Dr. Shahriari is Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine, Associate Director of Clinical Trials at CCD Research, a member of the NPF medical board, and Senior Editor for the Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis. She is also the immediate past president of the Connecticut Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery. Prior to co-founding Central Connecticut Dermatology, Dr. Shahriari was assistant clinical professor of dermatology and associate director of the clinical trials unit at the University of Connecticut Department of Dermatology where she completed both her medical school and residency training.

Her clinical and research interests include inflammatory skin conditions in both adult and pediatric patients, and the study of novel therapeutics for skin disease, in particular in those with melanin rich skin. She has served as principle investigator and sub-investigator for numerous multi-center clinical studies, published articles in well renowned peer-reviewed journals and served as an invited speaker at local, national, and international conferences.