Dr. Rachel Cymerman was born and raised on Long Island. She attended the University of Pennsylvania for college where she graduated summa cum laude as a member of the esteemed Benjamin Franklin Scholars Honor Society. Dr. Cymerman attended medical school at NYU School of Medicine where she graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha Honors and received a Women in Cancer Research award for her melanoma research. Dr. Cymerman performed an internal medicine internship at NYU and continued on at NYU to complete her dermatology residency. She was selected as chief resident and received a Rising Derm Star award two years in a row during that time. In addition to her role at SND, Dr. Cymerman is a voluntary faculty member at NYU where she enjoys teaching residents dermatology every week. Her clinical interests include complex medical dermatology, women’s health, hair loss, and cosmetic dermatology.