# Aesthetic Partners

> Aesthetic Partners is a Miami-based practice management company that partners with founder-led medical aesthetics, cosmetic dermatology, and plastic surgery clinics. Instead of buying practices and stamping them with one brand, it takes a stake, supplies growth capital, and runs the unglamorous back office - marketing, HR, recruiting, accounting, legal, IT, and training - so clinicians can keep their name on the door and focus on patients. Founded in 2018 out of Harvard Business School and backed by Norwest, the company has grown to 20-plus practices across four states.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Miami, Florida, United States
- **Founders:** Courtney Ellenbogen (Co-Founder & Co-CEO), Faraz Karbasi (Co-Founder & Co-CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 67-69 employees
- **Products:** Practice Management Platform, Growth Capital & New Location Development, AP Academy, Medical Advisory Board, Selective Founder Partnership
- **Notable:** Grew from launch in 2018 to a network of 20-plus partner practices by 2023, Added roughly 20 practices since 2019 across four states, Secured a minority investment from Norwest Venture Partners (Nov 2023)

## Products & services

- **Practice Management Platform** — Full back-office support for partner clinics: marketing, HR and recruiting, technology and IT, accounting, and legal, so clinicians can focus on patient care.
- **Growth Capital & New Location Development** — Provides growth capital and hands-on support for opening and scaling new clinic locations (de novo and expansion).
- **AP Academy** — Education and professional development programs offering clinical and management training for aesthetic practitioners and staff.
- **Medical Advisory Board** — A board of practicing clinical leaders providing scientific education, device and technology guidance, and clinical best practices across the network.
- **Selective Founder Partnership** — Minority/partnership stakes in high-end, founder-led aesthetics, cosmetic dermatology, and plastic surgery practices that retain their own brand and identity.

## Achievements

- Grew from launch in 2018 to a network of 20-plus partner practices by 2023
- Added roughly 20 practices since 2019 across four states
- Secured a minority investment from Norwest Venture Partners (Nov 2023)
- Built a clinical Medical Advisory Board and launched AP Academy education programs
- Female- and minority-owned company incubated at Harvard Business School

## Latest updates

- **2023-11** — Announced strategic partnership and minority investment from Norwest Venture Partners; Sonya Brown and Scott Mitchell joined the board.
- **2023-11** — Reported a network of 20-plus practices across California, Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia, with plans to expand infrastructure and enter new markets.

## Links

- Website: https://aestheticpartners.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/aesthetic-partners

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