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Lauren G. Okon

MD

Accepting new patients

Dr. Okon joined Macaione and Papa Dermatology in 2018. She grew up in Cherry Hill, NJ, and attended McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where she graduated cum laude in 2007. She received her medical degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia where she graduated cum laude and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Hobart Amory Hare Honor Society, and McClellan Surgical Honor Society 2011.

Following medical school, Dr. Okon completed a dermatology research fellowship in the Autoimmune Skin Disease Unit at the University of Pennsylvania, where she conducted research studies involving cutaneous lupus erythematosus and dermatomyositis, as well as published a number of articles in leading dermatologic journals. Dr. Okon completed her transitional medicine internship at Crozer Chester Medical Center before completing her dermatology residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in 2018. Dr. Okon is a Board Certified Dermatologist and she practices a combination of general, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology. Dr. Okon was honored as one of the Top Physicians in Dermatology for 2024 by South Jersey Magazine.

Currently, Dr. Okon resides in Voorhees, NJ, with her husband, a fellow physician, along with their three sons, Jack, Samuel and Benjamin.


Education
  • Undergraduate Degree — McGill University

  • Medical Degree — Thomas Jefferson Medical College


Residencies
  • Dermatology Research Fellowship — University of Pennsylvania

  • Transitional Medicine Internship — Crozer Chester Medical Center

  • Dermatology Residency — Thomas Jefferson University Hospital


Board Certifications
  • Board-Certified Dermatologist


Awards
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

  • Hobart Amory Hare Honor Society

  • McClellan Surgical Honor Society

  • Top Physicians in Dermatology 2024 — South Jersey Magazine


Languages Spoken
  • English


National Provider Identifier (NPI)
  • 1750673166