Paul Lorenz Bigliardi, MD

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Get to know Dermatologist Dr. Paul Lorenz Bigliardi, who serves patients in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Dr. Bigliardi is a board-certified dermatologist who cares for patients in need of dermatology, cosmetic services, and allergy care. He sees his patients at University of Minnesota Health Clinics and Surgery Center. 

His clinical interests include all types of allergic diseases, immunology of the skin, skin sensation disorders (pain/itch) and wound healing disorders. Dr. Bigliardi is also academically interested in clinical trials in skin, allergy and wound healing and integration of innovative non-invasive laser devices. 

In Switzerland, Dr. Bigliardi graduated with his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Bern in 1989. He then went on to perform his residencies in dermatology/venereology and allergy/clinical immunology at the University of Basel in 1997 and 1999, respectively. 

Specializing in skin care, he is board certified in dermatology and allergy/clinical immunology through the FMH Swiss Medical Association.

Among his professional society memberships include the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the American Contact Dermatitis Society, the Association of Professors of Dermatology, the Singapore Academy of Medical Science, the International Narcotics Research Conference (board member since 2014), the Swiss Contact Dermatitis Research Group, the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the Swiss Society for Allergology and Clinical Immunology, the Swiss Society for Dermatology and Venereology (SSDV), and the American Academy of Dermatology.

Teaching students, Dr. Bigliardi is a Professor in the Department of Dermatology, Allergy Division at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin, which is the largest organ of the body. It is a specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist is a specialist who manages skin diseases and addresses both internal and external causes, including cosmetic concerns, involving the skin. Dermatological duties include providing consultations and screening tests, as well as undertaking cutaneous surgical procedures.

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