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Congratulations to Our Maverick Award Recipients

The following practitioners have been named an AMWC Americas Maverick by their peers in 2026. 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.

As an attendee you get to 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

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

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

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

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

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

Rachel Garcia, MD

Why Temples Matter: Biostimulation and its Impact Across the Face

Deny Yuridia Gutiérrez Welsh, MD

Testosterone: Clinical Applications in Longevity & Aesthetic Medicine

Azza Halim, MD

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

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

Francisco Llano, MD

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

Amy Lewis, MD

Medical Grade Skincare 2026: New Delivery Methods & More

George Kroumpouzos, MD

Ten Novel Complications of Botulinum Toxin and Fillers

Jennifer Pearlman, MD

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

Kateryn Perez Willis, MD

Melasma Management and Clinical Pearls

Olivia de Tezanos Pinto, MD

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

Dagné Pupo, MD

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

Maia Ornella Siciliano, MD

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

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

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

Luís Antônio de Assis, MD

Suneel Chilukuri, MD

Lesley Clark-Loeser, MD

Natalie Curcio, MD

Kristina Davidovic, MD

Steven Dayan, MD

Gorana Kuka Epstein, MD

Mona Freeborn

Jonathan Kaplan, MD

George Kroumpouzos, MD, PhD

Francisco Llano, MD

Luciana Macedo, MD

Katie Martin, PA-C

Grasiela Montiero, MD

Sam Patel, MD

Jorge Perez, MD

Aaron Purkeypile

Jared Rohrer

Gabriela Schwartzmann, MD

Robyn Siperstein, MD

Jake Sloane, MD

Randy Torban

Deny Yuridia Gutiérrez Welsh, MD

 Kyu-Ho Yi, MD, PhD

Jamie York

2024 Recipients

Shino Bay Aguilera, DO

Kashif Ali, MD

Ana Becerril, MD

Kristina Davidovic, MD

Carolyn DeLucia, MD

Rodolfo Gonzalez, MD

Nicole Hayre, MD

Kristen Jacobs, MD

Bob Khanna, BDS

Amy Lewis, MD

Izhak Musli

Audrey Neff

Robin Ntoh

Andrew Paul

Maria del Pilar Reyes Aguero, MD

Audrey Rose

Maia O. Siciliano, MD

Robyn Siperstein, MD

Aris Sterodimas, MD

Samantha Thiry, ARNP, FNP-C

Ana Carolina Victoria, MD

Bianca Viscomi, MD

John Wheeler

 Cécile Winter, MD

Arthur Yu, MD

2023 Recipients

Gregory Chernoff, MD

Jessie Cheung, MD

Natalie Curcio, MD

Kristina Davidovic, MD

Derrick DeSilva, MD

Rodolfo Gonzalez, MD

Michelle Henry, MD

John Joseph, MD

Saami Khalifian, MD

Ting Song Lim, MD

Kateryn Perez-Willis, MD

Alexander Rivkin, MD

Robyn Siperstein, MD

Jake Sloane, MD

Hildemaro Villasmil, MD

Cecile Winter, MD