Founders

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Georges J. Samaha MD is a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery.  His academic career spanned 3 different continents from Lebanon, Canada, Ireland and now the US where he trained as a surgeon in prestigious institutions such as Johns Hopkins Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, and the University of Miami Hospital.

Dr. Samaha has also been an avid entrepreneur for the past decade with multiple investments in healthcare, communications, real estate, architecture, and engineering sectors. He owns multiple patents and founded variuous companies including Healing Atmosphere and ReconstratA.

Dr. Samaha has published 17 articles for leading medical and surgical journals. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. 

Joseph Lopez is a Plastic Surgeon, scientist, and inventor. Joseph has a medical degree from Harvard Medical School and a MBA from Harvard Business School. He completed Plastic Surgery training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. While in surgical training, he gained expertise in tissue engineering, surgical device development, design thinking, innovative surgical practice and healthcare delivery systems. 

Dr. Lopez has also worked as a scientist at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. His undergraduate studies were completed at Stanford University where he majored in Human Biology with a concentration in Immunology and infectious diseases.

A champion for women and minority entrepreneurs, scientists, and physicians, Joseph has co-founded several organizations that assist under-representative minority groups pursue careers in healthcare,

STEM, and entrepreneurship. Joseph is a board member and leader in several national organizations including Latino Surgical Society and the American Society of Plastic Surgery.