Michael Wangia, M.D.

Dr. Michael Wangia is the founder and medical director of Florida Institute of Dermatology. He has the distinctive honor of being one of a few triple board-certified dermatologists. He is board certified in Dermatology, Dermatopathology and Mohs Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery.

Born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, Dr. Wangia, moved to the U.S. to complete his undergraduate studies at Utah Valley University, where he was a Presidential Scholar and earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in chemistry. Dr. Wangia earned his Medical Degree from Howard University where he graduated with honors and was inducted in the Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Medical Society. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine and his Residency in Dermatology at the University of Florida, where he served as a Chief Resident. During his training, he was awarded the Outstanding Resident Teacher Award by the Society of Teaching Scholars and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, Humanism in Medicine Award.

After dermatology residency, Dr. Wangia completed a Fellowship in Dermatopathology at the University of Florida. During this time he had extensive training, studying skin diseases at the microscopic level. He completed his soft tissue and melanocyte pathology externships at the Cleveland Clinic and University of California San Francisco respectively. Dr. Wangia also serves as Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Dermatopathology at the University of Florida and Howard University, D.C.

Dr. Wangia has a special interest in skin cancer, complex medical dermatologic conditions, skin of color dermatology, and medical education especially mentoring medical students and dermatology residents.

In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and children. His hobbies include playing soccer, running, watching sports and travelling with his family.