Dr. Robert A. Weiss developed an interest in medical research while an undergraduate at Columbia University, and he graduated cum laude in 1974. Dr. Weiss received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1978. Following an internal medicine internship and then one year of radiology residency, Dr. Weiss completed a dermatology residency in 1983 at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He served as a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health before entering private practice. Dr. Weiss is an Associate Professor of Dermatology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Dr. Weiss’ interest and teaching activity in venous disease and dermatologic surgery led to his election to the Board of Directors and ultimately President of the American College of Phlebology. He has served as President of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and is presently serving on the Board of ASLMS. He has served on the Board of Directors of the International Society for Dermatologic Surgery. Dr. Weiss has provided dermatology surgery board questions as a past member of the Test Committee for the American Board of Dermatology.

Dr. Weiss practices cosmetic dermatology and phlebology at the Maryland Laser, Skin, and Vein Institute where numerous clinical trials on new lasers and pharmaceuticals are conducted. He has conducted trials on botulinum toxins, fillers and dozens of other new anti-aging treatments including lasers and light sources. Dr. Weiss was board certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology in 1983, and is a Fellow of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, the American Academy of Dermatology, and the American Society of Lasers in Medicine and Surgery. He has also served on numerous committees of the ASDS, AAD and ASLMS.

Since 1993, Dr. Weiss has served as Associate or Contributing Editor for the Journal Dermatologic Surgery. He also serves on the Editorial Board for Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. Dr. Weiss is the author of over 150 publications, including dozens of textbook chapters and four textbooks. He has been invited speaker for hundreds of worldwide scientific presentations. Dr. Weiss’ present research consists of evaluation of various lasers and light sources for the treatment of photoaging, vascular lesions and pigmented lesions as well as fillers and botulinum toxins. He has helped to develop new methods of non-invasive varicose vein treatments, lasers for blood vessels and initiated new methods of reversing photoaging by lasers and light sources. His newest project is developing better methods for laser lipolysis.

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