Dr. Sachit Shah

Cosmetic Medicine, 1997 – Present

Medical Practice Resume

• Registered physician (medical license) with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC and the General Medical Council in the United Kingdom
• Medical Degree, M.B., Ch.B (Equivalent to MD), University of Manchester (UK), 1985
• Family Practice Residency, Whipps Cross Hospital, London (UK), 1985 – 1990
• Family Physician, Port Hardy, B.C., 1990 – 1995
• Active member, Port Hardy Hospital, B.C., 1990 – 1995
• Member at Surrey Memorial Hospital, in Surrey, B.C., 1997 – 2006
• Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC, 2000 – present
• Examiner, Medical Council of Canada, 2001 – 2009
• Participant in the Clinical Competence Program of British Columbia, 2002 – 2009
• College of Family Physicians of Canada, 2003 – present

Diplomas and certificates

• Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) diploma, 1990
• LMCC, Medical Council of Canada, 1991
• Certification of the College of Family Physicians (CCFP), 1992
• Fellow of the College of Family Physicians (FCFP), 2004
• Fellow of the American Society of Lasers in Medicine and Surgery, 2005
• Diplomate in Practical Dermatology, University of Whales, Cardiff, 2010
• Fellow of the Canadian Society of Phlebology, 2012 – 2013

Laser practice training

• Five-day recertification (with staff members) in Laser Safety (MLSO) at the Annual ASLMS meeting, April 2009
• Founding member of the BC Society of Aesthetic Physicians (BCSAP) in 2011
• Training with the Laser Institute of America
• Training for each individual laser purchased in the office
• Former member of the Canadian Association of Aesthetic Medicine
• Gentlelase hair removal training by Candela Corporation and from the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery
• Fotona Erbium laser peel training from Dr. Thomas Sult, MD, Minnesota Director of Training for Fotona lasers
• Gemini Laserscope training from the company on hair removal and skin rejuvenation, including attendance at the  Women’s Hospital in Toronto for luminary for Lasercope.
• Medlite C6 Hoya Conbio training from Dr. Bruce Saal (dermatologist) in San Jose, CA, luminary for Hoya conbio
• Courses for the Coherent AMT master class on lasers, May 2004, Toronto
• Courses with Syneron on three occasions
• Meetings and courses with the American College of Phlebology
• American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery,  5 day meeting on all aspects of laser medicine, Boston, April 2006
• South Beach Symposium attendance, February 2005 (keeping up with latest technologies)
• University of Toronto Dermatology laser update day, September 2005
• Training from Syneron Corporation on the use of Aurora SRDR (since sold the machine)
• Training and certificate from Dr. Stephen Mulholland in FOTOFACIAL RF procedure
• Training and conference at the Annual Controversies in Lasers meeting, August 2007, New York & August 2008, Whistler. This is the premier meeting by any standard in the world for medical laser use.
• Sarasota Trainers Meeting for all Cynosure lasers, January 2008
• Safety training and use of machines training from the Cynosure Corporation, Candela Corporation, Reliant Technologies and the Lasering Corporation
• Meeting on laser use by Cynosure Corporation, Vancouver, B.C., December 2008

Teaching resume

• Trained Physicians in Portland, Oregon for Cynosure, July, 2008, and in Victoria, BC, September, 2008
• Presented a talk on the safety of laser use to the BC Career Colleges Forum, November, 2008, as preliminary planning courses for safety for non-physician laser use that is increasingly common in B.C.
• Presented paper on cellulite reduction, using radio frequency, at the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, April, 2006