About Dr. Cook-Bolden
Fran E. Cook-Bolden, M.D., is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology, which means she is a board-certified dermatologist. Dr. Cook-Bolden specializes in the practice of dermatology and dermatologic surgery, cosmetic and laser surgery, and is the Director of the Skin Specialty Dermatology and the Ethnic Skin Specialty Group. Dr. Cook-Bolden participates in cutting edge research. She lectures regularly at local, national, and international conferences. She maintains several professional affiliations, including an appointment to the board of The Dermatologic Society of Greater New York, and is currently an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Columbia University in New York. She is the co-author of BEAUTIFUL SKIN OF COLOR: A Comprehensive guide to Asian, Olive and Dark Skin.
Born and raised in New York City, Dr. Elena L. Jones is a board-certified dermatologist. She graduated from Wellesley College and Georgetown University School of Medicine. She trained first in pediatrics (she is also a board-certified pediatrician) at New York University Hospital/ Bellevue Hospital and then, in dermatology at Albert Einstein School of Medicine.
Dr. Jones has apprenticed under some of New York City’s best dermatologists. She was an integral faculty member at the St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital’s Skin of Color Center. Subsequently, she served as Director of their dermatology clinics. In that position, she realized her passion for teaching dermatology residents and for serving her community. She has been an author for dermatology texts and journals as well as serving as an advisor to the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry. Presently, she is an Assistant Attending in the Pediatric Dermatology Clinic at New York Presbyterian- Weill Cornell Hospital campus. Dr. Jones has been in private practice for the past 20 years and the proprietor of her own practice for 16 years.
Dr. Jones is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and a fellow of both the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and the American Academy of Dermatology.
Dr. Elena Jones is married and the mother of a son. She continues to be excited and encouraged about the ever-evolving field of dermatology and enjoys her daily interactions with her patients of all ages. She looks forward to serving all of her patients’ skin care concerns.
