UTMB Dermatology Interest Group

Editors

Current Editors: Alekhya Gurram and Jun Park

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

Past Editors: Madelyn Schmidt, Jane Onyemachi, 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.

Dr. Maureen Laroche, MS PhD FRES

Medical Entomologist

Assistant Professor

Friday, June 12, 2026

Health Education Center 3.201

12 pm

Dermatology Textbooks and Reference

Recommended Non-fiction Books

Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice by Pam Fessler
Room for Examination: More than Skin Deep by James Channing Shaw
60 Seconds & You’re Hired by Robin Ryan
The Patchwork Mouse: Politics and Intrigue in the Campaign to Conquer Cancer by Joseph Hixson
Sentenced to Science: One Black Man’s Story of Imprisonment in America by Allen Hornblum
Saving Face: My Victory Over Skin Cancer by Carolyn Shuck
Squint: My Journey with Leprosy by Jose Ramirez
Turning White: A Memoir of Change by Thomas Lee
First Impressions: What You Don't Know About How Others See You by Ann Demarais, Valerie White
Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison by Allen Hornblum
One Hundred Days: My Unexpected Journey from Doctor to Patient by David Biro
Death Of Medicine In Nazi Germany: Dermatology and Dermatopathology Under the Swastika by W. Weyers
The UV Advantage: The Medical Breakthrough That Shows How to Harness the Power of the Sun for Your Health by Michael F. Holick
Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty by Nancy Etcoff

Recommended Fiction Books

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Editors

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

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