Dr. Brandon Kirsch, MD, FAAD

Brandon Kirsch, MD, FAAD started his career as a lawyer and holds law degrees from the University of Western Ontario (LL.B.) and Georgetown University (LL.M. Securities and Financial Regulation). He completed medical school at Brown University, an internship at the Mayo Clinic and dermatology residency at the University of North Carolina. He is licensed to practice law in both New York and Ontario, Canada and holds medical licenses in California, Colorado, Florida and North Carolina. Dr. Kirsch is honored to have received support for his education from the American Mensa Cooper Memorial Scholarship, Alpert Medical School Carpenter Traveling Fellowship, Walsh Medical Scholarship, Ontario Law Foundation Graduate Fellowship and the Western Scholarship of Distinction. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Kirsch is the Chief of Dermatology at the Naples Community Hospital. He previously served as Vice President and Therapeutic Area Head of Dermatology at the global biopharmaceutical company Arena Pharmaceuticals, as well as Vice President and Medical Director at Brickell Biotech, Inc. In these roles, he was responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction to the clinical science team and overseeing research studies. Dr. Kirsch has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, Dermatology Times, The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, The Journal of Cancer Immunology Research, The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, Reason, The Wall Street Journal, The Toronto Star, The Providence Journal, and The Jacksonville Times-Union.