Ken Washenik, M.D., Ph.D., is the Medical Director of the Bosley Medical Group and the former Chief Executive Officer of the Aderans Research Institute, a biotechnology firm involved in researching tissue engineered hair follicle neogenesis and cellular based hair restoration.

The former director of the Dermatopharmacology Unit at the New York University School of Medicine, Dr. Washenik continues to serve as a faculty member in the Department of Dermatology.

Dr. Washenik, a well-known national and international lecturer, has presented many seminars on hair loss and its treatments, as well as emerging technology in this area and dermatology-related issues. His Ph.D. is in Cell Biology and focused on hormone metabolism.

Dr. Washenik is a past President of the North American Hair Research Society (NAHRS) and a member of its Board of Directors. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation and a member of the American Academy of Dermatology and the medical honor society, Alpha Omega Alpha. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and a member of the Dermatological Society of Greater New York and the Los Angeles Metropolitan Dermatological Society. He is also a past President, Treasurer and Board of Governors member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS).

Dr. Washenik has published numerous scientific and medical articles in peer review journals including Endocrinology, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Archives of Dermatology, The Lancet and The New England Journal of Medicine.