
Stephen K. Tyring, MD, PhD, MBA is the Medical Director of Houston Skin, Center of Clinical Studies, and Adara Aesthetics. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Departments of Dermatology, Microbiology/Molecular Genetics, and Internal Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases) at the McGovern School of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston.
Dr. Tyring is the former president of the Houston Dermatological Society and the Texas Dermatological Society (TDS). He received the TDS Mentoring and Leadership Award (2014).
Dr. Tyring is board certified by the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) and received the AAD Presidential Citation (2016). He is a member of the Infectious Disease Society of America and the American Federation for Clinical Research. Dr. Tyring is a member of the editorial board and a reviewer for several dermatology and internal medicine journals. A principal investigator on over 400 successfully completed clinical trials, Dr. Tyring’s research interests include the therapy and prevention of various mucocutaneous diseases, especially those with an immunological or infectious basis. Dr. Tyring is the author of over 1000 journal articles, book chapters, and 11 books, most recently, Overcoming Antimicrobial Resistance of the Skin (2021).

Dr. Tyring received his undergraduate degree from Indiana State University, his Master’s Degree from Abilene Christian University, his PhD from Texas Tech University, his MD from the University of Texas Medical Branch, and his MBA from Rice University. He completed his dermatology residency at the University of Alabama School of Medicine.