Board-certified dermatologist Walter Nahm, MD, PhD operates a practice in Grantville, San Diego at 6655 Alvarado Road in the 92120 ZIP, affiliated with Sharp Memorial Hospital, Sharp Grossmont Hospital, and Scripps Mercy Hospital. Dr. Nahm holds an MD and a PhD in neuroscience from Baylor College of Medicine, where he completed the combined MD-PhD Medical Scientist Training Program and received the Young Investigator of the Year Award for his doctoral work. Prescription management for chronic dermatologic conditions routes through Grantville pharmacies including Alvarado Community Pharmacy, which processes topical compound formulations and specialty fills for patients on biologic therapies. Dr. Nahm completed his dermatology residency at Boston University School of Medicine and Roger Williams Medical Center, where he served as chief resident, then trained in Mohs micrographic surgery under fellowship at the VA West Los Angeles Medical Center and UCLA School of Medicine. He previously directed the Mohs surgery program at UC San Diego and holds an additional fellowship in laser, cosmetic, and liposuction surgery through the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery at UCLA. His scope of practice includes Mohs excision for skin cancer, laser therapy for vascular lesions and wrinkles, tumescent liposuction, eyelid and facelift procedures, and injectable treatments. He has authored more than 60 scientific articles and chapters in dermatology, laser surgery, and skin cancer, and his neuroscience background has made him a recognized figure in neuron-based receptor physiology in skin cells — work acknowledged by the Society for Investigative Dermatology and the American Academy of Dermatology. Dr. Nahm served as past president of both the San Diego Dermatological Society and the San Diego Society for Dermatologic Surgery. Post-procedural rehabilitation for patients recovering from reconstructive dermatologic surgery coordinates through San Diego Sports Medicine & Family Health Center on Mission Gorge Road in Grantville. The practice speaks Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, and English, and runs active clinical trials across psoriasis, rosacea, acne, and hair loss.