Biography

Dr. Boni Elewski, an Ohio native, started her career at Ohio State University College of Medicine, where she earned her medical degree.  She completed an internship in internal medicine and residency in dermatology at University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital, and she held faculty positions at Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine and Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, before joining UAB faculty in 1999. 

Currently, Dr. Elewski serves as the Chair for UAB’s Department of Dermatology and the Program Director for the Dermatology Residency Program, where she has been a professor for the past seventeen years. She holds the James E. Elder M.D. Endowed Professorship for Graduate Education.

As an international leader in fungal and psoriasis research and dermatological clinical trials, she has conducted clinical trials through her entire career and has received 125 clinical trial study grants to pursue therapies for many dermatologic conditions. Dr. Boni Elewski is the author of more than 375 publications and has an esteemed history of serving in numerous national societies and professional organizations, including President of the American Academy of Dermatology from 2004-2005. In 2025, Dr. Boni Elewski received the AAD Gold Medal Award which is the highest honor given by the American Academy of Dermatology.

Certifications & Societies

President, American Academy of Dermatology, 2004-2005
President Women's Dermatology Society, 1999-2000
American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Gold Medal Award Recipient, 2025
Clinical Trials (including acne, actinic keratoses, eczema, epidermolysis bullosa, fungal infections, psoriasis, rosacea, seborrheic dermatitis, onychomycosis, hair loss-alopecia and cutaneous fungal infections.)

Education & Training

Medical School
Ohio State University College of Medicine, 1978

Internship
University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital, 1978-1979

Dermatology Residency
University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital, 1979-1982

Graduate School
University Medical Mycology Course, Duke University, 1981

Contact Information

Beth Briggs
Business Officer I
Phone: (205) 934-5189
Email: bethbriggs@uabmc.edu