PennDerm Alumni - The Interviews

Aileen Chang, MD, FAAD, is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco. She is Director of the Dermatology Consult Service and Director of Dermatology Research at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center.

Dr. Caroline Nelson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology at the Yale University School of Medicine, and I serve as both the Director of Inpatient Dermatology and the Director of Dermatology Grand Rounds. Her particular areas of expertise are severe cutaneous adverse reactions (acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms, g...

Dr. Roland S. Beverly is a dermatologist who in 1993 founded Beverly Dermatology & Laser Center in Aliso Viejo, California and was board certified in Internal Medicine in 1986 and Dermatology in 1989. He received his medical degree from Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Dr. Roland S. Beverly has expertise in treating acne, psori...

Dr. Warren R. Heymann is the editor of DermWorld Insights & Inquiries. He is board certified in dermatology, dermatopathology, and pediatric dermatology. He has been affiliated with the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University since 1986, where he is currently a Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Head of the Division of Dermatology.

Markus Boos, MD, PhD is an attending pediatric dermatologist at Seattle Children's Hospital and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Boos also serves as the Program Director of UW Division of Dermatology’s Residency Training Program.

Dr. Crawford practices general medical, cosmetic and surgical dermatology in Center City Philadelphia. He serves as the Chief Medical Officer for the Schweiger Dermatology Group. For 15 years, Dr. Crawford served as the Chief of Dermatology at Pennsylvania Hospital. He is currently a Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Campbell Stewart is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Dermatopathology at UConn Health. His clinical interests include treating patients with melanoma and challenging pigmented lesions, complex medical dermatology, care for incarcerated individuals, and patient safety education.

Dr. Anokhi Jambusaria is an associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Dermatology at Dell Medical School in Austin, TX. As an epidemiologist, Dr. Jambusaria has a strong research interest in high-risk skin cancer and transplant dermatology.

In this two-part interview with Dr. James Leyden, we discuss his fascinating and inspiring career including his significant research contributions in the field of dermatology. Watch and find out what he believes to be his most impactful discovery. Dr. Leyden also gives his thoughts on future developments in the field.

Continue to explore Dr. James Leyden's remarkable career in Dermatology by watching part 2 of this fascinating and enlightening conversation.

Dr. Miller is Professor and Chair of the Department of Dermatology and Associate Dean for Administration with Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania. In his role as Associate Dean for Administration, he acts as lead physician for development and execution of College of Medicine Strategy, in close cooperation and coordination the Dean...

Paul Gross began his practice at Pennsylvania Hospital and served as section chief there for 35 years. He then continued to see patients in solo private practice for another seventeen years. His honors include: Past President of The Philadelphia Dermatological Society, the Practitioner of the Year award from that society and winner of the Clark W. Finnerud Award from the Dermatology Foundation. Fo...

Dr. Abuabara physician-scientist with clinical expertise in inflammatory skin disease and training in dermatology, sociology, and epidemiology. Dr. Abuabara is Chair of the American Academy of Dermatology Diversity Committee, Co-Chair of the International Eczema Council Research Committee, and is an Associate Editor for the British Journal of Dermatology.

Sotonye Imadojemu (MD, MBE) is an academic medical dermatologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital where she serves as Director of the Cutaneous Sarcoidosis and Granulomatous Diseases Clinic and Associate Director of the Dermatology Consult Service.

Dr. Tetzlaff’s primary research interests have been in the field of melanoma in a variety of different settings. He is the current co-leader of the Pathologic Response Assessment Working Group for the International Neoadjuvant Melanoma Consortium and has published the first set of recommendations for pathologic handling and assessment of neoadjuvant treated melanoma specimens. Dr. Tetzlaff’s curre...

Dr. Kim received his M.D. from the University of Washington, was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institutes of Health Research Scholar under Dr. Stephen I. Katz, and completed his residency in dermatology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Kenneth A. Katz, MD, MSc, MSCE practices dermatology at Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco, California, where he also leads the medical center’s Outpatient Pharmacy & Therapeutics committee.

Dr. Auris Huen is an Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. She graduated with honors from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2011. Having more than 10 years of diverse experiences, especially in dermatology, Dr. Huen affiliates with University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center,...

Dr. MacArthur is passionate about patient care and improving patient outcomes through cancer research. She has served as a representative on the Board of Directors for the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) from 2017-2019. She has delivered multiple oral presentations at national meetings and published numerous manuscripts and book chapters.

Dr. Lawrence F. Eichenfield is Distinguished Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Vice Chair of the Department of Dermatology and Chief of Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego. He attended Amherst College, received his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, was a ped...

Dr. Kirby is a dermatologist and clinician-researcher at Penn State Hershey. She earned her Medical degree from the University of Virginia, then completed her Dermatology Residency at the University of Pennsylvania. In her clinical and research work, she is interested in acneiform conditions including acne, rosacea, and, especially, hidradenitis suppurativa – its effects on people, outcome measure...

Josephine is from Burke, Virginia and is a Commander and Physician in the United States Navy. Selected to be a White House Fellow 2020-2021, she is assigned to the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services where she serves as a senior advisor overseeing a portfolio that includes Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, and the National Institutes of Healt...

Dr. Sam Chachkin is a 2009 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Dermatology residency. He currently is a partner in the Pennsylvania Dermatology Group in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania and practices general dermatology.

Colonel Chad Hivnor is the current chief of Dermatology at the Veterans Administration hospital in San Antonio, Texas as well as the Founder and Director of Laser Center of Excellence at San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC) at Lackland Air Force Base.

Kari Wanat is on faculty as an Associate Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee where she practices complex medical dermatology, inpatient consults, and dermatopathology and is the Associate Residency Program Director.