Dr. Stacy Smith

Stacy Smith, a dermatologist, leads the California Dermatology and Clinical Research Institute in Encinitas. He has been treating patients across the San Diego area for more than 20 years. His training began with an undergraduate degree from San Diego State University, followed by medical school at Hahnemann University School of Medicine, now part of Drexel University in Philadelphia. He did postgraduate training at the Naval Hospital in San Diego, first as chief resident and later on its teaching faculty. He left the military in 1995 and joined private practice. Research has been a focus of his work since 1997, with particular interest in study therapies. He has helped design scales that measure new endpoints, has worked with the FDA during clearance and approval reviews, and has advised many drug and device manufacturers. Ongoing trials keep him current on the newest dermatology and aesthetic treatments. He has written many papers and gives lectures on clinical research and study therapies in dermatology.