Leslie Baumann, M.D. is the unique combination of doctor, professor and researcher.  She is both a Professor and the Director of Cosmetic Dermatology at the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami.  It is here that she founded the university's internationally recognized Cosmetic Center (UMCC) in 1997, the first university-run cosmetic research center in the United States.

This unprecedented combination of skills has led to Dr. Baumann’s status as a leading global expert in dermatology.  Her academic responsibilities keep her at the fore of skin and skin care research, while her clinical work affords the opportunity to refine and further investigate recommendations arising from the research findings. Since 2000 Dr. Baumann has been training international dermatologists on a monthly rotational basis, and working with them to gather skin typing data from around the world. These doctors, frequent visitors of the www.skintypesolutions.com web site, are also helping to get Dr. Baumann’s book, The Skin Type Solution, translated into many languages, with work on this currently underway in Brazil and China.

Dr. Baumann’s  most recent and most notable research trials include the research trial that led to the approval of Botox for wrinkles, Hylaform, Hylaform Plus, and Juvederm for wrinkles and the approval of Tri-Luma for melasma. Currently she is involved with a genetic project to determine the genetic make up of the 16 skin types that she discovered through her many years in treating patients.

In addition to Dr. Baumann's clinical, research and academic expertise, she is a published author. The Skin Type Solution, a “New York Times” bestseller nominated for the prestigious Books For A Better Life Award, introduces readers to Dr. Baumann’s revolutionary discovery of 16 different skin types and how to treat them. Her medical textbook, Cosmetic Dermatology: Principles and Practice, a best seller available in 4 languages, is used by all training cosmetic dermatologists. She also writes a monthly column called "Cosmeceutical Critique" in Skin and Allergy News, a leading dermatology newspaper.

In her personal life, Dr. Baumann is a loving wife and mother of two sons who loves to travel, cook and play golf with her sons and husband.  She is active in fundraising for Cancer Lifeline at Mt. Sinai hospital in Miami, and through an online skincare store which she founded (www.skintypesolutionsstore.com) donates her portion of the proceeds to the Dermatology Foundation.