Academy Director, Dr. Jeff Donovan

Dr. Jeff Donovan is the Director of the Donovan Hair Academy. He is a US and Canadian board-certified dermatologist specializing in the treatment of hair loss. He has focused exclusively on hair loss from beginning of his dermatology career. He is certified by the American Board of Dermatology and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He received his medical degree from the University of Ottawa in 2004.  His post-graduate clinical training in Dermatology and PhD studies in molecular biology were conducted at the University of Toronto.

Dr Donovan specializes in helping patients with hair loss conditions that have been challenging to diagnose or challenging to treat. He lectures nationally and internationally on hair loss. In addition to his private practice, Dr. Donovan is a member of the Dermatology Department at the University of British Columbia.

Dr. Donovan is the recipient of several national and international awards for his research and leadership. In 2016, Dr. Donovan was honoured with the Canadian Skin Patient Alliance "Dermatologist of the Year" Award. In 2023, he was honored with the Canadian Dermatology Association Resident and Fellows Society Clinical Teaching Award for excellence in teaching.