Dr. David Josephitis
Hair transplant surgeon·Shapiro Medical Group
Minnesota, United States
$12,000 for 2,000 grafts ≈ €16,000 rough estimate for 3,000 grafts Patient reported, Feb 2025 · Cost detailsBackground
Dr. David Josephitis joined Ron and Paul Shapiro at Shapiro Medical Group in Minneapolis in 2013 and holds the title Director of FUE Program 1. He completed a fellowship in hair transplantation surgery after an internal medicine residency in Phoenix, and the clinic describes his focus as microscopic follicular unit transplantation and extraction 1. Per the clinic, its physicians have specialized in hair transplantation since 1990, a practice-level statement rather than one about Josephitis personally 2. He is quoted calling hair loss "a challenging, individual experience" needing a plan that is "deliberate, thorough and customized" 1.
Procedures and techniques
The clinic's menu spans FUE, FUT, scalp micropigmentation, regenerative therapy, and medical therapy 2. For FUE it describes a Hybrid Punch and Oscillation System harvesting each graft with a micro punch between 0.7 mm and 1.0 mm, said to reduce transection risk versus sharp punches 4. FUE is paired with bio-enhancement additions (PRP/ACell, Liposomal ATP therapy, low-level light treatment), and donor management can include selective harvesting and micropigmentation to camouflage the donor site 4. Physicians often combine FUT and FUE in one plan, and FUE is described as suited to younger patients with minor hair loss who prefer shorter hairstyles, plus repair cases 4. The clinic states it typically schedules one patient per day, a clinic-wide description rather than one specific to Josephitis 2.
Pricing
Per its financial information page, pricing is based on procedure type and graft count, with procedures typically ranging from 1,000 to 4,000 grafts, and a price estimate stays valid for 3 months from the consultation date 5. No graft prices are published on the site. Financing is stated to be available through outside institutions for qualifying patients, with no terms listed 5.
Booking and aftercare
Shapiro Medical Group offers in-house consultations and remote phone or Skype consultations, with photos required in advance for a remote review 3. It runs a two-step process: an initial educational session on hair transplantation basics, then a planning session where the patient meets the physicians, builds an individual plan, and gets a first estimate of graft numbers and price 3.
Credentials and memberships
Sources
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What patients say on reddit
21 people shared their experience with Dr. David Josephitis across 31 reddit threads between 2017 and 2026. Every graft count, price and verdict is linked to the original thread.
One of them is a woman who had or booked her transplant with Dr. David Josephitis. More on women’s transplants and the doctors women chose: hair transplants for women.
- 2,000 grafts
- procedure was very easy, no pain source ↗
- chose US over Turkey for guaranteed result source ↗
- rough first week, hard to sleep source ↗
- healing well so far source ↗
OP had roughly 2000 grafts with Dr. Josephitis, paying about $12,000 total after flying to Minnesota and booking a hotel. They chose this over a Turkey clinic because they wanted "a guaranteed good result" and "reliable legal recourse if something went wrong." OP called the procedure itself "very easy" with "no pain at all," though the first week of recovery was rough mainly from trouble sleeping while using a neck pillow. As of their post, OP reports "Everything seems to be healing well."
1 thread they wrote in
- Feb 2025 Timeline 1-11 ↗
- male 2,000 grafts surgery 2022
- extremely clean work, well prepared source ↗
- pretty much painless source ↗
- back at work the next day source ↗
- happy with results, more thickness still coming source ↗
sleezygreezy1 had 2,000 grafts with Dr David Josephitis at Shapiro Medical in Minnesota in 2022, paying 'a little bit north of 10k', with a conservative, mature hairline design that Josephitis recommended. He called the work clean, well prepared and almost painless, and said he was back at work the next day. At 10 months he saw noticeable growth from months 5 to 6, was happy, and still expected more thickness. He gave the experience '10/10 recommend', and said his crown is thinning separately and he plans a second procedure.
3 threads they wrote in
- 2,904 grafts
- Couldn’t be happier with results source ↗
At a 12-month update, Expert_Butterfly6033 reported 2,904 grafts with Dr Josephitis; the title states the work was for the hairline. They said, “Almost 1 year to the date , couldn’t be happier with my results from Dr Joe and the team.”
1 thread they wrote in
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- Had a great result source ↗
dandecode reported having an FUE repair with Dr. David Josephitis at Shapiro Medical; no date, graft count, price, or recovery timing was stated. They characterized the outcome positively, saying they had “a great result.”
1 thread they wrote in
- NW3 2,400 grafts surgery 2022
- More hair and looks much better source ↗
- Right hairline feels too linear source ↗
- Hairline design should be better source ↗
The user reports a 2,400-graft FUE procedure with Dr. David Josephitis in 2022, with a seven-month update; they were a Norwood 3 before surgery. They said they were very happy overall because the treated area had more hair and looked much better, but felt the right hairline was more linear and less soft than the left. They said the clinic acknowledged a minor difference and advised monitoring it until the one-year mark.
1 thread they wrote in
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- calls Josephitis and Dr Ron excellent choices source ↗
- "Could not be happier" with Shapiro Medical Group source ↗
HairLossExperiences describes a long hair-restoration history, including one FUT procedure with Dr Josephitis at Shapiro Medical Group, where they say they had all their repair surgeries. No graft count, price, date or complications are stated for the Josephitis procedure. Asked in a 2022 thread to choose between Dr Ron and Dr Josephitis, they said "Both are excellent choices" and that they had surgery with both. In another thread about the clinic they wrote "Could not be happier."
3 threads they wrote in
- NW3
- Liked age-appropriate design source ↗
As a Norwood 3 considering FUE, they consulted jointly with Dr. Shapiro and David Josephitis; the proposed range was about 1,800–2,200 grafts. They did not report a procedure or outcome with Josephitis. They said they liked the age-appropriate design, while feeling it might be somewhat further forward.
1 thread they wrote in
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- So far, so good! source ↗
Patient_Living6348 reported having an FUE procedure at the practice; Dr. Shapiro handled hairline planning and incisions, while Dr. Joe performed the FUE extractions. They said the rate when booked was $7 per graft. They characterized their early experience as “So far, so good!” but said it was too early to discuss results.
1 thread they wrote in
- Sept 2024 Shapiro group, Minnesota? ↗
- surgery 2023
- Operation itself seemed to go well source ↗
- Post-op care felt careless source ↗
- Response left me pretty upset source ↗
Sportstar583 reported surgery with Dr. Josephitis at Shapiro Medical on May 31, 2023 and posted at 0.8 months post-op. They said the operation itself “seemed to go well,” but believed post-op cap removal and washing may have rubbed out grafts; they found three multi-hair grafts on their ear. They characterized the clinic’s response as dismissive and said they felt pretty upset about the experience.
1 thread they wrote in
- female
u/elusive-chanteuse had not yet had surgery with Dr. Josephitis at Shapiro Medical Group as of this January 2023 post, describing herself as heading into her first procedure the following month. She reported having 'had consults with most of the "elite" surgeons in the US' and said she liked SMG's proposed plan, ethos, and vibe most, adding that 'all the work I've seen from Dr. Josephitis is really clean.' No price, graft count, technique, or post-op outcome was given for her own case.
1 thread they wrote in
- 2,000 grafts surgery 2024
- Night and day better experience source ↗
- Seeing growth already source ↗
- Expected a 10/10 result source ↗
Practically_Hip reported receiving 2,000 FUE grafts with Dr Joe/Josephitis at Shapiro in March 2024; at 2.5 months post-op, they said they were already seeing growth. They characterized it as a “night and day better experience” than their earlier FUT at a different clinic and expected a strong value result.
1 thread they wrote in
- 2,300 grafts surgery 2021
- Gave doctor broad discretion source ↗
CheddarDave12 reported a roughly 2,300-graft transplant with David Josephitis at Shapiro Medical Group in Minneapolis in October 2021. They said they gave Josephitis broad discretion, citing his similar hair texture and personal transplant experience. At the latest update, they said shaved sideburns made the recession look more extreme and that the doctors recommended the design for their curly, thick-growing hair; they did not state an overall verdict.
1 thread they wrote in
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