Jason Pozner, M.D., F.A.C.S., can truly claim aesthetic surgery and skin care as his life’s work. The son of a successful health spa and diet center physician in New York, Dr. Pozner is certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and American Board of Surgery, and is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the largest and most prestigious organization of board-certified plastic surgeons in the world.
Dr. Pozner graduated from NY's Mount Sinai School of Medicine with a Distinction in Research where he trained for five years in an intensive general surgery residency. After becoming Chief Resident in 1992, he completed his Plastic Surgery residency at New York’s Downstate Medical Center as well as two fellowships in Microsurgery and Aesthetic Surgery at Maryland’s esteemed Johns Hopkins Hospital.
The founder of the Aesthetic Science Institute and Sanctuary Medical Aesthetic Center in Boca Raton, Florida, Dr. Pozner is a highly respected authority on both surgical and non-invasive uses for laser. Through these two facilities, Dr. Pozner and his medical partners offer a full range of cosmetic surgery procedures, laser treatments, varicose vein therapies, weight loss assistance, and clinical age management.
The nearly 5,000 square foot facility serves an international clientele that appreciates being treated like family. Dr. Pozner is widely experienced in the latest and most effective cosmetic procedures, and is credited for inventing the fast-healing ArticPeel skin procedure.
Dr. Pozner is licensed in Florida, New York, and New Jersey. He routinely delivers presentations across the globe to share his knowledge with other physicians and surgeons on behalf of Sciton Laser Co. He lives in Boca Raton with his wife Larissa, their two West Highland White Terriers, and their seven parrots.
David J. Goldberg, M.D.
David J. Goldberg, M.D. is recognized nationally and internationally for his innovative work with skin lasers, cosmetic dermatology and facial rejuvenation techniques. A board-certified dermatologist in practice since 1985, he has treated patients and trained physicians throughout the world in the use of these cutting-edge, non-surgical cosmetic technologies. Under his direction, Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists of New York and New Jersey has been a pioneer in delivering the latest in skin laser and cosmetic dermatology to the public.
Dr. Goldberg earned his medical degree from Yale University and completed his dermatology residency and dermatologic surgical fellowship at New York University Medical Center. He is currently a clinical professor and director of Laser Research in the department of Dermatology at NY’s Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Dr. Goldberg has published over 125 academic papers and has contributed to over 10 academic textbooks. He has authored texts on laser dermatology, laser hair removal, laser facial rejuvenation, photo-damaged skin and skin wrinkle fillers. He has also co-authored two books for the general public: Light Years Younger and Secrets of Great Skin.
Dr. Goldberg is active in professional societies and was elected president of the American Society for Lasers in Medicine & Surgery. He has served as chairperson of the Ethics Committees of the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and the International Society for Dermatologic Surgery. Dr. Goldberg was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Dermatology and Secretary to the Board of Directors of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. He also serves as a co-vice-president of the Skin Cancer Foundation.
Dr. Goldberg was the first recipient of the prestigious Leon Goldman award, named after the founder of laser surgery. Additionally, Dr. Goldberg was named one of the “Top Ten Laser Surgeons in the U.S.” by Self magazine, one of the “Best Doctors in America" by Woodward/White, Inc., a “Best Doctor in America” by Best Doctors Inc. and as a Castle Connolly Best Doctors in the NY Metro area.
Kurt J. Wagner, M.D. F.A.C.S.
Kurt J. Wagner, M.D. relocated to Florida after a successful 30-year practice in Beverly Hills, CA. A fifth generation physician and holocaust survivor, Dr. Wagner is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate from New York University and State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. He received his surgical training at Long Island Jewish Hospital at Cedars of Lebanon in Los Angeles, followed by Plastic Surgery residencies in Oklahoma and at New York Hospital. He was the Chief of Plastic Surgery in the U.S. Air Force for North Central and Northeastern U.S. before starting his private practice in California.
He is Board Certified in Plastic Surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery and is a life member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He is the coauthor of How to Win in the Youth Game, Beauty by Design, and The War Against Aging and the founder of the American Society of Aesthetic Reconstructive Surgery. His breast and chin implant designs are in universal use and his techniques have been the subject of many television, newspaper and magazine pieces. Many Hollywood celebrities can be counted in his cast of over 20,000 patients but perhaps more importantly, a litany of plastic surgeons and their families as well. Dr. Wagner retired to South Florida with his wife Kathy and beloved dog Angelica to be near his grandchild, but his inventive mind and spirit soon returned him to work when he realized his lifelong dream to be part of a medical practice that provides total rejuvenation and enhancement. We are quite fortunate to have someone of his caliber and experience.
Alan Gibstein, M.D.
Alan Gibstein, M.D. is a board certified gynecologist and Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the NYU College of Medicine. For over 30 years he has been a teacher to students, residents and established physicians at the LIJ North Shore Health Care System on Long Island N.Y.
Besides this he has found time to publish numerous scientific articles and do research on the effects of certain substances on pregnancy. His surgical and laser treatments have helped thousands of women overcome gynecological problems as well as physical deformities.
Christine Haugen M.D.
Dr. Haugen is Board Certified in Plastic Surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. She trained at Brown University for General Surgery and was the first woman to graduate from the University of Miami Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery program. Dr. Haugen completed an additional fellowship in Research and Micro-vascular Surgery and was honored, as the top student in her class, by being selected to perform reconstructive surgery in a humanitarian mission in Ecuador. Dr. Haugen has authored multiple publications and has been selected as one of "America's Top Surgeons" and "America's Top Plastic Surgeons" by the Consumers Research Council and has been listed in multiple additions of Who's Who. She is active in many charities and was recently honored as one of the "Exceptional Women of Broward County." Dr. Haugen has a special interest in minimally invasive plastic surgery and has performed nearly 2000 "mini-facelifts." She lives in Fort Lauderdale with her husband and her son. We are lucky to have her on our staff at SMAC.
Murray J. Pozner, M.D.
Dr. Murray Pozner has been helping patients successfully lose weight for over thirty years. He is a member of the National Lipid Association and previously owned and operated The Englewood Cliffs Spa in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Dr. Pozner utilizes his extensive experience in diet and nutrition to help patients reach their weight loss goals. Dr. Murray, as he is affectionately called, designs a program for each individual patient based on an interview with the patient at the first visit along with their physical examination and lab work.
Besides diet and exercise, the patient’s program may include appetite suppressants and other medication. You are monitored closely to assure you lose weight steadily and safely.
Mitchell Matez, D.O.
Dr. Mitchell Matez has 20 years of clinical experience in General Surgery and in Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Dr. Mitchell Matez is the featured Alternate Medicine columnist in South Florida newspapers and a regular contributor for Natural Awakenings Magazine.
He has dedicated the last five years of his practice to alternative and naturopathic medicine. He strongly believes his responsibility is to teach his patients how to prevent disease. To that end, Dr. Matez educates his patients about the value of proper nutrition, exercise and supplementation with vitamins and other nutritionals. He presently sees his patients in one of Florida’s most famous alternative therapy and natural medicine facilities, the world renowned Haimes Centre Clinic in Boca Raton, FL.
Dr. Matez is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons and The Institute for Functional Medicine. He is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Nova Southeastern University and former Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Southern Ocean County Hospital. He is a Certified Functional Medicine Specialist and has been certified by the American Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology. He is also a staff physician at the famous Haimes Centre Clinic.
Dr. Matez’s practice includes: Chelation Therapy, Immune System Enhancement, Weight Management, Rejuvenation, Human Growth Hormone Therapy, Colonics, Nutritional Guidance, Prolotherapy, Homeopathy, Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy, Osteopathic Manipulation and Naturapthic Medicine.
Leonard Haimes, M.D.
Dr. Leonard Haimes has been practicing alternative and complementary medicine for over 25 years and is graciously lending his anti-aging expertise to the Sanctuary Medical Aesthetic Center. Trained in internal medicine, he quickly became frustrated with the limitations of traditional practice and became interested in the fields of homeopathy, nutrition, and hormonal therapy. Through the use of bio-identical hormones, Dr. Haimes can reverse the symptoms of aging by returning the body's cognitive, energy, and libido levels to the way they were in their 20s. His techniques were so successful that in 1990 he opened the Haimes Centre Clinic, a world-renowned facility. Dr. Haimes is a co-author of Shark Liver Oil: Nature's Amazing Healer, as well as How to Triple Your Energy, and is a member of The International Academy of Preventative Medicine, the American College of Advancement of Medicine, The American Academy of Anti-Aging, the Society of Ultra Molecular Medicine, and was a past president of the American Bariatric Society.
Jason Pozner, M.D., F.A.C.S., can truly claim aesthetic surgery and skin care as his life’s work. The son of a successful health spa and diet center physician in New York, Dr. Pozner is certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and American Board of Surgery, and is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the largest and most prestigious organization of board-certified plastic surgeons in the world.
David J. Goldberg, M.D. is recognized nationally and internationally for his innovative work with skin lasers, cosmetic dermatology and facial rejuvenation techniques. A board-certified dermatologist in practice since 1985, he has treated patients and trained physicians throughout the world in the use of these cutting-edge, non-surgical cosmetic technologies. Under his direction, Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists of New York and New Jersey has been a pioneer in delivering the latest in skin laser and cosmetic dermatology to the public.
Kurt J. Wagner, M.D. relocated to Florida after a successful 30-year practice in Beverly Hills, CA. A fifth generation physician and holocaust survivor, Dr. Wagner is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate from New York University and State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. He received his surgical training at Long Island Jewish Hospital at Cedars of Lebanon in Los Angeles, followed by Plastic Surgery residencies in Oklahoma and at New York Hospital. He was the Chief of Plastic Surgery in the U.S. Air Force for North Central and Northeastern U.S. before starting his private practice in California.
Alan Gibstein, M.D. is a board certified gynecologist and Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the NYU College of Medicine. For over 30 years he has been a teacher to students, residents and established physicians at the LIJ North Shore Health Care System on Long Island N.Y.
Dr. Murray Pozner has been helping patients successfully lose weight for over thirty years. He is a member of the National Lipid Association and previously owned and operated The Englewood Cliffs Spa in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Dr. Mitchell Matez has 20 years of clinical experience in General Surgery and in Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Dr. Mitchell Matez is the featured Alternate Medicine columnist in South Florida newspapers and a regular contributor for Natural Awakenings Magazine.
Dr. Leonard Haimes has been practicing alternative and complementary medicine for over 25 years and is graciously lending his anti-aging expertise to the Sanctuary Medical Aesthetic Center. Trained in internal medicine, he quickly became frustrated with the limitations of traditional practice and became interested in the fields of homeopathy, nutrition, and hormonal therapy. Through the use of bio-identical hormones, Dr. Haimes can reverse the symptoms of aging by returning the body's cognitive, energy, and libido levels to the way they were in their 20s. His techniques were so successful that in 1990 he opened the Haimes Centre Clinic, a world-renowned facility. Dr. Haimes is a co-author of Shark Liver Oil: Nature's Amazing Healer, as well as How to Triple Your Energy, and is a member of The International Academy of Preventative Medicine, the American College of Advancement of Medicine, The American Academy of Anti-Aging, the Society of Ultra Molecular Medicine, and was a past president of the American Bariatric Society.
