After graduating from Brown University in 1975 with a degree in biology, KMR was involved in medical research with the transplant team at Mass General Hospital. From there KMR attended CMDNJ in Newark NJ where he completed his medical school training. This urban setting provided an interesting “hands on” experience where trauma and advanced disease states were the norm. KMR was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha honors society upon graduating, and continued his training as an intern in the department of internal medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia PA.
From there KMR was offered one of just a few select residency slots to attend the combined dermatology program at Harvard Medical School. A highly sought after position, this program uniquely
offered residents the ability to train at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the Boston Children’s Hospital, and the Lahey Clinic. As a resident KMR had several publications published in prestigious peer reviewed medical journals. Dr. Reed’s interest in biomedical research remains his passion and reaches out well beyond dermatology. KMR currently serves as a director for the Israeli based RedHill Biopharma which focuses on gastrointestinal and inflammatory disease states as well as oncology. He also is a director for Minerava Biotechnologies, a Waltham based biotech company focusing on stem cell based therapies and cancer treatments and prevention. KMR is a cofounder of Early Cell, a company dedicated to detection of circulating fetal and cancer cells, as well as a cofounder of Prescient Pharma, which focuses on cell rejuvenation, pulmonary diseases, and cancer therapy. Dr. Reed brings his interests in cutting edge science into his private practice of dermatology, where patients are offered the option of participating in one of the many clinical investigative studies conducted by DermAsap . KMR also is keenly interested in providing timely care to patients with acute skin concerns. “We are not serving our patients well if they have to wait months to be seen for a rash or allay their fears of skin cancer.” Hence KMR founded DermAsap with the mission of being available to those with urgent needs.
Dr. Reed is a member of the New England Dermatology Society, American Society of Dermatological Surgery, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. KMR balances his medical interests with a strong passion for fitness. This included his recent hike to the summit of Mount Kilmanjaro with his son. His wife and two daughters form a musical trio, Tatu Mianzi which means “three reeds” in Swahili. They can be seen regularly performing at Fanuil Hall in Boston, and on rare occasions, KMR has been known to accompany them on guitar. His wife Susan Reed is a nationally known story teller and folksinger.