It is Dr. Vito Quatela’s quest to improve people’s lives by aesthetically enhancing their appearance and increasing their confidence and self assurance. His facial plastic surgery practice includes his goal of helping those who suffer from hair loss. He is sympathetic to both men and women who find hair loss to be a disruptive burden in their lives and he is dedicated to educating others on hair transplant procedures and its benefits.
As the Medical Director of The Quatela Center for Hair Restoration in Rochester, New York, Dr. Vito Quatela has treated thousands of men and women for hair loss and has implanted over one million hair grafts. He is known for his creativity and accomplishments in hair restoration. With 18 years of hair restoration experience, Dr. Quatela and his staff excel in microscopically controlled follicular unit transplantation. Dr. Quatela is Board Certified by the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery and an active member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons (ISHRS) and the American Hair Loss Council.
Dr. Quatela contributes frequently to medical literature including book chapters,
journal articles and national scientific publications. He is an active member
and participates in National Advisories; Health Councils; and Research Review
committees. His expertise is sought after for consultation support at many
Universities, as well as, health and science agencies. Dr. Quatela is often
featured on local and national television and has been a speaker on MSNBC.
He is amongst the top physicians in his field and is listed in “Who's Who, Best Doctors in North America”.
Dr. Quatela has helped innovate and pioneer many of the most advanced artistic and scientific techniques in facial plastic surgery today including the midfacelift and endoscopic browlift. Dr. Quatela utilizes the endoscopic forehead lift in men to improve upper face aesthetics by repositioning brows without the need to excise any additional hair.
An important aspect of hair transplantation is the precise placement of hair
follicles to allow for a natural looking hair pattern in as little as one treatment.
Dr. Quatela’s philosophy is that with proper planning and good aesthetic placement,
a natural life-long result can be experienced with the first treatment. In
addition to follicular unit micrografting (hair transplantation), Dr. Quatela
offers scalp reduction (to minimize the size of bald areas), scar management
and revision from prior procedures, and aesthetic correction of results from
old hair plugs and previous outdated techniques.
Dr. Quatela shares his hair restoration knowledge and experience through his role as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Rochester, where his career began. After graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Rochester, Dr. Quatela completed medical school at Northwestern University in Chicago. He completed a surgical residency at the Medical Center of Vermont and an otolaryngology residency at Northwestern University. The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery awarded him Fellowships at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana and Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and is an AAFPRS Fellowship Preceptor entrusted with training future hair restoration surgeons.
Dr. Quatela’s philosophy that “every human being has a fundamental right to the opportunity to grow and develop socially & intellectually without being ostracized or rejected due to physical abnormality” has
led him to offer his services to underprivileged in other countries. His commitment
to helping others extends to his humanitarian efforts in heading a multi-specialty
team of experts on an annual medical mission to Ecuador to provide medical
care to children and adolescents suffering from deformity or conditions remedied
or alleviated through plastic surgery. Through the labors of he and his medical
team members, children are provided the opportunity to develop into strong,
secure and responsible human beings free from their congenital and other conditions.
With a deep commitment to family and tradition, Dr. Quatela resides with his
wife and three children in Rochester, NY. Calling Rochester "home" for nearly
40 years, Dr. and Mrs. Quatela feel blessed to raise their children surrounded
by the love of nearby extended family.
EDUCATION
Undergraduate: St. Thomas Aqainas High School, Rochester, NY - graduated
1971 Regents Scholar & National Merit Scholarship
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY – graduated 1975 Cum Laude with
Biology major
Medical School: Northwestern University, Chicago, IL – graduated
1979
POST-DOCTURAL TRAINING
Internship and Residency: Medical Center of Vermont, Burlington, VT – completed
General Surgery Residency 1981
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL – completed Otolaryngology Residency
1981
Fellowship: Tulane University, New Orleans, LA – completed AAFPRS
Fellowship 1985
Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR - completed AAFPRS Fellowship
1986
CLINICAL APPOINTMENT
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology,
Facial Plastic Surgery: University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester,
NY
BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery
American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
American Board of Otolaryngology
HONORS / AWARDS
Who’s Who Best Doctors in North America 1998 – Present
AAFPRS, VP for Education 2000 - Present
AAFPRS, University of Rochester, Education Award 1998
AAFPRS Dickinson Award for Excellence in Teaching 1995
AAFPRS Board of Governors 1995
AAFPRS Eastern Regional Vice President 1994
AAFPRS Board of Directors 1994
AAO-HNS Honor Award 1993
AAFPRS Distinguished Education Award 1993
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Founder of HUGS (Help Us Give Smiles) Foundation, which supports Medical Missions for Children to correct facial deformities in children in third world countries.
Serves on the Board of Directors for CURE Childhood Cancer Foundation, Inc.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Fellow: American College of Surgeons
Fellow: American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
Member: American Medical Association
Member: American Hair Loss Council
Member: International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons (ISHRS)
Member: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery
ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
Dr. Quatela has authored articles and chapters that have appeared in:
Male Aesthetic Surgery
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America
Archives of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Otolaryngology Clinics of North America
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Head and Neck
Practical Pediatric Otolaryngology
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
PRESENTATIONS & LECTURESHIPS
Dr. Quatela is a highly recognized national and international speaker.
His many lectures on facial plastics and aesthetics include the following
invitations to the:
2nd National Congress of the Italian Society of Facial Plastic Surgery
May 2005
National Congress of the SMORL in the city of Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
April 2005
Turkish Congress of Otolaryngology in Ankara, Turkey 2004
3rd International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgeons 2004
Australian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery 2001
Over 40 AAFPRS (American Association of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgeons) meetings to include 2 International Symposiums
Eleven (11) presentations to the AAO-HNS (American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head
and Neck Surgery)
Numerous lectures to Societies of Facial Plastic Surgery groups across
the United States
Prestigious Universities and Medical Centers such as Mt. Sinai, Mayo Clinic,
Vanderbilt, Northwestern and Tulane have sought his lectures
and demonstrations.
Dr. Vito Quatela
It is Dr. Vito Quatela’s quest to improve people’s lives by aesthetically enhancing their appearance and increasing their confidence and self assurance. His facial plastic surgery practice includes his goal of helping those who suffer from hair loss. He is sympathetic to both men and women who find hair loss to be a disruptive burden in their lives and he is dedicated to educating others on hair transplant procedures and its benefits.