Our Staff at The Brandow Clinic attends to your every need, provides information and offers patient support during all pre/post-procedure care.
At The Brandow Clinic of Cosmetic Surgery, we believe that looking and feeling the best that you can is a matter of choice – informed, well-considered, personal choice about the procedures, treatments and wellness options that will best help you achieve your goals. As you consider your options, the professional staff at The Brandow Clinic is always available to assist you, both throughout your decision-making process, and over the course of any procedure that you may elect. In addition to their stellar professional credentials, each member of our staff also shines in their personal commitment to meeting our patients’ needs. After all, the Philadelphia Area’s Top Cosmetic Surgeon needs the top staff to match.
Dr. Kirk Brandow is a cosmetic surgeon located in the Philadelphia and South Jersey areas. He is the founder and director of the Brandow Clinic for Cosmetic Surgery – where he offers innovative plastic surgery techniques of the face, breasts and body to make a significant improvement in their appearance, across his two locations in Philadelphia and South Jersey.
Kathleen has worked with Dr. Brandow as an LPN since 2002. Kathleen joined The Brandow Clinic from Tampa, Florida, where she spent five years as a cosmetic surgery nurse. Her kind and calm manner will guide you through your Brandow Clinic experience. From your initial consultation where she will meet to discuss your medical history through post-op recovery and follow-up, Clinic Nurse, Kathleen Scotto, provides support and assistance—answering your questions, addressing your concerns, and insuring your comfort. “I want to let patients know I understand their concerns and even their fears before surgery and try to offer an understanding ear combined with a keen knowledge of the medical procedures to help put them at ease. I want our patients to feel comfortable and confident by having all their questions answered.” Kathleen is a proud mom of 2 amazing sons and acts as foster mom to kittens in need.
Karen joined our team in 2014 and is the friendly face you will encounter when you come to our South Jersey office in Somers Point, New Jersey. Karen lives in Linwood, New Jersey and has raised four boys who are working in professional careers. She came to the Brandow Clinic with a calm, warm, inviting personality which she thought would be an asset to our South Jersey office. When Dr. Brandow met Karen he instantly asked her to work as our front desk receptionist and patient coordinator and she accepted. She believes that her experience working in a busy hair salon for 10 years gave her the experience and the attitude to help run the busy South Jersey Office for the Brandow Clinic. Karen graduated from Atlantic County Vocational School in 1977 with an emphasis in cosmetology. When you call the Brandow Clinic South Jersey office you will instantly fall in love with Karen and realize she is a knowledgeable, organized, kindhearted person who will make sure that your appointments are scheduled with her expertise and grace.
Joanne is originally from this area. Before joining The Brandow Clinic, she worked as a receptionist at a busy Main Line hair salon. Joanne loves working with people, so the medical field is a perfect fit. It is very important to her to greet everyone with her sunny smile and her bubbly personality. Joanne’s passion outside the office is working as a mixed media artist and professional photographer specializing in fine art portraiture. At home Joanne is an avid gardener and hangs out with her 2 dogs and her sweet kittie.
Meet Colette Li Pari, our permanent makeup expert! With a passion for art since childhood, Colette’s journey led her from earning a BFA in Fashion Illustration from Parsons NYC/Paris to becoming a master of permanent makeup.
Specializing in realistic brows, precise eyeliner, and vibrant lip blushes, Colette’s expertise lies in creating personalized looks that enhance your natural beauty based on your unique face shape and bone structure. With over five years of experience and certification from Beau Academy in Cherry Hill, NJ, she’s honed her craft working alongside medspas and plastic surgeons, and doctors at Penn Hospital and training centers.
Transitioning from advertising to Micropigmentation, Colette’s focus is on delivering natural results with minimal skin trauma. Her mastery extends to 3-D hyper-realistic brows and precision eyeliners, while her lip blushes can reshape and reawaken color in your lips.
Colette’s accolades speak volumes, with her greatest honor being awarded the Best Areola Tattoo for survivors out of 900 colleagues and masters in the industry. Colette has performed hundreds of procedures with a wide range of skin types on both women and men across all age groups. Certified by the American Academy of Micropigmentation and boasting more than 20 certifications, Colette is fully insured and dedicated to helping each patient achieve their beauty goals.
Lua has 18 years of experience in medical aesthetics, both in plastic surgery and dermatology. She has immense knowledge in skin care products and techniques to treat every skin care concern of her patients including acne, acne scarring, melasma, rosacea and more. Lua also is well-verse in operating various lasers to further treat these skin care concerns as well as hair removal and aging skin. Lua is a warm, kind professional who always caters to her patients’ individual needs with result-driven yet safe treatments. Lua believes prevention is key so she combines her skin treatments with appropriate home care so patients can continue to look and feel their best.
Catherine joined the Brandow Clinic Medspa Team in 2023. As a skincare specialist, Catherine can help you determine the most appropriate course of action as it pertains to facial and body treatments, as well as skincare product selection. Catherine’s philosophy is to educate each client so he or she may choose the best procedure and skincare regimen to make a a significant improve in their appearance.
Mindi joined the Brandow Clinic team in early 2018, bringing over 30 years of business experience. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with dual degrees in Management and Marketing from Drexel University, and she has also studied abroad at The University of Madrid. Her expertise in client relations, management, and marketing renders her an invaluable addition to our team. Over her 20-plus years in the spa/salon and wellness industries, she has honed her skills effectively. Her kindness is evident from the moment one speaks with her, either by phone or in person. Additionally, her dedication to educating our patients and supporting them throughout their surgical journey further underscores why she is such a cherished member of our team.
When Mindi is not working taking care of our patients, she is a fur mommy to her four rescue cats. In memory of her father and his battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, her family founded “The Divine 9 Open,” a non-profit organization that has supported other local families dealing with cancer for over 20 years.
