Lisa Chipps, MD, MS

Lisa Chipps is a board-certified dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon, licensed to practice medicine in California and Colorado. She earned a bachelor's and a master's in physiological science at UCLA and her M.D. from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. She moved to Los Angeles from Colorado in 1992 and joined the Moy Fincher Chipps practice at UCLA before it relocated to Beverly Hills. Her internship was at the UCLA-West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Hospital. She then did residency training at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver and at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance. During medical school she held a dermatology research fellowship at UCLA, and during residency she received a preceptorship award from the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. A two-year UCLA fellowship in procedural dermatology, Mohs micrographic surgery and cosmetic surgery followed, under Dr. Ronald Moy. Her specialties are Mohs micrographic skin cancer surgery, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, cosmetic surgery and liposuction, and laser skin treatments, alongside general and cosmetic dermatology. According to her Q&A on the site, she holds three board certifications, including Diplomate of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery and certification from the American Board of Facial Cosmetic Surgery. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery. She has served as president of both the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and the American Board of Facial Cosmetic Surgery. She has published studies in medical journals and presents dermatology research at scientific meetings. The site lists awards she received for her skin cancer research. A press mention on the site identifies her as a spokesperson for the Skin Cancer Foundation. Skin cancer education and prevention is her special interest. Through several dermatology organizations she volunteers in free skin cancer screenings. As a volunteer at Harbor-UCLA, she performs skin cancer surgery and teaches dermatology residents. She belongs to the AAD, ASLMS, ASDS and the American College of Mohs Surgery.