Cincinnati Ohio Hair Transplant Surgeon

Curriculum Vitae

ALEXANDER S. DONATH, M.D.
DIPLOMATE, A.B.O.


PHONE: 513-891-LIFT (5438) FAX 513-891-6642
BIRTHPLACE: CINCINNATI, OH.


CURRENT POSITION

Board Certified Director, Cincinnati Facial Plastic Surgery
7763 Montgomery Road, Suite A
Cincinnati, OH 45236
www.cincyfacialplastics.com

  • Providing comprehensive facial plastic and reconstructive surgical and procedural expertise
  • Sought-after educator of Cosmetic Surgeons from around the world. Recent invited teaching activities:
  • Complementary Fat Grafting-Sponsored by the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery September 2007, Highland Park, NJ
  • Contemporary Surgery of the Aging Face-October 19-20, 2007, St. Louis, MO

BOARD CERTIFICATION
 

The American Board of Otolaryngology (ABO)
-Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology -Certified in
 Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and all other aspects
 of Head & Neck Surgery

 

  Pending--The American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)
-Written and Oral Board Certification Examination successfully
 passed with outstanding marks

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

  • American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)
  • American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS)
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)
  • American Board of Otolaryngology
  • American Rhinologic Society (ARS)
  • American Medical Association (AMA)
  • Cincinnati Academy of Medicine
  • Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA)

FELLOWSHIP

 

The Glasgold Group
-American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive  Surgery (AAFPRS) Fellowship
 Highland Park, NJ
-Center of Excellence in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery:
 Including Revision Rhinoplasty, Facelifting, Complementary Fat
 Grafting, Blepharoplasty, Injectable Fillers, Botox, and Mohs
 Defect Reconstruction

  • Participation in all aspects of care for patients from all regions of the U.S. and numerous foreign countries.
  • Preparation of presentations for internationally-acclaimed meetings
  • Invited editor of prestigious facial plastic surgery journal articles
  • Original Research:
    1. The 3-Dimensional, Chronologic Analysis of Volumetric Changes in the Face with Synthetic Filler Materials (Presented at the AAFPRS Annual Meeting 2007, Washington, D.C.)
    2. Gravity vs. Volume Loss: Current Concepts in the Aging Face. Landmark article published in the international journal Current Opinion in Otolaryngology.
  • Presentations:
    Please see Publications/Presentations section for details
  • Volunteer Activity:
    The Rose Fund
    -Caring for victims of domestic violence, providing medical
     and surgical treatment.

RESIDENCY

 

Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery St. Louis University School of Medicine

  • Widely regarded as one of top residency programs for Facial Plastic Surgery
  • Studied and operated with Harvard-trained Facial Plastic Surgeons
  • Scored in 99th percentile for Facial Plastic Surgery section-annual inservice examination 2006
  • Triological Society Travel Award, Spring 2006
    -For outstanding research: The Pericranial Flap for Frontal Sinus Cranialization: An added layer of protection

 

Research Activities:

  • Cost-effectiveness of preoperative vascular analysis for radial forearm microvascular free flaps
  • Frontal sinus cranialization: long-term outcomes
  • Pneumatization of the nasal septum: a radiologic, developmental, and clinical analysis.
  • Comparison of Medpor to autologous cartilage for alar batten grafting.
  • Department of Surgery, St. Louis University School of Medicine General Surgery internship

EDUCATION

 

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine - Cincinnati, OH
President, American Medical Student Association (amsa), UCCOM chapter Secretary, Surgery Club
Recipient, Summer Research Scholars grant
Participant, Kids In Chemotherapy Study (KICS)
Group coordinator, Leadership & Management Club

 

Ohio University - Athens, OH
B.S. in Biology with Chemistry minor. Graduated summa cum laude, with Phi Beta Kappa honors
-Recipient, Rush Elliott Pre-professional Scholarship, Class of 1960
 Scholarship, Program to Aid Career Exploration Award.
-Teaching experience: Biology laboratory assistant.
 Assisted in the instruction of freshman dissection course.

CONFERENCES ATTENDED

June 2007

Advances in Rhinoplasty 2007
Biannual meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

October 2006

Fall Meeting, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Toronto, ON

September 2006

New York City Aging Face Conference 2006
Course Co-directors:  Thomas Romo III, M.D., Anthony Sclafani, M.D.

May 2005

AO/ASIF Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction St. Louis, MO

October 2004

Microvascular Reconstruction of the Head & Neck
Practical Anatomy Workshop, St Louis University
Course Director: Mark A. Varvares, M.D.
Faculty: Mack L. Cheney, M.D., Neil Futran, M.D., Theresa Hadlock, M.D., Bruce Haughey, M.D., Richard Hayden, M.D., Theodoros Teknos, M.D., Mark Urken, M.D.

July 2004

Advances in Cosmetic Blepharoplasty, Brow, & Midface Lift
St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Course Directors: Philip Custer, M.D., Morris Hartstein, M.D., John Holds, M.D.
Faculty: Gregory Branham, M.D., Oscar Ramirez, M.D., Frank Simo, M.D

January 2004

Advances in Cosmetic Blepharoplasty, Brow & Midface Lift Workshop  St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Course Directors: Morris Hartstein, M.D., John Holds, M.D.
Faculty: Gregory Branham, M.D., Frank Simo, M.D.

June 2003 Advances in Rhinoplasty 2003.  Chicago, Illinois.
Course Directors:  Dean M. Toriumi, MD, Ira D. Papel, MD, M. Eugene Tardy, MD

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

  • Donath AS, Glasgold MG, Glasgold RA. Three-Dimensional Analysis of Volumetric Changes in the Face with Synthetic Fillers (Presented at the AAFPRS Annual Meeting 2007, Washington, D.C.)

  • Glasgold AI, Glasgold RA, Donath AS.  Vertical Angle Division: A Versatile Technique for Tip Modification.  Multispecialty Cosmetic Surgery conference, June 2007, Las Vegas, NV.

  • Glasgold AI, Glasgold RA, Donath AS.  Alar-Columellar Disharmony-Correction with Vertical Angle Division.  Multispecialty Cosmetic Surgery Society conference, June 2007, Las Vegas, NV.

  • Glasgold AI, Donath AS.  The Difficult Nasal Tip.  Panel presentation, Multispecialty Cosmetic Surgery conference, June 2007, Las Vegas, NV.

  • Donath AS, Glasgold AI.  The Changing Landscape of Facial Plastic Surgery: Novel Procedures and Procedures I No Longer Perform.  New Jersey State Medical Society meeting, April, 2007.

  • Donath AS, Glasgold MG.  Volume Loss vs. Gravity: New Concepts in Facial Aging.  (accepted for publication: Current Opinion in Otolaryngology)

  • Donath AS, Sindwani R.  Frontal Sinus Cranialization using the Pericranial Flap:  An Added Layer of Protection.  Laryngoscope 116; 1585-1588:2006. *

  • Donath AS, Sindwani R.  Frontal Sinus Cranialization using the Pericranial Flap:  An Added Layer of Protection.  Presented at the Middle and Western Section Meeting of the Triological Society, San Diego, CA, February 2006. *
    * -Triological Society Travel Award received for this research

  • Petrous Apex Lesions:  Diagnosis and Management.  Presented at Grand Rounds, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, St. Louis University, August, 2005.

  • Donath AS, Dean RL, Boyd JH.  Maxillary alveolar cancer in a 6 year old girl. Poster presentation: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery national meeting, Los Angeles, CA, October, 2005.

  • Pediatric Cutaneous Vascular Lesions of the Head & Neck.  Presented at Grand Rounds, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, St. Louis University, January 2005.

  • Pneumatization of the nasal septum: a radiologic, developmental, and clinical analysis.  Presented at annual Harkins Day Research Forum of the Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, St. Louis University, June 2004.

  • Cutaneous Malignancy.  Presented at Grand Rounds, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, St. Louis University, January 2004.

  • MedPor vs. autologous cartilage for alar batten grafting.  Presented at annual Harkins Day Research Forum of the Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, St. Louis University, June 2003.

  • Management of the Cleft Lip and Palate.  Presented at Grand Rounds, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, St. Louis University, May 2003.

  • Bilobed flaps for Mohs defect reconstruction.  Presented at Resident Teaching Conference, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, St. Louis University, July 2003.

  • Donath, AS, Tami, TA. Surgery vs. Radiation Therapy for T1 Glottic Carcinoma:  A Cost-effective Analysis.  Presented at Grand Rounds, University of Cincinnati Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, July, 2000.  Manuscript also published in Univ. of Cinti. Coll. of Med. Cost-effective Medicine Review, 2001.

  • Donath, AS, Gleich, LG.  Gene Therapy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head & Neck.  Poster presentation, Medical Student Summer Research Scholars Forum, Univ. of Cinti. Coll. of Med, 11/1998.

  • North, M, Dallalio, G, Donath, AS, Melink, R, Means, RTJr.  Serum transferrin receptor levels in patients undergoing evaluation of iron stores: correlation with other parameters, and observed versus predicted results.  Clinical & Laboratory Haematology 19; 93-97, 1997.

  • Means, RTJr., Donath, A.  Correlation between serum soluble transferrin receptor and serum ferritin levels.  Blood 87 (Suppl.); 2537, 1995.

  • Means, RTJr., Donath, AS, North, M, Dallalio, G.  Correlation of serum transferrin receptor levels with other parameters in patients undergoing evaluation of iron status:  observed vs. predicted results.  Blood 88 (Suppl.); 1942, 1996.

  • TA Ellis, AS Donath, LG Morris, JB Thuma, SL Hooper (1996) Motor pattern expression of a lateral pyloric constrictor muscle. Soc Neurosci Abstr 22:131.

  • Ellis, TA, Donath, AS, Morris, LG, Thuma, JB, Hooper, SL.  Motor pattern expression of a lateral pyloric constrictor muscle.  Poster presentation, annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, 1996.

AWARDS/HONORS

  • Triological Society Resident Travel Grant recipient: Middle Section Meeting, February, 2006
  • Medical Student Research Scholars Grant, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
  • Inductee, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, and Golden Key honor societies
  • Dean’s List, 4 of 4 years, Ohio University. Graduated summa cum laude (highest honors)
  • Rush Elliott Preprofessional Scholarship, Ohio University
  • Class of 1960 Scholarship, Ohio University
  • Program to Aid Career Exploration (PACE) Award

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

 

Fluent in German:  12 years of instruction, including four weeks of study in Germany

PRIOR EMPLOYMENT

Summer 1998

Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Research Assistant
Development and use of an animal model to study gene therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Assisted in the design and testing of biological vectors for delivery of gene therapy to a mouse model. Results presented at annual Medical Student Summer Research Forum, Sept., 1998.

 

1996-1997

Prevention Research Laboratory University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Research Assistant
Responsible for isolation of DNA from leukocytes in whole blood and performing PCR and gel electrophoresis on the isolate to differentiate between isoforms of the APO-E gene. Results used in the diagnosis of cholesterol disorders and to assist in assessing cardiovascular risk.

 

1996-1997

Hightop Medical Research
Study Assistant
Assisted in conducting clinical trials of novel pharmaceuticals in patients from adjoining internal medicine practice. Responsibilities included reviewing patient histories for conformity to study protocol, acquiring participants vital signs, assisting in maintenance of study files, and communicating results with study headquarters.

 

1993-1995

Neuroscience Department
Ohio University

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Responsibilities included microdissection, preparation of physiological buffers, electrophysiological recordings of nerves of the lobster Pannulirus interruptus, use of confocal microscopy to visualize fluorescence-labeled ligands bound to nerve ganglia, and reviewing relevant literature. Results of this work presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, November 1996.

 

Summer 1994

Division of Hematology/Oncology
University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Research Assistant
Responsibilities included cell culturing and counting, performing ELISA to measure levels of serum transferrin receptor in human blood. Results presented at annual meetings of the American Society of Hematology 1995, 1996. Abstracts published in journal Blood. In addition, manuscript published in Clinical and Laboratory Haematology.

 

Summer 1993

Center for Cholesterol Research
University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Research Associate
Utilized molecular biology techniques, including PCR, DNA sequencing, and gel electrophoresis with the goal of elucidating the sequence of the human plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

2006-2007

The Rose Foundation
Provided facial plastic and reconstructive medical and surgical care to victims of domestic violence.

 

September, 2005

Honduras ENT Brigade
Juticalpa, Honduras
Delivered medical and surgical otolaryngological care to underserved citizens in the region of Juticalpa, Honduras

 

1996-1997

Center for Emergency Care, University of Cincinnati
Medical Center

Cincinnati, OH
Patient Liaison

 

1994-1995

Emergency Department, OBlenness Memorial Hospital
Athens, OH
Emergency Department Volunteer

 

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