Dany Touma
Dermatologist and Dermatologic Surgeon
Founder, Skin Experts Polyclinic
Dubai, UAE
The Skin Clinic
Beirut, Lebanon
Dr. Touma is a Boston University-trained dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon.
He is founder of The Skin Clinic in Beirut, and most recently the Skin Experts Polyclinic in Dubai.
Dr. Touma obtained his Medical Doctor diploma from the Lebanese University School of Medicine in 1991 and subsequently trained internal medicine and then dermatology at Boston University and Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts in the U.S and obtained his American Board of Dermatology in 1997. In 1998, he completed a Fellowship in Laser and Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgery and Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Skin Cancer at Boston University where he was at the leading edge of developments in lasers, and injectables such as botulinum toxin and fillers. Between 1998 and 2000, Dr. Touma was director of Dermatologic Surgery at the Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, RI, and in 2000 he became director of the Boston University Center for Cosmetic and Laser Surgery and Chief of Dermatology of the Boston VA Health System. His practice was dedicated to skin cancer surgery, cosmetic skin rejuvenation procedures, research and teaching, and his work was recognized at the US National Level. In particular Dr. Touma has done major research in the area of laser hair removal and in photodynamic therapy for precancerous lesions and skin rejuvenation. He operated on over 5,000 skin cancer cases, he has edited a book on the treatment of skin cancer, and has published many articles in American medical journals.
In 2004 Dr. Touma moved back to Beirut and established his private practice, while maintaining his position at Boston University as Adjunct Associate Professor of Dermatology. He has done major work to regulate the practice of cosmetic procedures in Lebanon, and was elected president of the Lebanese Dermatological Society, for the years 2016-2018. His practice is dedicated to excellence in facial rejuvenation, laser, hair restoration, skin cancer,
and cosmetic skin surgery.