Dr. Rhoda Narins Honored by American Society for Dermatological Surgery

Scarsdale's Rhoda Narins, M.D., received the Samuel J. Stegman, MD, Award for Distinguished Service at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) in Atlanta.  The Samuel J. Stegman, MD, Award for Distinguished Service – established in 1996 – honors individuals who have made major contributions in furthering the goals of the ASDS. The areas of these contributions can be in education, organizational service or research.

Dr. Narins, a dermatologic surgeon, serves as Clinical Professor of Dermatology at New York University Medical Center and has her own private practice – Dermatology Surgery and Laser Center – with two offices in New York. She earned her medical degree and completed her dermatology residency at New York University.

For more than 30 years, Dr. Narins has been a generous teacher and mentor to countless dermatologists. She has made several major contributions to the field of dermatology but is perhaps best known for teaching and being a pioneer in liposuction.

Dr. Narins has more than 75 peer-reviewed articles to her credit and has additionally authored numerous textbooks and book chapters. She has given more than 100 lectures worldwide. She has led 25 research projects and trained numerous fellows. Dr. Narins has served on the editorial board of several journals and is an Assistant Editor of Dermatologic Surgery. She has been a valuable member of the ASDS since 1982, lecturing regularly at the Annual Meetings and serving on a variety of committees, task forces and holding offices – culminating in being elected president in 2004. She continues to support the ASDS, serving on several work groups and is a Founding Member of the Stegman Circle.

"Rhoda has been an invaluable leader for the ASDS from its earliest days," said William Coleman III, MD, a fellow Stegman Award winner. "She has always managed to bring fun to the table while at the same time exhibiting a great talent for problem-solving. She knows how to bring out the best in people."

Dr. Narins and her husband, David Narins, M.D., have two children – Jon and Valerie – and four grandchildren: Sydney, Peyton, Willow and Hudson.