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BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Amron was raised in Los Angeles and attended the
University of California, Los Angeles and the University of
California, San Diego. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from
Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He then returned to
California for his postgraduate education.
Dr. Amron served his internal medicine internship at
Cedars Sinai Medicine Center, Los Angeles. After completing his
internship he was awarded the prestigious Dermatology Foundation
Research Fellowship and completed two years of scientific and
clinical research at UCLA, primarily working on growth
characteristics of skin cancer. He then completed his dermatology
residency at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center,
receiving extensive training in both clinical dermatology and
dermatologic surgery. Prior to being in partnership with Dr. Nassif
and starting Spalding Drive Cosmetic Surgery and Dermatology, Dr.
Amron has spent the previous several years in private practices in
busy dermatology and cosmetic surgery practice in Sherman
Oaks,
California.
Dr. Amron is a board certified by the American Board
of Dermatology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of
Dermatology, American Academy of Dermatologic Surgery, American
Society for Liposuction Surgery, American Society for MOHS Surgery
and the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Amron
has published numerous articles in dermatologic journals and has
been an author for dermatologic surgery and medical textbooks. He
has lectured nationally to the medical community on skin diseases
and gives informative talks on dermatologic surgery to various other
distinguished groups. In addition, he has served as a peer
manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and the
Archives of Dermatology.
In addition to excelling in general clinical
dermatology, Dr. Amron has a special interest in skin cancer, MOHS
surgery as well as cosmetic dermatology. He is well respected for
achieving consistently outstanding results with his pure tumescent
liposuction surgery. He has been instrumental in teaching other
surgeons his liposuction technique: demonstrating how rapid recovery
time is. He is an outspoken advocate for making the public aware of
mini liposuction which is performed in less than one hour.
Dr. Amron has been featured on KCBS
Channel 2 News, Fox Good Day LA., KCBS Women to Women, and on KCAL
Channel 9 News, EXTRA, Inside Edition, ABC News and VH1, where Dr.
Amron was filmed performing his famous mini liposuction live,
highlighting his impressive results while speaking with the patient
during the entire procedure. He has also been featured in numerous
studies on dermatology and cosmetic surgery in various magazines and
newspapers articles. Additionally, Dr. Amron has demonstrated on
television the use of the V-Beam laser for the treatment of rosacea
and broken capillaries.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Amrons main interest
is music. He is an accomplished guitarist, singer and songwriter. He
also enjoys skiing, fishing and playing tennis. Dr. Amron maintains
strong spiritual and religious ties to his community, where he
serves as an active member of his synagogues board of
directors.
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Diplomate, American Board of
Dermatology |
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Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology |
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Fellow, American Academy of Dermatologic
Surgery |
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Fellow, American Society of Liposuction
Surgery |
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Fellow, American Society for MOHS Surgery |
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Fellow, American Society for Laser Medicine and
Surgery |
Dr. Amrons is well recognized and highly
respected for his unique approach to liposuction surgery under local
anesthesia. He is an artist and a perfectionist who prides himself
on achieving a properly proportioned and well balanced look for his
patients.
CURRICULUM VITAE
| PERSONAL
INFORMATION |
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Business
Address: |
Spalding Drive Cosmetic
Surgery & Dermatology
120 S. Spalding Drive, Suite
315
Beverly Hills, CA 90212 |
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Web Site: |
http://www.spaldingplasticsurgery.com/
http://www.expertliposuction.com/ |
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Phone: |
(310) 275-2467 (Office)
(310) 275-6651 (Office Fax) |
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| EDUCATION |
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1983-1984,
1986-1988
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, New York
10461
Degree: Doctor of Medicine, June 1988 |
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University of California
at Los Angeles, 1978-1980
Los Angeles, California 90024 |
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University of California
at San Diego, 1980 - 1982
La Jolla, California
92903
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Biology, December 1982 |
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Musicians Institute,
1985
Los Angeles, California 90028 |
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| POSTGRADUATE
TRAINING |
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Resident, Division of
Dermatology,
July 1, 1992 June 30, 1995
U.C.S.D.
Medical Center
San Diego, California 92103 |
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Postgraduate Research
Fellow,
January 1, 1991 June 1, 1991
U.C.L.A. School
of Medicine, Division of Dermatology
Los Angeles,
California 90024 |
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Research Fellow,
January 1, 1990 December 31, 1990
Sponsored by
Dermatology Foundation and Herbert Laboratories
Performed
under Ronald L. Moy, M.D., Asst. Professor of
Dermatology
Los Angeles, California 90024
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Staff Research Associate,
August 1, 1989 December 31, 1989
U.C.L.A. School of
Medicine, Division of Dermatology
Los Angeles, California
90024 |
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Resident, Dept. of
Medicine, June 1988 June 1989
Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center
8700 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
90048
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| BOARD
CERTIFICATION |
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American Board of
Dermatology, 1995 Present |
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National Board of Medical
Examiners |
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| EMPLOYMENT |
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Spalding Drive Cosmetic
Surgery and Dermatology, co-owner 1999 Present
Beverly
Hills Doctors Surgery Center,
co-owner 1999
Present
120 So. Spalding Drive, Suite 315
Beverly Hills,
California 90212
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Private Practice, 1995
1999
Mid Valley Dermatology
4836 Van Nuys
Boulevard
Sherman Oaks, California 91403 |
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| HOSPITAL
APPOINTMENTS |
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Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center
Los Angeles, California |
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Century City
Hospital
Los Angeles, California |
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| HONORS AND
AWARDS |
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Dermatology Foundation
Research Fellowship
Tumor-Stromal Interactions in Skin
Cancer
Sponsored by Herbert Laboratories |
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U.C.L.A. Deans Honor List: |
1979-1980 Fall, Winter,
Spring Quarters |
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U.C.S.D. Provosts Honor List: |
1980-1981 Fall, Winter,
Spring Quarters
1981-1982 Fall and Winter
Quarters
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| SOCIETY
MEMBERSHIPS |
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American Academy of
Dermatology, Fellow |
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American Society for
Liposuction Surgery, Fellow |
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American Medical
Association |
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American Society for
Dermatologic Surgery, Fellow |
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American Society for Laser
Medicine and Surgery, Fellow |
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Los Angeles County Medical
Association |
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| TEXTBOOK
CHAPTERS |
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Amron DM, Moy RL, The
Management of Malignant Melanoma. In: Wheeland R,
editor.
Cutaneous Surgery. WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia,
PA 1994: 803-815 |
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Amron DM. Kaposis
Sarcoma. In: Rakel RE, editor. Saunders Manual of Medical
Practice.
WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1995:
944-946 |
| PUBLICATIONS |
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Stratospheric ozone
depletion and its relationship to skin cancer. Amron DM, Moy
RL.J.
Dermatol. Surg. Oncol. 17: 370-372, April 1991. |
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Maffuccis syndrome: Tow
case reports with a literature review. Kaplan RP, Wang
JT,
Amron DM, Kaplan L.J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 29 (no. 5, Pt
2): 894-899, November, 1993. |
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Alopecia muscinosa
associated with HIV infection: First reported case, Amron DM,
Kaplan L.
(submitted to J. Am. Acad. Dermatol.) |
| ABSTRACTS |
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Co-incubation of basal
cell carcinoma and fibroblasts yields enhanced basal cell
proliferation
By a soluble factor released from
fibroblasts, Amron DM, Eriksen E, Moy RL. Clin.
Res.
38:584A, 1990 |
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Presence of myofibroblasts
in sclerosing basal cell carcinoma. Amron DM, Rivlin D,
Chalet
M., Wen DR, Moy RL. Clin. Res. 39(1):140A,
1991 |
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Il-1 increases adhesion of
nodular basal cell carcinoma and normal keratinocytes to
Fibroblasts, Lee P, Amron DM, Ashjian AA, Moy RL. Clin.
Res. 39(1):82A, 1991. |
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Co-incubation of basal
cell carcinoma and fibroblasts yields enhanced basal cell
carcinoma
Proliferation by a soluble factor released from
fibroblasts. Moy RL, Eriksen E, Amron DM,
Waldburger K,
Berenson J. Clin. Res. 38:584A, 1990. |
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The effect of PDGF and
TGF-beta on GAGsynthesis by human basal cell
carcinoma
Fibroblasts. Potter TS, Amron DM, Hu LM, Moy RL.
Clin. Res. 39(1):46A, 1991. |
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Contractility in
myofibroblasts from tumors and granulation tissue. Yamamoto R,
Moy LD,
Amron DM, Lask GP, Wen DR, Keine K, Barsky SH, Moy
RL. Clin. Res. 39(1):140A, 1991. |
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| LECTURES AND
PRESENTATIONS |
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35th Annual Advanced Seminars in
Dermatology. Lake Tahoe, NV, August 30, 1994.
Alopecia
Mucinosa in an HIV infected patient. |
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Grand Rounds, U.C.S.D. Div. Of
Dermatology, June 16, 1994, Alternative Dermatology |
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Grand Rounds, U.C.S.D. Div. Of
Dermatology, August 12, 1993. Ozone depletion,
Ultraviolet
carcinogenesis and skin cancer. |
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Residents-Fellow symposium, American
Academy of Dermatology annual meeting, Atlanta,
GA,
December, 1990. Co-incubation of basal cell carcinoma and
fibroblasts yields enhanced
BCC proliferation by a soluble
factor released from fibroblasts. |
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Pacific Dermatologic Association
annual meeting, Santa Barbara, CA, October
1990.
Microcystic adnexal carcinoma. |
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Los Angeles Metro-Derm Society,
U.C.L.A. Medical Center, March, 1990. Maffuccis
Syndrome. |
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Residents-Fellows symposium, Western
Regional Society for Investigative Dermatology,
Carmel, CA,
February, 1990. Co-incubation of basal cell carcinoma and
fibroblasts yields
Enhanced BCC proliferation by a soluble
factor released from fibroblasts. |
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Basic Science symposium, American
Academy of Dermatology annual meeting, San
Francisco, CA,
December, 1989. Current research advances in skin
cancer. |
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Stimulation of collagen
production in fibroblasts by a cytokine derived from basal
cell
carcinomas. Amron DM, Moy RL. American Academy of
Dermatology annual meeting.
Atlanta, GA, December 1990
(poster presentation). |
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The effect of activated macrophages
on the morphology and contractility of
co-cultured
fibroblasts. Amron DM, Kiene K, Moy RL.
American Academy of Dermatology annual
meeting, Atlanta,
GA, December, 1990 (poster presentation). |
| ACTIVITIES AND
INTERESTS |
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American Heart Association C.P.R.
Instructor |
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La Jolla Little League,
Baseball Coach 1980-present |
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Guitarist/Singer in
several performing Jazz/Blues groups 1980-present |
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Professional guitar
instruction, 1985-1988 |
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Tennis, skiing, bicycling,
photography, fishing, music composition, theatre, travel,
camping. |
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Cosmetic Surgeon Beverly Hills.
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