Medical Advisory Board
Brian Berman, MD, Ph.D.
Medical School: Ph.D., Microbiology and Immunology, New York University, New York City, NY M.D., New York University School of Medicine
Residency: Dermatology Resident, Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health, Fellow in Dermatology and Immunology, Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: Voluntary Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL Private Physician, Skin and Cancer Associates Center for Cosmetic Enhancement®, Aventura, FL Co-director, The Center for Clinical and Cosmetic ResearchTM, Aventura, FL
Certifications/Professional Organizations: Board-certified dermatologist; board of directors, American Academy of Dermatology; past-president and founder, National Association of Veterans Affairs Dermatologists
Area(s) of Expertise: Medical Dermatology, Inflammatory dermatoses and cutaneous malignancies, Control of excessive scarring
Diane S. Berson, MD, FAAD
Medical School: M.D., New York University School of Medicine, New York City, NY
Residency: Department of Dermatology, State University of New York Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, NY Chief Resident in Dermatology, State University of New York Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: Associate Professor of Dermatology, Weill Medical College, Cornell University Assistant Attending in Dermatology, New York - Presbyterian Hospital Private practice in New York City
Certifications/Professional Organizations: Board-certified dermatologist; past-president, Women's Dermatologic Society; Medical Council of the Skin Cancer Foundation; board of trustees, Dermatology Foundation; founding board member, American Acne and Rosacea Society and American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery
Area(s) of Expertise: Dermatology; medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology; adult acne; cutaneous oncology
Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD
Medical School: Yale
Residency:
Northwestern University
Chief resident
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: Clinical Associate Professor at Rosalind Franklin University Chicago Medical School and Founder and Director of the Center for Medical Dermatology + Immunology Research in Chicago, Illinois
Certifications/Professional Organizations: He has published numerous abstracts and manuscripts and has been nationally and internationally recognized for his contributions as a clinician, educator, researcher, and leader.
Area(s) of Expertise: Dr. Chovatiya has a particular interest in optimizing patient-centered care, understanding chronic disease burden especially in understudied inflammatory diseases, exploring health and social disparities, and improving care across diverse skin types.
Sheryl Diane Clark, MD
Medical School: M.D., Case-Western Reserve School of Medicine
Residency: Dermatology Residence, Washington University Medical Center-Barnes Hospital
Fellowship: Schistosomiasis Control Program, Kenya; under auspices of the Clark Foundation and Adel Mahmoud, MD, Chairman of the Department of Medicine, Case-Western Reserve School of Medicine. Bench research in connective tissue metabolism, Washington University Medical Center Division of Dermatology
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: Founder and Owner, The Center for Aesthetic and Preventative Dermatology. Volunteer Faculty, Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Cornell University Medical College. Volunteer Faculty, Assistant Attending Physician in Medicine and Dermatology at The New York Presbyterian Hospital
Certifications/Professional Organizations: Editorial Board Member, Journal of Procedural Dermatology
Area(s) of Expertise: Aesthetic and preventative dermatology
Lawrence Eichenfield, MD
Medical School: M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, NY
Residency: Pediatric Resident and Chief Resident, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: Chief, Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA Chief, Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine (Dermatology), University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
Certifications/Professional Organizations: Board-certified dermatologist; past president, Society for Pediatric Dermatology; board of directors, Dermatology Foundation
Area(s) of Expertise: Pediatric/adolescent dermatology, atopic dermatitis, vascular lesions (hemangiomas), laser surgery, acne, neonatal dermatology, procedural pain control, nevi (moles), skin signs of systemic disease
Fred Ghali, MD
Medical School: M.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
Residency: Pediatrics, UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center; Dallas, TX Dermatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: Private Practice, Pediatric Dermatology of North Texas, P.A., Grapevine, TX Clinical Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern Department of Dermatology, Dallas, TX
Certifications/Professional Organizations: Board-certified dermatologist; active fellow, American Academy of Dermatology and American Academy of Pediatrics; executive board, Society for Pediatric Dermatology; American Board of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology Section
Area(s) of Expertise: Pediatric dermatology
Shakha Gillin, MD
Medical SchoolUCSD
Residency:UC Irvine
Chief resident at Miller Children’s Hospital in Long Beach
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations:Cofounder of Coast Pediatrics Del Mar, Coast Pediatrics Carmel Valley and Coast Pediatrics 4S
Certifications/Professional Organizations: San Diego Magazine as a “Top Doctor” , “Best Pediatrician” by Ranch and Coast, Board of Hanna Fenichel, Medical advisor to BLDG Active .
Area(s) of Expertise: preventative care, healthy and active lifestyles for children
Brad Glick, DO, MPH
Medical School: D.O., Nova Southeastern University, Fort. Lauderdale, FL M.P.H., Emory University School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA
Residency: Family Medicine, Wellington Regional Medical Center, West Palm Beach, FL and Palm Beach County Public Health Unit, West Palm Beach, FL Dermatology, Greater Miami Skin and Laser Center at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: Private practice, Margate and Wellington, FL Director of Dermatology Residency Training, Wellington Regional Medical Center Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL Guest Lecturer, Abbvie, Amgen, Galderma, Valeant, Medicis and Merz Pharmaceutical Speakers Bureau
Certifications/Professional Organizations: Board-certified dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon; president, Foundation for Osteopathic Dermatology; past president, American Osteopathic College of Dermatology; past president, Broward County Dermatologic Society; American Medical Association, American Osteopathic Association, American Academy of Dermatology, American Osteopathic College of Dermatology, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, Florida Society of Dermatology, Broward County Dermatology Society, Broward County Osteopathic Medical Association
Area(s) of Expertise: Dermatology, dermatological surgical and aesthetic procedures
James Mark Jackson, MD
Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine: Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College Station, TX and Temple, TX
Residency: Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Scott and White Hospital, Internal Medicine Internship. Residency: University of Louisville, Division of Dermatology
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: Clinical Professor of Medicine and Dermatology, University of Louisville, Division of Dermatology Dermatology Specialists, Louisville, KY
Certifications/Professional Organizations: Board-certified dermatologist, American Board of Dermatology; North American Rheumatologic Dermatology Society; American Acne and Rosacea Society Founding Member; Dermatology Foundation Leaders Society; Medical Dermatology Society; American Academy of Dermatology; American Medical Association; Kentucky Dermatological Association; Kentucky Medical Association; Jefferson County Medical Society
Area(s) of Expertise: Medical Education, Psoriasis, Acne/acne rosacea, Contact and atopic dermatitis, Systemic therapies
Douglas Krohn, MD
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Four year medical degree program with a summer research
rotation in Montefiore Medical Center’s Division of Vascular
Surgery.
Residency:Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Completed a pediatric internship and residency in an urban
medical center.
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: Northern Westchester Hospital at Northwell Health, Optum Tri-State/CareMount Medical, Cougar Capital, New York City
Certifications/Professional Organizations: Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship program,OptumCare Provider Development Institute: Leadership Essentials, eCornell: Executive Healthcare Leadership online, Harvard Medical School-Massachusetts: Certificate in Essentials of Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
Area(s) of Expertise: Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Neonatal Care, Writing and narrative medicine, Biotechnology equity analysis, Medical college education
Mary Lupo, MD
Medical School: M.D., Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA Internship, Internal Medicine, Ochsner Foundation Hospital, Jefferson, LA
Residency: Dermatology, Tulane University/Louisiana State University Affiliated Hospitals Chief Resident, Tulane University/Louisiana State University Affiliated Hospitals
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: Owner, Lupo Center for Aesthetic and General Dermatology, New Orleans, LA Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Certifications/Professional Organizations: Board-certified dermatologist, American Board of Dermatology; past president, Women's Dermatologic Society; fellow, American Academy of Dermatology; fellow, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery; Former member, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Board of Directors, Founding Co-Director, Cosmetic Boot Camp
Area(s) of Expertise: Non-surgical skin rejuvenation, Injectable dermal fillers and neuromodulators, Laser and light-based rejuvenation, Cosmeceuticals, Cosmetic dermatology
Gary A. McCracken, MD
Medical School: Creighton University Medical School, Omaha, NE
Residency: Internal Medicine, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE Dermatology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: Founder of Center for Dermatology & Plastic Surgery, Arizona
Certifications/Professional Organizations: American Academy of Dermatology, Phoenix Dermatological Society, American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
Area(s) of Expertise: General and cosmetic dermatology
Anthony Nuara, MD, Ph.D
Medical School: M.D./Ph.D., Molecular Microbiology, Immunology, Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Residency: Dermatology Resident, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health, Fellow in Dermatology and Immunology, Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: A fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Past president of the Phoenix Dermatological Society Past executive board member of the Arizona Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Society
Certifications/Professional Organizations: Board-certified with Platinum Dermatology Partners specializing in medical, surgical, cosmetic and pediatric dermatology
Area(s) of Expertise: Medical, surgical, cosmetic and pediatric dermatology
Wendy E. Roberts, MD
Medical School: M.D., Stanford Medical School, Stanford, CA Internship, General Surgery, Highland General Hospital, Oakland, CA
Residency: General Surgery, Highland General Hospital, Oakland, CA Dermatology, Los Angeles County King Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship: Dermatopathology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: Private practice, Rancho Mirage, CA. Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, CA Founding Director of Dermatopathology, Division of Dermatology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA
Certifications/Professional Organizations: Board-certified dermatologist and dermatopathologist; Creator of The Roberts Skin Type Classification® system; past president, Women's Dermatologic Society; member and fellow, American Academy of Dermatology
Area(s) of Expertise: Dermatology, dermatopathology, Generational Dermatology™, ethnic skin of color, cosmetic dermatology
Kristine A. Romine, MD
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Residency: Internal Medicine and Chief Resident Internal Medicine, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ Chief Resident, Dermatology & Mohs Surgery Training at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: Founder of Camelback Dermatology & Skin Surgery, Phoenix, AZ Adjunct Faculty at Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ
Certifications/Professional Organizations: Active fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, American Society for Mohs Surgery, American Society of Dermatologic Surgery, Women’s Dermatologic Society, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, and the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology & Aesthetic Surgery. National trainer for Allergan, Galderma, Medicis, and Merz
Area(s) of Expertise: Surgical, cosmetic, and laser dermatology with comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases of the skin, hair, and nails, as well as specialization in Mohs micrographic surgery for skin cancer
Caitriona Ryan, MD
Medical School: University College Dublin: First Class Honors
Residency:
Baylor Dermatology
Commenced her training as a Dermatology Specialist Registrar
at St. Vincent's Hospital
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: : Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology for the Texas A+M Health Science Center and Vice Chair of the Department of Dermatology at Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas.
Certifications/Professional Organizations: Councillor of the International Psoriasis Council, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians Ireland, and a member of the British Association of Dermatologists, the Irish Association of Dermatologists and the British Cosmetic Dermatology Group.
Area(s) of Expertise: Medical and cosmetic dermatology. Her main areas of medical dermatological interest include psoriasis, skin cancer, acne, atopic dermatitis (eczema), and hair loss. She has vast experience in the field of cosmetic procedural dermatology and offers a broad range of dermatological procedures, including anti-wrinkle injections, dermal fillers and laser procedures to treat a variety of skin concerns, such as photo-ageing, volume loss, skin discolouration, acne scarring, surgical scarring, rosacea, broken veins, stretch marks and excessive sweating.
Steven B. Singleton, MD
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, M.D. - Dallas, TX Internship, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Department of General Surgery - Dallas, TX
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - Dallas, TX Norfolk and Norwich Health Care Trust, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Senior Registrar - Norwich, England
Fellowship: Steadman Hawkins Clinic - Vail, CO
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: The Steadman Clinic- Vail, CO, U.S. Olympic National Medical Center
Certifications/Professional Organizations: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Association, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Area(s) of Expertise: Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
Jerald Sklar, MD
Medical School: M.D., University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX Internship, University of Texas Medical Branch
Residency: Dermatology, University of Oklahoma Affiliated Hospitals, Oklahoma City, OK
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: Dermatologist, Dallas, TX
Certifications/Professional Organizations: Board-certified dermatologist; Texas Dermatology Association; North Texas Dermatologic Surgery Society; American Skin Association; American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
Area(s) of Expertise: Dermatology
Guy Webster, MD, Ph.D
Medical School: M.D., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Ph.D., Pathology, New York University, New York City, NY
Residency: Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health, Fellow in Dermatology and Immunology, Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: Webster Dermatology, P.A., Hockessin, DE Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Certifications/Professional Organizations: Board-certified dermatologist; American Academy of Dermatology; Society for Investigative Dermatology; founder, American Acne and Rosacea Society
Area(s) of Expertise: Dermatology, rosacea, acne
Susan H. Weinkle, MD
Medical School: M.D., University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL Internship, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA
Residency: Dermatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Current Clinic/Professional Affiliations: Private practice, Bradenton, FL Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Certifications/Professional Organizations: Board-certified dermatologist; fellow, American College of Mohs Surgery; past president, Women's Dermatological Society and the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery
Area(s) of Expertise: Dermatology, skin cancer, non-surgical cosmetic dermatology