Dr. Carlos Charles, MD

About Dr. Carlos Charles

Carlos A. Charles, MD is a board certified dermatologist and Clinical Instructor of Dermatology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. After completing medical school and an internal medicine internship at the Weill Cornell Medical College-New York Presbyterian Hospital, Dr. Charles completed a research fellowship focused on melanoma and pigmented lesions at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He then concluded his training with a wound healing clinical research fellowship and dermatology residency at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Charles has won awards for his original studies on wound healing and infection, as well as for his research on wound healing at the genetic level. He has also served as a consultant for national beauty cosmetics brands with a special interest in research and development. In 2012, Dr. Charles founded Derma di Colore, a clinical and academic research center which focuses on the treatment of dermatologic problems of all skin types with a unique interest in the treatment of skin of color. DdC provides comprehensive dermatologic care with the latest medical and cosmetic therapies, specializing in the treatment of skin and hair disorders that commonly affect pigmented skin. Additionally, Derma di Colore conducts national clinical research studies with the goal of finding answers to the toughest questions for dermatologic issues that commonly affect pigmented skin types. Derma di Colore is actively welcoming new patients to the new Chelsea flagship office for the Spring of 2013 opening.