Owner & Founder of Russak Dermatology

Julie E. Russak, M.D., FAAD., is a Board Certified Dermatologist, Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and founder of Russak Dermatology Clinic. Dr. Russak has received numerous honors and recognition of her clinical excellence, including being selected as a “New York Super Doctor” by The New York Times. Dr. Russak currently serves as Assistant Clinical Professor at Mount Sinai Hospital, where she teaches dermatology residents and medical students. Her clinical interests and expertise extend to many aspects of general, cosmetic and pediatric dermatology, skin cancer and dermatologic surgery. Dr. Julie Russak completed her undergraduate studies at Hunter College with a B.S. Magna Cum Laude in Biological Sciences with Phi Beta Kappa Honors. During her undergraduate tenure, she garnered a prestigious award from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for her studies and excellence in genetics and immunology. Dr. Julie Russak attended New York University School of Medicine, graduating with Honors and the prestigious Marion B. Sulzberger Dermatology Award.

Dr. Russak completed her residency training in dermatology at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, where she was appointed to serve as Chief Resident. She continued to expand her extensive research by completing an Oncology Melanoma Fellowship with world-renowned Melanoma expert Dr. Darrell Rigel. In March 2013 she founded her private practice, Russak Dermatology Clinic, located in midtown Manhattan to fulfill her goal of providing comprehensive medical and cosmetic skin care to her patients.