Dr. Howard Alen Green MD

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Get to know Dermatologist Dr. Howard A. Green, who serves patients in Florida.

Dr. Green is a board-certified dermatologist currently practicing at Dermatology Associates, P.A. of the Palm Beaches, where he sees patients in the Palm Beach Gardens and West Palm Beach offices. Dermatology Associates, P.A. of the Palm Beaches is a practice consisting of board-certified dermatologists who provide medical, surgical, and cosmetic skin care to patients in need. They are trained at America’s most renowned medical schools and hospitals, serving as experts in the diagnosis and treatment of all diseases of the skin, hair, and nails.

In regards to his educational background, Dr. Green graduated from the George Washington University and earned his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985. He then went on to complete his residency in internal medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after which he became certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. 

Thereafter, he completed four years of residency training in dermatology at Harvard Medical School, which included specialty training in the dermatology departments of Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Hospital, Children’s Hospital, Lahey Clinic, New England Deaconess Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the Harvard Community Health Plan. Upon completion of his training at Harvard, Dr. Green was certified by the American Board of Dermatology. He also completed a specialty fellowship in Mohs skin cancer and dermatologic surgery at the Boston University Medical Center.

Among his many accomplishments, he has several medical patents and has published numerous scientific papers on mutagenesis, skin cancer, and laser therapy for wound healing.

Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin, nails, hair and its diseases. It is a specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. Dermatologists are medical practitioners who specialize in treating conditions of the skin, sunburn, and skin cancer. Their duties include taking consultations, providing screening tests, and undertaking non-invasive surgical procedures. 

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