Dermatologist · Founder · Physician-Scientist
A board-certified dermatologist and physician-scientist who turns real science into clear, practical guidance on skin, aging, and women's wellness. A Castle Connolly and 5280 Top Doctor, and a trusted media voice.
Dr. Szabo is a full-spectrum dermatologist and can speak to any subject across the field. These are areas of particular emphasis, where she brings clinical depth and editorial clarity to the questions patients, journalists, and audiences are actually asking.
The 40–70 transition: hormonal skin change, collagen loss and firmness, mature skin, dryness, adult acne, rosacea, pigmentation, and hair thinning.
"A mile closer to the sun" — why Denver's elevation changes the rules, and how to choose and use sunscreen. A frequent media-query topic.
Crepey skin and collagen loss beyond the face — the décolletage and arms, and the treatments that genuinely help restore firmness.
The filler that stays put versus the kind that migrates, lip filler done well, and restoring the volume loss that comes with GLP-1 weight change.
Minimally invasive tightening and small-area fat reduction — including iLaser, the technology she's been quoted on in NewBeauty.
Detection, prevention, and risk reduction — what every family should know, and why early screening saves lives.
Why hair thins and sheds — including the hormonal shifts of midlife — plus the evaluation, treatments, and healthy-aging haircare that genuinely help.
The whole of the field: acne, rosacea, eczema, sensitive skin, moles and skin checks, and the everyday concerns audiences ask about most.
A timely one: how topical peptides differ from injectables, which topical peptides suit which skin types, and how to tell real evidence from marketing.
Dr. Saci Szabo has spent her career chasing the evidence — and built the platform to share it.
Born and raised in Szeged, Hungary, she graduated cum laude from the University of Szeged medical school in 1995, near the top of her class, after earning competitive clinical and research awards across Europe. She came to the United States for dermatology — completing basic-science research on psoriasis at Case Western Reserve University and clinical research at University Hospitals of Cleveland, then her dermatology residency at Case Western, where she served as Academic Chief Resident.
A co-investigator on more than 15 clinical trials, a published author in journals and textbooks, and a peer reviewer for publications including the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, she founded Alta Vista Dermatology near Denver in 2010 and built it into one of Colorado's leading private practices. A Castle Connolly and 5280 Top Doctor, former President of the Colorado Dermatologic Society, and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado through 2020, she is today a sought-after speaker and media expert.
Long-form perspective written to answer the questions audiences — and AI search — are actually asking. A sample of Dr. Szabo's voice as a writer and expert source.
What living at altitude really does to your skin — and how to protect it. A Denver dermatologist's honest guide to UV, sunscreen, and skin cancer prevention where the air is thin and the sun is strong.
Read the article →What every woman 40 to 70 deserves to know. The real, hormonal skin changes of perimenopause and menopause — dryness, collagen loss, hair, breakouts — and what genuinely helps.
Read the article →More from Szabo on Skin — publishing regularly.
A trusted, responsive source for national outlets and podcasts on skin health, aesthetics, and women's wellness.
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Dr. Sarolta "Saci" Szabo (MD, FAAD) is a board-certified dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon, physician-scientist, and the founder, CEO, and medical director of Alta Vista Dermatology near Denver, Colorado. A Castle Connolly and 5280 Top Doctor, former President of the Colorado Dermatologic Society, and former Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado, she trained at Case Western Reserve University, has contributed to 15+ clinical trials and peer-reviewed publications, and built one of Colorado's leading private practices. She is a trusted voice on skin health, aesthetic medicine, and women's midlife wellness.
Born and raised in Szeged, Hungary, Dr. Szabo graduated cum laude from the University of Szeged medical school in 1995. She came to the U.S. for dermatology — completing psoriasis research at Case Western Reserve University and clinical research at University Hospitals of Cleveland, followed by her dermatology residency at Case Western, where she served as Academic Chief Resident. A co-investigator on 15+ clinical trials, published author, and peer reviewer for journals including the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, she founded Alta Vista Dermatology in 2010 and grew it into one of Colorado's leading private practices. A Castle Connolly and 5280 Top Doctor, former President of the Colorado Dermatologic Society, and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado through 2020, she is today a sought-after speaker and media expert on skin health, aging, and women's wellness.
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Dr. Sarolta "Saci" Szabo, MD, FAAD, is a board-certified dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon, physician-scientist, Castle Connolly and 5280 Top Doctor, and the founder, CEO, and medical director of Alta Vista Dermatology near Denver, Colorado. She is a former President of the Colorado Dermatologic Society and a former Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the University of Colorado.
As a full-spectrum dermatologist, Dr. Szabo can speak to any subject across the field, from medical and surgical skin care to skin cancer and cosmetic dermatology. She brings particular depth to women's skin through perimenopause and menopause, hair loss and healthy aging, sun protection and sunscreen, aesthetic medicine such as fillers and energy-based skin tightening, and the science behind skincare ingredients like topical and injectable peptides. If it touches the skin, she can speak to it.
Yes. Dr. Szabo is a regular expert media contributor — quick and reliable on deadline for interviews, quotes, and commentary — and a sought-after speaker at industry conferences, dermatology and aesthetic events, and corporate and media panels, in person and virtually. Reach her media desk at info@volumepr.com.
She is a board-certified dermatologist and diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology (FAAD). She trained at Case Western Reserve University as Academic Chief Resident, has been a co-investigator on more than 15 clinical trials, is a published author and peer reviewer, a former President of the Colorado Dermatologic Society, and a Castle Connolly and 5280 Top Doctor.
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