Dr. Bishara completed a five-year residency in general surgery at Morristown Memorial hospital, which is affiliated with the prestigious Mount Sinai Medical School in Manhattan, New York. During this time he founded the American Plastic and Reconstructive Research Association – an industrial think-tank for novel concepts and respective clinical applications in plastic surgery. He then completed a fellowship appointment in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at the world-renowned Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, in Boston, Massachusetts.
During his fellowship, Dr. Bishara gained state-of-the-art skills in autologous fat transfer, body contouring after massive weight loss, reconstruction of Mohs defects of the face, neck and scalp, and aesthetic and reconstructive breast procedures. He has had several publications and has traveled internationally throughout Southeast Asia to speak on topics such as Robotic Hair Restoration. He has also presented his work on A Risk Analysis of Combined Procedures in Body Contouring after Massive Weight Loss at the American Academy of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Bishara is also active in patient education through seminars in body contouring surgery after massive weight loss within the Harvard community and in the Dallas- Ft Worth area.
After completion of his fellowship, Dr. Bishara completed additional training in hair transplantation with Dr. Mark Distefano in Worcester, Massachusetts. He has performed hair restoration procedures with Dr. Distefano in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Manhattan. In 2012, Dr Bishara was awarded “Most Robotic Hair Transplant Cases – Worldwide”.
Dr. Bishara’s special interests include cosmetic surgery of the breast (including augmentation and breast lift), rhinoplasty, abdominoplasty (tummy-tuck), liposuction, cosmetic surgery of the face, autologous fat transfer, and body contouring surgery after massive weight loss.
Dr. Bishara also provides a full array of minimally invasive cosmetic procedures, such as injectable fillers, BOTOX®, and hair restoration including transplantation. He offers the latest technique in hair transplantation, known as robotic follicular unit extraction (RFUE) – a procedure that is essentially pain-free and does not involve the traditional incision of the scalp.
A native-born Texan, Dr. Bishara grew up in the Dallas area and graduated from Duncanville High School, where he was co-captain of the football team. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Science at Texas A & M University in College Station and then studied basic medical sciences and worked in multi-specialty charity clinics in underserved areas of Latin America. He completed his medical degree certification through New York Medical College.
Dr. Mark Bishara is a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons (ISHRS), the Tarrant & Dallas County Medical Society and the Texas Medical Association. He has held licenses to practice surgery in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas and Florida.