse, as an Enterstomal Therapist,and in Human Resources developing policies, procedures and continuing educationprograms.

She has worked as a staff nurse in theneurological and cardiac intensive care units. Jenifer also worked as apsychology nurse, specializing with chemically dependent health care providers.In 1997, she became a nurse practioner and began to focus on women’s wellness,aesthetics, and science-based health promotion.

Her unique ability to listen to her patientsand work together with them to develop plans of care for them is one of hermany gifts. As an artist, Jenifer has the ability to perform cosmeticprocedures with a keen eye for desirable outcomes and natural beauty.

Jenifer has over 10 years experience withinjectable cosmetic products and provides training for physicians and nursesupon referral. She has volunteered at the Smith Medical Clinic and has servedon mission trips to Haitias well as, been a chairperson for the Georgetown County Disaster team.

Her attention to detail and her commitment to her patients’ careand satisfaction set her apart in this ever increasing industry.

Michael P. Lafkas, MD

Michael P. Lafkas, MD, received his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), and his medical degree from the University of Southern California (USC). He completed both an internship and residency in pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.

Dr. Lafkas founded Aesthetic Laser Care in 2004 and dedicates 100% of his time to medical aesthetics. His medical expertise include laser and pulsed light systems and various injectable treatments including BOTOX® Cosmetic, Juvéderm®, Restylane®, Sculptra, and Radiesse®.

He has performed tens of thousands of injectable treatments and is a Diamond level injector for Allergan. Dr. Lafkas has served as a consultant to Allergan Inc, the maker of Botox and Juvederm, since 2006. He has trained hundreds of physicians and nurses since 2006.