Medical Advisory

Executive Medical Board:

Richard Thomas, MD, FRCPC

  • Chief Medical Officer of SkinCareGuide
  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology, Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • Area of specialty: general dermatology with a special interest in laser surgery

Jeffrey S. Dover, MD, FRCPC

  • Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Section of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology, Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
  • Adjunct Professor of Medicine (Dermatology), Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, USA
  • Director, SkinCarePhysicians of Chestnut Hill, Boston, MA, USA
  • Area of specialty: laser surgery and cosmetic surgery

General Medical Advisory Board:

Kenneth Arndt, MD

  • Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
  • Adjunct Professor of Medicine (Dermatology) at Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
  • Area of specialty: laser surgery, dermatologic therapeutics

Neil Shear, MD

  • Professor of Medicine and Chief of Dermatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
  • Area of specialty: drug safety and pharmacology

Therapeutic Areas and Advisors:

Lorne E. Albrecht, MD, FRCPC

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • Area of specialty: atopic dermatitis, viral diseases

Clive B. Archer, MD

  • Consultant Dermatologist and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Bristol Royal Infirmary (UBHT) and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
  • Area of specialty: general dermatology, dermatological surgery, benign skin tumors, malignant skin tumors, atopic eczema, psoriasis.

Amanda Black, MD, FRCSC

  • Clinical CARE Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queens University, Kingston, Canada
  • Area of specialty: complicated contraception cases, adolescent contraception, and pregnancy

Jean Carruthers, MD, FRCS

  • Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • Area of specialty: aesthetic facial ophthalmology
  • Special Interest: use of BOTOX® in cosmetic dermatology

Jane Choi, MD

  • Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Dermatology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Area of specialty: psoriasis

Hugo Degreef, MD, PhD

  • Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
  • Area of specialty: fungal diseases

Jan Dutz, MD, FRCPC

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • Area of specialty: autoimmune connective tissue disease

Roy Geronemus, MD

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology, New York University Medical Center, NY, USA
  • Director Skin/Laser Division, Department of Plastic Surgery, New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, NY, USA
  • Area of specialty: laser surgery

Lyn C. Guenther, MD, FRCPC

  • Professor, Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
  • Editor for Dermatology Times of Canada
  • President of the Canadian Society for Dermatologic Surgery
  • Area of specialty: clinical research, therapeutics and dermatologic surgery

John Y. M. Koo, MD

  • Associate Clinical Professor, School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Director, UCSF Psoriasis and Skin Treatment Center and Phototherapy Unit, San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Area of specialty: treatments for psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, acne and other conditions; helping patients with psychological as well as skin concerns

Harvey Lui, MD, FRCPC

  • Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • Area of specialty: lasers, photodermatology, photodynamic therapy, skin optics

Marianne N. O’Donoghue, MD

  • Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology and the Dermatology Research Laboratory, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Area of specialty: cosmetics

Tania Phillips, MD

  • Professor of Dermatology, and Director of Dermatology Clinical Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
  • Area of specialty: general dermatology with a special interest in wound healing and skin problems in the mature patient

Jason Rivers, MD, FRCPC

  • Professor, Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • Area of specialty: skin cancer, melanoma, laser surgery

Jerry Shapiro, MD, FRCPC

  • Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • Area of specialty: hair conditions

Jerry K. L. Tan, MD, FRCPC

  • Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, Windsor, Canada
  • Director, Acne Research and Treatment Centre, Windsor, Canada
  • Area of specialty: acne and rosacea

Stephen K. Tyring, MD, PhD

  • Professor, Departments of Dermatology, Microbiology/Immunology, and Internal Medicine,The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA
  • Medical Director, UTMB Center for Clinical Studies, Houston, TX, USA
  • Chief of Dermatology, Texas Department of Criminal Justice Hospital, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA
  • Area of specialty: treatment of viral infectious diseases with cutaneous manifestations.

Guy Webster, MD, PhD

  • Professor and Vice-Chairman, Department of Dermatology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • Area of specialty: acne, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis