Dr. Moon Choi, BS, MS, ND, Dipl.Derm (AID, Australia) is a naturopathic physician who has been providing sophisticated skin procedures, diagnosis, and treatment since 2008. Dr. Choi is certified in cosmetic botulinum toxin, injectable fillers, body-contouring procedures, cosmetic PRP injections, energy-based aesthetic devices, and other aesthetic procedures by the BC licensing authority. For the last four consecutive years, Dr. Choi has been crowned as Galderma Presidential Champion – the highest recognition given to Canada’s top Restylane filler, Sculptra filler, and Dysport botulinum toxin provider. He has been a clinical consultant/physician trainer for Galderma’s cosmetic injectable products.  He is a frequent international lecturer for cosmetic injection and skin pigmentation. He has taught cosmetic procedures at conferences, seminars, and workshops all over the world including Canada, USA, Korea, Singapore, Brazil, China, India, Russia, Poland, Thailand, and Vietnam. He has developed and since has been teaching his innovative filler injection techniques, such as the “empty needle aspiration test” and the “indirect cannula advancement”, and “ultrasound-guided filler injection.” Since 2016, he has been an active journal reviewer for the following publications:

• Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (Springer) – The official journal of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the European Association of Societies of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and the Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurguia Plastica;
• Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology (Wiley-Blackwell) – The official journal of the International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology

• Alumni, Science One Program, University of British Columbia
• BS, University of British Columbia
• MS, University of Bridgeport
• ND, University of Bridgeport
• Diploma (Graduated with Distinction), Australian Institute of Dermatology
• Diploma with Completion of Level 1 to 3 Qualification Exams, American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine
• Research Associate, Yale Universit Prevention Research Center
• Internship, Yale-Griffin Hospital

• Presidential Champion of Aesthetic Portfolio, Galderma, Canada (2016, 2017, 2018, & 2019)
• Reviewer, Journal of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (Springer), USA
• Reviewer, Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology (Wiley-Blackwell), USA
• Appointed Faculty, Pigmentary Disorders Society of India, India (2013 & 2017)
• Excellence in Clinical Research, Yale University Prevention Research Center, USA
• Academic Scholarship, President’s Award, University of British Columbia, Canada
• Clinical Instructor, Association of Petit Aesthetic Surgery, South Korea
• Academic Director, Korean Aesthetic Surgery and Laser Society, South Korea (2017)
• Fellow, Canadian Society of Skin Medicine
• Vancouver’s Best Place for Cosmetic Surgery, Georgia Straight (2017)

• Consultant, Galderma, Canada (Present)
• Consultant, ES Global, South Korea (Present)
• Consultant, LaserOptek Inc., South Korea (Present)
• Consultant, Viol, South Korea (Past)
• Consultant, KMS, Russia (Past)
• Consultant, Celeste Medical Group, Singapore (Past)
• Consultant, Astraco Medical Networks, Thailand (Past)
• Consultant, Pacific Medical System, India (Past)
• Consultant, NC Bio, South Korea (Past)

2018

• AECD: Update and Specialization in Dermatological Surgery and Rejuvenation – São José do Rio Preto, Brazil (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: Novel Indications of BoNTA & NASHA HA Cocktail: Elastosis, Seborrhea, Rosacea, Xerosis, and Melasma
• AECD: Update and Specialization in Dermatological Surgery and Rejuvenation – São José do Rio Preto, Brazil (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: Maximum Filler Augmentation without the Fear of Complication: Proposing New Gold Standard of Filler Injection Based on Anatomy & Physics
• AECD: Update and Specialization in Dermatological Surgery and Rejuvenation – São José do Rio Preto, Brazil (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: Advance Uses of Fractional Nanosecond & Picosecond Lasers for Pigmentation, Rejuvenation, and Scar Repair
• Asia Pacific Beauty Seminar – Hong Kong (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: Dermatological Applications and Techniques of Nanosecond & Picosecond ND:LAG Lasers
• Health & Aesthetic Seminar – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: Cutting Edge Skin Pigmentation Treatment and Rejuvenation Techniques
• Pigmentarycon Dermatology Conference – Indore, India (Invited Faculty)
  Topic: Advanced Skin Pigmentation & Rejuvenation Techniques Using Q-Switched ND:YAG Laser
• Canadian Society of Skin Medicine – Vancouver, Canada (Clinical Instructor)
  Topic: Advanced Face & Neck Anatomy for Cosmetic Procedures
• Health & Aesthetic Seminar – Hanoi, Vietnam (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: Skin Pigmentation – How to Treat Challenging Cases & Manage Complications

2017

• Lummex Technology Seminar – São Paulo, Brazil (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: Innovative Fractional Q-Switched ND:YAG Laser Treatment for Skin Pigmentation & Rejuvenation
• Princess Filler Workshop – Taipei, Taiwan (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: Advanced Filler Injection Technique for Nose and Mid Face
• Korean Aesthetic Surgery and Laser Society – Seoul, South Korea (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: Fundamental Knowledge & Techniques for Scars Revision and Pore Size Reduction
• Woh Medical Semiar – Taipei, Taiwan (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: Beyond Q-Switched ND:YAG Laser – The New Application of Fractional D.O.E. Lens
• Canadian Society of Skin Medicine – Vancouver, Canada (Clinical Instructor)
  Topic: Advanced Face and Neck Anatomy for Cosmetic Procedures
• Korean Aesthetic Surgery and Laser Society – Seoul, South Korea (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: Skin Rejuvenation Basics: Skin Layers, SMAS, and Elastic Tissues
• Canadian Society of Skin Medicine – Vancouver, Canada (Clinical Instructor)
  Topic: Cosmetic Dermal Filler, PRP, Botulinum Toxin, and Energy-Based Devices
• Korean Aesthetic Surgery and Laser Society – Seoul, South Korea (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: Maximizing the Clinical Efficacy of Q-Switched ND:YAG Laser Treatments

2016

• Optopol Technology Seminar – Gdansk, Poland (Invited Clinical Instructor)
  Topic: Clinical Workshop for Dermatologists – Safe and Effective Treatment Techniques for Pigmentation, Skin Rejuvenation, and Tattoo Removal
• Association of Petit Aesthetic Surgery – Seoul, South Korea (Invited Clinical Instructor)
  Topic: Advanced Filler Injection Techniques for Tear Trough, Mid-Face Hollow, and Smile-Lines

2015

• Galderma Seminar (ANM12) – Vancouver, Canada (Speaker)
  Topic: Uses and Techniques of Botulinum Toxin and Dermal Filler
  Topic: Pharmacological Treatments for Acne and Rosacea
• LaserOptek Seminar – Irvine, USA (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: Achieving Consistent Therapeutic Outcome with Robust and Proven Technologies
• Celeste Workshop – Singapore (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: New Ideas for Double-Pulsed Q-Switched ND:YAG and New Uses for Fractional ER:YAG
• Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons Magazine (D&PS) – South Korea (Contributing Author)
  Topic: Treating Common Pigmentary Dermatoses (Lecture Series)

2014

• Congress of the Medical Council of Thailand – Bangkok, Thailand (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: Laser Treatments for Common Pigmentary Disorders
• The 4th International Thaicosderm Congress on Aesthetic Medicine & Thai Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Surgery – Bangkok – Thailand (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: Review of Melasma Lasers & Clinical Pearls for Improved Outcome
  Topic: Advanced Q-Switched ND:YAG Laser for Melasma & Common Cutaneous Hypermelanosis
• The 5th LaserOptek Annual Users’ Meeting – Seoul, South Korea (Invited Lecturer & Moderator)
  Topic: Helios III with Etiology Oriented, Targeted Melasma Therapies
• Pacific Medical Dermatology Workshop – Mumbai India (Invited Faculty)
  Topic: LaserOptek – Q-Switched ND:YAG Techniques for Pigmentary & Non-Pigmentary Indications
  Topic: Scarlet S – Clinical Utilities for Fractional Radio Frequency (RF) Needle System
• LaserOptek USA Training Seminar – Chicago, USA (Instructor)
  Topic: Technical and Clinical Review of Q-Switched ND:YAG, Long Pulse ND:YAG, and ER:YAG Lasers
• Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons Magazine (D&PS) – South Korea (Contributing Author)
  Topic: Treating Common Pigmentary Dermatoses (Lecture Series)

2013

• Celeste Laser Seminar – Singapore (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: Fractional QSNY & ER:YAG
• Pigmentarycon Dermatology Conference – Goa, India (Invited Faculty)
  Topic: Utilities of Fractional QSNY & ER:YAG in Cutaneous Pigmentosis
  Topic: Lasers for Pigmentary Conditions (Panel Discussion)
• The 4th LaserOptek Annual Users’ Meeting – Seoul, Korea (Invited Lecturer & Moderator)
  Topic: Fractional Frequency Doubled Q-Switched ND:YAG Laser for Cutaneous Pigmentation
• Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons Magazine (D&PS) – South Korea (Contributing Author)
  Topic: Treating Common Pigmentary Dermatoses (Lecture Series)

2012

• The 3rd LaserOptek Annual Users’ Meeting – Seoul, Korea (Invited Lecturer & Moderator)
  Topic: Update on Melasma Treatments & ER:YAG Skin Resurfacing
• Ark Medical Laser Workshop – Taiwan (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: Advanced QSNY & ER:YAG Laser Techniques
• St. Petersburg Cosmetic Dermatology & Cosmetology Conference – St. Petersburg, Russia (Invited Lecturer)
  Topic: Laser Cutaneous Surgeries for Pigmentosis, Pearly Penile Papules, Atrophic Scars, & Elastosis

2011

• The 2nd LaserOptek Annual Users’ Meeting, Seoul, Korea (Invited Lecturer & Moderator)
  Topic: Advanced QSNY & ER:YAG Laser Techniques for Various Common Indications

2010

• The 1st LaserOptek Annual Users’ Meeting, Seoul Korea (Invited Lecturer & Moderator)
  Topic: Treating Resistant Melasma with Fractional Q-Switched ND:YAG Laser

• Successful Treatment of Refractory Melasma Using Invasive Micro-pulsed Electric Signal Device – Medical Lasers, June 2015; 4(1): 39-44. Korean Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery
• Dermal Melanosis: PART II – Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons (D&PS) Magazine., January 2015
• Dermal Melanosis: PART I – Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons (D&PS) Magazine., December 2014
• Discussion of Therapeutic Approaches in Melasma: PART II – Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons (D&PS) Magazine., November 2014
• Discussion of Therapeutic Approaches in Melasma: PART I – Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons (D&PS) Magazine., October 2014
• Case Reviews in Melasma: PART II – Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons (D&PS) Magazine., September 2014
• Histology and Case Reviews in Melasma – Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons (D&PS) Magazine., August 2014
• Melasma Classifications – Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons (D&PS) Magazine., July 2014
• Q-Switched ND:YAG in Cutaneous Melanosis – Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons (D&PS) Magazine., June 2014
• Topical & Systemic Depigmenting Agents – Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons (D&PS) Magazine., May 2014
• Introduction to Melasma – Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons (D&PS) Magazine., April 2014
• Laser Treatments for Becker’s Melanosis – Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons (D&PS) Magazine., March 2014
• Laser Treatments for Nevus Spilus and Acanthosis Nigricans – Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons (D&PS) Magazine., February 2014
• Cutaneous Melanosis: PART III – Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons (D&PS) Magazine., January 2014
• Cutaneous Melanosis: PART II – Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons (D&PS) Magazine., December 2013
• Cutaneous Melanosis: PART I – Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons (D&PS) Magazine., November 2013
• Review of Melanogenesis – Dermatologists & Plastic Surgeons (D&PS) Magazine., October 2013

• Australian Institute of Dermatology
• American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine
• International Meso-Lipotherapy Society
• Korean Aesthetic Surgery and Laser Society
• Canadian Society of Skin Medicine
• British Columbia Naturopathic Association