Doris Day MD, FAAD, MA
Cosmetic, Laser and Surgical Dermatology
135 East 71st Street, Suite 1A
New York, NY 10021
url: www.MyClearSkin.com
212.772.0740
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Bio
Doris Day, MD, is a board certified dermatologist who specializes in laser, cosmetic and surgical dermatology on the Upper East Side in New York City. Her private practice includes national and international celebrities. Dr. Day is affiliated with Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and is a clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the New York University Langone Medical Center where she was presented with the award for Dedication and Excellence in the Teaching of Dermatology.
Dr. Day is a highly-respected and sought-after media personality in the area of cosmetic dermatology. She has written and spoken extensively in this area including hour-long documentaries on cosmetic procedures for the Discovery Channel. She is also a frequent guest expert for Good Morning America, GMA Health, and The Mike and Juliet Show, and has had several appearances on CNN, the Today Show, iVillage, The Tyra Banks Show and many other television and internet events, as well as features in major women’s magazines including In Style, Allure, Vogue, Glamour, W, and Redbook. She has also been a frequent guest host for Healthy Life on ABCNewsNow, and has a monthly column in Health magazine.
Dr. Day lectures regularly both to her peers and to the public on cosmetic techniques. Her lectures and seminars include “Our Mothers, Ourselves”, the 2nd Annual Women’s Health Panel given at New York University, “The Art of Skin Rejuvenation” given at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, “Treatment of Acne Scarring” for Fox Television Network, and presentations at major corporations, including Bloomberg, Warburg Pincus, Alston and Bird, Rodale and many others.
Her most recent book is entitled, Forget the Facelift: Turn Back the Clock with Dr Day’s Revolutionary Four-Step Program for Ageless Skin (Avery/Penguin Publishers). It is an easy to understand detailed and information-packed resource to rejuvenate your skin, as well as easy to make recipes and inspiring advice for inner and outer beauty, as well as recipes and advice for inner and outer beauty. Other works she has written include a book entitled 100 Questions and Answers about Acne, and she has also completed a clinical monograph entitled Understanding Hyperpigmentation.
Dr. Day is a member of many relevant national organizations including the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery, the American Academy of Dermatology, the Women’s Dermatologic Society and the American Medical Association. She is a recent inductee into the American Honors Society of Dental and Facial Aesthetics. She is also a medical advisor for Allergan, Medicis, Sanofi, and Bioform, and she teaches other physicians in the art and techniques of soft tissue fillers and laser treatments.
She is also a is a talk show host for Doctor Radio, on Sirius 114 and XM 119, with her own bi-monthly two hour live dermatology call-in radio show, and is a freelance medical journalist for several medical and other scientific and internet publications. She is also listed in the Doctor’s Who’s Who, and has won awards for her work in laser research.
After graduating from Columbia University with a degree in English, she completed her masters in journalism at New York University and earned her MD at Downstate Medical School in New York. She completed her residency in dermatology at Cornell University College of Medicine with the title of Chief Resident.
Professional Experience
1998-Present
Private Practice
New York, NY
Diplomate, American Board of Dermatology
*Director, Day Cosmetic, Laser and Comprehensive Dermatology
2008 – Present
Doctor Radio
Sirius Radio 114, XM Radio 119
*Bi-monthly host for live two hour Weekly Dermatology Show
1986- Present
Freelance Medical Journalist
New York, NY
*Physicians and the lay public Redbook, Shape and other publications
2003- 2006
Estee Lauder Corporation
*Consultant, product development for new skin care line, Good Skin
1998- Present
New York University Langone Medical Center
New York, NY
*Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Hospital Affiliations
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
Professional Memberships
- American Medical Association
- New York Facial Plastic Surgery Society
- American Society of Dermatologic Surgery *Journal Committee
- American Academy of Dermatology * Media Committee; *Educational Task Force
- International Academy for Dental- Facial Esthetics
- Women’s Dermatologic Society *Mentor for Dermatology Residents
- New York State Dermatology Society
- Skin cancer Foundation *Leadership Society
Board Membership/Advisory Board
American Society of Dermatologic Surgery *Journal Committee
American Academy of Dermatology *Media Committee; *Educational Task Force
Womens Dermatologic Society *Media Committee
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology *Editorial Board
Board Certification
Diplomate, American Academy of Dermatology
License
New York
Residency Training
July 1995- Residency: Dermatology
June 1998 Cornell University/ The New York Hospital
Chief Resident
Director, Academic Activities
July 1994- Residency: Internal Medicine
June 1995 Lenox Hill Hospital, New York
July 1992- Internship: Internal Medicine
June 1993 New York University/ Bellevue Hospital
Awards
June 2009 Botox Cosmetic Express Success program with Vanessa Williams and Dress for Success
*National Medical Spokesperson
January 2005 W Magazine
Profile on Top Aesthetic Doctors
October 2001 Vogue Magazine
Rising Star in Dermatology
May 2000 New York University Medical Center Award for Dedication and Excellence in the Teaching of Dermatology
March 2000 Doctors Who’s Who
The Definitive guide to to doctors and health care information
February 1998 CO2 Laser: A Novel Approach to the treatment of Psoriasis
Greater NY Dermatology Society, Competition- Winner
Product Development
Olay Professional ProX Line - Medical Alliance member
Estee Lauder Good Skin- New skin care line for all skin types
Prescribed Solutions Unique skincare line and vitamins designed to be individualized to address specific skin issues
Magazine/ Newspaper/ Television/ Internet Interviews
Television interviews:
Good Morning America- frequent guest, GMA Health, The Today Show, The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet, The Tyra Banks Show, The Early Show, CNN, Fox Television Network, MSNBC, Discovery channel, Oxygen Network, PAX, ABC News, CBS News, Good Day NY, The Learning Network, ABCNewsNow.com Healthy Life- monthly guest for medical internet news magazine
Magazine/Newspaper interviews:
Multiple features in W, Vogue, Allure, InStyle, Glamour, Redbook, Health: *monthly column; Fitness, Daily News, Men’s Health, Self, Good Housekeeping, People Style Watch,Target, Essence Seventeen, Teen Vogue, Cosmo Girl, Star, Women’s World and other national and international publications
Featured in January 2004 W magazine as Beauty’s Newest Star
Internet Interviews:
Healthology, iVillage, Talk Surgery, Best of Beauty- Allure and InStyle, Good Housekeeping
Books
Forget the Facelift- The pathway to beautiful skin, and good health of the body and mind, made easy to follow and fun to read. Avery /Penguin Group, September 2005, Paperback, October 2006
100 Questions and Answers About Acne- Written for both the physician and the general public, the book was written to give clear, consice answers to the most common questions about acne. Jones and Bartlet pub. September, 2004.
Research
2008
Allergan
Principal Investigator
*FDA study for Latisse -New Product for Eyelash Growth
Approved Dec 2008
2007
Allergan
Jet Trial - Juvederm
2003
Johnson & Johnson
Clinical Trial
*Efffects of Natural Soy on minimzing hair growth
2003
Unilever
Clinical Trial
*Effects of lipid complexes in renewing hdration barrier of skin
2001- 2002
Q-Med
Clinical Investigator
*FDA approval studies for Restylane -hyaluronic acid soft form filler.
1993-1995
Department of Dermatology
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY *Researched the effects of hormones and vitamins on epidermal keratin gene expression; Identification of recognition elements for hormone/vitamin receptors in DNA of the keratin genes; Definition of molecular mechanisms and functional interactions between hormone/vitamin receptors and keratin genes; with emphasis on applications in clinical dermatology
1985-1987
Department of Neurosurgery
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY *Devised and implemented laboratory protocols; Assisted in statistical analysis of data; researched and prepared material for publication on the role of monoclonal antibodies in brain tumors
Presentations
March 2009
Moderator, Latisse Summit
National Seminar on Eyelash Growth
February 2009
South Beach Symposium
Combination Treatments My Way
February 2009
South Beach Symposium
Fractional CO2 Resurfacing
February 2009
South Beach Symposium
How to Recession-Proof Your Practice
February 2009
Fractional CO2 Resurfacing
Advanced Seminar for Aesthetic Physicians
December 2008
Cosmetic BootCamp
How To Grow a Cosmetic Practice
December 2008
Cosmetic BootCamp
The Paperless Office
December 2008
Cosmetic BootCamp,Las Vegas, NV
CO2 Laser Resurfacing Workshop
November 2008
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy of Fractional Resurfacing
November 2008
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Annual Meeting Orlando, FL: A Balancing Action- Using Combination Treatments to Restore Order to the Face
November 2008
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL: Tea with the Masters, How to Build a Cosmetic Practice
June 2008
Bloomberg, Inc.
Skin Care Update – Advances in Skin Rejuvenation Techniques
June 2008
Facial Cosmetic Surgery Symposium
My Current Approach to Invasive Skin Resurfacing
June 2008
Facial Cosmetic Surgery Symposium
Innovative New Treatment of Acne and Acne Scarring
The “Masters” Skin Clinic Panel
June 2008
Young Pharmaceuticals
Advanced Product Training
June 2008
Step Up Women’s Network
2nd Annual Women’s Health Panel: Our Mothers, Ourselves
May 2008
Skin Cancer: What you need to know before you go in the sun
Alston & Bird
March 2008
TLC 10 Years Younger
Makeover for three primetime shows
August 2007
Bloomberg
Skin Cancer Prevention and Skin Rejuvenation
May 2007
Goldman Sachs
Skin Care Through the Ages
March 2007
National Educational Foundation
Advanced Techniques in Botox and Soft-Tissue Fillers
November 2004
Greater New York Dental Meeting
Rejuvenation of the Face to Complement Aesthetic Dentistry
April 2004
New York University Kimmel Center
Rejuvenation of the Skin
January 2004
Society of Dermatology Physicians Assistants
Restylane: Advances and Treatment Protocols
April 2003
Satellite Media Tour
How to Prepare Your Skin for Spring
April 2003
Hypersensitivity Reactions
Grand Rounds, Lenox Hill Hospital
March 2003
Photosensitivty
Lecture Series, Lenox Hill Hospital
July 2002
American Morning with Paula Zahn
March 2002
Turning Back the Hands of Time
Discovery Channel One hour Documentary
February 2002
Cosmetic Series: Skin Rejuvenation
NYU Medical Center
June 2001
The Art of Aging Well
AARP
June 2001
Dermatology Lecture Series
Lenox Hill Hospital Physicians Assistant Program
April 2001
Skin Cancer, Skin Rejuvenation
Vivendi Corporation
March 2001
The Art of Skin Rejuvenation
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
June 2000
Dermatology Lecture Series
Lenox Hill Hospital Physicians Assistant Program
June 2000
Seminar: Aging and Skin Rejuvination
Loral Space and Communications
May 2000
Seminar: Skin Cancer and Sun Protection
Revlon, Inc.
April 2000
Television interview: Treatment of Acne Scarring
Good Day NY, Fox Five Television
April 2000
Television interview: Treatment of Rosacea
Good Day NY, Fox Five Television
January 2000
New York University Medical Center
Melanoma Lecture Series
November 1999
Lenox Hill Hospital Grand Rounds
Update on Skin Cancer for the New Millenium
August 1999
Lenox Hill/ Pace University Physicians Assistant Dermatology Lecture Series
May 1999
Skin Cancer Awareness Lecture
Revlon, Inc.
March 1999
Sun and Sun Protection- Grand Rounds, Cornell
University Medical Center
Skin Cancer Screenings
June 2008 Rodale
May 2008 HBO
August 2007 Warburg Pincus
June 2007 Conde Nast
August 2005 Bear Stearns
May 2004 TIAA- CREF
August 2003 Rockefeller Foundation
June 2003 HBO
May 2003 Rodale Health Fair
May 2003 TIAA-CREF
September 2002 Citi Group
June 2002 AOL- Time Warner
May 2002 TIAA-CREF
September 2001 Citi Group
July 2001 TIAA-CREF
June 2001 Pfizer Corporation
May 2001 Baseball Teams: Mets; Yankees
August 2000 Major League Baseball
August 2000 Citi Group
July 2000 Loral Space Group
June 2000 Pfizer, Inc.
June 2000 Solomon Smith Barney
June 2000 Revlon, Inc.
May 2000 American Express/ Shearson Lehman Brothers
Education
Medical SUNY DOWNSTATE College of Medicine
School Brooklyn, New York: M.D.
Graduation: June, 1992
Graduate NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
School Science and Environmental Reporting Program New York, New York: M.A. Journalism Certificate: Science Writing
Graduation: June, 1988
College BARNARD COLLEGE
New York, New York B.A. ENGLISH
SORBONNE UNIVERSITY, Paris France
Graduation: June, 1984
Elementary- UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
High School New York, New York
Graduation: June, 1980
Accreditations
Basic Life Support
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Interests and activities
Cross country cycling;
Traveled extensively throughout Europe, North and South America;
Foreign language studies: French
Computer programming languages: BASIC, Assembler, and PASCAL
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
1.Forget the Facelift- Avery/Penguin Group Publishers, August 2005/Paperback August 2006
2.Q&A monthly column: Health Magazine
3.Q&A monthly column: Redbook Magazine
4.How to keep your skin beautiful: Shape Magazine, October 2004
5.100 Questions and Answers About Acne- Jones and Bartle Publishers, Sept 2004
6.Diabetes and the Skin; Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, New York Chapter News, Spring 2000.
7.Metastatic Basal Cell Carcinoma; A Case Report. Gross and Microscopic Discussion. AAD 1998 Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, February, 1998.
8.Ultrapulse CO2 laser treatment of psoriatic plaques. Winner, Resident’s competition, Greater New York Dermatologic Society, January 22, 1998.
9.Sunscreens and Sun-protection. New York Hospital/ Cornell University Medical Center Grand Rounds presentation. January, 1998.
10."The Diagnosis and Treatment of Nail Disorders"
D. J. Day and R. Scher. Cross Section, October 1993.
11.Cognitive-Behavioral Marital Therapy: Book Review
New York State Journal of Medicine; Vol 91 No 9, August 1992; P. 420.
12."A Cancer Answer: The New Melanoma Vaccine"
Mademoiselle; January 1990; P. 70.
13."Postconcussion syndrome"
Medical Tribune; Oct.13, 1988; Vol. 29, No. 28; P. 1.
14.Issues in Oncology section: "Hospices Allow Patients to Live Their Lives in the Time That's Left" Oncology Times; May 1988; Vol. X, No. 9; P. 30.
15.Issues in Oncology section: "Understanding Pain Seen Vital to Treatment as More Cancer Patients Survive Disease" Oncology Times; Feb. 1, 1988; Vol. X, No. 3; P. 16
16.Issues in Oncology section: "Self-Test Market on the Rise for Breast and Colorectal Cancer" Oncology Times; Jan. 1, 1988; Vol. X, No. 1; P. 19.
17."Dental clinics for patients with AIDS"
AIDS Patient Care; Dec. 1987; Vol. 1, No. 3; pp. 31-33.
18."Value of Medical Helicopter Programs Debated as Number of Helicopter Accidents Increases" Emergency Medicine & Ambulatory Care News; Sept. 1987; Vol. IX, No. 9; P. 1.
19."Classification System Developed for HIV Infection in Children"
Oncology Times; July 1, 1987; Vol. IX, No. 13; P. 4.
20."Nutritional Therapy Important in Treatment of AIDS Patients"
Oncology Times; June 1, 1987; Vol. IX, No. 12; P. 5.
21."Kaposi's Sarcoma Decreasing in Patients While Lymphoreticular Malignancies on the Rise" Oncology Times; June 1, 1987; Vol. IX, No. 11; P. 4.
22."ACS, ACR Launch a National Breast Cancer Detection Program"
Oncology Times; April 15, 1987; Vol IX, No. 8; P. 4.
23."Aging Reconsidered: A New Look at Refining Seniors' Health Care"
Oncology Times; April 15, 1987; Vol IX, No. 8; P. 16.
24."Cancer Research Seen to be Victim of it's Own Success"
Oncology Times; April 15, 1987; Vol IX, No. 8; P. 22.
25."Monoclonal Immunotoxin Therapy Tested In Vivo for GVHD"
Oncology Times; March 15, 1987; Vol IX, No. 6; P. 1.
26."New Vaccine for Hepatitis B: A Genetic Engineering First"
Oncology Times; March 1, 1987; Vol. IX, No. 5; P. 3.