Robert M. Bernstein MD MBA FAAD FISHRS is a Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. He is a world-renowned pioneer of modern hair transplant surgery and founder of Bernstein Medical Center for Hair Restoration in New York. Dr. Bernstein is recognized for developing Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) and Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE), the procedures that revolutionized the field of surgical hair restoration.

Dr. Bernstein is on the forefront of robotic hair transplant technology and collaborates with Restoration Robotics to improve the ARTAS® Robotic System for FUE. He is a medical advisor to the company. Advances in the ARTAS robot introduced at Bernstein Medical include more efficient follicular unit harvesting, customizable punch sizes, robotic recipient site creation, automated graft selection, pre-making recipient sites, a long-hair technique that enables Robotic FUE without shaving the entire donor area, plus a variety of other important modifications. Every FUE procedure at Bernstein Medical uses the precision of the ARTAS system. Our practice is a beta-test site for advances in this innovative hair restoration technology.