# Usama Syed

> Usama Syed is a board-certified dermatologist turned startup founder, and the co-founder and CEO of FutureClinic (YC F24), a platform that lets any licensed doctor open a chat-based digital clinic. Trained in medicine and business at Imperial College London, he moved from the UK to New York for a dermatology residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where he became chief resident and later faculty. Alongside clinical work he built an audience of more than 300,000 followers as a science-first skincare creator, co-founded the education company Liberty Medics, and now runs a company describing itself as building digital clinics that are 99% AI and 1% doctor.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at FutureClinic
- **Organizations:** FutureClinic, Mount Sinai (Icahn School of Medicine), Liberty Medics
- **Nationality:** British / United States-based
- **Education:** Medicine (MBBS) and business school, Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine, Dermatology residency (Chief Resident), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- **Known for:** Co-founder and CEO of FutureClinic, a Y Combinator (F24) telehealth company., Board-certified dermatologist and faculty member at Mount Sinai, New York., Chief resident in dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Graduated in medicine from Imperial College London; declined a UK academic post to pursue residency in the United States.
- **2018-2021** — Dermatology residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, serving as chief resident.
- **post-2021** — Became board-certified dermatologist and faculty member at Mount Sinai; co-founded Liberty Medics to help international doctors move their careers to the US.
- **2024** — Co-founded FutureClinic; company joined Y Combinator's Fall 2024 (F24) batch.
- **2025** — FutureClinic scaled to a network of licensed doctors across dozens of specialties and states; Syed personally completed over 1,000 chat-based patient encounters on the platform.

## Achievements

- Co-founder and CEO of FutureClinic, a Y Combinator (F24) telehealth company.
- Board-certified dermatologist and faculty member at Mount Sinai, New York.
- Chief resident in dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
- Built an audience of 300,000+ followers across YouTube, Instagram and X as a science-first skincare creator.
- Built what has been described as the world's first AI-powered skincare database.
- Co-founded Liberty Medics, an education company guiding international doctors into US medical careers.

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — FutureClinic joined Y Combinator's Fall 2024 batch.
- **2025-01** — FutureClinic raised early venture funding (reported total around $130k) as it expanded its doctor network.

## Links

- Website: https://futureclinic.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-usama-syed-md-644091407
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/usamasyedMD
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrUsamaSyed
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realskindoctor

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Last updated: 2026-07-31