Eric F. Bernstein, MD, MSE

Biographical Summary: Eric F. Bernstein, M.D., M.S.E.

Eric F. Bernstein earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Duke University in 1981 graduating Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with distinction in his major. He then earned his degree in medicine from Yale University School of Medicine in 1986 where he served as Banner Bearer at commencement exercises and class president. Following his internship he completed a fellowship at the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health, working in the area of photodynamic therapy and cytokines for wound healing. After completion of his dermatology residency at Hahnemann University, he accepted a position as Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology at Jefferson Medical College. There Dr. Bernstein directed a photobiology laboratory and was the first director of the newly established Laser Surgery Center. Dr. Bernstein’s research focused on the molecular and cellular effects of various lasers on human skin, and on the molecular causes of skin photoaging. This research resulted in the development of a rapid high-throughput screening molecular model of skin photoaging.

Dr. Bernstein founded DakDak Photoaging Technologies and then received a Small Business Innovation Research Award from the National Institutes of Health to further develop this company, based on a molecular model of skin photoaging. Following completion of this grant, Dr. Bernstein sold the company to Charles River Laboratories. Dr. Bernstein is also director of the state-of-the-art Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Center in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, where Dr. Bernstein is often the first in the world to test lasers seeking FDA-clearance. He has over 30 devices in his laser center, and continues to produce ground-breaking research in the aesthetic space.

Dr. Bernstein has served on the scientific advisory board of numerous laser companies, and was a director of Candela Corporation, a leading manufacturer of medical laser systems, and now heads their Medical Advisory Board. He also serves on the advisory boards of numerous laser, aesthetic and biotechnology companies. Dr. Bernstein has also served as a director of Once Again Me, Inc., and as a director of Intellectual Light, Inc., and founder, president and CEO of Alethia, LLC., as well as serving as Chairman of Freedom-2 Inc. Dr. Bernstein also co-founded American Medical Media, Inc., a web-based company providing information and business services to aesthetic medical practices worldwide. Dr. Bernstein has served on the laser special study section of the National Institutes of Health, and served on the data safety monitoring board for a gene therapy trial. He is past president of the Philadelphia Dermatologic Society, past vice president of the International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons, and is a board member of and has served as program chair for American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery.

Dr. Bernstein currently serves as volunteer faculty at the University of Pennsylvania in the Department of Dermatology as a Clinical Professor, and has authored over 70 peer-reviewed articles and over 30 review articles or book chapters, and given more than 300 presentations at scientific meetings. He has been issued 12 U.S. and numerous international patents. Dr. Bernstein has served as a reviewer for 16 peer-reviewed journals. In addition, Dr. Bernstein has been cited in the popular press appearing on CNN, 20/20, local NBC, CBS and Fox news, and in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily news, Associated Press, Allure, Oprah Magazine, Harpers Bazaar and many other outlets. Dr. Bernstein also earned an M.S.E. in Management of Technology from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania, where he currently teaches about entrepreneurship and leadership.