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title: "Alloy | Ellen Gendler"
description: "Dr. Ellen Gendler is a board-certified dermatologist in New York City who is highly regarded as a leading authority in cosmetic dermatology. Consistently included in New York Magazine’s Best Doctors list, Dr. Gendler is well-known for her work with Botox and other neurotoxins and soft tissue fillers, including Restylane, Juvederm, Voluma, RHA, and Radiesse, as well as her experience with reactions to cosmetic products. In keeping with her back- to-basics skincare philosophy, she strongly believes that dermatological treatment must be supported by a minimalist skincare regimen to maintain luminous, healthy skin."
url: "https://www.myalloy.com/expert/ellen-gendler"
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# Ellen Gendler

*Medical Advisor*

Dr. Ellen Gendler is a board-certified dermatologist in New York City who is
highly regarded as a leading authority in cosmetic dermatology. Consistently
included in New York Magazine’s Best Doctors list, Dr. Gendler is well-known
for her work with Botox and other neurotoxins and soft tissue fillers,
including Restylane, Juvederm, Voluma, RHA, and Radiesse, as well as her
experience with reactions to cosmetic products. In keeping with her back-
to-basics skincare philosophy, she strongly believes that dermatological
treatment must be supported by a minimalist skincare regimen to maintain
luminous, healthy skin.

A Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at NYU Langone Medical
Center, where she was a co-director of the Contact Dermatitis Division for
many years, Dr. Gendler is also a fellow of the American Academy of
Dermatology and a former trustee of the Dermatology Foundation.
Additionally, she served as the director of the widely attended Cosmetics
Symposium at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting for
many years, lectures regularly at the American Society of Dermatologic
Surgery, and teaches dermatology residents at NYU. Known by her
colleagues for her creative lecturing style, she is also considered a master
injector and trainer for virtually all of the filler and toxin companies, as well
as one of the directors of the Scientiae Palette curriculum, teaching best
injection practices to physicians and other medical professionals around the
country.


After earning her B.A. from Wesleyan University, Dr. Gendler received her
medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and
Surgeons. Following her internship in internal medicine, she completed her
dermatology residency at New York University Medical Center Skin and
Cancer Unit, completing additional training in Contact Dermatitis at St.
John’s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin in London.


She and her husband, Dr. James Salik, a Clinical Professor of
Gastroenterology at NYU Langone Medical Center, reside in New York City.
They have two sons, one a cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in
Boston and the other an intellectual property attorney at Kirkland and Ellis in
New York City.

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