Our medical staff

Dr. Sergey Fedorov

Dr. Sergey Fedorov

is a Chief Physician of our clinic, a graduate of the First Leningrad Medical Institute named after I. P. Pavlov (presently, the First St. Petersburg State Medical University named after I. P. Pavlov), a practicing surgeon since 1986 and a surgeon in the 40th Russian Antarctic expedition. In 1997, Dr. Sergey Fedorov completed his specialization in maxillofacial and reconstructive (restorative) surgery at the Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (RMAPE). Dr. Sergey Fedorov is a practicing hair transplant surgeon since 1996.

In 2001, 2003 and 2006, he undertook an intership at the clinic of Dr. Bradley Wolf in the United States (Dr. Bradley R. Wolf, Wolf Medical Enterprises. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA). In 2003, Dr. Sergey Fedorov participated in an opening of the clinic of Dr. Jean Devroye in Brussels, Belgium and has been working there in 2003-2005. Since 2004, Dr. Sergey Fedorov regularly performed hair transplant surgeries at the HRBR clinic in Ireland (Dr. Maurice Collins). Dr. Sergey Fedorov has been a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery since 2001. In 2002, he participated as a member in the European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ESHRS) Congress in London and the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) Congress in Chicago. In 2008 and 2009, Dr. Sergey Fedorov assisted in the work of the European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ESHRS) Congress in Milan and in Rome respectively.


Dr. Alexander Volkov

Dr. Alexander Volkov

is a surgeon, a graduate of the Astrakhan State Medical Institute and an ENT surgeon with 33 years’ experience. Dr. Alexander Volkov completed a clinical residency program and has been working as an ENT specialist and a chief of the ENT department at the regional hospital for 20 years. In 2003, he obtained a specialization in maxillofacial surgery and studied at our clinic since 2004. In 2006, Dr. Alexander Volkov undertook a specialization in plastic, reconstructive (restorative) and aesthetic surgery and served an internship at the clinic of Dr. Bradley Wolf (Dr. Bradley R. Wolf, Wolf Medical Enterprises. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA). Since 2005, Dr. Alexander Volkov has been a permanent employee in our clinic. Additionally, he has been a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) since 2013.


Dr. Igor Melendin

Dr. Igor Melendin

is a surgeon and a graduate of St. Petersburg State Medical Academy named after I. I. Mechnikov (2008). In 2008-2010, Dr. Igor Melendin completed a clinical residency program and studies in minimal invasive surgery, endoscopy and laser medical technology with a major in General Surgery at the Department of Surgical Pathologies of the Advanced Training Faculty at St. Petersburg State Medical Academy named after I. I. Mechnikov. Since 2010, he has worked as a resident surgeon in the Second Surgical Department of the Hospital named after Peter the Great at the North-Western State Medical University named after I. I. Mechnikov and simultaneously attended postgraduate studies at the Department of Surgery at the North-Western State Medical University named after I. I. Mechnikov with a term for his thesis defense in 2013. Dr. Igor Melendin has been training in our clinic since 2011.


Dr. Olga Krylova

Dr. Olga Krylova

is a trichologist (hair science specialist) and a graduate of St. Petersburg State Medical University named after I. P. Pavlov (2006). In 2008, Dr. Olga Krylova completed a clinical residency program of the Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (RMAPE) with a major in Dermato-Veneorology. In 2007 and 2009, she attended and successfully completed studies in therapeutic cosmetology at the Department of Cosmetology at the Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (RMAPE) and studies in trichology (hair science) at St. Petersburg State Medical Academy named after I. I. Mechnikov (Nautilus).In 2010. Dr. Olga Krylova took a course in the advanced studies in trichology at the People’s Friendship University of Russia in Moscow (under supervision of Vladislav Tkachyov, a trichologist).

Our clinic’s staff participated in the various international scientific conferences dedicated to hair restoration surgery (ESHRS (London, 2001), ISHRS (Chicago, 2002), ESHRS (Milan and Rome, 2008 and 2009 respectively)) and in the joint cosmetology project with Gold Thread, as well as provided surgical show cases in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) in 2011, and visiting surgery sessions in Stavropol in 2010-2012. Dr. Alexander Volkov, a surgeon, and Marina Krivova, his assistant who has been working in our clinic since 2004, served an internship in the USA.

Our middle and junior medical staff has been trained according to the International Standard on Hair Restoration Surgery. For several years, we have collaborated with a renowned European HRBR clinic (Dr. Maurice Collins), in Dublin, Ireland where our middle and junior medical staff attended their training courses. Out staff are members of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS).


Dr. Stanislav Ivanov

Dr. Stanislav Ivanov

Dr. Ivanov no longer represents Gold Thread LLC, his certification has been terminated. For more information or with further inquires regarding Ivanov or Tung Yee Teng please contact this office.