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Academy Directors

Stephen Cosentino, DO icon

Stephen Cosentino, DO

President and Founder of Empire Medical Training

Dr. Cosentino launched Empire Medical Training in 1998 to focus on the Pain Management segment of healthcare, with a strong vision and expectation to expand into other healthcare delivery segments. Today, through his clinical…

Lorena Cosentino icon

Lorena Cosentino

Vice-President of Empire Medical Training

Lorena Cosentino is a 19-year veteran of medical aesthetics and a driving force behind Empire Medical Training’s growth worldwide. Starting as an aesthetician inspired by the power of cosmetic medicine, she progressed from…

Chris Croley, MD icon

Chris Croley, MD

Chief Medical Officer & Director of Aesthetics

Dr. W. Christopher Croley is a well-respected aesthetic physician who has been in practice for over 20 years. He operates a renowned aesthetic practice in northern Florida, where he prioritizes exceptional patient care…

Glenn Barnes, DO icon

Glenn Barnes, DO

Director of Pain Management

I am a primary care sports medicine physician working in Las Vegas, NV who focuses on wholistic and customized care for patients of all ages. I utilize the latest in medical technology to perform diagnostic and interventional…

Gisele J. Girault, MD icon

Gisele J. Girault, MD

Director of Pain Management

Dr. Gisele Girault is an anesthesiologist, board-certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in Anesthesia, and Pain Medicine. She is also board-certified in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Preventative Medicine…

Betsy Greenleaf, DO, FACOOG, FACOG, FPMRS, FAAOPM, MBA icon

Betsy Greenleaf, DO, FACOOG, FACOG, FPMRS, FAAOPM, MBA

Director of Anti-Aging

Premier women’s health expert bringing pelvic peace, hormone harmony, sexy sizzle and crazy confidence to busy women. Dr. Betsy is a best-selling author, award winning speaker, entrepreneur, inventor, and business leader specializing…

Robert Stall, MD icon

Robert Stall, MD

Director of Pain Management

Dr Robert Stall MD is a physician board certified in Physical Medicine and rehabilitation, pain medicine. He also practices medical acupuncture and regenerative medicine. He has been in practice for over 20 years and has extensive…

Key Opinion Leaders

Shino Bay Aguilera, MD icon

Shino Bay Aguilera, MD

Key Opinion Leader

Dr. Aguilera remains a favorite speaker and internationally recognized expert in Aesthetics. Dr. Aguilera is a frequent speaker for Allergan, Galderma, Cynosure, and he is the highest level injector worldwide of Botox and Dermal Fillers…

Sheila Barbarino, MD, FAAO, FAACS, FACS icon

Sheila Barbarino, MD, FAAO, FAACS, FACS

Key Opinion Leader

Sheila Barbarino, MD, FAAO, FAACS, FACS, is a world-renowned, award-winning, board-certified oculofacial plastic and full-body cosmetic surgeon. She is best known for her comprehensive, naturalresults approach to both nonsurgical and surgical…

Alan Bauman, MD, ABHRS, IAHRS, FISHRS icon

Alan Bauman, MD, ABHRS, IAHRS, FISHRS

Key Opinion Leader

Alan J. Bauman, MD, ABHRS, IAHRS, FISHRS is a full-time hair transplant surgeon who has treated nearly 20,000 patients and performed over 8,000 hair transplant surgeries to date. Dr. Bauman received his MD degree from New York Medical College…

Gregory A. Buford, MD, FACS icon

Gregory A. Buford, MD, FACS

Key Opinion Leader

Denver, Colorado Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Gregory Buford specializes in non-invasive and cosmetic plastic surgery procedures that empower you to look and feel your very best. A nationally recognized expert and trainer in the…

Azza Halim, MD icon

Azza Halim, MD

Key Opinion Leader

Dr. Halim completed her medical training at Northwestern University in Chicago. She is a board- certified Anesthesiologist with fellowship training in Critical care/Trauma where she managed all the Surgical ICUs as well as Pediatric…

Ramtin Kassir, MD icon

Ramtin Kassir, MD

Key Opinion Leader

Dr. Kassir is a renowned, “Celebrity” Plastic Surgeon and sought-after practitioner. He is featured on the “Real Housewives of New Jersey”; on “Fox News” and ABC’s “THE DOCTORS” Dr. Kassir was a special invited guest at the Empire Aesthetics Meeting™…

TJ Tsay, MD icon

TJ Tsay, MD

Key Opinion Leader

After a highly successful career in Emergency Medicine, Dr. Tsay enrolled in Empire Medical Training classes in July 2015 and opened his own practice in November 2015. He is not just an incredible Empire student success story, he is also one of the driving…

Lyris Verdura-Dominic, ANCC icon

Lyris Verdura-Dominic, ANCC

Key Opinion Leader

Lyris is a renowned, internationally recognized educator, trainer, speaker, Key Opinion Leader (KOL), and expert specializing in PDO Threads, as well as family and internal medicine, wound care, and emergency/urgent care, among others. She is an ANCC…

Daniel Ward, MD, MS, FACS icon

Daniel Ward, MD, MS, FACS

Key Opinion Leader

Dr. Ward brings superior medical knowledge, technical skill, and experience into every operation he performs. Possessing a unique blend of artistry and medical expertise, Dr. Ward is consistently ranked in the top 1% of physician’s inpatient satisfaction making…

Teaching Faculty

Gamil Makar, MD icon

Gamil Makar, MD

Senior Leader Instructor

Board Certified in family medicine with other several boards including Aesthetics medicine. Started on 2009 aesthetic field including liposuction and fat transfer. Since 2019 only non-invasive aesthetics. Currently have 2 offices in Clifton and Paterson…

Eneida Agosto, MD icon

Eneida Agosto, MD

Lead Instructor

Doctor Eneida Agosto is a Master injector Board Certified in Aesthetics with practices in NYC and Queens. She is also a well known Rheumatologist. with many years of experience. Doctor Eneida enjoy taking care of her patients and it makes her…

Rechelle Asirot, MD icon

Rechelle Asirot, MD

Lead Instructor

Dr. Asirot is one of the most sought-after aesthetic physicians in the Pacific Northwest offering minimally-invasive cosmetic and regenerative medicine treatments. He is the founder and director of Reverza Aesthetics. As a fellowship-trained…

Robert Bader, MD icon

Robert Bader, MD

Lead Instructor

Robert S. Bader, M.D. is an Ivy League-trained physician and surgeon who is a board-certified Dermatologist and Mohs Surgeon. Aside from having training in Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Dr. Bader completed a fully accredited fellowship…

Raphael Darvish, MD icon

Raphael Darvish, MD

Lead Instructor

Dr. Raphael Darvish, a fourth generation physician, founded Skinpeccable to provide the highest quality of dermatology care in the Los Angeles area. A graduate of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Dr. Darvish completed…

Patrick Davis, MD icon

Patrick Davis, MD

Lead Instructor

Dr. Davis is a Facial Plastic Surgeon practicing in Beverly Hills, CA. He is fellowship trained in facial plastic surgery and is residency trained in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery from Emory University. He attended medical school…

Jerry Drinkard, ARNP icon

Jerry Drinkard, ARNP

Proctor

Jerry D. Drinkard, ARNP, is an advanced registered nurse practitioner with over 30 years of experience in the medical field, specializing in aesthetic and anti-aging medicine. He is known for providing exceptional care and treatments that…

Jennifer Goering, DO, MBA icon

Jennifer Goering, DO, MBA

Lead Instructor

Dr. Thomas-Goering graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2004 from Kansas City University of Biosciences with her medical degree and an MBA in Healthcare Leadership for Rockhurst University in Kansas City. She completed her residency training at…

Magdalena Kerschner, MD icon

Magdalena Kerschner, MD

Lead Instructor

Board certified anesthesiologist, Interventional pain specialist.Board certified in procedural medicine. Owner and founder of Victory wellness and Medspa in Cincinnati Ohio and Naples, Florida. Owner and founder of Advanced Pain and Spine Institute…

Yekaterina Khronusova, MD icon

Yekaterina Khronusova, MD

Lead Instructor

Board-certified Internal Medicine physician practicing over 20 years. I completed rigorous residency in Yale New Haven Hospital St. Raphael campus in New Haven CT. I have passion for wellness on many levels. I believe in treating Beauty Body and Mind…

Monica Kieu, DO icon

Monica Kieu, DO

Lead Instructor

Monica Kieu, D.O. is a board-certified specialist in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. She helps her patients improve their health, and their appearance, with exceptional skill and compassion. A native of Southern California, Dr. Kieu received…

Moyne Kornman, MD icon

Moyne Kornman, MD

Lead Instructor

Prior to becoming a physician, Dr. Moyne Monts was a Registered Nurse. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Lynchburg College in Virginia and attended Baylor College of Medicine for her medical degree and her residency training in Clinical Pathology…

Sujay Kumar, MD icon

Sujay Kumar, MD

Lead Instructor

Dr. Sujay Kumar is not only the Medical Director for Care Nashville, but he has also merged his practice, Kumar Aesthetics Institute, with Care Nashville. This gives our patients the best of both worlds. He is a celebrity injector, and also a Pioneering BHRT specialist…

Stephen Landy, MD, FAAN, FAHS icon

Stephen Landy, MD, FAAN, FAHS

Lead Instructor

Stephen Landy, MD, FAAN, FAHS, directs the the Tupelo Headache Clinic in Tupelo, Mississippi, and is a Clinical Professor of Neurology at the University of Tennessee Medical School. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Medical School and…

Michelle Langston, APRN, MSN, FNP-BC, HHN-BC icon

Michelle Langston, APRN, MSN, FNP-BC, HHN-BC

Proctor

Michelle Langston, APRN, MSN, FNP-BC is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with 25 years nursing experience including 12 years practicing in aesthetic medicine. Michelle is a practitioner, clinical educator, and mentor who specializes in the emergency…

John Leonardo, MD icon

John Leonardo, MD

Lead Instructor

John Leonardo, MD, the President of Leonardo Medicine Professional Corporation (LMPC), is an American Board of Anesthesiology Diplomat and a Chronic Pain Management Specialist in Ontario, Canada. He has been in private practice since 2006 and…

Jim Lewis R. NCS.T, CNCT icon

Jim Lewis R. NCS.T, CNCT

Proctor

Jim has been working in the nerve conduction industry as a clinician and educator for over 30 years. He taught the Nerve Conduction Studies section of the Electroneurodiagnostic Technology program at Minneapolis Community & Technical College…

Maritza Mejia, FNP icon

Maritza Mejia, FNP

Proctor

Maritza Mejia is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and the owner and founder of LIBB by Maritza, a medical aesthetics practice located in Smithtown, New York. With over two decades of experience in healthcare—including critical care and ICU…

Matthew Otten, DO icon

Matthew Otten, DO

Lead Instructor

After conducting cardiology research at UCSF and Harvard, Dr. Otten began his medical career at Michigan State University. In 2010 he completed his Fellowship in Sports Medicine at Beaumont Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. He returned to Las Vegas and…

Melissa Pulcini-Buttine, PA icon

Melissa Pulcini-Buttine, PA

Proctor

Melissa Pulcini-Buttine is a nationally certified Physician Associate, professor of Anatomy & Physiology, and proud faculty member with Empire Medical Training. She is the founder of ELIVATE, a luxury medspa and wellness practice dedicated to helping…

Faride Ramos, MD icon

Faride Ramos, MD

Lead Instructor

Dr. Faride Ramos is a double board-certified physician in Internal Medicine and Functional Medicine with over a decade of clinical experience. After practicing internal medicine in South Florida, she opened her own integrative clinic to deliver root-cause…

Tatiana Sarmiento, NP icon

Tatiana Sarmiento, NP

Proctor

Tatiana Sarmiento, compassion and dedicate Aesthetic Nurse with over 19 yrs of experience as a Professional health care provider which includes Surgical Assistant, Ophtalmic Technitian, Home care Nurse, Oncology nurse, Nerosurgery Nurse. Tatiana holds…

John Serra, MD icon

John Serra, MD

Proctor

Dr. Serra was initially trained in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women’s Health prior to a career in Emergency Medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital. John moved into a career refocused on Aesthetic medicine in 2013 after relocating to sunny San Diego, California…

Ghazwan Sharabi, MD icon

Ghazwan Sharabi, MD

Lead Instructor

Dr. Ghazwan Sharabi offers the best available, minimally invasive Aesthetics treatment plans including his signature awake Liposuction and Fat transfer. Dr. Sharabi is the Medical Director and Primary Practitioner at Prestige Aesthetics Clinic. He brings…

Marwan Shuayto, MD icon

Marwan Shuayto, MD

Lead Instructor

Dr. Shuayto is a Board Certified Neurologist with extensive post graduate training in Pain Management. He is the president and founder of Michigan Neurology & Spine Center, offering patients Neurological and chronic pain treatment, psychological counseling…

Raj Singh, MD, FACP, FASN icon

Raj Singh, MD, FACP, FASN

Lead Instructor

Dr. Raj Singh, MD, FACP, FASN is a renowned physician who has been an empire medical training instructor for several years. Dr. Singh is double board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. Dr. Singh is the owner of HEALOR and RAREV, which specializes in internal medicine…

Larry Smith, DC, APRN icon

Larry Smith, DC, APRN

Proctor

Dr. Smith, a Chiropractic Physician and Board Certified Adult-Geriatric Nurse Practitioner also Board Certified Pain Management - American Academy of Procedural Medicine. Dr. Larry Smith earned his Chiropractic degree in Portland, Oregon 1999 and MSN (NP) in 2016…

International Teaching Faculty

Dr. Gladys Arroyave icon

Dr. Gladys Arroyave

LEAD COLOMBIA INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Gladys Arroyave is the President of the ACICME Board and a distinguished physician. She graduated from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellín and holds a specialization in Hospital Management from Universidad CES – Eafit. Dr. Arroyave is also a certified…

Dr. Ana Cecilia Becerril icon

Dr. Ana Cecilia Becerril

LEAD MEXICO INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Ana Cecilia Becerril is a highly accomplished physician and leader in aesthetic medicine, holding a Medical Degree from the Universidad del Estado de Morelos, Mexico, and multiple advanced qualifications, including a Master's in Aesthetic Medicine from UIB, Palma…

Dr. Patrizia Chu Gutiérrez icon

Dr. Patrizia Chu Gutiérrez

LEAD PERU INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Patrizia Chu Gutiérrez is a highly respected Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatologist, trained at the prestigious Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, with clinical residency completed at the Cayetano Heredia National Hospital. Following her specialization, she served…

Dr. Alejandro Coello icon

Dr. Alejandro Coello

LEAD MEXICO INSTRUCTOR

Surgeon from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Specialist in Facial and Body Aesthetics, Kirei University, Mty, NL, Mexico. Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Cartagena, Colombia. Doctor of Health Sciences from the Inter-American Academy of Medical…

Dr. Francisco Llano icon

Dr. Francisco Llano

LEAD MEXICO INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Francisco Llano is a distinguished surgeon from the High Academic Demand Program (PAEA) at the Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM) with postgraduate training in aesthetic medicine from Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. Certified by the Canadian Board of Aesthetic Medicine…

Dr. Julieth Martínez Ocampo icon

Dr. Julieth Martínez Ocampo

LEAD COLOMBIA INSTRUCTOR

Dra. Julieth Martínez Ocampo is a highly accomplished aesthetic physician with extensive academic and clinical experience in aesthetic medicine, nutrition, and clinic management. She holds an International Master’s Degree in Aesthetic Medicine from the College of Catalonia…

Dr. Beatriz de la Rosa icon

Dr. Beatriz de la Rosa

LEAD MEXICO INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Beatriz de la Rosa is a surgeon and midwife, graduated from the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), with extensive training and expertise in gynecology, obstetrics, and aesthetic medicine. She holds advanced qualifications in Colposcopy and Cancer Management…

Dr. Edmundo Saco Mera icon

Dr. Edmundo Saco Mera

LEAD PERU INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Edmundo Saco Mera is a board-certified surgeon and the Medical Director of Cínica D'Láser, a leading center for aesthetic and laser medicine. He holds a Master’s Degree in Laser and Phototherapy in Dermato-Aesthetic Pathology from the University of Barcelona, as well as…

Dr. Alberto Shinzato Uemura icon

Dr. Alberto Shinzato Uemura

LEAD PERU INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Alberto Shinzato Uemura is a board-certified dermatologist trained at San Martín de Porres University, with clinical residency completed at the Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen National Hospital in Lima, Peru. A highly sought-after Master Injector and expert in facial and body…

Dr. Juan Camilo Suárez icon

Dr. Juan Camilo Suárez

LEAD COLOMBIA INSTRUCTOR

Physician, specialist in neuropsychological rehabilitation, PhD in Medical Sciences. Professor and researcher at the School of Health Sciences (ECS), Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Academic coordinator of the medical anatomy course, UPB medicine program…

Dr. Cinara Turra icon

Dr. Cinara Turra

LEAD BRAZIL INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Cinara Turra is a distinguished medical doctor licensed to practice in Brazil, Argentina, and Spain, with over 20 years of professional experience in aesthetic medicine. A renowned authority in thread lifting, she has specialized in advanced thread procedures…

Dr. José Vicente Vallejo icon

Dr. José Vicente Vallejo

LEAD COLOMBIA INSTRUCTOR

Specialist in stomatology and oral surgery, Universidad de Antioquia. Specialist in maxillofacial surgery, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico. Fellow in pediatric maxillofacial surgery, Universidad Autónoma of the State of Morelos, Mexico. Training in…

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