2023 ASDA: Bobby L. Limmer, MD

Dr. Bobby Limmer graduated with highest honors from Texas A&M University in 1964 with bachelor’s degrees in English and in Zoology. In 1968, he obtained his medical degree at the UTMB School of Medicine. He then went on to complete an internship at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center and a dermatology residency at Brooke Army Medical Center in 1972. He remained there on faculty until 1974 and completed board certifications in both dermatology and dermatopathology.

In 1974, Dr. Limmer resigned from his U.S. Army Medical Corps commission to enter private practice in San Antonio. He continued to teach as a clinical professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center with appointments in both Dermatology and Plastic Surgery and developed techniques advancing areas of special interest in cryosurgery and hair loss and restoration. He is credited with becoming the first to introduce dissecting microscopic dissection into the production of naturally occurring follicular units to produce a completely natural cosmetic appearance. For this work, he received multiple international recognitions.

Dr. Limmer has served as Vice President of the Texas Dermatological Society, President of the American College of Cryosurgery, President of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, and was a contributing editor of the Journal of Dermatological Surgery. His awards include induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Medical Society, a U.S. Army Commendation Medal, and the Platinum Follicle Award from the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery for basic research in hair anatomy and physiology.

Dr. Limmer’s curriculum vitae includes over 40 national and international publications and over 80 such professional presentations.

He is especially proud of his family’s continued contribution to medicine. His two sons completed medical school and became board certified in dermatology, his daughterin-law is also a board-certified dermatologist, and his two granddaughters are currently doing residencies in dermatology.

Although Dr. Limmer is retired, he currently serves as President of the Board of Governors of the Llano Christian Academy in Llano, Texas. In his spare time, he enjoys serving his community and church, gardening, and ranching.