Membership Information

Associate Members shall be physicians (MD, DO, or Non-U.S. equivalent) of good moral character and standing in the community who are fully licensed to practice medicine and have an interest in hair restoration and scalp surgery.

Applicants for Associate Membership must complete the application and submit it along with the following: 

• Current medical license: The medical license must have an issue date and an expiration date visible on it, and a current license in the area where the applicant practices. 
• Current Curriculum Vitae (CV).

Associate Members cannot vote or hold office in the Society, and they may not use the ISHRS Members Only logo on their websites or in any other promotional materials.

Associate Members applying for Member category must submit:

1. One letter of recommendation from a Member or Fellow Member of the ISHRS stating that they recommend the applicant for full Member status
2. Current medical license and
3. Curriculum Vitae (CV).
4. Completion of Minimum Educational Requirements.
5. There is no application fee for an Associate Member to apply for the Member category.

 To meet the Minimum Educational Requirement, applicants must earn 5 points from the Points Menu of which 3 points must be acquired from attending an in-person ISHRS World Congress. See the ISHRS website for the Points Menu with list of approved meetings. Alternatively, to elevate from Associate Member to full Member, one may complete an ISHRS Fellowship Training Program. In order to maintain Member status, the Member must earn 3 points every 3 years from the Points Menu, and there must be at least 3 points acquired from attending an in-person ISHRS World Congress every 6 years. Failure to meet the required points will result in the automatic change of membership status to Associate Member.

Resident Members shall be physicians (M.D., D.O., or Non-U.S. equivalent) of good moral character and standing in the community who are actively enrolled in a recognized and accredited formal residency teaching program.

Applicants for Resident Member status must present:
- a letter from the Chief of Service or Program Director attesting to their moral character, their enrollment in the residency program, and recommending them for Resident Membership status in the Society.
- They must submit two letters of recommendation*.

*At least one must be from an ISHRS Member or Fellow Member. The other letter must be from another physician colleague. One of the letters must be from a physician in the state/country in which the applicant practices.

Resident Members cannot vote or hold office in the Society, and they may not use the ISHRS Members Only logo on their websites or in any other promotional materials.

Resident Members applying for Member category must submit:

1. One letter of recommendation from a Member or Fellow Member of the ISHRS stating that they recommend the applicant for full Member status
2. Current medical license and
3. Curriculum Vitae (CV).
4. Completion of Minimum Educational Requirements.
5. There is no application fee for a Resident Member to apply for Member category.

To meet the Minimum Educational Requirement, applicants must earn 5 points from the Points Menu of which 3 points must be acquired from attending an in-person ISHRS World Congress. See the ISHRS website for the Points Menu with list of approved meetings. Alternately, to elevate from Resident Member to full Member, one may complete an ISHRS Fellowship Training Program. In order to maintain Member status, the Member must earn 3 points every 3 years from the Points Menu, and there must be at least 3 points acquired from attending an in-person ISHRS World Congress every 6 years. Failure to meet the required points will result in the automatic change of membership status to Associate Member.

Annual dues fees (subject to change and invoiced after acceptance) Mid-year dues fees are pro-rated accordingly for those approved in April.

• $750.00 - Associate Member, Member and Fellow Member
• $335.00 - Resident Member
• $275.00 - Surgical Assistant Member

Adjunct Members shall be individuals who:
(i) hold a doctorate (PhD or the equivalent) in a biomedical-related area;
(ii) devote the majority of their professional activities to hair research in an academic setting; and
(iii) are of good moral character as attested to, in writing, by a Member or Fellow Member of the Society.

Applicants for Adjunct Membership must complete the application and submit it along with the following:

• A letter of attestation of good moral character from a Member or Fellow Member of the Society
• Evidence of doctorate from degree-granting institution
• A detailed statement outlining current academic activities in hair research
• Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Adjunct members cannot vote or hold office in the Society, and they may not use the ISHRS Members Only logo on their websites or in any other promotional materials.

Applicants for the Surgical Assistant Member category must submit a letter attesting to employment from an Associate Member, Member, or Fellow Member of the Society who has a clinical hair restoration practice and performs hair restoration surgery, and who is the current employer of the applicant. The letter should attest that the surgical assistant assists in surgery and is a licensed healthcare professional in the same jurisdiction as the employing physician.

If and when the employer of a Surgical Assistant Member ceases to be an Associate Member, Member, or Fellow Member of the Society, the Surgical Assistant's membership will terminate automatically at the end of the current dues year unless the Surgical Assistant gains employment with another Associate Member, Member, or Fellow Member of the Society. Any Surgical Assistant whose employer ceases to be a Society member must notify the Membership Chairman within 60 days of the change.

Surgical Assistant Members cannot vote or hold office in the Society, and they may not use the ISHRS Members Only logo on websites or in any other promotional materials.