Cleveland Clinic, Department of Dermatology

Cleveland, OH

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Education:

• Columbia College, New York, NY, BA 1968

• Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, MD 1972

• Internship: SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 1972-1973

• Residency: SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 1973-1976

• Fellowship: National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 1976-1978

 

Certification:

• National Board of Medical Examiners 1974

• American Board of Dermatology 1977

 

Areas of Interest: 

• Infectious diseases & medical education

 

Academic Affiliations:

• Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, CWRU, Cleveland, OH

 

Clinical Affiliations:  

• Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

 

Present Position:

• Staff physician, Dept of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

 

American Academy of Dermatology:

• President, 2021-2022

• Vice-President-elect, 2015-2016

• Vice-President, 2016-2017

• Board of Directors 2009-2013

• Executive committee 2012-13, 2016-2017

• Council on Education

• Audit committee, chair 2008-1013

• Investments Committee

• Ethics committee, 2 stints

• Committee on Self-Assessment, chair 1990-1993

• CME Program Review committee

• Poster Exhibits committee

• Committee on Re-Certification

• Task Force on Industrial Relations

• Task Force Infectious Diseases

• CME Strategic Plan Implementation

• Assistant editor, J Amer Acad Dermatol 1993-1998; editorial board, 2018-2021

• Program director, annual meeting 1982-1993, 1996-2017

• Program director, summer meeting 1995-1998, 2000-2017

 

Elected and Appointed Positions (other):

• Cleveland Dermatological Society: treasurer 2003-2004

• Ohio Dermatological Association:  Board of Directors 1992-1995, 2007-2010; secretary 1995-1998; program director, annual meeting 1991, 1994, 2003

• Society Investigative Dermatology: finance committee 2008-2013

• Noah Worcester Dermatological Society: scientific committee 2008;  membership committee 2011-2015

• International Society Dermatology: Board of Directors 2012

• American Dermatological Association: program committee 2011-2014, chair 2014; Board of Directors 2015

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Honors/Awards:

• Honorary member, Czech Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

• Honorary member, Mexican Academy of Dermatology

• AAD Presidential citation 2016

 

Publications/Presentations:

• 80+ primary publications; 20+ secondary publications; 60+ chapters; 15+ abstracts

• 200+ major presentations; 250+ minor presentations

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