Dr. Ron Shapiro

Ron Shapiro, MD is Medical Director of Shapiro Medical Group, a hair restoration practice in Bloomington, in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area 1. The clinic states its physicians, all board-certified, have specialized in hair transplantation since 1990 2. The practice includes two other physicians, Paul Shapiro, MD and David Josephitis, DO, with Josephitis holding the title FUE Director and Paul Shapiro the title "Assisted Medical Director" 3. It says it typically schedules one surgical patient per day so the team can focus on that patient 2.

The practice offers FUE, FUT (which it also calls microscopic strip surgery), scalp micropigmentation, regenerative therapy 2. It markets FUE on minimal scarring, fast recovery and permanent results, and describes FUT as yielding maximum grafts when combined with FUE, positioning FUT as better suited for women 2. The clinic describes scalp micropigmentation as non-surgical, used to make hair look fuller, and offered alone or with surgery 2. The clinic describes regenerative therapy as a non-surgical "natural bio-active therapy" it says is effective in difficult cases 2.

The clinic states pricing depends on the procedure type and number of grafts recommended, with procedures typically ranging from 1,000 to 4,000 grafts, and that a price estimate is valid for three months from the consultation date 4. No per-graft or package figures are published; financing is offered through third-party institutions for qualifying patients 4.

The clinic runs a two-step consultation: an initial educational session on hair loss and its approach, followed by an evaluation and planning meeting with the physicians to build an individual plan 5. It says the consultation also covers which factors make someone a good or poor candidate for a given procedure, and gives an initial estimate of grafts needed and likely price 5. In-house consultation is its preferred option for local or travel-willing patients; phone or Skype consultations are also offered but require photos of specific views of the hair loss beforehand, which it says are mandatory for an accurate evaluation 5.

The clinic's bio page states that in 1997 Dr. Shapiro was one of the first physicians in the U.S. to become a Diplomate of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery 1. The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery's directory also lists him as a Fellow (FISHRS) 6.