Eileen M. Deignan, M.D.

BIOGRAPHY

Eileen Deignan graduated from Wesleyan University and received her medical degree from Yale University.  As a medical student, she was a Howard Hughes Research Scholar at the National Institutes of Health.  Dr. Deignan completed an internship in internal medicine at Stanford University.  Subsequently, she trained in dermatology at Harvard Medical School, and in her final year she served as the Chief Resident.
Dr. Deignan teaches dermatology to residents and serves as a preceptor for fellows in the international scholars program in the Harvard Dermatology Department.  She also lectures locally to community and physician groups.

In addition to general dermatology, Dr. Deignan performs several cosmetic procedures, including light chemical peels, Intense Pulsed Light Therapy (IPL) for facial photorejuvenation, laser treatment for spider veins and hair removal, as well as Botox and Restylane injections. 

BOARD CERTIFICATION

• Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners, 1996
• Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology, 1999

CURRENT HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATIONS

• Active Staff, Department of Medicine, Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA
• Active Staff, Department of Medicine, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

• American Medical Association
• Women’s Dermatology Society
• Massachusetts Medical Society
• Middlesex Central District Medical Society
• Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology
• New England Dermatological Society
• Massachusetts Academy of Dermatology
• American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDS, PUBLICATIONS

• Author of several chapters in medical textbooks
• Author of several articles in peer reviewed basic science and dermatological journals.
• Lamport Prize winner for Outstanding Thesis, Yale Medical School, 1995