Charles N. Ellis

Dr. Ellis the former Chief Medical Officer at Lipidio and Professor Emeritus of Dermatology in the University of Michigan Medical School. For nearly forty years, Dr Ellis served the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology in multiple roles including as William B. Taylor Professor and Associate Chair; director of the Residency Training Program; and director of the Clinical Research Unit. While directing the Research Unit, he designed and managed hundreds of clinical trials in dermatology and published more than 250 journal articles and book chapters. The importance of his publications has made Dr. Ellis one of the dozen most influential and cited dermatologists worldwide. He has been a consultant for many large and small pharmaceutical companies, undertaken many visiting professorships, served on the editorial boards of various journals, and held five patents. He was the Founder and Director of the Medical Center’s Department of Service Excellence. Dr. Ellis was also Chief of the Dermatology Service at the VA Ann Arbor Hospital, where he continues his teaching and clinical practice. Dr. Ellis has been named an Honored Member of the American Academy of Dermatology. At the University of Michigan, he received the H. R. Johnson Award for Leadership in Diversity. In the University’s Health System, Dr. Ellis has been recognized as a “doctor’s doctor” and was chosen as an Inaugural Member of the Medical School’s League of Educational Excellence and named to its Academy of Medical Educators. Dr. Ellis received his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School with Distinction in Research and served his residency in the University’s Department of Dermatology.