Yulianna Russak, MD

Julie E. Russak, M.D., FAAD., is a Board Certified Dermatologist and a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. She currently enjoys a thriving private practice in Manhattan and serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Mount Sinai Hospital, where she teaches Dermatology Residents and Medical Students.

She completed her undergraduate studies at the City University of New York with a B.S. Magna Cum Laude in Biological Sciences with Phi Beta Kappa Honors. During her undergraduate tenure, she garnered a celebrated award from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for her studies and excellence in Genetics and Immunology. She then attended the New York University School of Medicine, graduating with Honors and prestigious Marion B. Sulzberger Dermatology Award.

Dr. Russak completed her Residency Training in Dermatology at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, where she was selected to serve as Chief Resident. Dr. Russak expanded her extensive research experience by completing an Oncology Melanoma Fellowship Dr. Darrell Rigel and joined his practice after that.

In addition to extensive research in the areas of Cutaneous Oncology Dr. Russak has published multiple articles in peer-reviewed medical journals. She is an author of a chapter for one of the most prominent skin cancer textbooks in the field and is currently editing a new issue of the dermatologic clinics, update on melanoma.

Dr. Russak is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and a member of the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery. Her clinical interests and expertise extend to many aspects of Dermatology, Skin Cancer, Dermatologic Surgery, Cosmetic Dermatology and General and Pediatric Dermatology.