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, 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. He earned his Medical Degree from Howard University, where he graduated with honors and was inducted into 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 Chief Resident and received the Outstanding Resident Teacher Award and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award.

After residency, Dr. Wangia completed a Fellowship in Dermatopathology at the University of Florida, with additional externships in soft tissue and melanocyte pathology at the Cleveland Clinic and UC San Francisco. He also serves as Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Dermatopathology at the University of Florida and Howard University.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Wangia has authored publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals and has been invited to lecture at meetings across local, national, and international venues.

Dr. Wangia has a special interest in skin cancer, complex medical dermatologic conditions, skin of color dermatology, and mentoring medical students and dermatology residents. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and children, playing tennis and soccer, and traveling with his family.