Dr Shireen Furtado (MBBS, MD, FRGUHS) is a Senior Consultant (Medical & Cosmetic Dermatology) at Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore, having 13 years of experience overall. She specializes in acne, vitiligo surgery and has also trained in the USA in Medical Aesthetics. Dr Shireen completed her MBBS from Kempegowda Institute Of Medical Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health Sciences, Bangalore, and MD Dermatology from Father Muller Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health Sciences, Mangalore. On completing her Dermatology residency, she pursued a fellowship in Dermatologic surgery at the reputed St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, where she continued working for three years as a senior resident (2011-2013). She gained international experience by undergoing observation ships under the guidance of Dr Dale Pearlman (2013-2014) in medical and procedural dermatology at Stanford University Dermatology Clinics, Stanford, California. In addition to the treatment of skin ailments, she has a keen interest in procedural dermatology and has performed surgeries for re-pigmentation in vitiligo, including melanocyte transfer, acne scar revision surgeries and several aesthetic and cosmetic laser-assisted procedures during her training at St John’s Hospital, Bangalore, India. She has additionally trained in Aesthetic dermatology procedures in an AAOPM recognized training programme in New York, USA and is an advanced cardiac life support certificate holder from AHA (American Heart Association).
