Dr. Cynthia Harrington

Dr. Cynthia Harrington is a board-certified dermatologist specializing in general medical dermatology as well as skin cancer diagnosis and treatment. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, a diplomat of the American Board of Dermatology, and a member of the American Medical Association and the Dallas Dermatologic Society.

Dr. Harrington completed her undergraduate training at McGill University in Montreal, Canada where she received her Bachelor of Science with Honors in Biochemistry. She then went on to complete a Ph.D. in the Department of Experimental Medicine at McGill University. Dr. Harrington received many awards for her research efforts during her studies in Montreal, and received her Ph.D. on the Dean’s Honor List from McGill University in 2000.

Dr. Harrington then went on to complete medical school at the Stanford University School of Medicine in California and her dermatology residency training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas where she is currently on faculty as a Clinical Instructor. Her continued research efforts during her residency training were awarded the prestigious Everett C. Fox Award for the most outstanding clinical research submitted by a resident or fellow at the American Academy of Dermatology meeting in San Francisco in 2009.

Since opening her practice in Denton in 2008, Dr Harrington has been awarded Best of Denton County and has been named a Top Doctor by TX Top Docs.