Through the 7 year Honors Program in Medical Education, Jashin J. Wu, M.D., earned a BA in biological sciences from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and an MD from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago. Dr. Wu completed dermatology residency at the University of California, Irvine, California, where he was chief resident.

Dr. Wu is Director of Dermatology Research at the Department of Dermatology at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. Dr. Wu is a Medical Board member of the National Psoriasis Foundation and a Councilor for the International Psoriasis Council. He is co-editor for 5 books which include Therapy for Severe Psoriasis, 1st edition, 2016; Mild-To-Moderate Psoriasis, 3rd edition, 2014; Moderate-To-Severe Psoriasis, 4th edition, 2014. He has written over 180 Pubmed articles and 45 book chapters, of which over 120 are about psoriasis. He is Immediate Past President of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Dermatological Society, Board Member of the California Society of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery (CalDerm), and Board Member of the Pacific Dermatology Association.