Arthur K. Balin, MD, PhD, FACP

FAACS, FAAD, FACMS, FASDS FASLMS, FASDP, FCAP, FASCP, FAAA, FRSM, FACN, FNACB, FFRBM, AGSF, FGSA, FPCP

Dr. Balin is Medical Director of The Sally Balin Medical Center for Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery and The Sally Balin Ambulatory Surgical Center in Media, PA. These facilities are located in suburban Philadelphia and provide state-of-the-art technology for the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer, aesthetic improvement of aging skin, aesthetic surgery, liposuction surgery, and Longevity Medicine.

Dr. Balin graduated from Northwestern University with Highest Distinction. He went on to complete his MD and PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania where he was a trainee sponsored by the NIH Medical Scientist Training Program. He did his residency in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania and residencies in Dermatology and Dermatopathology at the Yale-New Haven Medical Center in Connecticut. Additionally, he trained at the Sammons Cancer Center at Baylor University in Dallas Texas to become one of only a few thousand physicians fellowship-trained and certified in Mohs Microscopic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology. Dr. Balin is currently board certified in seven medical specialties, five of which are standard AMA recognized boards. They include board certifications in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine from The American Board of Internal Medicine, Dermatology from the American Board of Dermatology, and Dermatopathology from The American Board of Dermatology and The American Board of Pathology and Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery by the American Board of Dermatology. Three are newly established boards. They include board certifications in Dermatologic Surgery from the American Board of Aesthetic Surgery, Mohs Micrographic Surgery, and Cutaneous Oncology from the American Board of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology, and Anti-Aging Medicine by the American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine. He has studied Acupuncture and is licensed as a physician acupuncturist in Pennsylvania. He has practiced Hypnosis since the early 1970s, initially trained by Dr. Martin Orne at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and by John Overdurf.

He has held academic faculty appointments at Rockefeller University, Yale-New Haven Medical Center, Cornell University Medical School, and Baylor University Medical School. Dr. Balin has held clinical faculty positions at the Rockefeller University Hospital, the New York Hospital, Cornell University Medical College, the Medical College of Pennsylvania, and as a Clinical Professor at the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research in the Jefferson Health System in Philadelphia, PA. While at Rockefeller University, he directed a laboratory for nine years where he conducted research on the molecular mechanisms that are responsible for the aging process. He has taught courses on dermatology, skin surgery, and anatomy and has trained residents in dermatology and post-doctoral fellows in academic biomedical research. Before joining the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, he was Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Research Professor of Pathology at The Medical College of Pennsylvania, which is now known as Drexel University School of Medicine.

Dr. Balin is an active member of more than 60 professional and academic societies. He has been elected to Fellowship in 18 medical and scientific societies. Some of the more clinically related societies include: Fellow, American College of Physicians; Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology; Fellow, American Society of Dermatologic Surgery; Fellow, American College of MOHS Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology; Fellow, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery; Fellow, American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery; Fellow, The American Society of Dermatopathology; Fellow, College of American Pathologists; Fellow, American Society of Clinical Pathology; Fellow, American Geriatric Society; Fellow, Gerontological Society of America; Fellow, American Society of Clinical Nutrition; Fellow, Philadelphia College of Physicians; Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine.

Dr. Balin has received multiple awards for his outstanding medical achievements. They include: The Mosby Scholarship Award by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; The Wilton H. Earle Award by the Society for In Vitro Biology; the Outstanding Achievement in Life Sciences Advances in Clinical Medicine Award by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine; the American Medical Association Physicians Recognition Award, the American Academy of Dermatology Continuing Medical Education Award; and the Quality Control Program in Dermatopathology awarded by the American Society of Dermatopathology. Furthermore, throughout his career, he has been honored by being elected to membership in Phi Eta Sigma (scholastic honorary society), Phi Beta Kappa (scholastic honorary society), Alpha Omega Alpha (medical honorary society), and Sigma Xi (scientific honorary society). In 2009, he was honored by the American Aging Association by having an annual medically related session named Arthur Balin Plenary Session. He has been listed in Who’s Who in America since 2011. He has received the distinguished achievement award from the American Aging Association. He has been named one of America’s best Dermatologists in 2022, 2023 and 2024 by Newsweek magazine and Statistica, and has been named a top doctor by numerous organizations. He served as Executive Director of the American Aging Association editor in chief of the journal AGE, now named Geroscience. He has authored several books, one for the lay public titled The Life of the Skin which was named one of the ten best medical books of 1998 by Amazon.com. He has also been recognized as one of Philadelphia’s Top Doctors by Main Line Today.

Dr. Balin has authored over 135 research papers, chapters in medical textbooks and encyclopedias, abstracts, and electronic internet chapters. Dr. Balin has been interviewed about various subjects including skin cancer and aging on radio and television. His scientific papers are peer-reviewed and focus on basic aging research, nutrition, wound healing, and clinical and experimental dermatology. He was one of the first scientists to grow human skin in the laboratory and to then take the skin and place it on wounds to help them heal. He serves on the editorial and advisory boards of several journals and organizations. He served as the Executive Director of the American Aging Association from 1992 – 2008 and was the curator of the Reference Dermatopathology Slide Library of the American Society of Dermatopathology for over 30 years.

Besides attendance at numerous special conferences and workshops annually, Dr. Balin gives a number of invited lectures. He is continually pioneering research in the areas of molecular biology and the clinical aspects of aging. His specific clinical interests are the amelioration of cutaneous disease, including skin cancer, and progressive and new technologies for aesthetic surgery. Dr. Balin is currently on staff at the Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, PA, and Mainline Health System/Riddle Hospital in Media, PA, and continues to pursue active biomedical aging research in the research facilities of The Sally Balin Medical Center.

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