Stephen Mulholland

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Stephen Mulholland
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Born
R. Stephen Mulholland

(1960-08-05) August 5, 1960 (age 64) [1] [2]
West Vancouver, British Columbia [3] [2]
Alma mater University of Toronto Medical School
Lake Superior State University
Occupation Surgeon
EmployerBoomerangFX (Founder)
Known for Plastic & Reconstructive surgery
Website Dr. Mulholland official website

Stephen Mulholland (born August 5, 1960) is a Canadian surgeon and scholar with an expertise in plastic and reconstructive surgery, and a former professional ice hockey player. He is considered an expert in plastic surgery and has been called on to testify in disciplinary hearings involving botched procedures, [4] [5] and has appeared on television shows which include The Today Show , The Doctors , The View and The Other Half . [6]

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Mulholland is the founder of SpaMedica, [7] an aesthetic plastic surgery center located in Toronto. [8] He is best known for non-invasive practices, including the Pan G. Facelift and the BodyTite for which he owns or has developed the patents. [9] [10] He is also the creator and co-founder of BoomerangFX, [11] and the co-founder of InMode. [12]


Early life, education, and hockey career

Born in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Mulholland attended Lake Superior State University on a hockey scholarship, playing as a forward and becoming Central Collegiate Hockey Association Rookie of the Year for the 1979–1980 season. [3] Over the course of his collegiate career, he was a four-time CCHA All-Star and NCAA All-American. [13] [14] [3] Mulholland "led the [LSSU] Lakers in scoring during all four years", becoming "the only player to accomplish that feat at LSSU". [3]

For three of the four seasons that he played, he was the highest goal-scorer, finishing his collegiate career with a 206-point total surpassed only by Jim Dowd and Sean Tallaire. [3] Mulholland "also excelled in the classroom" throughout this time, "earning CCHA All-Academic honors in 1980-81, 1981-82 and 1982-83; and was also an Academic All-American in 1982-83". [3] In 2016, Mulholland was named to the 1976-86 Laker Hockey All-Decade Team as part of the 50th anniversary of the school's hockey program, receiving the most fan ballots for a forward in that decade. [3]

After graduating, Mulholland played professional hockey for the 1983–1984 season, playing three games for the Colorado Flames, [2] before transferring to Rögle BK, in Sweden. [1] He played in 28 regular season games and two playoff games for Rögle BK, scoring 49 points off 32 goals and 17 assists during the regular season, and one point off an assist in the playoffs. [1] Following the season, he retired from the sport and returned to school to pursue his medical degree and become a physician. [6] [14]

Mulholland attended the University of Toronto Medical School where he graduated in 1988. [6] He completed his general and plastic surgery training at the University of Toronto and became certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1994. [6] [14]

Career

Mulholland began his career as a consultant for St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario where he worked on reconstruction of faces and necks from which tumors had been removed. [6] His work in plastic surgery has included reconstructive, trauma, and cancer surgery. He has invented different procedures for each, including transplanting sensate tissue into oral-cavity defects after the removal of tongue and jawbone tissue, and developing the OsteoCutaneous Skin Flap procedure, an auto-transplant technique that re-connects arteries, veins, and nerves using a microscope. [15]

In 1997, Mulholland began focusing on aesthetic plastic surgery. He founded SpaMedica, an aesthetic spa located in Toronto, where he provides non-invasive techniques such as Botox injections and laser treatments. [16] [17] Mulholland is best known for his non-surgical facelift techniques, including the Pan G. treatment which he launched in 2000. [17]

Mulholland is a frequent speaker and lecturer, appearing as a regular guest expert plastic surgeon on CityLine and Breakfast Television . He has also appeared as a plastic and cosmetic surgery expert on the CBC , CTV , Rogers TV , Global Television Network and in newspapers and magazines such as the Toronto Star , The Globe and Mail , Fashion Magazine , Flare , and Elle Canada . [4] [5] [9] [18] [19] Mulholland has also appeared on The Real Housewives of Toronto , where his wife Ann Kaplan Mulholland was one of the main cast members. [20]

Additional career developments

Mulholland’s attention to detail and pioneering techniques have made him highly regarded among peers and patients. He is one of the highest-rated plastic surgeons in Canada on RealSelf and RateMDs, with many positive reviews, including those from talk show hosts Marilyn Denis, Lisa Rogers, and Moe Kelso. [21] [22] He has served as the sole guest Plastic Surgeon on Cityline for over 22 years, [23] and is reportedly the most-viewed plastic surgeon in Canada on YouTube, with over 1 million views. Over more than two decades, Mulholland has appeared on every national TV show and network, tallying over 300 television appearances, including segments on Cityline, Etalk, Breakfast Television, Entertainment Tonight Canada, the CBC, [24] and CTV. He has also been featured in publications such as the Globe and Mail , [25] the Toronto Star, and the National Post.

In 2007, Mulholland co-founded Invasix Inc. (now known as InMode) with Dr. Michael Kreindel, introducing Radiofrequency Assisted Liposuction (RFAL), commercially known as BodyTite, along with FaceTite, NeckTite, AccuTite, and CelluTite. [26] Their collaborations also produced fractional radiofrequency resurfacing (Fractora) and the microneedling RF technology Morpheus. Today, InMode is considered a leader in aesthetic medicine technology and is among the largest aesthetic device manufacturers by market capitalization.

After 22 years as a pioneer in cosmetic and plastic surgery, Mulholland retired as Principal Surgeon of SpaMedica to pursue new ventures. In May 2021, he moved to the United States to focus on international opportunities, including further development of surgical and non-surgical technology with InMode and conducting workshops worldwide. In April 2022, he relocated to London, England, to expand the InMode technology and BoomerangFX software internationally. SpaMedica continues under Dr. Thomas Bell—named one of the “Top 10 Plastic Surgeons in the World” by W Magazine—and Mulholland’s longtime staff.

Dr. Mulholland conceptualized BoomerangFX in 2015, designed to help physicians manage and market their businesses. In 2021, Mulholland launched BoomerangFX as a practice management and digital marketing platform that integrates eLearning, practice management, and marketing tools for cash-based aesthetic practices. The company was recognized by Deloitte in 2023 as the 5th fastest-growing technology company in Canada [27] and again in 2024, ranking as Canada’s Fastest-Growing Healthcare SaaS Company and 6th overall in Deloitte Canada's Technology Fast 50™ for the second consecutive year. [28] In September 2024, BoomerangFX expanded its software and marketing solutions into the Philippines and Puerto Rico, signalling further growth in Asia and Latin America. [29]

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