Dr. Anna Falabella, MD


Physician
Dermatology

Hollywood Dermatology & Cosmetic Specialists
3850 Hollywood Boulevard
Suite 201, 301 & 403
Hollywood, Florida 33021
For an appointment, call (954) 961-1200
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Medical Expertise of Dr. Anna Falabella, MD

Dr. Falabella specializes in medical and pediatric dermatology with particular expertise in wound healing.

About Dr. Anna Falabella, MD

Dr. Anna Falabella, MD is a board-certified dermatologist providing care to patients in the Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Miramar and Doral area of Florida at  Hollywood Dermatology & Cosmetic Specialists.

She is a diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and the American Academy of Wound Management.

Dr. Falabella also serves as Voluntary Associate Professor of Dermatology & Dermatological Surgery at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine.

In 1998, Dr. Falabella joined the faculty of the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Within a matter of months, she achieved international recognition for her work in wound healing, becoming the first physician in the world to transplant bioengineered skin onto the wounds of an infant born with epidermolysis bullosa. This novel therapy changed the paradigm for treating this incurable disease.

She has served as a principal investigator or co-investigator in more than 40 research trials and has authored or co-authored more than 60 articles, book chapters and abstracts. She is co-editor of Wound Healing, the first textbook ever published that focuses on this critical area within dermatology. She has been invited to give lectures at national meetings and world dermatologic congresses. She has received a number of prestigious awards including the Young Investigators Award from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). In 2002, she was one of 80 physicians who was named by the AAD as a Future Leader in Dermatology, and in 2003 the American Biographical Institute selected her as one of 2,000 Notable American Women.

Dr. Anna Falabella has appeared on Dateline NBC, Discovery Channel Health, Discovery Channel Germany, Univision, and Channel 10 Health News in Miami.

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Education & Training

Born in Iowa City, Iowa and raised in Cali, Colombia, Dr. Falabella’s clinical training has spanned two continents. In 1989, she earned her Doctorate of Medicine and Surgery from the Universidad del Valle Sección de Medicina in Cali, graduating as salutatorian. After completing an internship and dermatology fellowship at the Hospital Universitario del Valle, she moved to New Orleans, LA where she completed a three-year International Fellowship in Dermatology at Tulane University School of Medicine. In 1994, she joined the University of Miami School of Medicine / Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL where she completed an internship in Internal Medicine, residency in Dermatology, and fellowship in Wound Healing in four years.

Professional Affiliations

Hollywood Dermatology & Cosmetic Specialists

Hollywood Dermatology is home to an outstanding team of doctors with more than 25 years of experience and certified by the American Board of Dermatology. We offer the full spectrum of dermatologic services, including clinical, surgical, and cosmetic, for adults and children. We are pleased to perform the latest and most revolutionary procedures, skin surgery, and rejuvenation techniques.