Fredric Sheldon Brandt (June 26, 1949 – April 5, 2015) was an American physician, researcher, lecturer, author, and radio host specializing in cosmetic dermatology. Among the first to use botulinum toxin ("botox") and fillers,^[1] Brandt was noted for his role in the FDA approval of numerous fillers and botulinum toxins for cosmetic use in the United States.

Brandt, who hosted a radio show called Ask Dr. Brandt on SiriusXM radio and whose celebrity patients included Madonna, was called the "Baron of Botox" by W magazine^[2] and "King of Collagen" for using more botox and collagen than any other dermatologist in the world.^[3]

Brandt was born into a Jewish family^[4][5][6][7] in Newark, New Jersey, where his parents, Irving and Esther Brandt, owned a candy shop.^[2] He graduated from Rutgers University in 1971.^[8] Brandt then obtained his medical degree from Hahnemann Medical College and completed an internal medicine residency at New York University, followed by a dermatology residency at the University of Miami. He set up a practice in Miami in 1982, and subsequently opened up a practice in New York City in 1998.^[5]

Brandt's Dermatology Research Institute was located in his dermatology office in Miami, Florida. Along with his associates, Brandt performed clinical research on FDA-approved protocols for new fillers, forms of botulinum toxins, lasers, and cosmetic ingredients.^[6]

Brandt was the author of two books about the skin aging process and retention of youthful appearance.

• 10 Minutes/10 Years: Your Definitive Guide to a Beautiful and Youthful Appearance. New York: Free Press. (2007) ISBN 978-0743297080
• Age-less: The Definitive Guide to Botox, Collagen, Lasers, Peels, and Other Solutions for Flawless Skin. With Patricia Reynoso. New York: William Morrow. (2002); ISBN 978-0060516253

Brandt died from suicide on April 5, 2015, in his home in Coconut Grove, Florida, aged 65.^[9]