Dr. Zeina Tannous is a Harvard board-certified dermatologist with over 25 years of experience. After graduating from the American University of Beirut School of Medicine, Dr. Zeina joined the Harvard Medical School for a Dermatology residency and three fellowships in Dermatopathology, Mohs Micrographic, and Dermatologic Surgery, and Laser and Cosmetic Dermatology.
Dr. Zeina has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, chapters, and abstracts. She has also co-authored a leading cosmetic and laser dermatologytextbook and atlas, which contains more than 600 clinical photographs and has been translated into both Korean and Greek.Subsequently, she served as the first author of the second edition of this textbook. She also authored a Comprehensive Textbook of Cosmetic Dermatology, Laser and Energy-Based Therapies that was published in 2020. Dr. Zeina has served as a guest editor of the Lasers in Surgery and Medicinejournal where she serves as an editorial board member.
Dr. Zeina has assumed multiple leadership roles throughout her academic career. She has served as a program co-chair in multiple national and international meetings. She has also served as Associate Program Director for Dermatopathology in the Dermatology Department at Harvard Medical School. She was elected in November 2018 as the founding chair of the Arab Board of Cosmetic Dermatology. She subsequently developed and implemented the fellowship program goals and objectives for training in Cosmetic Dermatology and Lasers, as a subspecialty under the Arab Board of Dermatology, and designed the entire didactic and training curriculum.
Dr. Zeina has served as a principal investigator on multiple studies, and her research has resulted in three patents. Dr. Zeina ’ research interests include the application of lasers and light sources in the treatment of dermatologic conditions, including hemangiomas, portwine stains and skin cancer, as well as non-invasive imaging of skin.
Licensure and Certification
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Board of Registration in Medicine, 2004
- American Board of Dermatology, 2005
- American Board of Pathology and American Board of Dermatology, Dermatopathology, 2005
- Recertification, American Board of Dermatology, 2014
