Dr. Wolf

Bradley R. Wolf M.D. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was raised on a farm in nearby Indiana. Dr. Wolf received his undergraduate degree from the Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana with a double major, in Biology and Chemistry. He graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine at Indianapolis in 1980. After two years of General Surgery residency at Eastern University Graduate School of Medicine in Norfolk, Virginia he began a career in Emergency Medicine. Dr. Wolf has been board certified in Emergency Medicine having practiced that specialty for nine years. During that time he performed hundreds of facial, head, and neck laceration repairs. During his training in medical school and residency he received training in plastic surgery and performed numerous skin grafts for burns and trauma. In January of 1998, he became board certified by the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery.

Since 1990, Dr. Wolf has practiced surgical hair restoration exclusively. In 1992 he became the Medical Director of a group of 13 clinics. From 1990 until 1994 he trained numerous physicians and surgical assistants his methods of hair restoration. He developed a nationwide quality assurance program for these clinics. Dr. Wolf has also trained doctors from Czech Republic, Belgium, Switzerland and Ireland to use his microsurgical techniques.

Dr. Wolf is dedicated to providing the highest quality hair transplantation results available. Patients travel from all over the country to his clinic is Cincinnati. He does not perform a high volume of procedures but rather consistently stresses quality during each case. In the past Dr. Wolf traveled to multiple locations to perform hair restoration procedures. He has found that it is best if patients travel to his custom designed office in Cincinnati. In Cincinnati, Dr. Wolf maintains consistency in factors important to assuring the highest quality treatment available. His permanent staff is patient oriented and they take no shortcuts. Dr. Wolf participates in every procedure and personally places the majority of the grafts into the scalp assuring that the grafts are placed perfectly.

Dr. Wolf takes the time with each patient to insure their satisfaction. On each surgery day only one procedure is performed. There is no rush to perform the surgery and no "assembly line" situation. Experience has shown that the best results are created when undivided attention is given to each and every hair follicle

Curriculum Vitae:

Education

Undergraduate - Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
Majors: Biology and Chemistry
1972 - 1976
Medical School - Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
Doctor of Medicine
1976 - 1980
Internship General Surgery
1980 - 1981
Residency - Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine, Norfolk, Virginia
General Surgery
1981 - 1982

Board Certification

Diplomate-American Board of Emergency Medicine, 1989-1999

Medical Licenses

Ohio

Professional Associations

International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery

Lectures

"Quality and Legal Issues Regarding Surgical Tech Participation in the Hair Transplant Procedure"
19th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Anchorage, Alaska, September 2011

"Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE): Different Technical Approaches"
Workshop Faculty
19th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Anchorage, Alaska, September 2011

"Controversy: FUE vs. Strip Harvest FUE"
Panelist
19th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Anchorage, Alaska, September 2011

"FUE"
Breakfast with the Experts
19th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Anchorage, Alaska, September 2011

"FUE vs. Strip FUT: A Side by Side Comparison"
19th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Anchorage, Alaska, September 2011

Live Patient Viewing "FUE vs. Strip FUT: A Side by Side Comparison"
19th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Anchorage, Alaska, September 2011

"Measuring the Elastic Force in Occipital Donor Scars"
16th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Montreal, Canada, September 2008

"Complications of Follicular Unit Extraction"
16th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Montreal, Canada, September 2008

"Hairline Workshop", Faculty Member
16th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Montreal, Canada, September 2008

"Controversies III: Big FUE Session vs. Regular Strip", Panelist
16th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Montreal, Canada, September 2008

"Poster: Measuring the Elastic Force in Occipital Donor Scars"
Award: Third Place
16th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Montreal, Canada, September 2008

"Treatment of Wide Donor Scars: Overcoming the Elastic Force with Permanent Sub-Epidermal Metal Suture"
14th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
San Diego, California, October 2006

"Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) Update Workshop", Faculty Member
14th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
San Diego, California, October 2006

"Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE)" Discussion, Panelist
14th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
San Diego, California, October 2006

"Treatment of Wide Donor with Permanent Metal Suture: Overcoming the Elastic Force"
9th Annual Congress and Live Surgery Workshop, European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Zurich, Switzerland, May 2006

"Difficult Closure" Panel Discussion, Moderator
9th Annual Congress and Live Surgery Workshop, European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Zurich, Switzerland, May 2006

"Reducing Extent of the Strip Excision Donor Scarring"
8th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Brussels, Belgium, June 2005

"Minimizing Strip Excision Donor Scarring"
12th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Vancouver, Canada, August 2004

Presentations "Anesthesia", "Nerve Blocks" and "In Search of the Perfect Donor Scar"
Advanced Review Course in Hair Restoration Surgery
12th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Vancouver, Canada, August 2004

"Evaluation, Harvesting and Closure of the Donor Area: Different Approaches"
Workshop Faculty
12th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Vancouver, Canada, August 2004

"Safe Doses of Local Anesthetics, Epinephrine Field and Nerve Blocks"
American Academy of Dermatology, 62nd Annual Meeting,
Washington, DC. February 2004

"Local Anesthesia Update"
11th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
New York, NY. October 2003

“Coronal Incisions, the Lateral Advantage”
Aegean Masters Cruise/ Hair Transplantation Meeting
Athens, Greece. June 2003

"Are Reported Doses of Anesthetics and Epinephrine Too Conservative?"
10th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Chicago, Illinois. October 2002

"Psychological Issues in Hair Loss Patients"
10th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Chicago, Illinois. October 2002

"Overview of Anesthesia in Hair Restoration Surgery"
Workshop Director
10th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Chicago, Illinois. October 2002

"Local Anesthesia Update: Safe Doses of Local Anesthetics and Epinephrine"
5th Annual Congress, European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
London, United Kingdom. June 2002

"Local Anesthesia Update: Safe Doses of Local Anesthetics and Epinephrine"
9th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 2001

Hairline Design Workshop: "The Art of Hairline Design"
Co-Director (with Edwin Epstein, M.D.)
9th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 2001

"Psychology and the Patient with Hair Loss"
Beginners' Workshop
9th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 2001

"The Aesthetics of Hairline Construction: Architecture"
4th Annual Congress, European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Sitges, Spain 2001

"Recipient Site Preparation for Follicular Units" (Beginners Course)
4th Annual Congress, European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Sitges, Spain 2001

"The Art of Graft Placement"
5th International Conference, Italian Society of Hair Restoration
Siracusa, Italy 2001

"Follicular Theory of Relativity: Time, Space and Light" 8th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Kona, Hawaii 2000

"The Aesthetics of a Hairline Construction: Art and Architecture"
Hair Line Workshop
8th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Kona, Hawaii 2000

"Follicular Unit Site Preparation"
Beginners Workshop
8th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Kona, Hawaii 2000

"Follicular Theory of Relativity: Time, Space and Light"
3rd Annual Live Workshop & Congress, European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Istanbul, Turkey 2000

"Differential Micrograft Placement: Beyond Technical Expertise"
3rd Annual Live Workshop & Congress, European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Istanbul, Turkey 2000

"Impressionism and Modern Hair Transplantation"
7th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
San Francisco, CA 1999

Poster: "Creating the Hairline: An Artist's View"
Award: First Place (Blue Ribbon)
7th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
San Francisco, CA, 1999

"Medico-Legal Cases Involving Hair Restoration: A Retrospective Study"
7th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
San Francisco, CA 1999

"Hairline Design - A Different Perspective"
7th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
San Francisco, CA 1999

"The Pre-Operative Phase"
7th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
San Francisco, CA 1999

"Impressionism and Modern Hair Transplantation"
2nd Annual Live Workshop & Congress, European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Paris, France - 1999

"The Hairline: An Artist's View"
2nd Annual Global Convocation of Hair Restoration Surgery
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Rancho Mirage, CA - 1999

"Creating Recipient Sites and Graft Placement"
5th Annual Meeting of the World Hair Society
Orlando, Fl.- 1999

"Recipient Sites and Graft Placing- Maximizing Graft Survival"
6th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Washington D.C.- 1998

"Advantages of Small Incisions"
6th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Washington DC 1998

Articles

An Argument Against Tissue Removal During Hair Transplantation
Hair Transplant Forum, Vol. 12, No. 1, January/February 2002

Incisions: Coronal vs Sagittal (Pro Sagittal)
Hair Transplant Forum, Vol. 12, No. 2, March/April 2002

Male and Female Pattern Hair Loss: Etiology and Treatment
Living Longer Magazine, February 2002

Follicular Units: Recipient Site Preparation
Journal of European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Vol. 1, No. 2, Autumn 2001

Hairline Placement
Hair Transplant Forum, Vol. 9, No. 5, September/October 1999

The Advantages of Small Incisions
Hair Transplant Forum, Vol. 8, No. 5, September/October 1998

Langer's Lines and Scalp Surgery
Hair Transplant Forum, Vol. 8, No. 5, September/October 1998

Textbook Contributions

Hair Transplant Forum Volume 8, Number 5, Sept.- Oct. 1998 Dr. Wolf authored the "Anesthesia" chapter in the text book "Hair Transplantation"

This is the fourth edition of this book and it is edited by Walter Unger, MD and Ronald Shapiro, MD. It is widely recognized as the most complete and established medical textbook for the specialty of surgical hair restoration.

Hardcover, 1318 pages.
4th edition (April 2004)
ISBN: 0824741102

Life outside of medicine

Hair Transplant Forum, November-December, 2000, by Jim Harris, M.D.

Some people wish to relive the pleasures or memories of their youth. Bradley R. Wolf, MD, has done more than wish, he has made his desires a reality. Dr. Wolf spent 12 years of his youth on 116 acres of land in rural Indiana, where his family raised beef cattle, Herefords, and German Shepherds. While his recollections of baling hay, digging fencepost holes, cutting firewood, and tending to the cattle remind him of the physical nature of this type of life, he also has the memories of the other side, the stability of a rural setting (he had the same school bus driver for 12 years). The farm is still owned by the family to this day. The work that typified his day not only provides the recollections of hard physical labor but also instilled a work ethic that firmly places rewards, both personal and professional, within the reach of those who work hard enough.

Dr. Wolf eventually left the farm, perhaps looking for those things that the country life couldn't provide. After 20 years and living in different cities around the country, he found what would allow a return to his "roots," 25 acres of land. Dr. Wolf currently lives on this property where he has built his horse farm near his practice in Cincinnati, Ohio. He says that many of the ideas he has written about regarding hair transplantation have come to him while riding his tractor and tending to farm chores.

He also relishes the time spent with his four horses. Not just for the enjoyment of riding, but for what he can gain from watching them. Caring for them requires the ability to sense the status of their health from observing them. He feels that he has been able to develop this ability and that this has helped him in his practice as he is more acutely attuned to the psychological well being of his patients and the non verbal messages that the patient may be expressing.

In addition to his four horses, four cats, and a significant amount of yard work, Dr. Wolf picks up a polo mallet and plays in an occasional polo match. He was raised in a polo playing family and has been riding horses since he could walk. Dr. Wolf describes polo as a sport unto itself involving all the aspects of competition including offense, defense, strategy, team play, and technical aspects such as ball striking and horsemanship. The player not only has to know about the sport, but about the horse and its care as well. He describes the unique exhilaration of riding a speeding thoroughbred full speed and leaning over to hit a ball through goalposts for a score. Although polo is an important part of his life, personal and professional demands have diminished the amount of time he can devote to this. It is doubtful that the memories of the smell of leather, the camaraderie, the physical activity, and the union with the horse will soon be forgotten. He feels fortunate that he had the opportunity to be a participant in this sport.

Dr.Wolf sees many things that hair transplantation and farming share. He envisions both with crops of sorts, the planting involving hard work and patience. The realization of the fruits of labor emerging on different types of fields gives the sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. Dr. Wolf has been in the field of hair restoration for over twenty years, enjoying the diversity of what seems to be a very focused specialty. Taking what he has studied in biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, art, and architecture, along with the mechanical and agricultural lessons learned on the farm. Dr. Wolf has been able to provide the entire hair transplant community with a unique and truly valuable perspective: the view from the tractor.

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