Dr. Mary Lee Amerian
Santa Monica Dermatologist
Dr. Mary Lee Amerian graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude as an undergraduate from UCLA and received the Sandoz Award for Excellence in the Behavioral Sciences as a graduate of the UCLA School of Medicine. She interned in Internal Medicine at the UCLA Hospital and Medical Center in 1984 and completed her residency in Dermatology in 1987. She currently holds the title of Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Dermatology at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Dermatology and a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery, and the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery.
She has been named as an L.A. Magazine Southern California SuperDoctor annually since 2008 and as a Preeminent Women’s Health Doctor annually since 2011. Her practice has won the Best of L.A. Viewers Choice Award for best dermatology and skin care practice and she has been voted by her peers as one of the “Best Doctors in America” annually since 1996. She has been honored by selection to Los Angeles Top Doctors & Dentists annually since 2011. Her practice has been recognized as an Allergan Platinum Plus practice, a distinction earned by only the top 3% of practices that do Botox and Juvederm treatments.
Dr. Amerian has been featured on the cover of the Health section of the Los Angeles Times for her work on the VelaSmooth device for the treatment of cellulite. Dr. Amerian has completed filming four seasons of shows for the television series “Ten Years Younger,” which can be seen on The Learning Channel. She has also contributed her expertise to the television show “The Doctors.”
Together with her team, Dr. Amarian specializes in modern aesthetic techniques, including treatment for moles, acne scars, and unwanted fat and hair. She also has her own skin care line, MLA serums and wrinkle treatments.