2024 PGY4 UTMB Dermatology Resident Research Award

Congratulations to Dr. Emily Williams for departmental recognition for having the best dermatology research by a PGY4 dermatology resident. Her scholarly project researched leadership curriculum in dermatology residency programs.

UTMB Dermatopathology Fills 1 of 2 Dermatopathology Fellowship Positions for the 2026-2027 Academic Year

Congratulations to Dr. Mary Cavanagh, a current UTMB PGY2 dermatology resident,  for accepting a UTMB dermatopathology fellowship for the 2026-2027 year. 

UTMB MS4s Publish in Allergy, European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Congratulations to David Garate, MS4 and Christopher Thang, MS4 for their co-first authorship publication in Allergy, the official journal of the European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  (Impact Factor: 14.71) with co-authors Trevor Murphy (MS3), Dr. George Golovko, and Dr. Michael Wilkerson, MD (Professor and Chair of Department of Dermatology).

 

Citation:  Garate D, Thang CJ, Murphy TL, et al. Evaluating alopecia areata risk among patients with seasonal and food allergies: A multicenter cohort study. Allergy. Published online June 16, 2024. doi:10.1111/all.16199

Dermatology Advanced Elective DERU-4006

The Acting Internship in Dermatology has been discontinued but a new course with a similar curriculum has been added for medical students planning on a career in dermatology. It is available during Period 1 through Period 8. For further information see https://www.utmb.edu/meded/ElectivesBrochure/bdisplay.asp?rec=499

UTMB Dermatology Collaborates on Merkel Cell Carcinoma Publication

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.

UTMB Dermatology Resident Selected for International Mission

Congratulations to Dr. Elise Weisert, a current PGY3 UTMB dermatology resident, for her selection to join an international mission with ISDIN to provide dermatology care to patients with albinism in Mozambique this fall. 

Dr. Anthony Linfante Honored by UTMB AOA

Congratulations to Anthony Linfante, Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Dermatopathology, as the 2024 Keynote Speaker on May 31, 2024, the day prior to the SOM graduation for the Class of 2024. Dr. Linfante spoke about how patient care should be individualized.