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Dr. Michael Markou, DO is the founder and Medical Director of Tampa Bay Hair Restoration, a Clearwater-based hair-transplant center that markets services to the Sarasota area. He is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine who founded the practice in 1994 and has focused on hair restoration for roughly three decades, making him one of the most tenured hair-transplant surgeons in the Tampa Bay/Florida region. His credentials include Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (FACOFP) and longtime Fellow of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (FISHRS), and he has been active in research—participating in Merck pharmaceutical studies on FDA-approved hair-loss medication and publishing early work on low-level laser hair restoration. He emphasizes minimally invasive NeoGraft FUE hair transplantation and was an early Florida adopter of regenerative medicine for hair loss (since around 2009). Note this clinic is physically located in Clearwater and serves Sarasota patients from a distance rather than maintaining a Sarasota office, which is relevant for patients who prefer local, in-town surgical follow-up.