Meet Dr. Brandon Kirsch – Board-Certified Dermatologist

Dr. Brandon Kirsch’s work spans the worlds of dermatology, technology, business and law. He is a board-certified dermatologist who started his career as a lawyer and holds law degrees from the University of Western Ontario (LL.B.) and Georgetown University (LL.M. Securities and Financial Regulation). He completed medical school at Brown University, an internship at the Mayo Clinic and dermatology residency at the University of North Carolina.

Dr. Kirsch serves as Chief of Dermatology for Naples Community Hospital. He has previously worked as Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the University of Colorado, Vice President and Therapeutic Area Head of Dermatology at the global biopharmaceutical company Arena Pharmaceuticals, and Vice President and Medical Director at Brickell Biotech, Inc. In his roles at Arena and Brickell, he was responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction to the clinical science team and overseeing research studies. Dr. Kirsch has also provided strategic medical consulting for the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Dermavant Sciences, Inc.

Dr. Kirsch is a frequent contributor to the HuffPost and has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, Dermatology Times, The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, The Journal of Cancer Immunology Research, The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, Reason, The Wall Street Journal, The Toronto Star, The Providence Journal, and The Jacksonville Times-Union.

Read more about Dr. Kirsch’s story here.