Founding Physician
Home > About > Founding PhysicianDr. Verallo-Rowell is a dermatologist, dermatopathologist, and dermatology/laser surgeon who has authored of over 150 articles that have appeared in dermatology journals and meeting publications, and two books on skin and health. Her research has made her a frequent lecturer in the fields of dermatology, dermatopathology, psoriasis, hyperpigmentation, laser therapies, and applied cosmetic dermatology (such as skin care products, hypoallergenicity, sunscreens, and cosmeceuticals) at professional meetings around the world — most recently, she chaired the acne symposium at the World Congress of Dermatology, October 1-5, 2007, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Her book on sunscreens and hyperpigmentations, Skin In The Tropics, helped establish her reputation as an expert in pigmentation disorders among patients with various skin tones. She is also a specialist in acne, psoriasis, diseases of the skin, and cosmetic dermatology.
Since the early 1970s, Dr. Vermén M. Verallo-Rowell has been a pioneer researcher in the field of cosmetic and clinical dermatology. She has conducted multiple clinical trials on pharmaceutical and cosmetic products for companies such as Abbott, Galderma, Pfizer, Roche, Schering-Plough, VMV Hypoallergenics, and Wyeth, many of which she has published or presented at international dermatological symposia.
In 1979, she founded VMV HypoallergenicsTM, a unique brand of hypoallergenic cosmeceuticals, skin care, personal care, and cosmetics whose hypoallergenicity is validated with a proprietary rating system (like an SPF, but for allergen omission). She also founded the VMV Skin Research Centre + Clinics (VSRC) to respond to the research and clinical trial requirements of patients, dermatologists, and the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries.
Vermén M. Verallo-Rowell, M.D. is a board-certified clinical and research dermatologist, dermatologic surgeon, dermatopathologist*, and clinical researcher. She completed her internship in Dermatology at Uniontown Hospital her Dermatology residency at Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation under Dr. John Haserick, and her fellowship in Dermatopathology at Wayne State University under Dr. Hermann Pinkus, later working with Dr. Bernard Ackermann at New York University. She is a board-certified member of the American Boards of Dermatology and Dermatopathology, and holds membership in prominent medical societies in the United States and Asia.
Currently, Dr. Verallo-Rowell performs clinical research on cosmetic ingredients, laser and advanced therapies, and pharmaceuticals through her own research protocols, and performs multiple clinical trials annually.
She is considered an expert in procedural, cosmetic, surgical dermatology, phototherapy, dermatopathology, and psoriasis (VSRC features a successful bath-PUVA psoriasis and phototherapy center).
Dr. Verallo-Rowell is on the international editorial boards of Dermatitis Journal and Archives of Dermatology, and is a Fellow and Diplomate of the American Academies of Dermatology and Dermatopathology. In Asia, she is the chair of the Department of Dermatopathology at Makati Medical Center, a frequent lecturer at the Regional Conferences of Dermatology, an emeritus council member of the Asian Dermatological Association, and an active leader of the Asian Regional Psoriasis Forum.
