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Carrie Cobb, MD
Medical Director & Principal Investigator
- Medical Degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Completed residency in dermatology at Robert Wood Johnson, Cooper University Hospital, where she served as chief resident in her final year. Following her training, Dr. Cobb joined a private practice in Annapolis, Md., where she worked until moving to Lynchburg in 2014. Six years later, Dr. Cobb, who is also a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, joined her sister Dr. Kristen Kuk in opening Cobb Dermatology & Aesthetics

Kappa Peddy, M.D., F.A.A.D
Principal Investigator
- BS in Premedicine from Davidson College
- MD from the Medical College of Georgia
- Completed dermatology residency at the University of Utah in 2000
- Board Certified Dermatologist with Dermatology & Mohs Surgery Consultants
- Over 15 years of clinical research experience
- Dermatologist at Dermatology Consultants, Inc.

David C. Wilson, M.D., F.A.A.D
Principal Investigator
- BA in Chemistry from Wake Forest University
- MD from Medical College of Virginia
- Completed Dermatology Residency at Vanterbilt University Medical Center
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine
- Board certified Dermatologist at Dermatology Consultants, Inc.
- Over 25 years of clinical research experience

Alexis Chantal, PA-C
President, Executive Director, Sub Investigator
- Undergraduate degree in the pre-physician assistant program at Lock Haven University
- Master’s degree in physician assistant studies in 2004. She completed additional training in Dermatology in 2014 when she became a Diplomat in the Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants. Alexis now serves as a Physician Assistant for Cobb Dermatology.