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Dr. Z. Pressley Rice is CEO and Founder of Pantones LLC, A Dermatology Company. As a triple board-certified dermatologist, she sees her beloved patients at Dermatology Associates of Georgia. She is a full-service dermatologist with particular specialization in pediatric, medical, and cosmetic dermatology. Of note, she is a 7-time consecutive recipient for Atlanta Top Doctor Recipient for 2019- 2025.
Dr. Rice was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. She then obtained her undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology from Princeton University. Returning back to Seattle, she attended the University of Washington School of Medicine graduating at the top of her class, earning a number of accolades including election to Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. Her pediatric training was at Seattle Children’s Hospital and her dermatology training was at the Emory University School of Medicine in the Department of Dermatology. She served as chief resident in her senior year of both respective residency programs.
Additionally, Dr. Rice is a key opinion leader in the field of dermatology. She serves as an Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor at Emory School of Medicine in the Department of Dermatology. She has 20 years of clinical trial experience, serving as a principal or co- investigator in over 30 clinical trials, as well as consulting and advising in clinical trial development and data analysis. She has several peer-reviewed publications in the top dermatology journals, including Journal of American Medical Association of Dermatology, Journal of American Academy of Dermatology, and Dermatologic Surgery Journal and has contributed to CNN, Fox News, and Young and Woke medical segments, O Magazine, Self Magazine, Allure magazine, Insider, and Web MD.
Notably, Dr. Rice is the 2025 President Elect for the Georgia Dermatologic and Dermatological Surgery Association, 2021 Past President of the Atlanta Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery Association.
Dr. Rice was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. She then obtained her undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology from Princeton University. Returning back to Seattle, she attended the University of Washington School of Medicine graduating at the top of her class, earning a number of accolades including election to Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. Her pediatric training was at Seattle Children’s Hospital and her dermatology training was at the Emory University School of Medicine in the Department of Dermatology. She served as chief resident in her senior year of both respective residency programs.
Additionally, Dr. Rice is a key opinion leader in the field of dermatology. She serves as an Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor at Emory School of Medicine in the Department of Dermatology. She has 20 years of clinical trial experience, serving as a principal or co- investigator in over 30 clinical trials, as well as consulting and advising in clinical trial development and data analysis. She has several peer-reviewed publications in the top dermatology journals, including Journal of American Medical Association of Dermatology, Journal of American Academy of Dermatology, and Dermatologic Surgery Journal and has contributed to CNN, Fox News, and Young and Woke medical segments, O Magazine, Self Magazine, Allure magazine, Insider, and Web MD.
Notably, Dr. Rice is the 2025 President Elect for the Georgia Dermatologic and Dermatological Surgery Association, 2021 Past President of the Atlanta Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery Association.
Specialties
Acne in Skin of Color, Anti-Aging/Skin Renewal, Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU), Cosmetic Concerns, Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra (DPN), Eczema, Hyperpigmentation, Infantile Hemangioma, Melanoma, Melasma, Molluscum Contagiosum, Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC), Pityriasis Rosea, Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation (PIH), Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (Razor Bumps), Psoriasis, Rosacea, Seborrheic dermatitis, Tinea Versicolor, Vitiligo
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