Dr. Jaggi Rao, MD, FRCPC, is a board-certified dermatologist licensed in both Canada and the United States. He is also a certified cosmetic and laser surgeon, having completed an accredited fellowship in 2004 with the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery in Southern California.  Dr. Rao has a very busy and popular practice in the Alberta DermaSurgery Centre.  Located in the heart of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Dr. Rao specializes in medical, aesthetic, surgical, and research dermatology.

Dr. Rao serves as a Clinical Professor of Medicine and was a previous Dermatology Residency Program Director at the University of Alberta.  In 2007, Dr. Rao created ConsultDERM™, a very popular and successful teledermatology platform that continues to help physicians and patients in several Canadian provinces and territories. He has also founded Telederm Outreach, a philanthropic remote dermatology service to provide assistance to third-world countries.

With his passion for continuing medical education, Dr. Rao is the co-founder of DermaCon™ Day of Dermatology for Healthcare Professionals, Canada’s largest dermatology conference for family practitioners and pharmacists.  In addition to the training of healthcare providers, Dr. Rao is also a resource for industry, delivering dozens of lectures every year at local, national, and international meetings, and serving on speakers’ bureaus and advisory boards.

Dr. Rao is an accomplished author, peer reviewer, and associate editor for a number of prominent medical journals, and has won numerous clinical, leadership, and academic awards, including the Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA) Teaching Award of Excellence.

As an active researcher in the field of dermatology and pharmaceutical testing, Dr Rao currently conducts over 15 industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical trials.

Dr. Jaggi Rao lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with his wife and three children.