Inspired by his father, Robert Weiss, MD, FAAD,
FACPh, sought a career helping others.
56 MARCH 2016
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Med Esthetics
T H E
D E S C E N D A N T
By Keith Loria
Photography by Mike Morgan
THEY SAY THAT ONE'S CHARACTER IS SHAPED
by the people and experiences one faces as a child,
so it's not surprising to anyone who knew the young
Robert A. Weiss, MD, that he chose a profession
aimed at helping people and easing suffering.
The prestigious Baltimore-based dermatologist
and dermatologic researcher was raised in Forest
Hills, New York, by his mother and father, who was
a Holocaust survivor. "He would show me pictures
and tell me about forced marches where the Nazis
would kick Jews and just beat them—if the older
men couldn't keep up with the forced march, they
would beat them to death right there," says Dr.
Weiss. "Hearing those stories of human cruelty
made me decide, I'm going to do the opposite.
I'm going to help people."