Howard Murad

Dr. Howard Murad, a board-certified dermatologist and Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology at UCLA, is widely acknowledged as one of the country’s foremost authorities on skincare, with a thriving practice in El Segundo, California. He has been called “The World’s Top Dermatologist” by The Times, has been ranked in the top four dermatologist in the USA by Vogue Magazine, and has appeared on such shows as the Today show and the View, and on the television network CNN.

Howard Murad grew up in Queens, New York. After earning his degree in Pharmacy at The Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, he attended the University of California, Irvine Medical School. He joined the service as a general medical officer for the United States Army and received a bronze star for his service during the Vietnam War. After completing his residency at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital at UCLA, he began his own private practice.

In the mid-80s, Dr. Murad began to notice a shift in priorities for his patients. By 1987, Dr. Murad had developed his first three products under the Murad brand, some of the earliest cosmeceuticals ever to appear on the market: Oily Prone Skin Formula, Skin Smoothing Cream, and Age Spot and Pigment Lightening Gel. He is credited with initially making aesthetic products formulated with Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs) widely available to treat the signs of aging and owns 17 patents in the skin health field. As of 2007, Dr. Murad’s company has grown to sixty consumer skincare products, along with many professional-strength treatments for estheticians and dermatologists.