Credentials and professional background
Dr. Yousef Abo Zarad is a German board-certified dermatologist and venereologist with advanced training in dermatologic surgery, lasers and aesthetic medicine.
Core medical qualifications
- German board certification in Dermatology & Venereology: German specialist recognition in Dermatology and Venereology by the Palatinate Medical Association — 21 August 2024.
- German medical license: full German medical licence issued by Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart — 24 July 2018.
- Dubai Health Authority (DHA) – Specialist Dermatology Prometric Examination: passed — 2 September 2025.
- Medical degree: Faculty of Human Medicine, Al-Baath University — 2014.
- Master’s Degree in Aesthetic Medicine: 3,300-hour advanced programme, 2023–2025.
To see what the German specialist title means and how to verify it, read what German board certification in dermatology means.
Professional memberships
- EADV — European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
- DGDC — Deutsche Gesellschaft für Dermatochirurgie: membership no. 1834.
- AAAM — American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine: membership plus Certificate in Aesthetic Medicine after Level 1 and clinical training in Amsterdam in 2024.
Advanced training and continuing medical education
- Allergan Medical Institute — AMI FIT, MD Codes, facial anatomy and fillers.
- Asclepion Academy — Laser in der Medizin — 2022.
- Springer Medizin / North Rhine Medical Association — injection anatomy — 2023.
- DGBT Congress 2024 — attendance at the 11th congress with 7 CME points.
- DERM / Derma Update / Consilium Dermatologie — continuing medical education in dermatology.
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