Richard Scher, MD/FACP Biography
 

Richard K. Scher, MD, FACP is Professor of Dermatology at the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill, NC and Professor Emeritus of Dermatology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in New York City.  Dr. Scher graduated from New York University (BA), Brooklyn College Graduate School (MA in Biochemistry) – both in New York—and received his MD degree from Howard University in Washington DC.  He trained in Dermatology at New York University Medical Center, including Skin and Cancer and Bellevue Hospitals, where he also obtained a MS degree (Dermatology) from New York University Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital.  Dr. Scher is also the recipient of an Honorary Master of Arts degree from Brown University in Providence, RI. 

Dr. Scher is past-president and vice-president of the American Academy of Dermatology and was awarded Honorary Membership in 2004.  He is internationally recognized as an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of nail disorders and nail surgery.  He established specialty nail clinics at NYU, Columbia, and Brown, which continue to be successful and actively functioning.  He has published or co-edited five textbooks on nail disorders and written well over 200 articles and book chapters.  Currently, Dr. Scher is in the process of developing a nail program at the University of North Carolina in a state with four medical schools and no such program.  He is a former Chief Editor of Dialogues in Dermatology and served on many editorial boards including Journal of American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and oncology, American Journal of Dermatopathology, Cutis, Skin and Aging, and many others.  He has been a proud member of the Society for Investigative Dermatology for over three decades.