Tony Pearce – is a Specialist Trichologist* and the only practicing Trichologist in Australia from a background of formal health care training.
Tony works in close association with some of our leading health researchers**; affording him an in-depth understanding of health issues that lead to hair loss. Australia’s foremost Research Pharmacist provides advanced + effective treatments not commercially obtainable elsewhere.
Tony’s professional area of interest is female hair loss from nutritional-metabolic-hormonal or autoimmune disturbance. He was the first to identify two forms of androgenic alopecia in women – true genetically-inherited type, and ‘acquired’ androgenic alopecia from metabolic/hormonal compensatory mechanisms.
Children + young adults presenting with Alopecia areata is also a large part of Tony’s practice. His research has indicated food allergies (Gluten + Dairy intolerance) as a persistent + overwhelming trigger (>90%) for Alopecia areata in young children.
Professional Training, Qualifications + Affiliations:
- Registered Nurse Training (General + Psychiatry) – The St. George Hospital + Cumberland Hospital, Sydney NSW
- Member – World Trichology Society (WTS)
- Associate Member: Australasian College of Nutritional + Environmental Medicine (ACNEM)
- Member – Vitamin D Council (USA)
- Haircare Foundation Associate
Official Consulting Positions:
- Australasian Trichology Consultant for Procter + Gamble
- Emami Limited Kolkata, India (India’s largest hair Cosmetic Company)
- Healthscope – (formerly ARL) Laboratories, Melbourne – Trichology Lecturer + article contributor
Tony established his Trichology practice in 1999, and has three clinics in Sydney – Chatswood, Edgecliff + Sutherland - and one in Melbourne. He also provides an informational website and online consultation service for people seeking accurate information, diagnosis and treatment - www.hairlossclinic.com.au. He is dedicated to having the hair loss industry regulated through a compulsory Trichology qualification standard and governing body.
**Tony works in close association with Thyroid researchers – Dr. John Lee + Dr. Philip Van Zanden; Australia’s foremost research Pharmacist – Mr. Arthur Chan. He follows the researched work of Dr. Peter Baratosy (South Australia), Dr. Jennie McKern (Victoria) + Dr. John Cannell MD – Director of the Vitamin D Council (USA). He also has a professional association with Dr. Johnathan Chan of the Australasian Hair Transplant Institute.
