Dr Basil Hantash
Dermatologist - Chairman, Elixir Institute of Regenerative Medicine, USA
Dr. Hantash completed his dermatology residency, postdoctoral training in the Program for Regenerative Medicine, and a prestigious fellowship in the Biodesign Innovation Program at Stanford University. He received his MD and PhD (pharmacology and physiology) from New Jersey Medical School, where he was inducted in the AOA Medical Honor Society and graduated as valedictorian of both his Graduate and Medical School. Dr. Hantash received his BS in Biology and minor in Chemistry from the University of Illinois, where he was the recipient of a Howard Hughes Research Fellowship. He completed his MBA with honors at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he was awarded the Price Institute Fellowship for entrepreneurship. He remains intimately involved in humanitarian relief work and is an award-winning poet featured in several books and audio CDs.
Dr. Hantash has been part of the founding team of 8 medical device or biotech start-ups, accumulating a decade of operational experience and over 17 years of medical research experience in the life science industry. His efforts have led to 2 acquisitions, over a dozen FDA-approvals, more than 40 patents, and some 75 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Hantash’s intellectual property and scientific contributions led to the creation of 3 breakthrough laser platforms (Re-pair™, Re-store™ and Re-fine™), 2 microdermabrasion devices (Silkpeel™ MD and Spa), and most recently Lumixyl™, a novel hydroquinone-free skin lightening system.
