Dr. Davis G. Farvolden M.D.
Dermatologist
291 Independence Dr Chestnut Hill MA, 02467About
Davis G. Farvolden, MD, earned his medical degree in 2000 from Flinders University School of Medicine in Adelaide, Australia. He then continued his medical training in the United States, attending Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles for his internship, University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester for his dermatology residency, followed by his dermatoimmunology fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. Dr. Farvolden is a member of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Association of Dermatology, and the American Medical Association. Persistence and good mentors, he says, are instrumental to his success. Today the doctor practices dermatology in Lutherville, Maryland.
Education and Training
Australia
Flinders University School of Medicine; Adelaide
The Flinders Univ Of So Australia- Sch Of Med- Bedford Park- Sa 2000
Board Certification
Dermatology
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD
Provider Details
Internships
- Good Samaritan Hospital of Maryland
Fellowships
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dermatoimmunology
Professional Society Memberships
- American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association
What do you attribute your success to?
Persistence and Good Mentors
Hobbies / Sports
- Golf
Favorite professional publications
- The Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology
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