Meet Our Team
Mark Bernardi MD
Medical Director
As an avid athlete in his youth, Dr. Bernardi played soccer at Cornell University where he studied Biology and graduated Summa Cum Laude with research honors in Nutrition. He then went on to a clinical research career at the Harvard Institute of Medicine where he was a published author in orthopedics and sports medicine. Dr. Bernardi later received his medical degree from the University of California San Diego. While a medical student, he developed an interest in epidemiological health trends and global medicine. He has volunteered abroad in Kenya and Mexico and was the University of Nairobi School of Medicine’s youngest Grand Rounds speaker on U.S. Healthcare Policy.
After his emergency medicine residency training at the University of Arizona, Dr. Bernardi began complimenting his career as an attending physician with medical directorships for several men’s health clinic nationwide. He has also been featured in Top Doctors Magazine.
Kathleen Hoops NP-C
Founder
Our “Surf City Laser Queen” has been a Registered Nurse for 11 years and is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner for 7 years with injector skills dedicated to maintaining and restoring natural beauty. She has a natural eye for aesthetics and believes on maintaining a natural appearance with an emphasis on preventative measures on approaching aging gracefully. She believes, good skin care is an integral part of everyone’s overall health. Before her professional career as an NP in Aesthetics she started her RN residency program at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in the telemetry unit where she then wanted to fulfill her adrenaline rush and further her nursing career where she worked at Long Beach Memorial Emergency Room Trauma Center, while attending California State University Long Beach to achieve her Masters in Nursing for her Nurse Practitioner Degree. Since achieving her degree as a Nurse Practitioner with Magna Cum Laude she has managed a Pediatric Specialist Clinic for a medical physician, Supervising NP at Medical Spa Infusion Center and worked as an injector at an Aesthetic Clinic.
Alex
The Esthetician
Alex has been an esthetician for 10 years. She specializes in treating acne, age management, and hyperpigmentation. Her goal is to help women feel more confident in their skin and she believes that each treatment should be customized to your skin’s needs and concerns so that you get the best results possible.
