My top priority is delivering the highest level of medical care to my patients while providing a personal touch. I aim to provide holistic skin care, focusing on healthy skin and hair from the inside out.

Clinical Interests

Oma Agbai is a health sciences associate clinical professor of dermatology and founding director of multicultural dermatology and hair restoration at UC Davis Health. She is a board-certified dermatologist with recognized expertise in the comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of hair and scalp disorders, integrating medical management of alopecia with procedural hair restoration, including regenerative therapies such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections, and surgical hair transplantation using follicular unit extraction (FUE) and follicular unit transplantation (FUT). Her clinical practice emphasizes individualized, evidence-based treatment planning across diverse hair types and skin tones, with a focus on achieving lasting, natural outcomes.

Agbai also provides expert care in medical and cosmetic dermatology for patients of all skin types, with particular expertise in pigmentary disorders and conditions that disproportionately affect patients with skin of color. Conditions commonly treated include hair thinning and alopecia, acne-associated hyperpigmentation, melasma, and other disorders of pigmentation and texture.

Research/Academic Interests

Dr. Agbai's clinical interests are grounded in a strong background in clinical research in alopecia, pigmentary disorders, and multicultural dermatology. She is a co-author of numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and has presented nationally on topics including hair loss disorders, novel systemic therapies for vitiligo, innovative treatments for hyperpigmentation and photoprotection strategies for patients of color.

Division

Dermatology
UC Davis Medical Group, Davis

Center/Program Affiliation

UC Davis Medical Group

Undergraduate School

B.S., Emory University, Atlanta GA 2006

Medical School

M.D., Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia PA 2010

Internship

Internal Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia PA 2010-2011

Residency

Dermatology, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2012-2015

Fellowship

Dermatology Clinical Research - Multicultural Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit MI 2011-2012

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Cosmetic Laser Procedures and Nonsurgical Body Contouring in Patients With Skin of Color - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41056122/

The Gut and Skin Microbiome in Alopecia: Associations and Interventions - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37915336/

An update on cosmetic procedures in people of color. Part 1: Scientific background, assessment, preprocedure preparation - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35189254/

Treatment of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia in Black Patients: A Systematic Review - https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/262206/hair-nails/treatment-frontal-fibrosing-alopecia-black-patients-systematic

An update on cosmetic procedures in people of color. Part 2: Neuromodulators, soft tissue augmentation, chemexfoliating agents, and laser hair reduction - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35189253/

Telemedicine Alopecia Assessment: Highlighting Patients With Skin of Color - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35180055/

Characteristics of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa seen at a tertiary care facility from 2009-2019: a retrospective chart review study - hhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33560801/

Umbilical endometriosis: When a dermatologist helps diagnose infertility - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33898723/

Psychosocial and psychiatric comorbidities and health-related quality of life in alopecia areata: A systematic review - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32561373/

Menses, pregnancy, delivery, and menopause in hidradenitis suppurativa: A patient survey - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33898700/

Clinical recognition and management of alopecia in women of color - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31909150/

Dermatologic conditions in patients of color who are pregnant - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28492052/

Laser Treatments for Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation: A Systematic Review - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27973642/

Effect of a Pre-Treatment Educational Video in Improving Patient Satisfaction with 5-Fluorouracil Treatment for Actinic Keratoses: A Randomized Controlled Trial - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27778164/

An in vivo model for postinflammatory hyperpigmentation: an analysis of histological, spectroscopic, colorimetric and clinical traits - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26663029/

Alopecia as the Presenting Symptom of Syphilis - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26436969/

Systemic analyses of immunophenotypes of peripheral T cells in non-segmental vitiligo: implication of defective natural killer T cells. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22591262/

The A2B adenosine receptor impairs the maturation and immunogenicity of dendritic cells. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19342636/

Quantitative skin color measurements in acanthosis nigricans patients: colorimetry and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23017175/

MicroRNA expression profiling identifies potential serum biomarkers for non-segmental vitiligo. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23470042/

The use of botanically derived agents for hyperpigmentation: a systematic review.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24280646/

Skin cancer and photoprotection in people of color: a review and recommendations for physicians and the public. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24485530/

Afamelanotide and Narrowband UV-B Phototherapy for the Treatment of Vitiligo: A Randomized Multicenter Trial. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25230094/

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Oma N. Agbai, M.D. for UC Davis Health

Oma N. Agbai, M.D.

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