History of Dermatology Award (used to be the “Beirsdorf”): Brittany Hill (“Pellagra: Inequality due to Nutritional Deficiency”) Best Original Essay for “Skin diseases Depicted in Cinema”: Vishaal Sakthivelnathan (“Critical Analysis of Filmmaker Depictions of Male Pattern Alopecia and Hair Transplantation in Snakes on a Plane”) Edgar B. Smith Endowed Scholarship in Dermatology ..read more

All research with our department should be reviewed by Dr. Juan Pinto-Cuberos, that means, he is the first person any medical student must contact before starting research that involves our residents or faculty. An exception will be made when faculty or residents have a project with specific medical students.Priority will be given to MS3s/rising MS4s and those who are part of the UTMB DIG ..read more

As highlighted recently in the first UTMB Dermatology Newsletter, UTMB Dermatology was well presented at the Spring 2024 AAD Conference in San Diego, CA. Congratulations to medical students, residents, and faculty for all of the accepted submissions. The following presentations and Eposters were accepted:  Presentations: Anagen Effluvium Associated with Acrokeratosis ..read more

President Jane OnyemachiVice President Madelyn SchmidtSecretary Melissa Marchan-Martinez ResearchCo-Chairs: Michael Adkison & Christopher J. ThangCommittee: Inchara Raj & Isabelle Bergman Stay Shady Chair: Victoria Katei Committee: Casey Brusen, Sarah Muir & Smiti GandhiEducation Chair: Bethel Desta Committee: Sebastian Certuche & Sonia ..read more

 On Saturday, April 6th, 2024, UTMB DIG volunteers helped with set up/cleanup and participated in this year's National Psoriasis Foundation’s (NPF) “Starlight Soiree” event at the Houston Zoo. Volunteers arrived around 2 pm to assist in setting up goodie bags. Once the event began, volunteers aided with check-in and played an integral role in the fundraising drive and auction for the NPF ..read more

Voting for the DIG 2024-2025 Officers is live. Current DIG members, please take a moment to read through the linked candidates proposed contributions and cast your votes. The ballot will close by 5 pm on April 15th and the results will be announced on April 16th via the DIG Blog. Candidate statements: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XHhMx5UfZdWU2bq90aRMhhLI6pM7nmMyTOTB3mPbjIw/edit ..read more

UTMB Dermatology held its first Grand Rounds in League City at UTMB Health Dermatology, Town Center on Friday, April 5, 2024 ..read more

Congrats to Inchara Raj (MS1) who presented her poster, "Acne, Alopecia, and Seborrhea: The Dermatological Side Effects of Contraception Methods and What the Consumer Should be Aware of" at the 13th World Congress for Hair Research, an international conference for experts in hair loss and other hair disorders, in Dallas TX. Her co-authors on the project were Drs. Maria Hordinsky, MD and ..read more

On Wednesday May 15, 2024 at 1 pm on Jeanie Sealy 4th floor, Dr. Andrew Armenta, the 2023-2024 UTMB Mohs fellow, will present his poster, “Review of Tumor Margins for Lentigo Maligna with Staged Surgical Excision and Permanent Section en face Processing” (Poster 2). DIG members are invited to attend. Dr. Armenta’s coauthors are UTMB MS3 Michael Adkison and UTMB Dermatology Mohs faculty, Drs ..read more

Congratulations to UTMB MS2 Madelyn Schmidt and her coauthors Nina Martin, Diana Bonilla, Melissa Marchan, Sylvia Jimenez, and Dr. Richard Wagner for the publication of her MS1 Summer Research Program Project in the Online Journal of Community and Patient-Centered Dermatology (OJCPCD). Her faculty research mentor during this research was Richard Wagner, MD, Dermatology Program&nbsp ..read more