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AMWC Americas Maverick Award Recipients

The following practitioners have been named an AMWC Americas Maverick by their peers. 
Their progressive, innovative ideas have been recognized for the lasting impact they will have on medical aesthetics!

AMWC Americas embraces brilliant ideas and individuals who are paving the way forward in medical aesthetics. To further celebrate and foster a creative, open atmosphere you are invited to participate in the AMWC Americas Maverick Awards.

Attendees select who will be crowned a Maverick! Using live audience polling, one speaker whose ideas and presentation are the most progressive, out of the box, and likely to make a lasting impact on medical aesthetics for years to come will be named an AMWC Americas Maverick. Moderators will announce the Maverick winner live in every session. Each of these luminaries will be presented with a token gift, announced in the AMWC Americas app, highlighted in The Aesthetic Guide, and their idea will be archived for years to come. 

Congratulations to the 2026 Recipients 

Mariangel Acevedo, MD

Mariangel Acevedo, MD

Peripheral Lip Enhancement: The Interconnected Role of the Perioral and Lower Face

The Peptide Lift: Synergistic Protocols for Skin Tightening (Injectable and Topical)

Kiera Barr, MD

Kiera 
Barr, MD

The Mind Beauty Connection: The Hormone-Stress-Skin Loop

Patrick Bitter, Jr., MD

Patrick 
Bitter, Jr., MD

New Advances in Broad Band Light Technology for Enhanced Full Body Skin Rejuvenation

Gregory 
Chernoff, MD

A New Combination Injection Method for Improving the Deflated GLP-1 Buttock

Francisco Hernández Gómez Crespo, MD

Francisco Hernández, MD

Francisco Hernández Gómez Crespo, MD

Next-Generation Regeneration: The Role of Epigenetic Peptides in Aesthetics

Kristina 
Davidovic, MD

Beyond the Label: Advanced Neurotoxin Strategies for Diverse Facial Morphotypes

Kay Durairaj, MD

Kay 
Durairaj, MD

The Ozempic Face Fix: New Prevention and Maintenance Strategies for Volume Loss & Skin Laxity

Rachel Garcia, MD

Rachel 
Garcia, MD

Why Temples Matter: Biostimulation and its Impact Across the Face

Deny Yuridia Gutiérrez Welsh, MD

Deny Gutiérrez Welsh, MD

Deny Yuridia Gutiérrez Welsh, MD

Testosterone: Clinical Applications in Longevity & Aesthetic Medicine

Azza Halim, MD

Azza 
Halim, MD

Inside-Out Rejuvenation: Peptides, Hormones, Exosomes & Stem Cells in the Future of Skin and Longevity

George Kroumpouzos, MD

George 
Kroumpouzos, MD

Ten Novel Complications of Botulinum Toxin and Fillers

Gorana Kuka Epstein, MD

Gorana Kuka 
Epstein, MD

From Dysbiosis to Disease: Gut-Mediated Mechanisms in Skin and Hair Disorders

Trichopatting as a Novel and Effective Strategy in the Management of Alopecia

Amy 
Lewis, MD

Medical Grade Skincare 2026: New Delivery Methods & More

Francisco 
Llano, MD

Skin Cell Biohacking and Cellular Longevity - Advances in Regenerative Aesthetic Science and Dermal Optimization

Jennifer Pearlman, MD

Jennifer 
Pearlman, MD

The Right Angle Jawline: An Integrative Bioregenerative Approach to Lift and Revitalize the Lower Face Without Overfilling

Kateryn Perez Willis, MD

Kateryn 
Perez Willis, MD

Melasma Management and Clinical Pearls

Olivia de Tezanos Pinto, MD

Olivia de Tezanos Pinto, MD

Full-Face Toxin: Precision Techniques to Achieve Harmony and Balance

Dagné Pupo, MD

Dagné 
Pupo, MD

From Supplements to Science: Nutraceuticals as Tools for Resilience and Longevity

Maia Ornella Siciliano, MD

Maia Ornella 
Siciliano, MD

Integrating Aesthetic and Sexual Wellness: Biostimulatory Protocols for the Female Patient

Melinda Silva, MD

Melinda 
Silva, MD

GLPs and Muscle Loss: Where Pharmacology Meets Muscle Technology

Nenad 
Stanković, MD

Gender Differences in Dermal Filler Treatments

Gisela Trajano-Sarmiento, MD

Gisela Trajano-
Sarmiento, MD

From Signal to Strand Molecular Switches of Growth: The Hair Follicular Regenerator (HFR) Bio-Intelligent Peptides for Scalp-Hair Prejuvenation & Regeneration

2025 Recipients

Mariangel Acevedo, MD

Mariangel Acevedo, MD

Luís Antônio de Assis, MD

Luís Antônio de Assis, MD

Suneel Chilukuri, MD

Suneel Chilukuri, MD

Lesley Clark-Loeser, MD

Lesley Clark-Loeser, MD

Natalie Curcio, MD

Natalie Curcio, MD

Kristina Davidovic, MD

Kristina Davidovic, MD

Steven Dayan, MD

Steven Dayan, MD

Gorana Kuka Epstein, MD

Gorana Kuka Epstein, MD

Mona Freeborn

Mona Freeborn

Jonathan Kaplan, MD

Jonathan Kaplan, MD

George Kroumpouzos, MD, PhD

George Kroumpouzos, MD, PhD

Francisco Llano, MD

Francisco Llano, MD

Luciana Macedo, MD

Luciana Macedo, MD

Katie Martin, PA-C

Katie Martin, PA-C

Grasiela Montiero, MD

Grasiela Montiero, MD

Sam Patel, MD

Sam Patel, MD

Jorge Perez, MD

Jorge Perez, MD

Aaron Purkeypile

Aaron Purkeypile

Jared Rohrer

Jared Rohrer

Gabriela Schwartzmann, MD

Gabriela Schwartzmann, MD

Robyn Siperstein, MD

Robyn Siperstein, MD

Jake Sloane, MD

Jake Sloane, MD

Randy Torban

Randy Torban

Deny Yuridia Gutiérrez Welsh, MD

Deny Yuridia Gutiérrez Welsh, MD

Kyu-Ho Yi, MD, PhD

Kyu-Ho Yi, MD, PhD

Jamie York

Jamie York

2024 Recipients

Shino Bay Aguilera, DO

Shino Bay Aguilera, DO

Kashif Ali, MD

Kashif Ali, MD

Ana Becerril, MD

Ana Becerril, MD

Kristina Davidovic, MD

Kristina Davidovic, MD

Carolyn DeLucia, MD

Carolyn DeLucia, MD

Rodolfo Gonzalez, MD

Rodolfo Gonzalez, MD

Nicole Hayre, MD

Nicole Hayre, MD

Kristen Jacobs, MD

Kristen Jacobs, MD

Bob Khanna, BDS

Bob Khanna, BDS

Amy Lewis, MD

Amy Lewis, MD

Izhak Musli

Izhak Musli

Audrey Neff

Audrey Neff

Robin Ntoh

Robin Ntoh

Andrew Paul

Andrew Paul

Maria del Pilar Reyes Aguero, MD

Maria del Pilar Reyes Aguero, MD

Audrey Rose

Audrey Rose

Maia O. Siciliano, MD

Maia O. Siciliano, MD

Robyn Siperstein, MD

Robyn Siperstein, MD

Aris Sterodimas, MD

Aris Sterodimas, MD

Samantha Thiry, ARNP, FNP-C

Samantha Thiry, ARNP, FNP-C

Ana Carolina Victoria, MD

Ana Carolina Victoria, MD

Bianca Viscomi, MD

Bianca Viscomi, MD

John Wheeler

John Wheeler

Cécile Winter, MD

Cécile Winter, MD

Arthur Yu, MD

Arthur Yu, MD

2023 Recipients

Gregory Chernoff, MD

Gregory Chernoff, MD

Jessie Cheung, MD

Jessie Cheung, MD

Natalie Curcio, MD

Natalie Curcio, MD

Kristina Davidovic, MD

Kristina Davidovic, MD

Derrick DeSilva, MD

Derrick DeSilva, MD

Rodolfo Gonzalez, MD

Rodolfo Gonzalez, MD

Michelle Henry, MD

Michelle Henry, MD

John Joseph, MD

John Joseph, MD

Saami Khalifian, MD

Saami Khalifian, MD

Ting Song Lim, MD

Ting Song Lim, MD

Kateryn Perez-Willis, MD

Kateryn Perez-Willis, MD

Alexander Rivkin, MD

Alexander Rivkin, MD

Robyn Siperstein, MD

Robyn Siperstein, MD

Jake Sloane, MD

Jake Sloane, MD

Hildemaro Villasmil, MD

Hildemaro Villasmil, MD

Cécile Winter, MD

Cécile Winter, MD

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