Meet our team of experts

DR. Lisa Gardner
medical director

Dr. Lisa Gardner is a surgically trained, board certified physician, who is a Bio-Identical Hormone and Anti-Aging specialist. She is also an advanced aesthetic injector/trainer, and she continues to be a major influencer and leader in non-surgical aesthetics in the DFW area and beyond.  With more than 13 years of experience, she can help men and women with their hormonal needs, emotional needs, body shaping, sexual dysfunction, skin care needs, and achieving their ideal aesthetic appearance. Dr. Gardner takes a special interest in each patient, and she believes that every person’s body is different. She knows every person deserves to feel and look great!

Beth Delporte-Smith
master Clinical Injector

Beth is a Master Clinical Injector with over 18 years of experience in the aesthetics industry. Beth ensures each client is educated through consults prior to aesthetic procedures. She loves to listen and learn about her clients’ needs and discuss appropriate treatment options. Her artistic talents for injections result in optimal outcomes. She currently trains for Merz Aesthetics educating industry professionals and elected as an Advanced Aesthetic Experts Educational Congress. Beth has her own independent academy where she trains healthcare providers across the country from the beginning of their aesthetic journey through advanced level courses on the use of fillers, Sculptra and neuromodulators.
Beth feels blessed every day doing what she loves both at work and at home. When she is not working, she loves spending time with her amazing husband, Charles, and their three beautiful children.

LORI FIORE
Director of Operations

Lori has background in retail marketing, mortgage brokering, software sales, medical spa management and experience as an operations director of a small business. Her expertise in organization, policies and procedures, and customer service will have our clients feeling welcomed and cared for when they come to us to define their beauty. Our motto is Real Patients, Real Results! The goal of de+fine Medical Aesthetics is to keep you looking like you, but better. Lori’s goal is to be sure this happens! When Lori is not managing the medical spa, she enjoys spending time with her family.

SAMANTHA DANIEL O'NEAL
REGISTERED NURSE

Samantha Daniel O’Neal is one of our expert injectors. As a Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist (CANS) with over 8 years of advanced training aesthetics. Prior to moving to Dallas, TX, Samantha was the co-owner and lead injector at Advanced Aesthetics in Las Vegas. Samantha has recently married the love of her life, Brian O’Neal in August 2018! 

Shana Markle
PATIENT COORDINATOR

Shana spent many years as a flight attendant, where she fine-tuned her client service skills. After raising her family, Shana began a career as a client relations expert in the medical spa industry. She shows attention to detail and loves the opportunity to provide excellent customer service. Through her interactions with clients, she makes sure they are comfortable with every stage of their medical spa experience. She loves seeing results that are very natural and defined, like only our team of experts can do!

Debbie Jay, R.N.
ESI CERTIFIED NURSE INJECTOR

Debbie is a nurse with 20+ years of experience. She prides herself with getting to know her patients aesthetic concerns and desires. Debbie is able to achieve optimal aesthetic injectable results with a thorough consult, education and discussion with her patients prior to treatment.In addition to having the opportunity to help her clients feel good about themselves, she loves spending time with her husband, John, their 4 children and 2 fur babies.

Brian Brown
Nurse Practitioner

Brian received his Bachelor of Science degree from Texas Christian University. After graduating from TCU, he worked as a staff nurse at Parkland Memorial Hospital and Baylor University Medical Center in the ICU and Emergency Department. While working, he earned his Master of Science in Nursing from Baylor University and is a board certified family nurse practitioner. Brian has been practicing as a Family Nurse Practitioner for over 15 years and is the senior Nurse Practitioner with Baylor University Medical Center’s Interventional Radiology Department performing minimally invasive procedures and teaching Radiology residents how to perform these procedures. He has also been a provider for Aesthetics/Dermatology for the past 5 years performing exams for patients receiving aesthetic treatments. 

Kristina Casel  
msn, aprn, agnp-c, aanp aesthetic Injector

Kristina is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner specializing in Aesthetic Medicine. She started her career over 17 years ago working in Beverly Hills with Hollywood’s elite and the most in demand celebrities. Kristina is a national trainer who teaches advanced injectable procedures to doctors and nurses all over the country. Her specialties include anti-aging and the “non-surgical face lift,” acne scarring, body contouring and preventative treatments for millennials. 

Kristina’s true passion is to help you look and feel amazing while providing safe techniques that yield incredible results.

DEDE HULETT 
LICENSED ESTHETICIAN AND LASER TECHNICIAN 

Following college coursework in Nutrition at Abilene Christian University, DeDe received her Esthetician license from Ogle in 2005 and her Laser Technician Certification in 2007. She also has specialized training in Dermaplane, VI Peel, Ultherapy, IPL, radio frequency skin tightening, Venus Versa system, Cutera, and Candela lasers which give her knowledge in a wide variety of laser surfaces. Even after performing over 30,000 treatments, her favorite thing about what she does is her client’s reaction and excitement. When she is not at de+fine, she loves spending time her family, traveling and cooking with her kids.

 HEATHER CAIN
LICENSED ESTHETICIAN AND PERMANENT MAKEUP ARTIST

Heather enjoys helping clients enhance their natural beauty so they can look and feel their best - she feels blessed and privileged to have a career she is truly passionate about.  Heather received her Bachelor Degree from UNT in 2005, completed her aesthetics training at the Aveda Institute of Dallas in 2010 and began her medical aesthetics career in 2013.  She is completed her advanced chemical peel training through Elite Aesthetics Academy, is certified to use the Venus Versa system and is a certified lash artist.  Brows have taken over as her latest obsession and primary focus.  She specializes in brow lamination, shaping, tinting and henna.  In her free time, Heather enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, stuffing the bible and being outdoors.
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