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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
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.
FacultyChey RanasingheDr. Geraldine Ranasinghe is a soon to be PGY 3 dermatology resident at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She has published and presented several studies on hair disorders and has a particular interest in hair research. Outside of residency, she enjoys spending time with her husband outdoors, yoga, cooking and traveling.
Facultyparadi mirmiraniDr. Paradi Mirmirani completed residencies in Internal Medicine and Dermatology and a clinical hair research fellowship at the University of California San Francisco. She is practicing at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Vallejo, California where she serves as the assistant chief of dermatology, the regional director for hair disorders and the local research chair. In addition to having faculty appointments at the University of California, San Francisco and Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Mirmirani has over 50 peer review publications and regularly lectures at national and international conferences on various hair disorders topics. Dr. Mirmirani co-authored “Cicatricial Alopecia: An Approach to Diagnosis and Management”, the first book dedicated to the topic. Her awards include the UCSF Outstanding Clinical Teacher, and the San Francisco Dermatologic Society’s Key Dermatology Leader for hair. Along with her clinical and research activities, she serves on the scientific advisory board of the Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation, is on the clinical research advisory board for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation, and is a past member of the Board of Directors for the North American Hair Research Society
FacultyStephanie LeeStephanie Lee, MD is a board-certified pediatrician with interest in pediatric dermatology. She is currently a pediatric dermatology research fellow at Rady Children's Hospital / University of California, San Diego. She earned her bachelor of science in human biology and medical degree at Brown University through the eight-year Program in Liberal Medical Education. She was a pediatric resident and chief resident at the University of California, Irvine / Children’s Hospital of Orange County.
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