Board-Certified Dermatologist • Silicon Valley

Dermatologist. Industry Advisor.

Dr. Divya Railan brings 20 years of clinical dermatology expertise to guide startups, venture firms, and founders in skin health, aesthetics, wellness, and health technology.

Dr. Divya Railan

Advisory Services

Services

With over two decades in clinical and cosmetic dermatology, fellowship training in laser surgery, and deep expertise across skincare, aesthetics, longevity, and health technology, Dr. Railan offers the clinical perspective that strengthens your strategy.

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Startups & Founders

Focused, actionable guidance in a single advisory session. Ideal for product strategy, clinical validation, or go-to-market questions — from a dermatologist who knows what gets adopted in real practice.

Advisory Session — $750
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Early-Stage Companies

Validate your dermatology, skincare, longevity, or health technology concept before you invest another dollar. A comprehensive clinical evaluation with advance materials review, 90-minute strategy session, and a written roadmap delivered within one week.

Clinical Roadmap — $3,000
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Companies & Venture Firms

Strategic clinical advisory for companies and VCs building in dermatology, aesthetics, wellness, longevity, and health technology. Custom engagements structured around your goals.

Custom Engagement

For Startups & Founders

Get Focused
Guidance in
One Session

Book a 1:1 consultation for direct, actionable guidance on your product strategy, clinical validation question, or go-to-market challenge — from a practicing dermatologist who advises companies reshaping skin health, wellness, longevity, and health technology.

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The High Cost of Guessing

You have a dermatology, skincare, wellness, longevity, or health technology product — but without clinical insight from a practicing dermatologist, you risk:

Building Blind: Designing features, formulations, or protocols that clinicians won't adopt because they don't fit real-world workflows.
Wasting Capital: Spending months pursuing a validation strategy an experienced clinician could redirect in a single meeting.
Missing the Channel: Failing to reach physicians, practices, or patients because your positioning doesn't resonate with the people who actually adopt and recommend products.
Losing Momentum: Stalling on a product decision, partnership, or clinical strategy because you lack the clinical perspective to move forward.

What You Get

This session is designed for immediate, practical value — no long-term commitment required.

Actionable Clarity Walk away with concrete answers and a clear path forward for your top 1–3 questions.
Direct Clinical Access Get focused strategic advice from a board-certified dermatologist with 20+ years of clinical practice and hands-on experience evaluating products and technologies.
Real-World Perspective Understand how your product or model will actually perform in a real clinical setting — not just in theory.

Investment

Advisory Session: $750

A focused, one-hour call designed to help you think through your product, clinical strategy, or market approach with experienced dermatology and business insight.

Ideal for founders, product leaders, and investors seeking clarity, validation, or strategic perspective on dermatology, skincare, wellness, longevity, or health technology ventures.

How to Secure Your Session

1

Define Your Focus

Brainstorm your top 1–3 questions or challenges for the session.

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Pay & Book

Complete your $750 payment and select your preferred time slot — all in one step.

3

Get Strategic Direction

A focused session to explore your challenges and identify clear next steps.

For Early-Stage Companies

Validate Your
Product Concept
Before You Scale

Gain absolute clarity on your clinical model, product design, and go-to-market strategy — whether you're building in dermatology, skincare, longevity, wellness, or health technology — from a clinician who knows what gets adopted and what gets ignored.

Request Your Clinical Roadmap

The Cost of Building Blindly

You have a product or concept in its early stages, but every decision you make now can become an expensive mistake later. Companies operating without clinical insight risk:

Wasted Capital: Investing in a product that clinicians won't prescribe, recommend, or integrate — or wellness and longevity claims that don't hold up to clinical scrutiny.
Design Flaws: Missing a critical clinical, regulatory, or safety issue that requires an expensive overhaul later.
Wrong Market: Pursuing DTC when the real opportunity is in the professional channel — or vice versa. Misreading how clinicians, patients, and consumers actually make decisions.
Lost Time: Committing years to a concept that was never going to work in real-world clinical practice or the evolving health technology marketplace.

What You Gain

Clinical Viability Ensure your solution is safe, effective, and designed to solve a real clinical problem — not just an assumed one.
Go-to-Market Clarity Get an unbiased assessment of your channel strategy, positioning, and clinician adoption path.
Actionable Roadmap Walk away with prioritized, concrete steps for product refinement, clinical validation, and market entry.
Confidence to Move Forward Eliminate uncertainty and gain the clarity to pitch and build with conviction.

Investment

Clinical Roadmap: $3,000

Session includes:

An advance materials review A 90-minute strategy session A written roadmap delivered within one week

For founders and product teams developing a dermatology, skincare, longevity, wellness, or health technology product who want experienced clinical feedback before investing more time or resources.

How It Works

1

Submit Your Brief

Share basic info about your concept to confirm there are no conflicts of interest.

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Pay, Book & Upload

Once confirmed, complete your $3,000 payment, schedule your session, execute a mutual NDA, and upload your materials (deck, data, designs) for advance review.

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Attend Strategy Session

A dedicated 90-minute deep dive on your concept. Get all your core questions answered.

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Receive Roadmap

Within 1 week, Dr. Railan delivers a clear, actionable roadmap with recommendations for your next phase.

To Get Started, Submit Your Brief

For Companies & Venture Firms

Build With
Clinical Credibility

Strategic advisory for dermatology, aesthetics, wellness, longevity, and health technology companies, venture firms, and healthcare startups who need clinical insight to build solutions that are safe, effective, and ready for real-world use.

Request a Discovery Call

The Cost of Building Without Clinical Expertise

Without the right clinical guidance, companies face:

Adoption Failure: Building products that clinicians won't use because they don't fit real workflows — or health claims that don't survive clinical scrutiny.
Regulatory Blind Spots: Missing compliance issues that delay launch or require expensive pivots — especially in the fast-evolving wellness, longevity, and health technology space.
Wasted Investment: Funding companies without understanding the real clinical landscape, adoption barriers, or how innovation translates to products clinicians and consumers actually use.
Credibility Gap: Losing deals and partnerships because you lack physician endorsement and clinical authority.

What You Get

Clinical Validation Ensure your solution is safe, compliant, and designed for real-world clinical practice.
Strategic Guidance Navigate product-market fit, regulatory requirements, and go-to-market strategy with confidence.
Real-World Integration Ensure your product or technology is designed for how medicine is actually practiced — not just how it looks on paper.
Fewer Blind Spots Identify and address critical gaps before they become expensive problems.

How It Works

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Discovery Call

A conversation to discuss your specific challenge and assess partnership fit.

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Custom Engagement

A partnership structure designed around your specific needs and goals.

3

Strategic Partnership

Dr. Railan works alongside your team to build solutions grounded in real clinical experience.

Discovery calls are limited and reserved for funded companies and venture firms exploring ongoing advisory partnerships. For individual consultations, book an Advisory Session.

Request a Discovery Call

About Dr. Railan

Where Dermatology Meets Innovation

Dr. Divya Railan, MD, FAAD — Dermatologist

Dr. Divya Railan is a board-certified, fellowship-trained dermatologist who has spent over 20 years at the intersection of clinical medicine, aesthetic innovation, and emerging technology — advising the companies building the future of skin health, wellness, longevity, and health technology.

A third-generation physician and the daughter of two doctors, medicine has been woven into her life from the start. She earned her degrees at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, completed her dermatology residency at Indiana University, and pursued advanced fellowship training in laser and cosmetic dermatology.

For over two decades, she has run her own practice in Menlo Park, California — the heart of Silicon Valley — where she has treated thousands of patients and developed deep expertise in laser surgery, cosmetic rejuvenation, preventive care, and the connection between skin health and whole-body wellness.

The Foundation

20+ Years in Clinical & Cosmetic Dermatology

Board-certified by the American Board of Dermatology with fellowship training at the nationally recognized Laser and Skin Surgery Center. Published researcher with expertise spanning laser treatments, skin cancer, cosmetic procedures, and skin science.

The Realization

Watching Innovation Up Close

Practicing in Silicon Valley, Dr. Railan watched wave after wave of innovation — AI diagnostics, microbiome therapeutics, longevity biotech, precision skincare, and the convergence of wellness and dermatology — and saw a critical gap. These companies needed clinical partners who understood both the science and the reality of a dermatology practice.

The Mission

Bridging the Gap Between Innovation & Clinical Practice

Today, Dr. Railan advises venture firms, healthcare startups, and founders building the next generation of skin health, wellness, longevity, and health technology. From clinical validation and trial design to market strategy and physician engagement — she brings the clinical depth that helps companies build products clinicians actually trust and use.

Get Started

Let’s Build the Future of Skin Health

Whether you're a startup seeking clinical guidance, a venture firm evaluating a dermatology or longevity investment, or a company looking for clinical credibility — there's a clear path to working with Dr. Railan.