Jeffrey Benabio, MD, FAAD

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, Dermatology World, Self Magazine, Allure Magazine, Details Magazine, AOL Online, MSNBC Online, FOX Online, Woman’s World Magazine, Best Health Magazine, and O, The Oprah Magazine. He will be in upcoming Elle Magazine. Glamour, and on iVillage.com.

He is also a founding member of and the skin care expert for Livestrong.com, the new health and wellness website from Lance Armstrong. He is also the founder of The Derm Blog which has had over 1 million unique visitors.

Dr. Benabio is board certified in dermatology and is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. He is a Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of California San Diego. 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 Medical Associations, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, The Dermatolgy Foundation, and the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery. He lives in downtown San Diego and, in addition to blogging, loves bodybuilding and politics.

He can be reached at Dr.Benabio [at] TheDermBlog [dot] com. He is @Dermdoc on Twitter.