Our Specialists
We are a collective of exceptional medical providers and associates who collaborate, educate, and deliver aesthetic services in Southern California. With a combined clinical experience of over 75 years, our goal is to offer you a unique blend of academic knowledge, expertise, and skill-driven results, ensuring the highest quality of care.
Founder of Lumier Medical, Inc.
Torrance, California
Dr. Michael Lum graduated with honors from Loma Linda University and earned his medical degree from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. He completed a general rotating internship at Lakeside Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He served as the Chief Resident at the University of Kansas School of Medicine Family Practice Residency program. Dr. Lum obtained board certification in 1992 from the American Board of Family Medicine.
He established Lumier Medical in 2004 to exclusively provide medical aesthetic procedures emphasizing safety, evidence-based standards of care, professional collaboration, and continuing medical education with clinical associates.
Office Coordinator / Manager
Anne has been an indispensable asset to Lumier Medical for more than a decade. As the primary office staff member, she oversees the smooth functioning of our practice on a daily basis, working closely with Dr. Lum and his clinical associates to ensure that all patient requirements are met with utmost efficiency and effectiveness.
Anne’s remarkable organizational abilities and proactive mindset enable her to accommodate patients in need of immediate appointments. Her dedication ensures that no patient is overlooked, and every effort is made to address their needs promptly.
Patients appreciate Anne’s professionalism, knowledge, and kindness.
Clinical Associate, Facialogy Medical, Inc.
Encino, California
Hermine Warren, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), has been an Advanced Practice RN (APRN) for over 35 years. She is both a PALETTE and Galderma GenNow faculty member. Hermine is also Co-Faculty for the Academy for Injection Anatomy with Dr. Chris Surek. She has been certified by the Esthetic Skin Institute, International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses, Lumenis, Palomar, Cutera, Allergan, Galderma, and Merz Aesthetics giving her extensive training and background to provide you with a custom-tailored program to meet your individual non-surgical aesthetic needs.
Clinical Associate, Mimo Aesthetics, Inc. in West Hollywood, California
Bell is a board-certified nurse practitioner specializing in cosmetic dermatology and facial aesthetics since 2017.
Building trust and cultivating an honest relationship is at the core of Bell’s practice values. Her promise is to give the best results while maintaining safety and without distorting your natural, unique beauty.
Bell believes natural cosmetic enhancements are an art, and clients trust her highly trained aesthetic eye. She has received extensive domestic and international training from top practitioners in the US, Asia, and Europe. Her injection expertise, kind demeanor, honesty, commitment to client satisfaction, and ongoing education make her a highly sought-after professional.
A D.O. is a complete physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery, evaluate, assess, diagnose and treat patients, and prescribe medications in all 50 states. The title D.O. stands for doctor of osteopathic medicine.
You may not be aware whether your physician is a D.O. (osteopathic physician) or an M.D. –(allopathic physician). Both are complete physicians in the United States.
D.O.s and M.D.s belong to a separate yet equal branch of American medical care. They are alike in many ways.
Applicants to both D.O. and M.D. medical colleges are required to have four-year undergraduate degrees with an emphasis on scientific courses.
Beyond college, both D.O.s and M.D.s complete at least four years of basic medical and clinical science.
After medical school, both D.O.s and M.D.s complete internships and/or residencies. This involves another three to six years of specialty training.
Both D.O.s and M.D.s can choose to practice in any specialty area of medicine — such as pediatrics, family practice, internal medicine, surgery, dermatology, plastic surgery, neurology, orthopedics, anesthesiology, pathology, radiology or obstetrics.
D.O.s and M.D.s must pass comparable board examinations to obtain state licenses.
D.O.s and M.D.s both practice in fully accredited and licensed hospitals and health care facilities.
D.O.s represent a unique branch of American medical care that started in 1874 by Andrew Taylor Still, M.D., D.O. Dr. Still was dissatisfied with 19th century medicine and was one of the first in his time to study the attributes of good health so that he could better understand the process of disease. His philosophy of medicine dates back to Hippocrates, the father of medicine that focused on the unity of all body parts. D.O.s practice a “whole person” approach, not to be confused with “holistic” medicine. Instead of just treating specific symptoms or illnesses, D.O.s regard your body as an integrated whole.
The philosophical differences between D.O.s and M.D.s dates back to their historical origins. However, both are responsible for practicing the same standards of care, diagnostic and treatment modalities. Both are accorded the same professional privileges in the practice of medicine and surgery.
You are more than just your skin. You are the sum of your mind and body parts. Your mental well-being, aesthetic goals, and overall health are equally important as your natural looks. Dr. Lum is an aesthetic physician you can interact with the way you would with a primary care physician. That’s because Dr. Lum’s educational background is rooted in primary care through osteopathic philosophy from medical school, an osteopathic multi-specialty rotating internship, and a three-year M.D. family practice residency. He was board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine in 1992.
Dr. Lum does not believe in focusing on one treatment modality because there are multiple factors that age us, and many ways to address them. Aesthetic procedures are purely elective. He will suggest a combination approach that is practical, reasonable and premised on evidence-based medicine, consistent with safe practice guidelines. We treat not only diseases, but also prevent them by encouraging healthy lifestyle habits, diet, and an avoidance of their causes.
Our fundamental mission is to preserve and renew the well-being of our patients.
We believe in preventive medicine and in a “whole person” approach to health care. An individual is more than just the sum of body parts or what appears on the skin surface. We do not focus exclusively on one technology trend, treatment modality or product. We focus on what will best serve the patient as a whole person, consistent with sound medical care and practice. We believe in continuity of care.
- Recognition of Primacy of Consumer Welfare: We are dedicated to serving the individual interests of the consumer on the premise that the interventions are compatible with ethical practice and appropriate care.
- Recognition of Patient Autonomy: We must be honest with patients and empower them to make informed decisions about their care.
We are committed to consumer advocacy, safety, education, and strive to promote medical professionalism and integrity.
Our primary goal is to prioritize the enhancement of doctor-patient interactions, rather than adopting a profit-driven business approach that compromises the quality of patient care. We firmly believe in prioritizing excellence over quantity, fostering a sense of collaboration within our profession, cultivating mutual respect, and providing compassionate care to individuals as patients, rather than treating them as business clients.
One of the first aesthetic devices added to my medical practice emitted intense pulses of light energy.
Lumière is the French word for “light” and Lumen is a measurement of light, coined by a French physicist.
Lum is written in Chinese as 林, and means forest. Don’t miss the forest for the trees, because “Lum” is also in “Lumièr.”
“Lumière” was purposely truncated to “Lumièr,” as I endeavored to create a unique label to a practice that would pay homage to its new beginnings.
– Dr. Lum
At Lumier Medical, we help you achieve and preserve a beautiful, youthful appearance that looks natural, irrespective of your age, skin type, or ethnic heritage.
Choosing Lumier Medical means joining a community that prioritizes personal care and individualized treatments.
Dr. Lum helps healthcare providers acquire practical educational certifications to enhance their expertise in skills that deliver safe and effective outcomes.
His hobbies include cooking, woodworking, playing the piano, saxophone, the rock gym, camping, and exploring offbeat destinations.
