About Murad Alam, MD

Dr. Murad Alam is Vice-Chair of Dermatology; Professor of Dermatology, Otolaryngology, and Surgery; and Chief of the Section of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery, at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Yale University, completed internship in internal medicine at the University of Michigan, and obtained residency training in dermatology at Columbia University. He subsequently received fellowship training in laser and cosmetic surgery in Boston, and in Mohs micrographic surgery, in Houston. He completed his Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) at Northwestern, and was recently awarded an MBA by the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. An author of over 250 scientific publications, Dr. Alam is Editor of Archives of Dermatological Research, Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Associate Editor of Lasers in Medical Science, Associate Editor of the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, Associate Editor of the International Journal of Women’s Dermatology, and Assistant Editor of Dermatologic Surgery. He has previously served on the editorial board of JAMA Dermatology. Dr. Alam is series co-editor of the Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology books, and overall has edited 20 books, including Evidence-Based Procedural Dermatology, Cosmetic Dermatology in Skin of Color, Requisites in Cosmetic Dermatology, Body Rejuvenation, Non-Surgical Tightening and Lifting, Treatment of Leg Veins, and Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Dr. Alam is current President of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, and immediate past Treasurer of the Women's Dermatologic Society. He is also member of the Board of Directors of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, the Association of Professors of Dermatology, the American Dermatological Association, the Noah Worcester Society, and the Illinois Dermatologic Society. Dr. Alam is an incoming member of the Board of the American Academy of Dermatology. He has previously served on the Board of the American College of Mohs Surgery. Dr. Alam is chair of the American Academy of Dermatology’s Congressional Policy Committee; a Dermatology Advisor to the AMA-CPT Committee; a member of the Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Panel of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network; and a Voting Member on the General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Alam is vice-president of the Blade and Light Society, an organization of volunteer dermatologic surgeons who perform charitable mission work to treat skin cancers and train surgical dermatologists in underserved countries.