Amal Kurban, M.D. is Vice-Chairman of Academic and Clinical Affairs of the Department of Dermatology at Boston University, Director of the Dermatology Residency Program and Professor of Dermatology. He is the former Chairman of the Dermatology Department at the American University of Beirut. He graduated from the American University of Beirut Medical School where he also completed his Medicine and Dermatology Residencies. He has had extensive training in Dermatology in the Middle East and Europe. Dr. Kurban is also a graduate of the Johns Hopkins Dermatology Program. He is Board Certified in Dermatology. He joined the Boston University Department of Dermatology in 1985. His primary interests are clinical dermatology, especially those of an infectious nature, as well as skin laser surgery.