Murad Alam

Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Biography

Dr. Murad Alam is a 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. Dr. Alam completed residency training in dermatology at Columbia University. He subsequently received fellowship training in laser and cosmetic surgery at SkinCare Physicians/Harvard Medical School in Boston, and Mohs micrographic surgery at DermSurgery Associates/Baylor in Houston.

Dr. Alam is at present on the Board of Directors of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, the largest professional society representing this subspecialty in the US. He is also on the Board of Directors of the American College of Mohs Surgery, the premier professional society for physicians who are expert in microscopic skin cancer surgery. For several years, Dr. Alam has been an Advisor to the AMA-CPT Committee that oversees definitions for all surgical procedures in the US, and a Consultant to the General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). He is the past chair of the Sulzberger Institute for Dermatologic Education, and current 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. In 2012, Dr. Alam was awarded a Presidential Citation by the American Academy of Dermatology for his advocacy work to improve patient access to skin cancer surgery procedures.