Dr. Venkataram Mysore MD.DNB.DipRCPath (Lond) FRCP (Glasgow) Is a unique combination of Dermatologist, Dermatopathologist, Cutaneus Surgeon, Community Dermatologist- the first dermatologist from India to qualify from Royal College of pathologists, London, conferred Fellowship from Royal College Glasgow, and for International mentor status from American society of Dermatosurgery. He is the author of a textbook on dermatology, dermatopathology, editor in chief of a major textbook on Cutaneus surgery & Journal of Cutaneus and Aesthetic Surgery (2007-2010), and author-editor of CD atlas on dermatopathology. He is the Chairman Assembly of National Affiliated Aesthetic Societies, President of Cutaneus Surgeons of India, Chairman, Therapeutic Guidelines committee, IADVL and President elect, Association of hair restorations surgeons, India. He is a member of training committee, and taskforce on finasteride adverse effects, ISHRS, Faculty, Dermatopathology Fellowship Program Asian Academy of Dermatology, and member of editorial board of five indexed journals. He has published 66 papers, five books for community education, and a documentary on vitiligo Towards light, which is shown all over India during vitiligo day which was proposed and formulated by Dr Venkataram. In dermatology associations, he has pioneered and spearheaded efforts for starting rural skin clinic, establish guidelines of care, implement standard protocols, initiate research grants, and organized and directed CME programs After passing out his undergraduate degree from Mysore medical college, he served as a doctor in Indian Air force. He then completed his Diploma and MD (University of Mysore) in dermatology and received board certification in the same specialties in 1987. He received further training in the skin institute and school of dermatology at New Delhi and New Jersey school of medicine, Cambden, USA. He qualified as diplomat in dermatopathology of Royal College of Pathologists, London in 1985 - the first Indian dermatologist to do so. He has received advanced training in cosmetic dermatology and dermatosurgery at different workshops in Malta, Amsterdam, Triest (Italy), Munich (Germany). His interest in
hair transplantation led to a fellowship in Korea under Jung Chul Kim- a platinum follicle award winner of the International society of hair restoration and Alex Ginzburg of Israel. He has actively pursued this interest and has undergone further courses on the subject in Orlando, Chicago, and Sydney. He has over the years lectured in several international and national workshops on this subject, has been awarded orations, and is regarded as an authority o the subject. Dr.Venkataram has served previously as the consultant dermatologist and head of dermatology at the Arabian Gulf University Medical College and Salmaniya medical complex, Bahrain. He has been a postgraduate teacher for over 13 years and has published /presented over 150 lectures/research papers After return to India, Dr. Venkataram started Venkat Charmalaya - Centre for Advanced Dermatology. The center provides world class skin care for all skin diseases and cosmetic problems including treatment for baldness by hair transplantation and liposuction Published research Articles and lectures on Hair Transplantation: 1. Body Hair transplantation. J Cut Aesthetic Surgery 2. Changing trends in hair restoration surgery M Venkataram Ind J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2006;72;2:104-112 3. Finasteride and sexual side effects Venkataram Mysore Indian Dermatology Online Journal, Year 2012, Volume 3, Issue 1 [p. 62 65] 4. Hair transplantation surgery - Its current status Venkataram Mysore: Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery, Year 2010, Volume 3, Issue 2 [p. 67-68]
5. Controversy: Synthetic hairs and their role in hair restoration? Venkataram Mysore International Journal of Trichology, Year 2010, Volume 2, Issue 1 [p. 42-44] 6. Mesotherapy in management of hair loss - Is it of any use? Venkataram Mysore International Journal of Trichology, Year 2010, Volume 2, Issue 1 [p. 45-46] 7. Hair transplantation: Standard guidelines of care Narendra Patwardhan, Venkataram Mysore Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, Year 2008, Volume 74, Issue 7 [p. 46-53 8. EDITORIAL: Check if your trichologist is a doctor: Need for Educating the public Venkataram Mysore, Uday Khopkar Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, Year 2007, Volume 73, Issue 3 [p. 147-148] 9. VIEW POINT: Synthetic hairs: Should they be used? Venkataram Mysore Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, Year 2006, Volume 72, Issue 1 [p. 5-7 10. Synthetic hairs: Venkataram Mysore Cosmetic medicine Oct 2007 International: DASIL Congress, Malta oct 2012-3 nov 2012 Chairperson, Sessions on Hair transplantation and vitiligo surgery 11.Plenary lecture on hair transplantation 12. Lectures on Donor dissection in Hair transplantation 13. Overview of vitiligo surgery World Congress of Aesthetic surgery, Cancun, 31Jan 2 feb,2012 Chairperson, Sessions on Hair Transplantation and Aesthetics in brown skin
14. Hair Transplantation- overview 15. Surgical management of vitiligo overview 16. Histopathology of alopecias Conference of Int Society of hair restoration surgery, Alaska Sep 2011 17 Evidence based hair transplantation : World Congress of Dermatology, Seoul 22-26 May 2011 Co chairperson Session on Hair Transplantation: 18. Vitiligo surgery evidenced based concepts and future trends 19. The logic of follicular unit in hair transplantation- FUT and FUE 20. Factors affecting outcome in hair restoration- and tips for obtaining best Results GCC International conference of Dermatology Muscat dec 2011 21. Hair transplantation- evolution European society of Cosmetic Dermatology in EADV 2010 October: 22.Tumescent liposuction in management of Gynaecomastia 23. Basal cell suspension method for Vitiligo Cosmecon May 2010-Conference on Cruise: 24. Evidence based aesthetic practice is it possible? 25. Hair restoration surgery-recent advances International congress of dermatology, Prague: 26. Organized by International society of dermatology, 20-24 th may 2009. 27. Hair Unit Hair transplantation Conference of International society for hair restoration surgery, Montreal Canada, Sept 2009 28.Clonidine in hair transplantation surgery World Congress of dermatology; Buenos Aires 2007 29. Chaired a session on wound healing. 30. Follicular unit hair transplantation IMCAS Bangkok July 2007. 31. Follicular unit transplantation
World conference of IACD(International academy of cosmetic dermatology) Melbourne, Dec 2006: 32. Follicular unit hair transplantation in India African association of dermatology meeting: Cairo sep 2006 33. Follicular unit hair transplantation Conference of International society for hair restoration surgery, Sydney, 34. Aug 2005 session: Asian and ethnic panel. Sub: Follicular unit hair transplantation experience in India National: ACSIZONE 10-11 November 2012 Bubanewar 35. Expanding horizons in dermatosurgery 36.Video demosntrationn liposuction 37. Hair transplantation Cuticon Bidar, 4-5 October 2012 38. Difficult concepts and controversies in dermatopathology Dermazone 22-24 sep 2012 Wynad 39. Difficult dermatoses and their treatment HairIndia 2012 7-9 Sep 2012 Chennai 40. Finasteride- fear, fiction and fact 41. Hair transplantation- past, present and future Conference of Indian Teledermatology Society, Video Conference 7 sep 2012 Chennai 42. Overview of Hair transplantation International conference on dermatopathology, Mangalore 43. Clinical and Histological reactions in dermatology Haircon 2012 Calcutta Conference of Association of hair Restoration surgeons Aug 8-10 2012Delivered the prestigious AHRS oration 44. Dense packing 45. Common mistakes by assistants 46. Combination of FUE and FUT 47. Body hair transplantation
48. Finasteride controversy 49. How to set up a HT clinic Middermazone Hyderabad July 2012 50. Liposuction how, when, why? ACSICON 2012 International congress at Delhi 12-15 apr 2012. 51. Evidence based aesthetic practice 52. Hair transplantation- what works and what does not? 53. Complications in Hair transplantation Dermacon 2012 Jaipur Feb 2012 54. Mistakes made, Lessons learnt Moderator panel discussion on evidence based management of aesthetic problems Cuticon Karnataka Branch conference, Mandya Oct 2011 55. Pigmented lesions of skin-management by lasers Haircon 2011 Annual meeting of Association of Hair restoration surgeons India, Mumbai Nov 2011 56) Trichophytic closure57) Graft survival 57) Graft holding solutions 58) Giga sessions in Indian patients 59) Handling the dissatisfied patient 60) Evidence based hair practice IMCAS India New Delhi Nov 2011 61. Newer advances in Hair restoration practice- Giga sessions ACSICON 2011 National conference of association of Cutaneus surgeons India Kaziranga. 62. Giga sessions in Hair transplantation Dermacon 2011 Annual conference of Indian association of dermatologists Gurgaon Jan 2011 63. Handling complications in dermato surgery
Dermacon 2010 Annual conference of Indian association of dermatologists Lucknow Jan 2010 Recent advances in hair restoration. 2 nd Annual Conference of Association of Hair Restoration surgeons, India Mt Abu 9-11 sep 2010 64.Logic of Follicular unit Hair transplantation 65. Logic of Follicular unit Hair Extraction 66. Donor dissection and Trichophytic closure 67. Recipient site techniques [[[ Hair India-Conference of Trichology Society 4-6 Sep 2010 68. Logic of Follicular unit Hair transplantation 69. Evidence based practice in Trichology Annual conference of Indian association of dermatologists Bangalore Jan 2009 70. Advanced hair transplantation Conference of Association of Cutaneus surgeons of India, Indore nov 71. 2009 Video demonstration of liposuction Expanding horizons in dermatosurgeons Conference on lasers and dermatosurgery, LV Prasad eye institute, 72. Hyderabad, Nov 2009 73. Pixel lasers in Indian skin 74. Expanding horizons in dermatosurgery Dermacon 2008 dermatologists, Chandigarh 75. Threadlifts: dermatologists facelift Annual conference of Indian association of Annual conference of Indian association of dermatologists Chennai 2007 Jan Glaxo oration : 76.Changing trends in hair restoration Association of Cutaneus surgeons of India Delhi November 2005 77. Follicular unit hair transplantation Cosmecon 2006 Bangalore 78. Management of hair loss
Dermacon 2006, Annual conference of Indian association of dermatologists Hyderabad: 79. Guets lecture on Panniculitis 80. Video presentation on liposuction in the preconference workshop Trichocon Bangalore Aug 2005 81.Conducted workshop on hair investigations Step by step video demonstration of follicular unit hair transplantation Lecture on How I mange androgenetic hair loss surgically ACSICON ACSI conference Poona Nov 2004 82. Follicular unit hair transplantation Association of Cutaneus surgeons of India, Chandigarh 2003 83. Logic of follicular unit transplantation Panarab Congress of Dermatology 2001 Bahrain 84. Evolution and Logic of follicular unit transplantation