Dermatologist Dr. Yolanda Lenzy Joins Baystate Wing Hospital

PALMER — Baystate Wing Hospital announced that Dr. Yolanda Lenzy, a board-certified dermatologist and medical director of Lenzy Dermatology and Hair Loss Center, has joined the medical staff and is now providing dermatology services once weekly at Palmer Medical Center, located at 40 Wright St. in Palmer.

Lenzy received her medical degree from the University of Maryland, her master’s degree in public health from Harvard University, and her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and health promotion from American University, where she graduated with top honors. In 2010, she was the first African-American physician to complete the Boston University/Tufts University Combined Dermatology Residency Program.

Prior to college, Lenzy trained in cosmetology and has been a licensed cosmetologist for 20 years. Her background as a hair stylist fueled her passion to focus her career on optimizing care for the hair and scalp from a medical perspective. She has participated in numerous studies on psoriasis, photo-aging, and various causes of hair loss, including partnering with local hair salons to educate stylists on ways to help prevent styling-induced hair loss.

Lenzy is an associate clinical professor at UConn Health Sciences Center. She has authored numerous publications for academic journals, book chapters, and nationally distributed patient-education materials. She has presented her research to the World Congress of Dermatology in Cairns, Australia and Edinburgh, Scotland, as well as to the National Medical Assoc. and the Skin of Color Society.

For more information or to make an appointment with Lenzy, who will be seeing patients on Mondays at Palmer Medical Center, call (413) 284-5400.