Dr. Lisa Travis, MD

Dr. Lisa Travis, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist with around ten years of practice. Her patients are seen at the Columbus Circle location, and she is also listed as a dermatologist at the Upper West Side office. The site notes that she appears on the New York Times Magazine Super Doctors list for New York for 2013-2014 and 2018-2025. The site says that list includes no more than five percent of the region's active physicians and is chosen by a poll asking doctors whom they would pick for their own care. Her memberships include the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. She holds a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and an MD from SUNY Brooklyn. Beyond her own practice, she trains future dermatologists in NYU Langone Medical Center's dermatology department, and in 2020 and 2021 she worked in Denmark on hidradenitis suppurativa diagnosis and care. Hidradenitis suppurativa is a central part of her practice, combining medical treatment with surgery. Treatments she may use include antibiotics, topical resorcinol, biologics, hormonal therapy, nutrition counseling, Botox and laser hair removal, and where suitable she performs deroofing, incision and drainage, and cortisone injections. According to the practice, patients return for her medical and cosmetic skill, warm manner and careful approach. She stays current through conferences and learning from colleagues.