Dr. Mona Mofid

Dermatologist, writer, and researcher Mona Zohdi Mofid practices in San Diego and is best recognized for leading the American Melanoma Foundation as its medical director. Additionally, she was the youngest president of the Maryland Dermatological Society and the Clinical Director of the Johns Hopkins Department of Dermatology.

She has won honors like seven San Diego's Top Doctors awards and seven America's Top Doctors awards from Castle Connolly in the dermatology field over the course of seven years (2015–2022). The children's book Franny and Freddy Get Fried is another work that she co-authored.

She holds both an American Board of Dermatology diploma and is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. She is presently working with the Sharp Community Medical Group in private practice.

Mofid earned a B.S. in biochemistry, a B.A. in French, and a minor in Italian in 1993 from Louisiana State University. In 1997, she graduated with her M.D. from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Following her M.D. graduation, she undertook an internal medicine internship (1997–1998) and a dermatology residency (1998–2001) at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

From 2001 to 2002, Mofid worked as a physician at the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group. She worked as the 79th Atlantic Dermatological Conference's executive director in 2002. She became the Maryland Dermatological Society's youngest president that same year. She held this position from 2002 until 2004.

Following her employment at the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Mofid had positions as co-director of the Johns Hopkins University Melanoma and Pigmented Lesion Clinic and clinical director of the department of dermatology at Johns Hopkins University. Additionally, Mofid oversaw the Johns Hopkins University First Postgraduate Seminars in Dermatology in 2003 and 2004. Mofid served on the American Academy of Dermatology State Society Development Task Force from 2003 to 2007.

Mofid served on the Combined Health Agencies' Executive Board from 2010 to 2013.

Mofid has contributed writing to the Times of San Diego. NBC News, Beauty in the Bag, The East County Californian, and The Alpine Sun are just a few of the outlets that have interviewed her.

Her own practice is presently open in Coronado and San Diego, California. She is also Co-Chair of the Sharp Community Medical Group's Happiness Committee and a member of the Metro Regional Board of Directors for the Sharp Community Medical Group. She is on the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention's committee as well.

In 2003, Mofid became a member of the American Melanoma Foundation's board of directors. She has held this position for more than 15 years after being designated the organization's medical director in 2005.

As part of the Farmworker Justice project, Mofid has furthermore offered free medical treatment to migrant agricultural laborers.

As a result of 100 gifts made in Mofid's honor to the hospital system, Sharp Healthcare presented her with her 100th Guardian Angel Award in 2023. Along with Jim Reopelle, Mofid contributed money to an orphanage in Nigeria that was later renamed the Dr. Mona and Jim Reopelle House of Kindness in their honor. In addition, she recently provided funding for the San Diego Police Department's Walker therapy dog.

• 1997 - The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - Sol Goodman Award2003-2004 - American Academy of Dermatology Association - President’s Leadership Award
• 2003-2004 - American Academy of Dermatology Association - President’s Leadership Award
• 2005-2014 - American Academy of Dermatology Association - Platinum Volunteer Recognition Award
• 2006 - Combined Health Agencies/United Way - Health Heroes Award
• 2006 - USA Freedom Corps - Volunteer Service Award
• 2007 - American Biographical Institute Board of International Research - Woman of the Year
• 2007-2021 - Consumer’s Research Council of America - America’s Top Dermatologists
• 2010, 2015, 2018-2019, 2021-2023 - San Diego Medical Society - San Diego’s Top Doctors Award
• 2010-2011 - San Diego Union Tribune - Super Doctor’s Award
• 2010-2020 - Vitals - Physician’s Compassionate Care Award
• 2010-2021 - Vitals - Patients’ Choice Award
• 2013, 2018-2021 - Sharp Community Medical Group - Highest Patient Satisfaction Award, Top Specialist
• 2014-2015, 2018 - San Diego Union Tribune - “Best of San Diego” Reader’s Poll
• 2015-2022 - Castle Connolly - America’s Top Doctor, Dermatology
• 2016-2020 - International Association of Dermatologists - Top Dermatologist, Leading Physicians of the World
• 2018, 2020-2022 - Castle Connolly and San Diego Magazine - Exceptional Woman in Medicine
• 2019-2022 - Sharp Community Medical Group - Director of First Impressions Award, Top Specialist Award
• 2020-2021 - Marquis Who’s Who in America
• 2020-2022 - Three Best Rated - Top 3 Dermatologists in San Diego