Shari Lipner MD, PhD

Dr. Lipner is an Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology and Director of the Nail Division at Weill Cornell Medicine. She studied Chemistry and Art History at Dartmouth College and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. She received both M.D. and Ph.D degrees at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and graduated Alpha Omega Alpha. She completed her Dermatology residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Lipner is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, and chair of the Public Education Committee. She is a Board of Director of the Women’s Dermatologic Society and Council for Nail Disorders. She is the President of The Dermatologic Society of Greater New York and President-elect of the New York State Dermatology Society. She received the AAD Presidential Citation, AAD Academic Dermatology Leadership Program Award, Women’s Dermatologic Society Mentorship Award, Weill Cornell Leadership in Academic Medicine Program Award, and the JAAD Editorial Mentorship Award. She is regarded as an international expert in nail disorders. Dr. Lipner has authored over two hundred peer-reviewed publications, numerous book chapters, lectures internationally, and is a frequently sought out by the media for her expertise.