Meet Dr Ruggiero

Compassionate and Inclusive Care

Meet Danielle Ruggiero, PA, Founder of Veda Med Spa

Dr. Danielle Ruggiero, visionary founder of Veda Aesthetics and Wellness, brings 20 years of highly skilled aesthetic and wellness experience to her patients in SoCal and beyond. She has worked with some of NYC’s most renowned plastic surgeons and institutions, including Cornell and New York Presbyterian. She ultimately into earned a doctorate in medical sciences, the highest academic level possible for a practicing PA. Her long-term goal is to advance preventative and functional medicine in America, improve access to care, and reduce the inequities for lower socioeconomic communities unable to reap the benefits of integrated aesthetic and wellness care. Ruggiero opted to become a PA, turning down a scholarship for pre-med at the University of Miami following the 9-11 attacks in her hometown of NYC. She doubled up on her college and PA studies, graduating as class president from the renowned Wagner College PA Program in 2006. She has worked with some of NYC’s most renowned plastic surgeons and institutions, including Cornell and New York Presbyterian. With a true passion for art and a love for uniqueness, Dr Ruggiero found her calling in aesthetics.

Dr Ruggiero helps her patients feel happy, healthy, and sexy, regardless of age, gender, race, or orientation. Together with her patients, Dr Ruggiero creates a sustainable long-term aesthetic plan. She focuses on enhancing natural beauty while utilizing the most cutting-edge products and devices in aesthetics. Patient-focused results are achieved with clinically safe and appropriate treatments, custom tailored to individual goals and desires.

She has gained national respect as an expert in the integrated aesthetic field, emphasizing a holistic and comprehensive approach to beauty. She serves as an active member of numerous professional organizations, such as the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, AmSpa, the American Academy of Physician Associates, and the California Academy of Physician Associates. Dr Ruggiero believes that the best clinicians are the ones who never stop learning. She keeps her finger on the pulse of aesthetics and wellness by attending advanced training and continuing medical education conferences around the world.

Dr Ruggiero is pursuing a doctorate degree focused on building integrative treatment models for the mainstream medical community. She is actively involved in her community and ultimately wants aesthetics and wellness to be more accessible. For so long, the beauty industry has focused on a specific patient demographic, but Dr Ruggiero hopes to break down the stereotypes in the industry and open the doors for all. Dr Ruggiero is a mama first and foremost, and she does what she does not only to make a difference in the lives of patients but also to show her children the value of loving what you do for work. When not working, Dr Ruggiero enjoys volunteering at her children’s school and throughout the community, gardening, traveling, and cooking.