Dr. David Josephitis

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.

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.

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.

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.

Josephitis is a Diplomate of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery and the American Board of Internal Medicine 1. He is also a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, listed in the ISHRS surgeon directory with the FISHRS credential 6.