Research in Dermatology

In addition to Dermatology faculty who conduct research, most residents have participated in clinical research and other scholarly projects such as preparing case reports, reviewing articles and developing Internet-based teaching materials.  In fact, after the review by the ACGME Residency Review Committee in 2008, our program was commended on resident participation in research. Opportunities to conduct basic science research exist within the division of dermatology and medical school, but we do not encourage our residents to pursue bench research during their three years of training due to time constraints.

Recently published articles/chapters

Belazarian L. New insights and therapies for teenage psoriasis. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2008; Aug;20(4):419-24.

Belazarian L, Lorenzo ME, Pace NC, Sweeney SM, Wiss K. (2008) Chapter 192: Exanthematous viral diseases. In: Dermatology in General Medicine, 7th edition. McGraw-Hill. New York.

Bernstein M, Deng A, Belazarian L. Linear focal elastosis in children. J Am Acad Dermatol 2009; 60: AB146.

Daly JS, Scharf MJ. (2008) Chapter 209: Bites and stings of terrestrial and aquatic life. In: Dermatology in General Medicine, 7th edition. McGraw-Hill. New York.

Dawn M, Deng A, Gaspari A et al. Familial Cutaneous Collagenoma. Skin Med 2008; 7(1): 43-45.

David V, Martin DB, Deng A, Cooper JZ. Disseminated Trichosporon inkin and Histoplasma capsulatum in a patient With newly diagnosed acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). J Am Acad Dermatol 2008; 59:313-15.

Deng A, Bilu Martin D, Sina B, Gaspari A. Localized Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy: Aberrant Dermal Repairing? J Am Acad Dermatol 2008; 58:336-339.

Deng A, Lee W, Pfau R, Harrington A, Patroli J. Primary cutaneous Langerhans Cell Sarcoma without Birbeck Granules: indeterminate cell sarcoma? J Cutan. Pathol 2008; 35:849-854.

Deng A. Book review: The Cutaneous Lymphoid Proliferation: A Comprehensive Tex Book of Lymphocytic Infiltrate of the Skin. J Cutan. Pathol 2009; 36:922-23.

Fenner JA, Wiss K and Levin NA. Oral cephalexin for acne vulgaris: experience with 98 patients. Pediatric Dermatology 2008;25,179-183.

Fong G, Capaldi L, Sweeney SM, Wiss K, Mahalingam M. Congenital Darier disease. J Am Acad Dermatol 2008;59:S50-51.

Garg, A, Levin, NA and Bernhard, JD. (2008). Chapter 4: The structure of skin lesions and fundamentals of diagnosis. In: Dermatology in General Medicine, 7th edition. McGraw-Hill. New York.

Garg, A, Levin, NA and Bernhard, JD. (2008). Chapter 4: The structure of skin lesions and fundamentals of diagnosis. In: Dermatology in General Medicine, 7th edition. McGraw-Hill. New York.

Garg A, Goldberg D. Relapsing leukocytoclastic vasculitis triggered by activity in a young woman. Arch Dermatol 2009:145(5):601-2.

Greenlaw SM, Alberta-Wszolek L, Garg A. Beyond the classic triad: Dermatologic manifestations of reactive arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2009;60(2):625.

Jacobson S, Martin DB, Deng A, Cooper JZ. Pyoderma gangrenosum following tattoo placement in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia. J Dermatolog Treat 2008; 19(1):58-60.

Levin NA, Garg A, Bordeaux JS, Goldberg D and Clifford KS (2008). Chapter 202: Dermatology in the Intensive Care Unit. In: Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine, 6th edition. Richard S Irwin MD; James M Rippe MD, eds. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia.

Levin NA (2008). Ringworm. A Google Knol.

Levin NA (2008). Athlete’s Foot. A Google Knol.

Levin, NA (2009). Cowpox. In: Habif T, James W. (Senior Eds.); eMedicine: Dermatology. Boston: eMedicine Corporation. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1131886-overview

Levin, NA (2009). Miliaria. In: Habif T, James W. (Senior Eds.); eMedicine: Dermatology. Boston: eMedicine Corporation. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1070840-overview

Levin NA (2009). Beyond spaghetti and meatballs: skin diseases associated with the Malassezia yeasts. Dermatology Nursing 21(1):7-13, 51; quiz 14.

Levin NA (2008). Ringworm. A Google Knol.

Levin NA (2008). Athlete’s Foot. A Google Knol.

Levin NA (2008). Heat Rash. A Google Knol.

Levin NA (2008). Tinea Versicolor. A Google Knol.

Levin NA (2008). Perioral Dermatitis. A Google Knol.

Levin, NA (2009). Cowpox. In: Habif T, James W. (Senior Eds.); eMedicine: Dermatology. Boston: eMedicine Corporation. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1131886-overview

Levin, NA (2009). Miliaria. In: Habif T, James W. (Senior Eds.); eMedicine: Dermatology. Boston: eMedicine Corporation. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1070840-overview

Levin NA. Beyond spaghetti and meatballs: skin diseases associated with the Malassezia yeasts. Dermatol Nurs 2009;21(1):7-13, 51; quiz 14.

Liu Y, Cherry JJ, Dineen JV, Androphy EJ and Baleja JB Determinants of stability for the E6 protein of papillomavirus type 16. J Mol Biol 2009;386: 1123-2237.
Mathew, D, Martin B, Deng A, Gaspari A. Eruptive keloid in a renal transplant patient. J Dermatolog Treat 2008; 20(1):63-66.

Mendese G, Bordeaux J, Pattee S, Maloney M. Squamous Cell Carcinoma Tumor Thrombus Encountered During Mohs Micrographic Surgery. J Am Acad Dermatol 2008; Mar;58(3):518-519.

Mendese G, Bordeaux J, Maloney M. The Safety and Efficacy of the Scoop-Shave For Pigmented Lesions of the Skin. J Invest Dermatol 2009;May;S61:AB362

Naidu SR, Love IM, Imbalzano AN, Grossman SR and Androphy EJ. The SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling subunit BRG1 is a critical regulator of p53 necessary for proliferation of malignant cells. Oncogene 28: 2492-2501, 2009.

Paltiel M, Gober LM, Deng A, Mikdashi J,Saini, SS, and Gaspari AA. Adalimumab-Induced Dermatitis and Immediate Type I Hypersensitivity Reaction. Arch Dermatol 2008; 144(9)1190-94.

Reilly C, Belazarian L, Wiss K. Rowell syndrome in a pediatric patient. J Am Acad Dermatol 2009; 60: AB142-AB143.

Sekaric P, Cherry J, and Androphy EJ. Binding of HPV 16 E6 to E6AP is not required for activation of hTERT. J Virol 2008;82: 71-76.

Shamanin VA, Sekaric P, and Androphy EJ. hAda3 degradation by papillomavirus 16 E6 correlates with abrogation of p14ARF-p53 pathway and efficient immortalization of human mammary epithelial cells. . Virol. 2008;82: 3912-20.

Sina B, Kao GF, Deng AC, Gaspari AA. Skin biopsy for inflammatory and common neoplastic skin diseases: optimum time, best location, and preferred techniques. J Cutan. Pathol 2009; 36:505-510.

Wang, X., Naidu, S., Sverdrup F., and Androphy E.J. Tax1BP1 interacts with papillomavirus E2 proteins and regulates E2-dependent transcription and stability. J.Virol. 83: 2274-84, 2009. PMID: 19109394

Zhao Y, Petrali J, Fishelevich R, Zheng L, Malinina A, Deng A, Gaspari AA. Activation of keratinocyte protein kinase C z in psoriasis plaques. J Invest Derm 2008; 128(9):2190-7.

Articles In Press

Belazarian L, Alberta-Wszolek L, Wiss K. Viral Exanthems: Rubella, Roseola, Rubeola, Enterovirus. In: Lebwohl MG, Heymann WR, Berth-Jones J, Coulson I, editors. Treatment of Skin Diseases, 3rd edition, to be published November 2009.

Greenlaw SM, Chaney KS, Belazarian LT, Wiss K. Congenital Dacryocystocele. J Am Acad Dermatol, in press.

Love WE, Sweeney SM, Maloney ME, Bordeaux JS, Columellar Advancement Flap for Midline Nasal Defects. Dermatol Surg, in press.

Vanderweil SG and Levin NA. Perioral Dermatitis: It’s not every rash that occurs around the mouth. Dermatol Nurs.