Authority-verified surgeon

Dr. Paul Cotterill Hair Restoration

Toronto, Canada

Dr. Paul C. Cotterill ✓ verified

4.9 composite score 20 reviews · 1 platform low confidence

Dr. Paul Cotterill Hair Restoration is a hair-transplant clinic with an authority-verified surgeon in Toronto, led by Dr. Paul C. Cotterill (verified in an authority-body directory). Cross-checked against 7 independent sources; ratings below are shown per platform, unblended.

You can't pay to be listed here 7 independent sources Honest negatives kept, not hidden

4.9 Google 20 reviews

Surgeon & safety signals

What Reddit and forum users actually argue about: who does the work, and whether it's a "hair mill". We state only what's verified; the rest is honestly marked not disclosed.

Hair-mill riskLow

ISHRS / authority memberYes, directory-verified

Years in hair restoration41+ yrs

Named surgeonYes

Doctor performs incisionsYes

Doctor performs extractionYes

Surgeon involvementDr. Cotterill personally removes grafts from the donor area, makes each and every recipient site, and supervises placement/insertion; RNs and techs dissect the strip and assist planting

Technician involvementtwo Registered Nurses + two hair transplant technicians dissect donor strip under stereomicroscopes and assist in planting grafts

Procedures per dayNot disclosed

Revision rateNot disclosed

Surgeon

Dr. Paul C. Cotterill verified

MD, FISHRS (ISHRS Fellow Member, joined 1993, 32 World Congresses attended); ABHRS Diplomate and IBHRS certified. Hair restoration exclusively since 1985. FUT and FUE.

Verified profile ↗ (ISHRS member directory profile (authority body))

Surgeon experience & credentials

Sourced E-E-A-T signals for the lead surgeon. Self-reported figures are marked; everything else is cited below.

Fellowship / board: ISHRS Fellow (FISHRS, among the first members to attain Fellow status in 2012); ABHRS Diplomate (former ABHRS Board of Directors)
Years performing HT: 35+ years
Conference / society roles: Past President of the ISHRS; Chair of the ISHRS Continuing Medical Education Committee for over 17 years
Awards: ISHRS Golden Follicle Award

Pricing

Not multi-source verified

Contact

Website	www.drcotterill.com/
Phone	+1 416-322-0390
Email	[email protected]
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Accreditations	ABHRS Diplomate, International Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (IBHRS), FISHRS / ISHRS Fellow Member (joined 1993), IBHRS Diplomate, FISHRS / ISHRS Fellow (2012), ISHRS Past President, ISHRS Golden Follicle Award

Notable

Long-established Toronto hair-restoration specialist (hair-only since 1985); verified directly in the ISHRS find-a-doctor directory as a Fellow Member (FISHRS) with ABHRS Diplomate status. GBP 4.9 (20 reviews).

Sources & verification

Last verified 2026-07-12 · placed by verification, never by payment.

Editorial note: Clinic at 21 Bedford Rd (Ground/Main Floor), Toronto, ON M5R 2J9 — address matches across GBP and ISHRS profile. ISHRS confirms CURRENT Fellow status (joined 1993, 32 congresses). Two high-confidence photo sources (ISHRS authority-body avatar .webp + clinic-site .jpeg). Email [email protected] is published on the clinic site (not guessed).