Joel L. Cohen, MD is the Director of AboutSkin Dermatology and DermSurgery in Englewood and Lone Tree, Colorado, and serves as an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Colorado. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Dermatology, and is fellowship-trained in Mohs surgery and cosmetic dermatology. He recently was named a Top Dermatologist by US News and World Report. He has been voted by his peers as a 5280 Top Doc EIGHT times (in Dermatology and/or aesthetics).

Dr. Cohen is an internationally recognized expert on skin cancer and aesthetics, and participates in many clinical trials. He has been invited to speak at numerous national and international aesthetic and dermatologic meetings (including the American Society of Plastic Surgery, American Academy of Dermatology, American Society of Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS), Ameican Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, IMCAS in Paris, and Harvard’s annual aesthetic course). In 2008, he was selected to serve as an instructor in dermatologic surgical and aesthetic procedures for the ASDS Preceptorship Program. In 2005, he was the recipient of the ASDS Public Service Award, and in 2007 he received the ASCDAS Distinguished Service Award.

He has published more than 120 medical articles and book chapters. He is the co-author of the McGraw-Hill textbook “Regional Rejuvenation.” He is also the editor of an upcoming comprehensive book on botulinum toxins, and co-author of an upcoming book on reconstruction of skin cancer defects. He serves on the editorial staff for 9 journals, authors a regular “Surgical Pearls” column in The Dermatologist, and also is the Editor of Case Reports for Journal of Drugs in Dermatology. Dr. Cohen has been quoted in many national newspapers and magazines (including The New York Times, Marie Claire, MORE, Seventeen, Real Simple, Cooking Light, Glamour and Shape), and has made more than 55 appearances on Denver television stations--including a regular segment on ABC Denver. In October 2010, Dr. Cohen appeared on the Emmy Award–winning television show, “The Doctors” for a segment on Mohs surgery and skin cancer.