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FacultyAlexis CarringtonDr. Alexis Carrington is born and raised in Sacramento, CA and currently a Post-Doctorate Research Fellow at UC Davis Department of Dermatology. She graduated with High Honors from St. George’s University School of Medicine Grenada, West Indies in 2019, completing her basic science years in Grenada and her clinical years in Brooklyn, NY. She completed her Internal Medicine Preliminary year at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine Elmhurst Hospital Program in New York City, during the peak of COVID-19. Dr. Carrington always had a passion for skin health and dermatology. She is fascinated with complex dermatology of all skin types, integrating holistic skin health and prevention both nationally and internationally as well as public medical education. Her research has been focused on the role of the gut and skin microbiome on various complex dermatological conditions.
FacultyRachel DayDr. Rachel Day is a New York City native who was raised in Northern New Jersey where her family still resides. She attended Lehigh University and graduated with a Bachler's degree in Behavioral Neuroscience and minor in Psychology, with honors. After graduation Dr. Day matriculated into Weill Cornell Medical College, in New York City, where she was actively involved in the Health Professions Recruitment and Exposure Program (HPREP), a high-school science enrichment program aimed at increasing exposure to health-related careers to those from underserved and underrepresented backgrounds. Dr. Day received her medical degree in 2013 and went on to complete her Transitional Year Internship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. After internship, she completed her dermatology residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital- Cornell. Following her nine years of training in New York City she and her family moved to Chambersburg where she has practiced as a board-certified dermatologist for the past three years. She is a practicing Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. Dr. Day is the founder and CEO of OneSkin Dermatology, a direct care dermatology skin-health and wellness practice. In addition to her practice she own's and operates the good life by oneskin in downtown Chambersburg, a socially-conscious retail experience. Dr. Day is active within her community serving as a board member of the United Way of Franklin County and a community board member of Franklin Hospice among other roles. Some of her favorite activities include spending time with her husband and three children exploring South Central PA, community-building, cooking and design
FacultyMaria Jose AlvarezDr. Alvarez was born and raised in Mexico City; she holds a medical degree from Universidad Anahuac & an Acupuncture degree from Instituto Politecnico Nacional where she graduted with honors.She specializes in facial/esthetic acupuncture & Natural face lift with personalized Facial Gua Sha tutorials. She believes that facial image & self love are closely related to emotional & mental health problems so she focuses her practice on educating her patients on adopting self-care skin habits through integrative medicine.Social Media Handles Instagram:@dr.majoalvarez
FacultyHope CookHope Cook is a dermatology Physician Assistant based in Athens, GA, where she lives with her husband and two teenagers. A graduate of Emory University's PA program in 2002, Hope initially worked in internal medicine before discovering her passion for dermatology 15 years ago. She credits two episodes of career burnout with awakening her to her life's calling: helping other providers heal from burnout. Now a certified master life coach, speaker, and host of the podcast "Healthcare Clinician Burnout," she supports stressed-out, burned-out, and overwhelmed clinicians. Hope is also self-publishing her book, Healing Clinician Burnout: How to Revive Your Life and Career, on Amazon this spring.
FacultyOksana GryvnakGraduate from the Toronto School of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture Program) & Academy of Integrative Medicine (Chinese Herbology Program), Oksana has over 5 years of experience in acupuncture specializing in pain management, women health, dermatology, pediatrics, cosmetic rejuvenation and fertility. After working as a nurse for more than 5 years, Oksana realized that modern methods to prevent critical illness are incomplete without promoting holistic wellness, both physical and mental. It brought her to Traditional Chinese Medicine which works on re-balancing the body and triggering its ability to heal naturally.Her treatment approach utilizes the entire spectrum of modalities within the Chinese medical framework. Her focus is to treat the root cause of patient’s health concerns. Oksana conducts a thorough health history, differentiates the patterns and develops a unique treatment plan for each patient.
FacultyMarjon SamimiMarjon Samimi is a current first-year PA-C student at UC Davis. She has a keen interest in dermatology and plans to specialize when she graduates. She plans to graduate and make Dermatology more accessible to those with Medicaid. She also plans to promote diversity in skin conditions, specifically in darker skin tones. In her free time, she enjoys going hiking, baking, and keeping up with the current skincare trends.
FacultyLisa PomeroyLisa Pomeroy is a traditional naturopath, functional medicine consultant, and educator. She became interested in health at a young age due to her own personal health struggles. Because functional laboratory testing was essential in helping her identify the root causes of her health issues, she has made it her mission to teach health practitioners how to interpret functional lab tests and create natural protocols so that they are better equipped to help their patients overcome their chronic health issues.
FacultyAna Virginia JofiliAna Virginia Jofili, MD is an Integrative Pediatrician practicing in Santa Monica,CA. She graduated medical school from the University of Pernambuco, Brazil and completed her Pediatric residency and fellowship in Neonatology at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. She also completed Pediatric residency at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA, is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine, and she is a certified MD by the Institute for Functional Medicine.
FacultyJames SongDr. Song is the director of clinical research at Frontier Dermatology Partners. He is also a clinical instructor at the University of Washington and Silver Falls Dermatology. He specializes in inflammatory skin diseases, including psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and hidradenitis suppurativa. Dr. Song is a regular contributor to the dermatology literature and speaks across the country as a key opinion leader.
FacultyVictor HuangVictor Huang, MD, graduated from UCSF Medical School in 2008, during which he completed a Howard Hugh Fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in laboratory of Sam Hwang, MD, PhD studying skin inflammation and immunology. He subsequently completed a residency in Dermatology at Washington University in St. Louis in 2012, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship studying skin resident T cells in the laboratory of Rachael Clark, MD, PhD at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In 2014, he assumed the role as Director of the Vitiligo Clinic at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and has been involved with investigator initiated trials, clinical, and epidemiologic research focusing on vitiligo. He also completed a year-long mentorship program through the American Academy of Dermatology working with Amit Pandya, MD, in 2018. He has lectured nationally on the topic of vitiligo and maintains and interest in developing meaningful outcome measures of patients affected by this disease. Since 2018, Dr. Huang has established a vitiligo specialty clinic in the Department of Dermatology at the University of California, Davis. The standard of care for vitiligo includes topical immune modulators including topical steroids and calcineurin inhibitors, UV-based phototherapy, and systemic immune modulators. These agents inhibit the autoimmune inflammatory response in the skin. In the case of UV-based phototherapy, the therapy is thought to stimulate melanogenesis and repigmentation as well. The repigmentation process occurs over the course of months to years. Second line treatments include surgical approaches designed to transplant autologous viable melanocytes to depigmented areas. There have been several advances in recent years with regards to understanding the underlying immunologic pathogenesis of vitiligo leading to promising new targeted immune modulating therapies.
FacultyAkilesh PalanisamyDr. Akil Palanisamy is the author of the bestseller "The Paleovedic Diet - A complete program to burn fat, increase energy, and reverse disease". Dr. Akil studied biochemistry at Harvard University, received his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco, and completed his residency at Stanford University. He also completed a fellowship in integrative medicine with Dr. Andrew Weil at the University of Arizona, and is certified by the Center for Mind-Body Medicine at Georgetown University.
FacultyBrittany ScurtoBrittany Scurto is a board-certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) who specializes in medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology as well as integrative medicine. She graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science with a Master’s Degree in 2006.Prior to specializing in dermatology in 2015, Brittany practiced in a number of different medical fields including pediatrics, women’s health, surgery, and urgent care. Her passion lies in treating the whole person and she strives to help her patients understand their medical conditions and improve their well-being through partnership, education, and an integrative approach.Whether she is addressing common dermatological issues such as acne, full body skin exams, warts, biologic medications for psoriasis or eczema or artfully combining Botox, fillers, and cosmetic peels to gently ease the effects of graceful aging, Brittany’s goal is to assure that her patients are not only healthy on the inside, but also confident in their skin.Brittany loves to educate and often speaks within the community about various medical topics. She also teaches pre-PA, PA, and medical students and is regularly recruited to share her medical expertise. Brittany values a strong work life balance that allows her to spend quality time with her 2 children, dear friends, and family. She is an avid reader who enjoys cooking, dancing, and singing. Having lived and worked abroad, she also loves to travel and donate her time/resources to various non-profit organizations. Brittany speaks fluent conversational and medical Spanish.
FacultyJoslyn KirbyDr. Kirby is a dermatologist and clinician-researcher at Penn State Hershey. She earned her Medical degree from the University of Virginia, then completed her Dermatology Residency at the University of Pennsylvania. In her clinical and research work, she is interested in acneiform conditions including acne, rosacea, and, especially, hidradenitis suppurativa – its effects on people, outcome measurement, and pathomechanisms. She is the PI of a number of clinical research trials. All of this is made possible by the support of her husband and two daughters.
FacultyAliesh PierceAliesh Pierce, LE is the author of Milady’s Aesthetics Series: Treating Diverse Pigmentation, a textbook educating estheticians about multi-ethnic protocols. She began her career in the beauty industry as a makeup artist in Milan. Moving back to the states, she attracted celebrity clients like Queen Latifah, India. Arie, Ming Na Wen, and the Obama family. However, when she wanted to get to the core of her client’s concerns, she turned to skincare and has been a licensed esthetician for 17 years.Her aesthetics career includes holding positions as the Director of Education for DMK Skin Revision and Veria Ayurvedic Skincare, the Marketing Manager for R&E Cosmetics Labs, and the Product Training Specialist for Vitality Institute. She also had a hand in formulating products for Daily Concepts and the new Viola Rouge cosmetics line.Aliesh has been the keynote speaker at conferences all over the United States, as well as Switzerland, Italy, and China.She currently divides her time working as an independent consultant, creating courses for her e-learning platform AskAliesh.com, and offering transformative skincare services at her skin treatment studio in Philadelphia, PA.
FacultyAmanda ReeAmanda Ree is a Chopra Certified Meditation, Ayurveda, and 500hr Yoga Instructor, and the founder of Sama Dog: Wellbeing for Dogs + Their Humans. Amanda combines decades of experience and passion for natural, spiritual living, alongside her especially deep soul-connection to canines, through live and online talks, courses, and working with clients privately.
FacultyAlina ZufallAlina Zufall is a 4th year medical student at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a bachelor's degree in Biology. Her passion and love for Dermatology grew after working in a busy private Dermatology clinic for a year prior to entering medical school. Her interest has grown as she has worked on several research projects in the department. She is currently leading a multi-year long project to digitalize a large collection of Kodachrome slides for educational and research purposes. Alina is excited to be a part of the LearnSkin team!
FacultySophia KoganDr. Sophia Kogan, M.D. is the co-founder and Chief Medical Advisor of Nutrafol, the first clinically effective hair wellness supplement to use medical-grade, bio-optimized ingredients to multi-target the root causes of hair thinning. Dr. Kogan earned her medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. She did residency training at Tufts New England Medical Center and at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, where she completed a research fellowship in pediatric dermatology. In search for answers on issues of her own health and hair thinning during stressful times of medical school and residency, Dr. Kogan discovered the benefits of an integrative approach with botanicals. She has dedicated years of study on the effects of herbs, nutrition, and stress management on overall wellness, and particularly how they manifest in the health of hair. In 2015, she partnered with Giorgos Tsetis and Roland Peralta to co-found Nutrafol, a multi-targeted nutraceutical patented formulation that uses a blend of bio-optimized botanicals to address key underlying factors of hair issues - including stress, hormones and gut health. Dr. Kogan has spent the past decade researching hair loss and has been coined by her peers as an expert in integrative hair health. She has published and co-authored numerous publications on the topic of integrative approaches to hair and clinically effective botanical medicine. She speaks frequently as an expert on this topic at meetings and conferences. In her free time, Dr. Kogan actively practices self-care through dance, yoga, meditation, and clean eating. She is also a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher.
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