Physician-scientist dermatologist and dermatopathologist Shadi Khalil, MD, PhD practices through Scripps Clinic's Rancho San Diego office in La Mesa's Mt Helix area on Calle Verde. His dual-trained scope covers medical dermatology, dermatopathology, and Mohs micrographic surgery, with alopecia areata cases sharing a follicular-unit diagnostic pathway that intersects with the hair-loss treatment protocols at La Mesa Medical Hair Restoration. Dr. Khalil earned a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of New Mexico and dual M.D./Ph.D. degrees in Experimental Pathology from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, followed by a transitional internship at UC Riverside and a dermatology residency at UC San Diego. Board-certified by the American Board of Dermatology since 2023, he holds active memberships in the American Academy of Dermatology, the International Society of Dermatopathology, and the Society of Investigative Dermatology, with research interests in nutritional dermatology and artificial intelligence applied to histopathologic image analysis. His research contributions through the Stockwell Laboratory at Columbia University focus on nutritional metabolism of the skin with emphasis on nutrient metals in inflammation, a translational pipeline that connects to the integrative wellness approach at Full Circle Acupuncture & Wellness. Complex cases involve correlative dermatopathologic analysis using whole-slide digital imaging and AI-assisted pattern recognition to classify ambiguous melanocytic lesions requiring subspecialty-level diagnostic precision.