Dr. Jaggi Rao

Specialties: Dermatology

About The Speaker

Dr. Jaggi Rao is a board-certified dermatologist licensed in both Canada and the United States. He is also a certified cosmetic and laser surgeon, having completed an accredited
fellowship with the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery in southern California. Dr. Rao has a very busy and popular practice in the heart of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where he specializes in medical, aesthetic, surgical and research dermatology.
Dr. Rao serves as a Clinical Professor of Medicine and is the Dermatology Residency Program Director at the University of Alberta. In 2007, Dr. Rao created ConsultDERM, a very popular and successful teledermatology platform that continues to help physicians and patients in several Canadian provinces and territories.
With his passion for continuing medical education, Dr. Rao is the co-founder of DermaCon: Day of Dermatology for Healthcare Professionals, Canada’s largest dermatology conference for non-dermatologists. In addition to the training of healthcare providers, Dr. Rao is a resource for industry, delivering dozens of lectures every year at local, national and international meetings, and serving on speakers’ bureaus and advisory boards. He is currently the Chair for the national Acne Treatment Guidelines committee.
Dr. Rao is an accomplished author, peer reviewer and associate editor for a number of prominent medical journals, and has won numerous clinical, leadership and academic awards, including the Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA) Teaching Award of Excellence.

As an active researcher in the field of dermatology and pharmaceutical testing, Dr Rao currently conducts numerous industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical trials