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Arnold William "Arnie" Klein (born February 27, 1945) is an American dermatologist and Professor of Medicine/Dermatology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Los Angeles, California.
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Klein was born in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, the son of a Jewish Orthodox rabbi, and raised in Michigan and North Miami, Florida. He graduated from North Miami Sr. High in 1963, obtained a BA in biology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1967, and his MD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1971. He worked as a medical intern at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and as a resident in dermatology at the university hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California at Los Angeles, where he worked as Chief Resident in Dermatology in 1975.
Dr. Arnold Klein is considered the father of modern cosmetic dermatology and has been in the forefront of the latest treatments in this field. He developed the gold standard for minimally invasive injection techniques for physical enhancements such as Botox, Collagen and Restylane. These techniques are used worldwide by dermatologist and plastic surgeons. In 1984, Klein developed lip augmentation which to date, is the largest filler procedure used worldwide. Developing the injection techniques for Bovine collagen for wrinkles and scars helped get FDA approval and launched the highly profitable field of minimally invasive aesthetic enhancements. This discovery enabled him to speak internationally and led to his work as an advisor, consultant, and/or principal investigator for Allergan, Anike, Elan Pharmaceuticals, Ethicon, Genzyme, Johnson & Johnson, Medicis Aesthetics, Ortho-Neutrogena, Skin Medica and Q-Med. For this work he received multiple awards including, the first annual Allergan Award for Aesthetic Achievements, Allergan Award for Pioneering Work in Soft Tissue Augmentation and the American Dermatologic Association Honor Society.
Klein is an outspoken critic of the misuse of prescription drugs, and of certain synthetic dermal fillers, including ArteFill. Dr. Klein was responsible for the FDA giving Allergan's Botox a black box warning. In 2010, Klein was named a consultant to the FDA.
He estimated in 2002 that he had administered Botox injections to 90,000 people, including Carrie Fisher, Cher, Elizabeth Taylor and Dolly Parton. "Dr. Arnold Klein is acknowledged worldwide as the best! All doctors I know say the same." - Angelika Taschen, Editor of Aesthetic Surgery. People Magazine's Oscar Power 2006 issue called Dr. Klein "The Go To Guy for Botox". Klein was Michael Jackson's dermatologist from 1985 onward, during which he diagnosed and treated Jackson for lupus and vitiligo, and worked to mitigate the effects of excessive plastic surgery. He also admonished Jackson about his use of propofol as a sleep aid.
In the infancy of the AIDS epidemic, Dr. Klein became one of the first doctors in Los Angeles to diagnose a case of Kaposi’s sarcoma in young patients. Ever since, he has been dedicated to seeking out the best possible care for his patients. In 1985, Dr. Arnold Klein along with one of his oldest and dearest friends Dame Elizabeth Taylor helped bring amfAR, the American Foundation for AIDS Research, into existence, in the living room of Klein’s home. Over the next two decades, they would both found other, allied organizations—the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, and Klein’s Art for AIDS in Orange County—but their commitment to amfAR never wavered, and to this day both sit on its board. amfAR has invested more than $307-million in support of its mission. Additionally, Dr. Klein founded The Elizabeth Taylor Endowment for the UCLA CARE Center in 2007, a renowned facility for HIV/AIDS research and treatment. In the November 2008 issue of L'Uomo Vogue, in an article related to AIDS in Africa, it was reported that Dr. Klein and the organizations he founded have raised in excess of $274-million for HIV research and care. Dr. Klein serves as a trustee to various boards of directors. Some of which include the Jennifer Jones-Simon Foundation and The Hereditary Disease Foundation. Dr. Klein, alongside his old friend Frank Gehry, help the foundation to raise funds and awareness for inherited diseases. Dr. Klein also co-founded the Rose Tarlow-Arnold W. Klein Breast Cancer Foundation at UCLA which provides breast cancer treatment for individuals who are unable to afford it.
The UCLA Division of Dermatology announced on July 23, 2004 the creation of a new endowed chair: The Arnold Klein, M.D., Chair in Dermatology. The holder of this new chair, which is the first of its kind in the dermatology division, will help promote the rapid application of basic science and clinical research discoveries to the development of new therapies in dermatology. Friends and associates of Dr. Arnold Klein have established the chair in his honor. Funding will be used to support teaching, research and pilot projects in the UCLA Division of Dermatology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. The endowment will help foster optimum care for patients and enhance training opportunities for medical students and fellows.
He has received numerous awards and honors including Who's Who in the World, Best Doctors in America, Men of Achievement, AIDS Services Foundation of Orange County, Award of Merit, Los Angeles Magazine, The Best of L.A. Los Angeles Business Journal, 10 Masters of Medicine in Los Angeles, Haney Scholar, University of Pennsylvania, Inaugural Visiting Professor in Cosmetic Dermatology, Harvard School of Medicine, Inaugural Visiting Professor in Cosmetic Dermatology, University of Vermont, Measey Scholar, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Foundation Fellow, Public Health Service Post – Doctoral Fellow, and Top Doctors of America
Dr Klein has published more than 150 scientific papers. Some of these include:
Klein AW, Cuskey W, Krassner W; Drug Trip Abroad - American Addicts in Amsterdam and London; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; University of Pennsylvania Press; 1972
Klein AW, Samitz M. Nickel; Dermatitis: hazards from prosthesis; Journal of the American Medical Association; 1973;223:27
Klein AW, Sternberg J, Bernstein P; The Skin Book; New York, NY; MacMillan; 1980
Klein AW; Implantation techniques for injectable collagen: Two and one-half years of personal clinical experience; Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology; 1983;9(2):224–228
Kalter S. (Klein A. - Consultant); Looking Up: The Complete Guide to Looking And Feeling Good For The Recovering Cancer Patient; New York, NY; McGraw-Hill; 1987
Klein AW; Injectable Collagen: in Textbook of Dermatology, 3rd ed; Moeschella S, Hurley H, eds.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: W.D. Saunders; 1992
Klein AW; Substances for soft-tissue augmentation; In: Burgdorf WHC, Katz SI, eds.; Dermatology Progress and Perspectives: The Proceedings of the 18th World Congress of Dermatology; New York, NY: Parthenon Publishing Group; 1993
Klein AW; Sterility of refrigerated injectable collagen syringe; Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology; 1993;29(3):507
Klein AW; Soft-tissue augmentation in the practice of dermatology; In: Moy R, Lask G, eds.; Surgical Dermatology; New York, NY; McGraw-Hill; 1996
Klein AW; Injectable collagen: a tutorial; In: Dzubow L M.D. ed.; Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgery; Lippincott-Raven Publishers; 1998
Klein AW; Tissue Augmentation in Clinical Practice: Procedures and Techniques Textbook; Shalita AR M.D., Norris AD M.D., eds.; New York, NY; Marcel Dekker, Inc.; 1998
Klein AW; Substances for soft tissue augmentation; In: Freedberg I M.D., ed.; Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine, 5th ed.; New York, NY; McGraw Hill;1999
Klein AW, Klein J, Narins R; Tumescent liposuction; In: Freedberg I M.D., ed.; Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine, 5th ed.; Vol II; New York, NY; McGraw Hill; 1999
Klein AW; Injectable augmentation (fat, collagen); In: Blitzer A M.D., Binder WJ M.D., Boyd JB M.D., Carruthers A M.D., eds.; Management of facial lines and wrinkles; Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins Publishers; 2000:145-176
Klein AW; Filling substances: collagen; In: Narins R M.D., ed.; Cosmetic Surgery: An Interdisciplinary Approach; Marcel Dekker, Inc. Publishers; 2001:193-220
Klein AW; New filling substances on the horizon; In: Narins R M.D., ed.; Cosmetic Surgery: An Interdisciplinary Approach; Marcel Dekker, Inc. Publishers; 2001:313-331
Klein AW; Treatment of wrinkles with botox (forehead, glabella, crow-feet, mental); In: Kreydon OP, Böni R M.D., Burg G, eds.; Hyperhidrosis and botulinum toxin in dermatology; Current Problems in Dermatology; Basel, Krager Publishers 2002; 30:188-217
Klein AW, Krauss M,; Soft tissue augmentation; In: Kaminer M, Dover J, Arndt K, eds.; Atlas of Cosmetic Surgery; WB Saunders Company, Publishers; 2002:264-290
Klein AW, Kreyden OP; Storage and dilution of botulinum toxin; In: Boni R, Burg G, Kreyden OP, eds.; Hyperhidrosis and Botulinum Toxin in Dermatology; S. Karger Publishers; 2002;30:126-130
Klein AW, Carruthers J M.D., Carruthers A M.D., Lowe NJ M.D., et al.; A multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of glabellar lines; Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology; 2002 :46:840-849
Klein AW; Treatment of migraine: letter to the editor; New England Journal of Medicine; Sept 5th 2002;347(10):764-766
Klein AW; Temporary dermal fillers usa; In: Lowe NJ, ed.; Textbook of Facial Rejuvenation: The Art of Minimally Invasive Combination Therapy; Martin Dunitz Publishers 2003;17:189-202
Klein AW; Substances for soft tissue augmentation; In Freedberg I M.D., ed.; Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine, 6th ed. New York, NY; McGraw Hill; 2003
Klein AW, Klein J, Narins, R; Tumescent liposuction; In: Freedberg I M.D., ed.; Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine, 6th ed. Volume II; New York, NY; McGraw Hill; 2003
Klein AW; Temporary fillers; In: Nouri K M.D., Leal-Khouri S M.D., eds.; Techniques in Dermatologic Surgery, Edinburgh, London; Mosby; 2003
Klein, AW; Treatment of dyshidrotic hand dermatitis with intradermal botulinum; Letter to the Editor; Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology; Jan 2004; 4 (1)
Klein AW; Tissue Augmentation in Clinical Practice; Textbook, Second Ed., Taylor & Francis; January, 2006
Klein AW, Alam M, DesJardin J, et al.; A quality rating scale for aesthetic surgical procedures; Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology; 2006; 54(2): 272-282
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