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Join us for our Special Summit!
October 11, 2026 at The University Club
IFATS Special Symposium: Regeneration and Longevity

Join us for our Special Summit in Pittsburgh, PA! This will be held on October 11th, 2026 at The University Club. Our focus this year will be on an IFATS Special Symposium: Regeneration and Longevity. Click here to register for our special one-day symposium!

We will once again be partnering with The Ponytail Academy to present this highly specialized cadaver dissection course. Designed for surgeons ready to elevate their expertise, this program offers an intensive immersion into the world-renowned Ponytail Lift™ Technique.

Join us for the Foundational Course on Saturday, October 10th, 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA. Space is limited to ensure an intimate, hands-on lab experience. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn the Ponytail Lift® directly from its inventor! Click here to see the course and additional details for signup.

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Our Confirmed Speakers


Dr. Bob Harman, DVM



Chief Executive Officer VetStem & Personalized Stem Cells

 Topic:  “Advancing Clinical Therapies with Adipose Stem Cells: “Right-to-Try” in Action”


Joseph C. Maroon, MD, FACS

Clinical Professor

Department of Neurological Surgery

Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Neurosurgical Consultant, The Pittsburgh Steelers

Neurosurgical Consultant, WWE

Topic:  “Maintaining a Healthy Body and a Healthy Brain: Epigenetic Research Supporting Five Pillars of Healthy Living."


Toren Finkel, MD, PhD



G. Nicholas Beckwith III and Dorothy B. Beckwith Endowed Chair of Translational Medicine Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Director, University of Pittsburgh Aging Institute

Topic: “Breaking Barriers to Longevity: Developing New Therapies for Aging and Age-Related Diseases.” 

 

Dr. Chandan K. Sen, MS, PhD, FNAI



Director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh

Associate Vice Chancellor for Life Sciences Innovation and Commercialization at the University of Pittsburgh

Chief Scientific Officer for Wound Care Service Line, Bartley P. Griffith MD FACS FRCS Chair of Regenerative Medicine

Vice Chair and Chair-Elect of the NIH/NIDDK Diabetic Foot Consortium

Topic: “Gene Therapy for Tissue Regeneration: The Future is Here.” 



Frederik Koelle, MD, PhD


Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Head Plastic Surgeon at Caolin Private Hospital

Topic: “Stem Cell Therapy: the European Landscape” 

 

Martin Halle, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Senior Consultant

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Karolinska Institute and Karolinska University Hospital 

Topic: “Stem Cell Therapies and Exosomes for Fibrotic Condition” 

 

Adam J. Katz, MD, FACS

Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Director of the Plastic Surgery Research Laboratory

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery