Franziska Ringpfeil Email and Phone Number

Dr. Ringpfeil's medical career began in Germany where she graduated from medical school at Heinrich Heine University in Duesseldorf and started training in dermatology. After completing residency training and research fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University in Philaldelphia in 2000, she joined its dermatology department as assistant professor with clinical focus on cosmetic and pediatric dermatology. In 2006, she founded Ringpfeil Advanced Dermatology where she now practices while continuing to teach future dermatologists at Thomas Jefferson University.She has authored numerous scientific papers in major professional journals, authored and co-authored several chapters in the leading textbooks for dermatology, and has lectured both nationally and internationally.In 2001, she received the Young Investigator Award by the American Academy of Dermatology for her fundamental work on pseudoxanthoma elasticum. In 2002, she was elected member to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society as outstanding teaching faculty.She is a member of the Dermatology Foundation, the nation's leading supporter for dermatologic research. In addition, she volunteers at Camp Discovery, a camp for children with the most severe skin diseases.Specialties: General, cosmetic, surgery, and laser surgery dermatology