Laura Battle M.D. is a double board-certified dermatologist and dermatopathologist, a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, and a member of the American Society of Dermatopathology. She grew up in East End, Arkansas and graduated high school from the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts. She attended Rhodes College in Memphis where she graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and received the “Outstanding Achievement in Biochemistry” award.

As a medical student at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Dr. Battle received numerous accolades, including induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Honors in Research distinction, the Calvin J. Dillaha Award, the Barton Foundation Scholarship, and the White Coat award.

Dr. Battle completed both an internship in Internal Medicine and residency in Dermatology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where served as co-chief resident during her final year. She went on to complete a fellowship in Dermatopathology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, New York under the mentorship of Dr. Klaus Busam.

"As a dermatologist and dermatopathologist, I have the most interesting job because I am able to meet with patients in the clinic, see their lesions and rashes under the microscope, and work to put the clinical information with what I see histologically. It's the best of both worlds!

I knew I wanted to be a dermatologist before I even applied to medical school. I have family members who were affected by skin cancer and that piqued my interest in the field early on."

Dr. Battle practices medical and surgical dermatology, as well as dermatopathology.
In her spare time, Dr. Battle enjoys traveling, reading novels, cooking, and spending time at the lake with her husband and their rescue dog, Maggie.