Dr. Pearl E. Grimes is nationally and internationally recognized for her work on pigmentary disorders. She lectures worldwide on pigmentary disorders including Vitiligo Melasma and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Dr. Grimes is the past Assistant Editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and has served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical Dermatology Practical Dermatology and Skin & Allergy News. Dr. Grimes is presently a contributing editor to Cosmetic Dermatology. As founder of The Vitiligo and Pigmentation Institute of Southern California and its ongoing research program Dr. Grimes' mission is to provide cutting edge therapies to patients suffering from Vitiligo and other pigmentary disorders. She has authored over 100 publications and abstracts and is a member of: The American Academy of Dermatology; the American Society of Dermatological Surgery; the American Dermatological Association; Society of Investigative Dermatology; Dermatology Foundation; and the International Pigment Cell Society. Dr. Grimes is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis Missouri and completed her Dermatology Residency at Howard University Hospital in Washington D.C. |