Joel Schlessinger M.D.

Joel Schlessinger MD was recently elected a member of the Noah Worcester Dermatological Society by the Board of Trustees. Joel Schlessinger is honored to receive this prestigious membership.

The Noah Worcester Dermatological Society is a small national dermatological organization that is characterized by a number of scientific programs. Membership is selectively limited in order to assure intimacy and high academic standards.

This prestigious society was named after Noah Worcester, the author of the first American textbook on dermatology published in 1845. The society holds annual meetings in which members can meet and become comfortable with one another. Members also attend the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.

This membership is another addition to Joel Schlessinger MD’s extensive list of respected societies and organizations:

• Past President, American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery (2007)
• Past President, Nebraska Dermatologic Society (2002 – 2006)
• Founding Member, American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery (2000)
• Diplomate, American Board of Dermatology (November, 1992) Recertified 2002
• Fellow, American Society for Mohs Surgery
• Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics (June 2, 1989, Recertified January, 1997 and January, 2003, January 2011)
• American Academy of Dermatology, Fellow
• American Society for Dermatopathology, Fellow
• Fellow, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
• American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
• Appointment, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Post Graduate
• Education Work Group
• American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
• Metropolitan Omaha Medical Society, member
• ISPA (International SPA Association)

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