Maryam Safaee

Biography

Maryam Safaee, M.D., is Division Chief of Dermatology at Long Beach Veterans Hospital and Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the University of California, Irvine. She received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Utah School of Medicine and completed her dermatology residency at the University of Washington, where she served as Chief Resident. She is board certified by the American Board of Dermatology.

Safaee has contributed to public health policy through her research on tanning bed safety. Her work on the "Not a Fan of an Indoor Tan" campaign in 2011 provided data that directly supported Utah State Bill 41, the first statewide ban of tanning bed use by minors in Utah. She has also served as a sub-investigator on multiple industry-sponsored clinical trials for psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and pemphigus vulgaris, working with pharmaceutical companies including Eli Lilly, Celgene, Regeneron, and Amgen.

Safaee serves on the Executive Committee of the Pacific Dermatology Association as Member-at-Large. She was the recipient of the Women's Dermatologic Society Mentorship Award and was mentored by Dr. William James at the University of Pennsylvania. She won the Derm Tank competition at the Summer AAD Innovation Academy in 2023. Safaee has presented at multiple American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meetings on topics including inpatient dermatology, biologics for psoriasis in pregnancy, and FDA pregnancy and lactation labeling.

Education

• B.S. in Biology, University of Utah, 2007
• M.D., University of Utah School of Medicine, 2012

Distinctions

• Derm Tank Winner, Summer AAD Innovation Academy, 2023
• Women's Dermatologic Society Mentorship Award, 2018-2019