Founder's Biography

Dr. Steven Melman is a second generation veterinarian, internationally known expert on dermatology of animals and the manufacturer of an all-natural and medicated line of pet products. His book Skin Diseases of Dogs and Cats: A Guide for Pet Owners and Professionals won two Best Book awards, including a Maxwell Award from the American Dog Writers Association for Best Book.

Dr. Melman has cared for Presidents' dogs, having appeared in an AP wire service photo/story with Grits, President Carter's dog, in an effort to stamp out Canine Heartworm Disease. He discovered a vaccine to protect the world's dogs from the devastation of parvovirus, which was reported in major media such as Newsweek. While teaching at the University of Illinois, Dr. Melman was a primary researcher in exposing the toxicity of Blockade, a Hartz Mountain insecticide that was killing cats and dogs and reported in major media including CNN's Headline News. He discovered how to use psychotropic drugs such as Prozac in pets to treat various behavioral and dermatological conditions. He has appeared in virtually all major media with this discovery, including Good Morning America, The Donahue Show, The Today Show in Australia, GM/TV and a TV miniseries Hollywood Pets in the UK as well as People Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and has been mentioned on Saturday Night Live, Jay Leno and The David Letterman Show and many more. Dr. Melman was featured in PBS' "The Gentle Doctor" Series in their third segment in 1997-1998. He is a regularly quoted expert in the pet and veterinary industry.

Dr. Melman's areas of interest include microbiology and pruritus (itching) having created a product to treat Malassezia -a problem in the ears and skin of dogs and cats -Pseudomonas and Ringworm.

Dr. Melman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. He did his dermatology clinical training at the University of Illinois under Dr. Erwin Small, comparative training at the Washington Hospital Center and the National Institutes of Health and pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. He is a member of many professional and trade organizations, including the Dog Writers Association of America, the Cat Writers Association, the American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology and the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior.

Dr. Steven Melman is the founder of DermaPet, a 21st century line of all-natural and medicated, environmentally sensitive pet dermatological products that include shampoos, conditioners, ear products, vitamins and food supplements. He is a writer and lecturer who has operated referral veterinary dermatology and psychiatry practices in Palm Springs, CA and Potomac, MD.

Contact Dr. Melman directly at: dermapet@aol.com