Congratulations to Dr. Travis Dowdle (incoming PGY2 UTMB dermatology resident this July) and Richard Wagner (Professor Dermatology) for their recent publication about comorbidities associated with Merkel Cell Carcinoma {Verma KK, Dowdle TS, Panchal S, Dhavala M, Joshi TP, Tarbox MB, Wagner RF Jr. A retrospective case-control analysis of various comorbidities associated with Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Arch Dermatol Res. 2024 Jun 8;316(7):355. doi: 10.1007/s00403-024-03026-9. PMID: 38850315.} This is their second research publication this year about this type of skin cancer.
The University of Texas Medical Branch Dermatology Interest Group (UTMB DIG) is a resource for medical students interested in Dermatology as well as for dermatologists and residents.
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