Allison Vidimos, MD

Inspirations and Insights

Chair of the Department of Dermatology and Professor of Dermatology at Cleveland Clinic for over 18 years, Allison Vidimos, MD, joins Hadley Wood, MD (subbing for our regular hosts) for a conversation about her career and leadership as she she prepares for retirement at the end of 2023. With her signature candor, humor and humility, Allison talks of her competitive family of golfers, starting her professional life as a Pharmacist which then allowed her to fund her medical school education and shares stories of the fateful events that led to where she is today. A skilled surgeon, empathic physician and successful mentor and leader, she is a member of the Board of Directors at the American Board of Dermatology and the Ohio Dermatologic Association. She's an expert consultant to the United States Pharmacopia Compounding Committee and the lead author of numerous journal articles and book chapters, and has authored two textbooks.