George Cotsarelis, MD Professor and Chair, Dermatology Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania “A new understanding of androgenetic alopecia” Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 8:30 – 9:30 AM, 7th Floor Conference Room, 1 S Park …
Research News
Visiting Professor: Dr. Zach Morris
Zach Morris, MD, PhD Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Human Oncology University of Wisconsin-Madison Monday, November 6, 2023, 12:15 – 1:15 PM, WIMR 7001A or WebEx
UW Dermatology Faculty Honored with Mohs Family Endowments
Dr. Gloria Xu was named the inaugural Mohs Family Faculty Fellow and Dr. Nihal Ahmad was named the Dr. Frederic E. Mohs Skin Cancer Research Chair. Read more about the recipients and the history of the Mohs family.
Clinical trial repurposes cancer drug for treatment of vascular malformations
Beth Drolet, chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, is motivated by the stories of the pain and disfigurement that some of her patients experience.
Faculty Highlight: Gloria Xu, MD, PhD
Curing Cancer With A Surgeon’s Knife A micrographic surgeon, Gloria Xu, MD, PhD, is building a library of skin cancer samples that can be used by fellow researchers to seek out innovative therapies and medicines. …
New Grants and Publications for Drs. Arkin, Hinshaw, and Schieke!
June has been a month to celebrate UW Dermatology clinical research, as news arrives our faculty were awarded two ICTR Pilot Awards, and a new paper was accepted for publication!
UW Health Dermatologist Researching “COVID Toes” in Children (UWHealth.org)
During the COVID-19 global pandemic, pediatric dermatologists at UW Health and elsewhere saw a surge of red to purple bruise-like blisters and bumps on otherwise healthy children. Doctors soon hypothesized there could be a link between the painful purple blistered toes and COVID-19, so the term “COVID toes” was coined and began making headlines.
Faculty Highlight: Lisa Arkin, MD
Dr. Arkin is pushing the boundaries of laser treatment by combining it with new research that shows that vascular stains like birthmarks and port-wine stains are caused by the same genetic changes that cause cancer.
Dermatology Department Mission, Vision and Values
To Heal, To Educate, To Discover
Drs. Glinert, Schieke, and Wood to guest-host cutaneous lymphoma patient forum on Oct 19, 2019
Three UW Dermatologists are hosting a patient forum on Cutaneous Lymphoma in Milwaukee on October 19, 2019.