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Asfa Akhtar, DO, FAOCD, FAAD


Asfa Akhtar, DO, FAOCD, FAAD, graduated from Nova Southeastern University College of Medicine (NSU-COM) with Honors and completed her Dermatology residency at Broward General Medical Center. Dr. Akhtar is board certified in Dermatology. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and The American Osteopathic College of Dermatology. She is the first Osteopathic female physician to be President of the Broward County Dermatology Society. Currently, Dr. Akhtar is a staff dermatologist in the Department of Dermatology with Cleveland Clinic in Florida. She is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Dermatology with NSU in Davie, Florida and holds faculty appointments at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine in Ohio as well as Florida Atlantic University. She speaks English, Hindi, and Urdu and trains Dermatology, Plastic Surgery and Internal Medicine residents.