Our Physicians

Our board-certified dermatologists and surgeons are the foundation of Skin Care Specialty Physicians’ healthcare team. All of our physicians have had extensive and rigorous training and education: after their undergraduate degrees, they completed 4 years of medical school followed by 4-5 years of intense residency training in their specialty. Some have completed additional fellowships in a subspecialty, such as Mohs surgery or facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. In our team-based approach to patient care, our physicians are always on-site, working with our nurse practitioners and physician assistants, and oversee all aspects of patient care.

Saif Syed, MD

Dr. Saif Syed was trained in Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Surgery at the University of Cincinnati, one of 40 training programs in the United States and Canada. He has been practicing in Maryland since 2004 and is a volunteer faculty member with the University of Maryland Department of Dermatology and the VA Medical Center in Baltimore. Dr. Syed is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) and the American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS).

Amita Bagal, MD

Dr. Bagal graduated, with a distinction in honors research, from Albany Medical College. She completed her internship in General Surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago and her residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the renowned Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary. Dr. Bagal further subspecialized in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Bagal is board–certified by both the American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and The American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Bagal is also a member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Amie Sessa, MD

Dr. Sessa completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Maryland in College Park with a degree in Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics. She attended medical school at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, graduating with honors in 2009. She interned at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore and completed her dermatology residency at Georgetown University & Washington Hospital Center.

Samantha Vincent, MD

Dr. Vincent graduated with honors from the University of Maryland at College Park and received a double degree in Biology and French Language & Literature. She spent a semester studying in Nice, France during her junior year. She completed her medical school training, general medicine internship and dermatology residency at the University of Maryland in downtown Baltimore. She graduated cum laude from both her undergraduate and medical school. She is a board certified dermatologist and a member of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Zain Syed, MD

Dr. Zain Syed is a Baltimore native graduating from both Johns Hopkins & University of Baltimore before earning his medical degree from University of Virginia. He is a Board Certified Dermatologist and a member of the American Academy of Dermatology and American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. Dr. Syed completed his training in Mohs Micrographic Surgery at the Dayton Skin Surgery Center in Dayton, Ohio. He has published many articles in professional journals about dermatologic conditions and has presented studies and scientific papers at various national and international professional meetings.

Laura Anzaldi, MD

Dr. Anzaldi completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Maryland in Baltimore County as salutatorian with degrees in Biology, Bioinformatics and Computer Science. She attended medical school at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She interned at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore and completed her dermatology residency at Johns Hopkins.

Nancy Nkansah-Mahaney, MD

Dr. Nancy Nkansah-Mahaney enjoys caring for her patients and is committed to patient access to dermatology care. She initially obtained her Doctorate in Pharmacy in 2003 from Florida A & M University in Tallahassee, Florida and completed Pharmacy Practice and Primary Care Specialty residencies at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. After pharmacy residency, she served on the faculty at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Pharmacy as an Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy until 2015. While on faculty, she completed her Masters in Business Administration from California State University, Fresno. After 10 years in academic pharmacy, Dr. Nkansah-Mahaney decided to transition to a career in medicine and completed her medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine. She completed her Internship at Kaiser Permanente-Santa Clara in California and Dermatology Residency at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is currently pursuing a Health Systems Management Fellowship with Johns Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Nkansah-Mahaney enjoys reading, tinkering with side projects, and spending time with family.

Kara A Hoverson, MD

Dr. Hoverson is a board-certified dermatologist and fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon. She graduated AOA from the Chicago Medical School and was commissioned as an officer in the US Army. She completed her dermatology residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. She spent a year working as a dermatologist at WRNMMC and then was selected for fellowship training. She did her combined American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS) and American society for dermatologic surgery (ASDS) fellowship at Skincare Physicians in Chestnut Hill, MA.