ISAPS Course

Pr Çerkes is the President of the Rhinoplasty Society of Europe, Vice President of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and Past President of the Turkish Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
Pr Çerkes worked as a research and clinical fellow in UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) at the Department of Plastic Surgery between 1990-1991. Between 1992-2002, Pr Çerkes served as Associate Professor at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, and mainly worked in the field of reconstructive microsurgery and hand surgery. In 2002, he founded the Cosmed Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Center in Istanbul. Mainly focused on rhinoplasty in the last 10 years.
Pr Çerkes was invited to several important international meetings to give lectures and perform live surgery demonstrations, particularly on rhinoplasty. Every year many plastic surgeons from all over the world visit his clinic to observe his rhinoplasty techniques.

Dr Gerbault is a board certified plastic surgeon in a solo private practice in Paris, France.
He is a board member of the Rhinoplasty Society and the Rhinoplasty Society of Europe, but also an active member of the ASAPS, ISAPS, and of the two French societies of plastic and aesthetic surgery.
He is specialized in rhinoplasty, facial rejuvenation and breast surgery.
He wrote articles in scientific journals and books on rhinoplasty, especially on innovative techniques in rhinoplasty.
He developed in 2013 a new instrumentation to ease and control bone surgery in rhinoplasty, and won a distinction in USA for this work on piezo surgery applied to rhinoplasty.
He coordinates also the IMCAS surgical program in Paris since 2008.

Specialist in Plastic Surgery for 9 years, secretary of the Royal Belgian Society of Plastic Surgery and member of numerous international scientific societies. Dr Castus is the head of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the Cliniques de l’Europe in Brussels. He has particular interest in rhinoplasty, both aesthetic and reconstructive.

Specialist in Plastic Surgery for nearly 20 years, and member of numerous Belgian and international scientific societies. Pr de Fontaine is the Chair of the Plastic Surgery Department in Hopital Erasme, Free University Hospital of Brussels, Belgium. He has particular interest in rhinoplasty, both aesthetic as well reconstructive. He is an excellent lecturer and dedicated teacher.

Specialist in Plastic Surgery for more than 10 years, and member of numerous Belgian and international scientific societies. Dr Fabré currently works in the Plastic Surgery Deparment of CWZ in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. He works privately at the Sanavisie Clinic, in Mill, NL. He has extensive experience with anatomic dissection courses and is a great teacher.

Specialist in Plastic Surgery for more than 15 years, and member of numerous Belgian and international scientific societies. Dr Dezfoulian currently works in the Plastic Surgery Department of the University Hospital of Liege, Belgium. He also works privately. He has extensive experience with microsurgery, breast reconstruction, aesthetic and reconstructive facial surgery.

Dr Mendelson is in private practice in Melbourne Australia. He is a graduate of Monash University, Melbourne. He trained in general surgery and plastic surgery at the Mayo Clinic, USA for six years and is certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery. This was followed by a fellowship at the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery in New York under Doctors Converse, Rees and Aston.
Dr Mendelson is a Past President of ISAPS. In Australia, he served on the Council of ASAPS for 6 years and delivered the Second ASAPS ORATION in 2007 and won the prize for the Best Scientific Presentation at the ASAPS Congress on 3 occasions.
Dr Mendelson is one of the founding members of the Melbourne Advanced Facial Anatomy Course.
Dr Mendelson is known for his contributions on the surgical anatomy of the face. This work has led to several important anatomical findings that are published in a series of classic surgical anatomy papers, on the Surgical Anatomy of the Temple, the retaining ligaments of the orbit and Prezygomatic Space, the Surgical Anatomy of the Mid Cheek as well as the Surgical Anatomy of the Premasseter space and Jowl. The terms Prezygomaticspace and Premasseter spaces were introduced as well as the important surgical concept of Facial Spaces, which are now beginning to be appreciated by plastic surgeons. This anatomical based approach to Aesthetic Surgery has led to many invitations to speak at teaching courses and Congresses overseas.

Specialist in Plastic Surgery with clinical experience in reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery. He is a founding member of the Italian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and an ASAPS/ASPS international member. He is the current Secretary of ISAPS, ISAPS Visiting Professor and an advisory member of the Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal. During his career he has published more than 200 scientific papers in Italian and foreign journals or books and attended more than 300 national and international meetings of Plastic Surgery.

Dr Kontoes is a ISAPS Visiting Professor, ISAPS Education Council Vice-Chair, Director of Plastic Aesthetic and Laser surgery Dept. “Hygeia” Hospital, Athens, Greece. He is known for the innovative evolution of the Laser Blepharoplasty technique. His research and experience in Laser and Plastic Surgery are appreciated worldwide and he is regularly invited to international Congresses and Universities to give lectures. He is the author of several papers, reviews and clinical studies in international Journals. He is Life Honorary President of the European Society for Laser Aesthetic Surgery (ESLAS).

Specialist in Plastic Surgery for nearly 20 years, and member of numerous Belgian and international scientific societies. Pr de Fontaine is the Chair of the Plastic Surgery Department in Hopital Erasme, Free University Hospital of Brussels, Belgium. He has particular interest in rhinoplasty, both aesthetic as well reconstructive. He is an excellent lecturer and dedicated teacher.

Specialist in Plastic Surgery for more than 10 years, and member of numerous Belgian and international scientific societies. Dr Fabré currently works in the Plastic Surgery Deparment of CWZ in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. He works privately at the Sanavisie Clinic, in Mill, NL. He has extensive experience with anatomic dissection courses and is a great teacher.

Specialist in Plastic Surgery for more than 15 years, and member of numerous Belgian and international scientific societies. Dr Verpaele is assistant clinical professor of the Plastic Surgery Department in the University Hospital of Gent, Belgium. He also is co-founder of the Coupure Centrum voor Plastische Chirurgie and E:MC2 surgicenter where he performs cosmetic procedures. Welknown for his co-authorship of the MACS-lift he is a reviewer for 3 international journals in plastic surgery, co-author of 3 books and wrote many chapters in other books, numerous articles in journals and presented more than 200 times on international meetings. He is the co-organizer of the CATFAS and CATBAS meetings.

Specialist in Plastic Surgery for more than 15 years, and member of numerous Belgian and international scientific societies. Dr Dezfoulian currently works in the Plastic Surgery Department of the University Hospital of Liege, Belgium. He also works privately. He has extensive experience with microsurgery, breast reconstruction, aesthetic and reconstructive facial surgery.

Specialist in plastic surgery and member of numerous Belgian and international scientific societies, Pr Nizet is the Chair of the Plastic and Maxillo-facial Surgery Department of the University Hospital of Liège, Belgium.
He also is co-founder of the Botaclinic where he performs cosmetic procedures.
As President of the Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon (French lead) from 2010 to 2013 and President of the Royal Belgian Society of Plastic Surgery, Pr Nizet has been extremely concerned about the training requirements for practitioners. Additionnally, he works at parliamentary level to set standards controlling plastic and cosmetic surgery in private practice.

Dr van Heijningen is a plastic surgeon and works in AZ Zeno hospitals of Knokke and Blankenberge where he does a multitude of procedures. His colleagues have chosen him to represent them in the medical board of the hospital and he is the chairman of the operating room committee.
He is also co-founder of Duinbergen Clinic. His membership of renowned professional societies proves his eloquence. He has been chosen as secretary of the Belgian chapter of ISAPS, and was asked to chair the membership committee, to serve as assistant chair of National Secretaries and be European Representative of the Education Council. He is a board member of RBSPS. He initiated the European Standard for Aesthetic Surgery Services out of concern for patient safety. In october 2017, he becomes the next president of the European Association of Societies of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (EASAPS).