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    Joel L. Cohen, MD, FAAD, FACMS

    AboutSkin Dermatology & DermSurgery, PC
    University of California Irvine

    Joel L. Cohen, MD (FAAD, FACMS) is an internationally-recognized expert on aesthetics (including lasers, energy-based devices and injectables) as well as skin cancer and photodynamic therapy. He is the Director of AboutSkin Dermatology and DermSurgery, and AboutSkin Research in metropolitan-Denver, Colorado. He has been named a Top Dermatologist by US News and World Report, Castle Connelly Top Doctor (2013-2024), and voted by his peers as one of Denver's Top Doctors in Denver's leading magazine 5280 Magazine 11-times. He is a Board-Certified Dermatologist, and Fellowship-trained in Mohs Surgery, Lasers, Aesthetics and Cosmetic Dermatoloy.

    Dr. Cohen has published over 315 medical articles and book chapters, and has has co-authored 3 academic textbooks. He lectures every month at national meetings as well as a few times a year at nternational congresses. He has participated in over 100 clinical trials including on key aesthetic lasers and devices as well as injectables. He is on the teaching faculty of the University of California Irvine as an Associate Professor of Dermatology, and recently was voted to received the "Faculty of the Year Award." He also serves as one of the Medical Directors for Cosmetic Physician Partners (CPP).

    Dr. Cohen has received many prestigious awards including the Melanoma Research Foundation Humanitarian of the Year Award, the ASDS Public Service Award, the ASDS Patient Safety Hero Award, the ASDS Excellence in Education Award, the ASCDAS Distinguished Service Award, and the ASDS Traveling Mentorship & Teaching Award.

    He has been quoted in many newspapers & magazines including: Vogue, TIME Magazine, Glamour, Elle, Allure, The New York Times (x4), Reader’s Digest, Shape, USA Today, US News & World Report, InStyle, BuzzFeed, MSN.com, ABC.com, NewBeauty, Condé Nast, Men’s Health, Huffington Post, International Business Times, Consumer Reports (x8), SELF, Women’s Health and MORE Magazine. He serves on the NewBeauty Magazine Medical and Brain trust board, and is an editor/reviwer for more than 10 academic journals.

    He regularly appears on Denver TV stations (with over 75 appearances discussing aesthetic issues, dermatology, and skin cancer), and has been a guest on many segments of SiriusXM Doctor Radio. He was also featured on the Emmy Award winning show “The Doctors.”

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