Paul Wallace, MD, MPA, is a highly respected celebrity cosmetic dermatologist providing medical dermatology services in Ladera Heights at Wallace Skin & Body Institute. For over 20 years, he has offered natural and alternative approaches to dermatological problems, including acne and eczema, to help his patients look and feel their best. After earning his undergraduate degree with honors from UC Berkeley, Dr. Wallace went on to Harvard Medical School, earned a master’s in Public Administration from the University of Missouri, and studied urban and rural medicine at Oklahoma University. Dr. Wallace later pursued his residency training in Dermatology and completed a Fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Charles Drew/Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Beyond his achievements in the field of dermatology, Dr. Wallace is a decorated veteran of the U.S. Army (retired), where he served for 24 years as a specialist in military trauma, wound ballistics, and malaria research. For over 20 years, Dr. Wallace has taught physicians-in-training and been on the medical staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Wallace currently has over 25 years of combat medicine experience and was the first physician inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame.
As demonstrated by his time in the U.S. Army, Dr. Wallace is passionate about serving his patients, his community, and the world around him. In addition to his work instructing the next generation of physicians, Dr. Wallace holds a weekly clinic in Southeast Los Angeles to provide quality general dermatology services to this under-served community. His philanthropic work has also impacted communities around the world. He is the medical director of Global Medical Rescue, a non-profit that serves those in need domestically and internationally, ranging from those who are victims of domestic violence to those impacted by natural disasters. He was a first responder to those affected by Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and the tsunami in Thailand. With this caliber of hands-on experience, Dr. Wallace can take care of all your skincare needs.