Dr. Thomas Rosanelli

Dr Thomas (Tom) Rosanelli founded Rosanelli Medical Associates in San Francisco 1. The main office is at 1954 Lombard Street in the Marina district, where the practice has been since 1991 2. The site also lists offices in Campbell and in Honolulu, at 1860 Ala Moana Boulevard 34. It says he is a solo practitioner who limited his cosmetic surgery practice to hair restoration 1. The about page says he has performed hair replacement surgery since 1986, while the home page says since 1984 15. He studied at the University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University School of Medicine 1. His ISHRS listing dates his medical degree to 1979 6. The site says he did a surgical internship in San Francisco and two years of hair transplant training with Dr C. P. Chambers 1.

The practice offers FUT, FUE and ARTAS robotic FUE 78. The FUT page says Dr Rosanelli takes the donor strip himself, usually 7 to 12 mm wide 7. It says he makes all of the recipient incisions 7. The staff page says his team is trained in microscopic graft dissection and graft placement 9. A FUT procedure is done under local anaesthetic with a light sedative and usually lasts 5 to 8 hours 7. Sutures come out about two weeks later 7. His ISHRS listing says he does over 40 hair restoration procedures a month 6. The home page claims over 10,000 hair transplant procedures in total 5.

The practice publishes no prices 7. The FUT page says cost depends on the number of grafts needed per session 7. It mentions a one-time lab and medication fee that covers blood tests and most medications before and after surgery 7. A deposit is required; it is credited towards surgery and forfeited if the patient misses the appointment 7.

Consultations are free and are with Dr Rosanelli himself, who goes over pricing for the patient's case 10. Virtual consultations by Zoom, FaceTime or Skype are available 5.

He appears in the ABHRS diplomate register as Thomas S. Rosanelli, MD 11. He is an ISHRS Full Member, a member since 1993 per his listing 6. His site calls him a founding member of the ISHRS 1. It also lists him as a fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and a past president of the American Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 1.