Editors



Current Editors: Jane Onyemachi and Madelyn Schmidt

(Please email editors if there is blog-worthy news that you would like to see shared)

Past Editors: Fareen Momin, Andrea Francis, Renat Ahatov, Michael Phan, Elise Weisert, Michael Ryan, Keith Wagner, Tim Allen, Kristyna Gleghorn, Dung Mac, Alex Acosta, William Tausend, Sheila Jalalat, Rebecca Philips, Chelsea Altinger, Lindsey Hunter, Alison Wiesenthal, Leslie Scroggins, Mara Dacso, Ashley Group, Fadi Constantine, Emily Fridlington, Joslyn Witherspoon, Tasneem Poonawalla.

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

 UTMB Dermatology Chair Receives Golden Apple Award


Dr. Michael Wilkerson recognized for 10 Years of service as the UTMB Course Director for Practice of Medicine 2.




Tuesday, May 14, 2024

UTMB Dermatology Announces Interview Dates in 2025 for Dermatology Residency Applicants


Friday afternoon, February 7: Internal Applicants

Thursday afternoon, February 13: External Applicants

Friday afternoon, February 14: External Applicants

Please note and save these dates!

Good luck in the interview process?

Monday, May 13, 2024

UTMB Publishes in Archives of Dermatological Research

Congratulations to David Garate, MS3 and Christopher Thang, MS3 for their co-first authorship publication in the Archives of Dermatological Research Journal with co-authors Dr. Alyssa Hansen, MD (Research Fellow), Dr. George Golovko, and Dr. Michael Wilkerson, MD (Professor and Chair of Department of Dermatology).

Citation: Garate D, Thang CJ, Lai J, et al. Bidirectional association between alopecia areata and prurigo nodularis: a population-based cohort study using TriNetX. Arch Dermatol Res. 2024;316(5):157. Published 2024 May 11. doi:10.1007/s00403-024-03042-9

Friday, May 10, 2024

2024 Dermatology Interest Group Resident & Faculty Teaching Awards

        
Congratulations to Drs. Timothy "Tim" Tran (PGY4 dermatology resident) and Bernard Gibson (dermatology faculty) for receiving the annual teaching award from the UTMB Dermatology Interest Group (DIG). Each year the current MS4 members of the DIG vote to recognize exceptional mentorship and teaching by a senior resident and faculty member. Thanks to all of UTMB’s dermatology residents and faculty for their excellent teaching throughout the academic year. It truly makes a difference for medical students!





      



From left to right: Jane Onyemachi (UTMB DIG President), Dr. Bernard Gibson (UTMB Faculty Award recipient), Dr. Tim Tran (UTMB Resident Award recipient) and Madelyn Schmidt (UTMB DIG Vice-President)

UTMB Mohs Fellow to Present at Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Symposium on Surgical Management of Lentigo Maligna

DIG members are invited to attend Dr. Andrew (“Drew”) Armenta’s Quality Improvement Project and Patient Safety Presentation (“Review of Tumor Margins for Lentigo Maligna with Staged Surgical Excision and Permanent Section en face Processing”) at the annual GME symposium on Wednesday, May 15 from 1 -2 pm on the 4th floor of Jennie Sealy.


His coauthors on this project are UTMB MS3 Michael Adkison and UTMB Mohs faculty Drs. Frank Winsett and Richard Wagner.

Saturday, May 04, 2024

UTMB Mohs Program Reunion

UTMB Mohs faculty and former fellows at 56th Annual American College of Mohs Surgery Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.


Left to right Drs. Aaron Joseph, Vlad Codrea, Kristina Gleghorn, Frank Winsett, Josh Hammel, and Richard Wagner.