Dr. Elizabeth C. W. Hughes is a board-certified dermatologist with an extensive background in clinical care, medical leadership, and teledermatology. Her professional journey began with an A.B. with honors in Classics from Princeton University in 1986, after which she worked as a Department Manager and Assistant Buyer for Bloomingdale’s in New York. She subsequently pursued medicine, earning her M.D. from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1994 and earning induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha Society. Dr. Hughes completed her Internal Medicine training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, followed by a Dermatology residency at Stanford University Medical Center, where she served as Chief Resident. She achieved board certification from the American Board of Dermatology in 1998.

Following her training, Dr. Hughes built a robust academic and clinical foundation in California. From 1998 to 2006, she concurrently served as the Associate Chief of the Division of Dermatology at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Stanford University Medical Center, and a Contract Dermatologist at Fremont Dermatology. Relocating to Washington, she provided dermatological care at Pacific Medical Centers from 2007 to 2008 and at Group Health Cooperative from 2008 to 2015. In October 2015, she broadened her professional scope by establishing herself as a Physician Mentor and Coach. She continued her clinical practice with Seattle Healing Arts and Dr. Carla J. Bauman from 2016 to 2020, while also entering the teledermatology space through independent contractor roles with Teladoc and DermatologistOnCall.

Dr. Hughes currently holds several prominent medical leadership positions. Since June 2018, she has served as the Center Medical Director and Laboratory Director for the Biomat Plasma Center in Everett, Washington. Her directorship portfolio expanded to include Medical Director for Washington State at Portrait Healthcare in August 2022 and Medical Director at Removery in May 2025. Concurrently, she operates as a Consulting Dermatologist for Valley Immediate Care and the Perlman Clinic. Maintaining active medical licenses in over two dozen states, Dr. Hughes also continues her teledermatology practice as a medical reviewer for Piction.