Robin Lewallen MD

Dr. Robin Lewallen practices medical and surgical dermatology. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and is board-certified by the American Board of Dermatology. She has a special interest in complex medical dermatology, psoriasis and eczema including biologic medication management, and has a passion for early skin cancer detection using the latest technology such as advanced dermatoscopy and Fotofinder imaging.

She was born and raised in Gastonia, North Carolina and completed her undergraduate education at Wake Forest University double-majoring in Biology and Economics. She completed a research internship at the CDC in Atlanta, GA. She then returned to North Carolina to obtain her M.D. degree at Wake Forest Baptist Health. She remained there for her medical internship in Internal Medicine and she completed her Dermatology residency serving as Chief resident. She was also honored as the National JDD Dermatology Resident of the Year! Prior to moving to OC and joining Newport Beach Dermatology and Plastic Surgery (NBDPS), she worked as a dermatologist Sunnyvale and Santa Cruz, California for three years.

She has published 13 articles in the peer-reviewed literature. She has written nine book chapters on various topics in dermatology and is the editor of three dermatology textbooks. She works on Wednesdays and Fridays at NBDPS and would love to see you for your medical and surgical dermatology needs.

When she’s not working at NBDPS, she works as a dermatology consultant for the technology industry. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her daughter and husband, practicing yoga and cycling on her Peloton.