Rate My Professor Zakia Rahman

Dr. Zakia Rahman is a Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Stanford University School of Medicine, where she directs the resident laser and aesthetic clinic. She also serves as Assistant Chief of the Livermore division of the Palo Alto Veterans Healthcare system, where she co-directs dermatologic surgery. Dr. Rahman earned her Bachelor of Arts with honors in Biological Sciences from the University of Chicago in 1994 and her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1998. She completed an internship at Yale New Haven Department of Internal Medicine, a fellowship and residency at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, including a fellowship in skin of color, and board certification in dermatology in 2004 with recertification in 2013. She graduated with distinction as a Biodesign Faculty Fellow from the Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign in 2025.

Dr. Rahman is Affiliate Faculty at the Stanford Center on Longevity, where she helped launch the Program on Aesthetics & Culture. Her clinical focus includes laser dermatology, aesthetic dermatology, procedural dermatology, skin of color, and longevity. She is an invited lecturer nationally and internationally on topics such as skin longevity, laser and aesthetic dermatologic surgery, artificial intelligence in aesthetics, social media beauty ideals, physician burnout and wellness, and skin of color. She has pioneered the use of lasers and energy-based devices for safe and effective treatment of skin of color and has been featured as a media expert in outlets including The New York Times, Bloomberg News, and Scientific American. Dr. Rahman serves on the American Medical Association AI Subspecialty Collaborative and the national board of directors for the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. She previously served as Chair of the Stanford School of Medicine Faculty Senate from 2020 to 2022. Her honors include the Melanie Grossman Award for Leadership, Mentorship, and Advocacy for Women in Medical Science in 2023 and the American Academy of Dermatology Presidential Citation for advancing diversity in dermatology in 2017. Professional Email: null