Dr. Anna Chacon

Hi, I’m Dr. Anna, I’m a board-certified dermatologist who specializes in medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology. Although I was born and raised in Miami, Florida, I have lived in many different places, including Chicago, Los Angeles, California, Providence, Rhode Island, arctic Alaska, Cairo, Egypt, Haifa, Israel, and Buenos Aires, Argentina.

My father, Dr. Chacon, was an inspiration for me to become a doctor and physician. He established South Florida's largest private intensive care unit and was a pioneer in critical care.

I knew from an early age that I wanted to become a doctor so I could help people just like my father did. I frequently accompanied my father to work at the hospital, rounding, and watching him compassionately care for people during natural catastrophes and times of need. Once I graduated high school, I enrolled at Brown University, where I received a bachelor’s degree in Economics in 2008 from college and my MD from Brown University in 2012.

As a dermatologist, I work as a private practitioner and am self-employed. I also work with indigenous tribes, including the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the Arctic Slope Native Association, Lake County Tribal Health Consortium, and others. I am the first and only dermatologist to work in and serve the Alaskan Bush, which is the portion of the state without access to any road networks, rivers, or the state's ferry system. I use bush planes to travel to towns in the most distant and rural parts of the nation to meet patients. With 53 medical licenses, including those from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States, I conduct in-person practices in Florida, Alaska, and California in addition to my teledermatology work in the Virgin Islands. I founded and oversaw the operations of Indigenous Dermatology, a nonprofit focused on tribal, rural, and isolated skin, hair, and nail health.

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