Previous National Hair Hour Guests

Marilyn Longo Dodds

Marilyn Longo Dodds is an actress, announcer, spokesperson, dancer, model...and our new host on the National Hair Hour! Marilyn has suffered from hairloss for the last 12 years. She is passionate about women's hairloss and getting information out there regarding it.

Chris Marino

Chris Marino started out hosting a talk show at a little AM radio station in Cumming, Georgia. He turned it into a critically acclaimed Americana music station. Chris became an editor for the radio trade magazine, Gavin. He wrote and produced on air promos for the network. Chris became Series Producer and Director on the series. He has recently finished his first documentary "Combover the Movie". He has had appearances on The Today Show, MSNBC, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Dr. Matt Leavitt

Dr. Matt Leavitt is the winner of the 2002 Golden Follicle Award. Since its inception in 1995, Dr. Leavitt has been program chairman for the annual internationally-attended Live Surgery Workshop. He has authored chapters in textbooks, written magazine articles, edited the American Academy of Aesthetic and Restorative Surgery Journal and frequently appears on national television and radio programs. In 1997 he performed the first live television hair transplant on a national network (America's Health Network).

Dr. Sharon Keene

Dr. Keene graduated from medical school at the University of Minnesota in 1984. She conducts lectures, live surgery workshops, and is passionate about educating hair transplant surgeons and her patients. To her credit she has received: The Mouth of Truth Award, The Michelangelo Award, and The International Archimedes Award

Dr. Ron Shapiro

Dr. Shapiro is the founder and director of The Shapiro Medical Group in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine. Dr. Shapiro has published numerous articles on Follicular Unit Transplantation and Hairline design.

Roundtable discussion. Three doctors respond to the question: "What is the one thing you wish the public knew about hair restoration?" Discussion centered on women's hair loss and the best solutions for them.

Linda Arnold

Linda Arnold is Vice President of the Local 706 Make-up Artists & Hair Stylists organization.

Marilyn talks with Linda Arnold about working with movie stars and their hairloss. Is there a difference between a movie stars' hairloss and yours? Listen to what Linda has to say. Find out if you too can look like a movie star!

Dr. Alan Bauman

Dr. Alan J. Bauman is the Founder and Medical Director of the Bauman Medical Group, P.A. located in Boca Raton, Florida. His practice is dedicated exclusively to treating hair loss in men and women. He is focused on using the most state-of-the-art medical and surgical techniques to help his patients maintain and/or restore their scalp hair.

Dr. Dow Stough

Dr. Dow Stough, began his career in hair transplantation in 1987. He was awarded the Golden Follicle Award in 1999 by his peers. In 1991, he began transplanting single hair grafts before it became standard in the industry. Dr. Stough has written a 440-page textbook for use by physicians as a teaching and reference guide.

Dr. Patrick Frechet

Dr. Patrick Frechet was the President of the World Hair Society in 1999-2000. he is also the founding President of the European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. He has been accredited with several inventions such as: The "Scalp Extension Technique" and the "Frechet" Extender. The three Hair Bearing Transposition. Flap or "Frechet" Flap for slot, The Microstrip Grafting Technique, The Occipito-Frontal Transposition Flap and the "Anchor" Frechet Flap.

Chris Marino

Chris Marino started out hosting a talk show at a little AM radio station in Cumming, Georgia. He turned it into a critically acclaimed Americana music station. Chris became an editor for the radio trade magazine, Gavin. He wrote and produced on air promos for the network. Chris became Series Producer and Director on the series. He has recently finished his first documentary "Combover the Movie". He has had appearances on The Today Show, MSNBC, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Chris Marino tells us more about making "The Combover Movie". Learn more about the people he interviewed and what he learned about combovers and hairloss along the way!

Dr. Ed Suddleson

Edwin A. Suddleson, M.D., is Assistant Medical Director of Bosley, practicing in the Beverly Hills office. Dr. Suddleson was Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of Southern California and Keck School of Medicine. He was also the surgical instructor and practicing general surgeon at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, California. Dr. Suddleson is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also a diplomat of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery.

Dr. Edwin Suddleson and Dr. Ken Washenik discuss hair multiplication. What is hair multiplication? Tune in to find out. You will also learn the differences between hair multiplication and hair cloning.

Dr. Ken Washenik

Ken Washenik, M.D., Ph.D., is the Chief Medical Officer of Bosley Medical Institute and Bosley Medical Group. Dr. Washenik is currently directing Bosley Medical's hair-related research. This research will focus on all aspects of hair follicle growth and development with most of its emphasis on tissue engineering of hair follicle induction and neogenesis.

Marilyn Longo Dodds

Marilyn Longo Dodds is an actress, announcer, spokesperson, dancer, model...and our new host on the National Hair Hour! Marilyn has suffered from hairloss for the last 12 years. She is passionate about women's hairloss and getting information out there regarding it.

Marilyn opens up and shares her personal story. Listen to Marilyn talk about how her own hairloss has affected her home, career, and family.