Adam J. Friedman BA, MD, FAAD

Adam Friedman, MD, FAAD is an Associate Professor of Dermatology and serves as Residency Program Director and Director of Translational Research in the Department of Dermatology at The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences and George Washington Medical Faculty Associates. Dr. Friedman completed his undergraduate training at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with Distinction in Dermatologic Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.

He completed his internship at New York Hospital Queens, and returned to Einstein for his Dermatology residency and was appointed Chief Resident during his final year. Dr. Friedman joined the Einstein faculty after graduation from 2010-2015, during which time he was the Director of Dermatologic Research, Director of the Translational Research Fellowship, and the Associate Program Director.

Dr. Friedman’s clinical interests span the gamut of medical and pediatric dermatology, including acne, eczema, psoriasis, skin infections, hair loss, wound healing, urticaria, blistering diseases, lupus, sarcoidosis, and skin cancer to name a few. Dr. Friedman lectures extensively in both national and international forums, and serves on a myriad of committees and advisory boards. He is a dermatology expert for healthguru.com and everydayhealth.com, and hosts an online series titled “Ask an Expert.”

Dr. Friedman is also committed to resident and medical education. He currently serves on the AAD Sulzberger Committee on Education as well as the Poster Task Force, and is the Senior Editor of the Dermatology In-Review Online Workshop and Director of the Oakstone Institute Dermatology Board Review. Dr. Friedman served as the Chair of the Dermatology Section of the New York Academy of Medicine and now as Vice Chair, and in line with his research interests, as the Vice President of the Nanodermatology Society.