JeffreyBenabio

Dr. Jeffrey Benabio grew up in Providence, R.I. He is a graduate of Providence College and Brown University. He was ranked No. 1 in his class at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. While in medical school, he served as class president, as president of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and 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 at the University of California Irvine.

He is the author of numerous scientific articles and abstracts and has written a book chapter on lasers in dermatology. He is also the founder of The Derm Blog.

Dr. Benabio is board certified in dermatology and is a Voluntary Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Diego. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and lobbies for the American Academy of Dermatology Association in Washington, D.C. He is a member of a number of professional organizations including the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery.

He lives in downtown San Diego with his wife. His interests include bodybuilding, blogging and politics.