AAD Fellow and International Fellow designations

Your expertise and skills as a board-certified dermatologist are life-changing for patients impacted by skin, hair, and nail conditions. Make sure your patients and the public know the profound difference in the advanced training for dermatologists versus others claiming to be “skin experts.”
Download the designation
Accept terms and conditions and then access the AAD Fellow (FAAD) designation or International Fellow (IFAAD) designation to add to your stationary, email, and website.
Get the designationJoin your colleagues in expressing your commitment to quality, compassionate care by using the new FAAD designation to promote yourself as a board-certified dermatologist. The FAAD designation shows your patients and the public that dermatologists are the leaders in diagnosing and treating skin, hair, and nail conditions with the most advanced training and certification by an ABMS member board. The FAAD designation is only available for download by AAD Fellow members; a separate IFAAD designation is available for download by AAD International Fellow members.
Be sure to use the designations anywhere patients can find you. Here are some ways to get started.
Use the FAAD designation in your email signature
Display the FAAD designation on your website
Display the FAAD designation on your social media bio
These prestigious designations are only available to board-certified dermatologists who are Fellow or International Fellow members of the AAD.
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