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Dr. Dhaval Bhanusali

Dr. Bhanusali is a board-certified Dermatologist based in NYC.  After being accepted into medical school at 17, he completed his studies at the Michigan State University Medical Scholars Program where he was also awarded the Spartan Scholarship and Arthur L Foley Memorial Scholarship. In 2019, Dr. Bhanusali was selected as a Distinguished Scholar- Alumni of the Year for Michigan State University. He went on to complete his Dermatology residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC.  In 2020, he was awarded the “Patient Care Hero” award by the American Academy of Dermatology for his work treating scars and the AAD Presidential Citation in both 2024 and 2025 for his representation of the field. 

In his career, Dr. Bhanusali has built numerous digital health companies in hopes to better the world. He built HairStim Labs, a company Cosmopolitan tapped as one of their favorite options for receding hairlines, Skin Medicinals, a platform featured in Allure and Business insider to improve the access of medications and save healthcare hundreds of millions of dollars (with over 20,000 Dermatology practitioners using the platform, and most recently AIRE Health, a platform that allows thousands of Dermatologists the ability to distribute discounted skincare products to their patients, as well as aggregate purchasing to lower prices for all.  He also serves as an advisor for Ephemeral, a tattoo startup working to create non-permanent cancer tattoos 

Dr. Bhanusali is active in the skincare world, noted as the “King of Formulation” by Elle Magazine and Forbes. He was also selected as part of Allure’s “A-List”- 8 individuals changing and shaping beauty.  He formulated Fast Beauty Co., Amazon’s first skincare line and serves as the Dermatologist-in-residence for rhode, a skincare brand by Hailey Bieber (recently acquired by E.L.F. Beauty). He has served as consultant for brands such as P&G, Skin Ceuticals, Cerave, EltaMD, Skin Medica, and was recently named the Global Innovation Partner for Kenvue/ Neutrogena. 

Most importantly, Dr. B continues to practice at his office in Hudson Yards (Hudson Dermatology & Laser Surgery) where he serves his patients and conducts cutting edge research trials. Called “the office of the future” by Haute Living and “The Destination for Beauty Innovation” by Forbes, his dermatologic work and pro-bono efforts have been featured in outlets like People magazine, Daily Mail, ABC News, Fox, and more.  He recently launched the Aesthetica Skin Lab, a longevity facial studio with Dr. Muneeb Shah and has quickly built a waitlist of 1000s.