Arthur S. Colsky

Arthur S. Colsky founded Advanced Acne Institute, where he serves as medical director. He is a board certified dermatologist, holds certification in dermatology and cutaneous surgery, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. His clinical focus is acne: hormonal acne, facial acne, cystic acne, back acne, and acne scarring.

He earned a bachelor's degree in molecular biology at Vanderbilt University, then an M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Miami School of Medicine, where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society during medical school. After an internship in internal medicine, he trained as a resident in his specialty at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and he remains on that institution's clinical teaching faculty. He has published many scientific articles and has received research awards and distinctions from the university.

He is an active member of the Acne and Rosacea Society and wrote You Don't Have to Have Acne, a book that lays out seven rules for overcoming persistent acne.