KENNETH J. TOMECKI, MD

Ken Tomecki is staff physician, Department of Dermatology, at the Cleveland Clinic. A native New Yorker with strong Brooklyn roots, he’s a graduate of Columbia College and Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his medical and dermatologic training at SUNY at Buffalo, followed by fellowship at the National Cancer Institute, NIH. He’s a Board-certified dermatologist, on assignment in Cleveland since 1980.

Dr. Tomecki is a clinician/educator whose areas of expertise cover the gamut of adult clinical dermatology. His main interests are infectious diseases and medical education. He lectures regularly, both nationally and internationally, including many stints as visiting professor. He’s the author of more than a hundred primary and secondary publications, including more than forty book chapters; in addition, he has been an assistant editor of The JAAD. He’s an active member of the American Academy of Dermatology and has served the Academy in many ways, via committee work and as a regular program director at the annual meeting and the summer meeting. He was a member of the Academy’s Board of Directors for four years and served as AAD Vice-President, 2016-2017.

Extracurricular interests include politics, history, baseball, and good times always. On the home front, he’s been married to the lovely Eileen for more 40 years, clearly his better half. #1 son Peter, an attorney for New York City, lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Rose, a teacher in NYC.