The Author

About Jeffrey Benabio, MD, FAAD

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Dr. Benabio grew up in a little Italian neighborhood in Providence, RI. An Ivy League graduate, he was also ranked number one in his medical school class. While in medical school, he served as class president and as president of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, to which he was elected in his third year. He also served as a member of the North Carolina Medical Society House of Delegates.

In his final year of medical school, he was honored with the prestigious Faculty Award, the R.W. Pritchard History of Medicine Award, and the Excellence in Dermatology Award. He served as chief resident in his dermatology residency in Southern California.

He is the author of numerous scientific articles and abstracts and has written a book chapter on lasers in dermatology. He has been mentioned in or appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Muscle and Fitness Magazine, Dermatology News, and Dermatology World. Look for him in upcoming issues of Self, Details, and O, The Oprah Magazine.

Dr. Benabio is board certified in dermatology and is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. He lobbies for the American Academy of Dermatology Association in Washington, DC and is a member of a number of professional organizations including the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery. He lives in downtown San Diego and his interests include bodybuilding, blogging, and politics.

He can be reached at Dr.Benabio [at] TheDermBlog [dot] com.