Provider Bios

Get the facts behind the faces at Baumann Cosmetic & Research Institute.

Dr. Leslie Baumann

Dr. Leslie Baumann is an internationally renowned board-certified dermatologist, New York Times best-selling author, media personality and lecturer, and CEO of Baumann Cosmetic & Research Institute – a full-service research, educational and medical services facility serving the cosmetic, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. The globally recognized Institute also provides cutting-edge preventive and corrective cosmetic procedures for patients from all countries.

Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd

Heather Woolery-Lloyd, M.D. is an internationally recognized expert in skin of color. She has lectured at national and international conferences on the cosmetic concerns of skin of color, and been published in Ethnic Skin and Hair and Skin and Aging, among others.

Ilanit Samuels, PA-C

Ilanit Samuels, PA-C is a Physician Assistant who was born and raised in Miami Beach. She is a licensed Physician Assistant by the Florida Department of Health and certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Samuels obtained a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology and Biology with honors, Magna Cum Laude, from Yeshiva University in 2003. She then went on to graduate with a Masters of Clinical Medical Science from Barry University.

Diane Makish

Originally from South Africa, Diane Makish is a clinical aesthetician and accomplished makeup artist. Her work over the last 18 years has included makeup in commercial, editorial, print, shows, stock photography and bridal.