Javier Alonso, M.D., Ph.D.

Title		Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology
Education		M.D. Salamanca University , Spain M.D. Navarra University, Spain
Clinical Interest		Immunobullous disorders, general dermatology, and lasers

Brian Berman, M.D., Ph.D.

Title		Professor Director of Dermatology at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Board Certification		American Board of Dermatology
Practice Location		University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center
Phone		305-243-6704
Education		Undergraduate Brooklyn College, City University of New York, New York, NY Graduate New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY Residency New York University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, New York, NY Fellowship New York University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, New York, NY
Clinical Interest		immunological and pharmacological control mechanisms in fibrosis, telemedicine, keloids, interferons and wound healing, general dermatology
Research Interest		keloids, scars, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, wound healing, viral diseases

Anne E. Burdick, M.D., M.P.H.

Title		Professor of Dermatology Associate Dean for Telemedicine and Clinical Outreach
Board Certification		American Board of Dermatology
Practice Location		University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center
Phone		305-243-6704
Education		Undergraduate Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH Graduate New York University School of Medicine, Columbia University School of General Studies, New York, NY Residency University of California, San Francisco and Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Dermatology, New York, NY Fellowship University of California, San Francisco and New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Clinical Interest		telemedicine, hansen's disease, general dermatology
Research Interest		telemedicine, hansen's disease (leprosy)

Elizabeth Connelly, M.D.

Title		Director JMH Pediatric Dermatology Consult Service Co-Director of JMH Pediatric Dermatology Clinic
Board Certification		American Board of Dermatology
Practice Location		University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center
Phone		305-243-3031
Education		Undergraduate Florida International University, Miami, FL Graduate University of Miami School of Medicine Residency University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Fellowship University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
Clinical Interest		vascular tumors and malformations, pediatric cutaneous surgery and laser surgery, epidermolysis bullosa and pediatric wound healing
Research Interest		inherited skin disorders including: epidermolysis bullosa, hemangiomas of infancy, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis

George Elgart, M.D.

Title		Professor & Vice Chair of Education
Board Certification		American Board of Dermatology American Board of Pathology, Special Qualification in Dermatologic Immunology American Board of Pathology, Special Qualification in Dermatopathology
Practice Location		University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center
Phone		305-243-6704
Education		Undergraduate Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Graduate Medical College of Virginia Residency Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH Fellowship Medical College of Virginia, Dermatopathology and National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, Dermatology Branch
Clinical Interest		auto immune blistering diseases, melanoma, immunodermatology & dermatopathology

Joely Kaufman, M.D.

Title		Assistant Professor Director, Aging and Geriatric Skin Center
Board Certification		American Board of Dermatology
Phone		305-324-7546
Education		Graduate University of Miami School of Medicine Residency Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami - Affiliated Medical Education Program B.A. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Clinical Interest		geriatric dermatology, anti-aging and lasers
Research Interest		lasers research at the cosmetic center

Jonette E. Keri, M.D., Ph.D.

Title		Assistant Professor Chief, Dermatology Services at Miami VA Hospital
Practice Location		Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center
Education		Undergraduate College of Holy Cross, Worcester, MA Graduate Georgetown University, Washington, DC Residency Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami - Affiliated Medical Education Program
Clinical Interest		recently started an acne surgery clinic, and she enjoys seeing challenging acne and rosacea patients
Research Interest		acne, rosacea, photodynamic therapy, cosmetic dermatology

Robert Kirsner, M.D., Ph.D.

Title		Stiefel Laboratories Professor and Vice Chairman
Board Certification		National Board of Medical Examiners American Board of Dermatology American Academy of Wound Management
Practice Location		University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center University of Miami Hospital
Phone		305-243-6704
Education		Undergraduate Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Graduate (MD) University of Miami School of Medicine Residency Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami - Affiliated Medical Education Program Fellowship Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami - Affiliated Medical Education Program Graduate (PhD) University of Miami School of Medicine
Clinical Interest		wound healing, leg ulcers, skin cancer, medical dermatology, cutaneous surgery
Research Interest		wound healing, health care policy, dermatoepidemiology, inpatient dermatology, cancer control and prevention

Jie Li, M.D., Ph.D.

Title		Associate Professor
Practice Location		Rosenstiel Medical Sciences Building
Phone		305-243-3365
Education		Graduate Nanjing Medical College, Nanjing, China and University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH Residency People's Hospital of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical College, Nanjing, China Fellowship Peking Union Medical College, China, Harvard Medical School, MA and Stanford Medical School, CA
Clinical Interest		angiogenesis, wound healing, skin tumor
Research Interest		angiogenesis, wound healing, tumor biology, basement membrane/cutaneous extracellular matrix biology, keratinocyte biology, skin disease and cutaneous biology research lab
Links		Skin Diseases and Cutaneous Biology Research Laboratory

Keyvan Nouri, M.D.

Title		Professor
Board Certification		American Board of Dermatology
Practice Location		University of Miami Hospital and Clinics Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Phone		305-243-9443
Education		Undergraduate Boston University, Boston, MA Graduate Boston University, School of Medicine, Boston, MA Residency Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami - Affiliated Medical Education Program Fellowship New York University, School of Medicine, New York, NY
Clinical Interest		Dr. Nouri's clinical specialities include mohs micrographic surgery, skin cancer surgery, reconstruction, dermatologic and laser surgery, cosmetic, cutaneous, and lasers.
Research Interest		Dr. Nouri's research interests include cutaneous oncology, lasers, dermatologic surgery, and acute wound healing.

Paolo Romanelli, M.D.

Title		Associate Professor
Board Certification		American Board of Dermatology American Board of Pathology, Subspecialty of Dermatopathology
Practice Location		University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center
Phone		305-243-6704
Education		Undergraduate Collegio Alla Querce, Florence, Italy Graduate Scuola Di Medicina, Pisa, Italy Residency Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami - Affiliated Medical Education Program Fellowship Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami - Affiliated Medical Education Program
Clinical Interest		dermatopathology, psoriasis, in-patient dermatology, cardiocutaneous disease

Lawrence A. Schachner, M.D.

Title		Chairman and Harvey Blank Professor of Dermatology Professor of Pediatrics
Board Certification		National Board of Medical Examiners American Board of Pediatrics American Board of Dermatology
Practice Location		University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center
Phone		305-243-6704
Education		Undergraduate Brooklyn College and Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium Graduate University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, NE Residency Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY Fellowship Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Clinical Interest		pediatric dermatology, cutaneous infections and inflammatory diseases, inherited diseases, hair disorders
Research Interest		epidermolysis bullosa, alopecia areta, atopic dermatitis, eczemas, acne, psoriasis, skin & hair disorders & infections

Heather Woolery-Lloyd, M.D.

Title		Assistant Professor
Board Certification		American Board of Dermatology - October 2002 - present
Phone		305-532-5552
Education		Undergraduate Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States Graduate University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States Internship University of Miami Department of Internal Medicine, Miami, FL, United States Residency University of Miami Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Miami, FL, United States
Clinical Interest		Skin of color, cosmetic dermatology, lasers, keloids, pigmentary disorders.
Research Interest		Skin of color, pigmJanuary 2007 Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers Association "Women Achievers Award" Selected Publications Woolery-Lloyd, H  (2007) The Pathogenesis of Keloids in P. Grimes (Ed) Aesthetic and Cosmetic Surgery for Darker Skin Types. Lipincott Williams and Wilkins   Woolery-Lloyd, H (2007) Melanocytic Lesions in Darker Racial Ethnic Groups in P. Soyer, R Johr (Eds) Color Atlas of Melanocytic Skin Lesions. Springer

Tongyu Cao, Ph.D.

Title		Research Assistant Professor
Practice Location		Rosenstiel Science Medical Building
Phone		305-243-8878
Education		Undergraduate Peking University, Beijing, China Ph.D. University of Texas-Houston Health Sciences Center, Houston, TX, United States Post Doctoral Associate Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
Clinical Interest		Alopecia, epidermolysis bullosa, skin cancer
Research Interest		I am interested in epidermal differentiation and hair development and diseases, especially inherited skin and hair disorders and skin cancer.  My laboratory uses cell biology, genetics, developmental biology and molecular biology approaches to analyze mutant mouse models of human skin disorders as well as patient samples in our research.  One of our current projects focuses on a mutant mouse strain called rough coat (rc).  The rc mice develop cyclic and progressive hair loss, sebocyte hyperplasia, as well as spontaneous ulceration of the skin at a high incidence.  These defects could be the result of abnormalities in the keratinocyte stem cells of the hair follicles.  To understand the genetic basis of the rc phenotype development, we recently carried out positional cloning and identified a point mutation in a novel gene, Mpzl3, in the rc mice.  Mpzl3 encodes a protein (MPZL3) predicted to be a transmembrane protein that is likely involved in cell adhesion.  We are currently analyzing the effects of the rc mutation on hair follicle and sebaceous gland development.  In addition, we are interested in the role of MPZL3 in skin cancer. Selected Publications   Cao T, Wang X-J, and Roop DR. (2000) Regulated cutaneous gene therapy: the skin as a bioreactor. Human Gene Therapy 11: 2297-2300. He W, Cao T, Smith DA, Myers TE, and Wang X-J. (2001) Smads mediate TGF beta signaling in normal keratinocytes but are lost during skin chemical carcinogenesis. Oncogene 20:471-483.  Cao T, Longley MA, Wang X-J, and Roop DR. (2001) An Inducible Mouse Model for Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex. Implications for gene therapy. Journal of Cell Biology 152:651-656. Cao T, Arin MJ, and Roop DR.  (2001) Gene therapy of inherited skin diseases. Current Problems in Dermatology 13:173-182. Cao T, He W, Roop DR, and Wang X-J. (2002) K14-GLp65 transactivator induces transgene expression in embryonic epidermis. Genesis 32:189-190. Cao T, Tsai SY, O’Malley BW, Wang X-J, and Roop DR. (2002) The epidermis as a bioreactor: topically regulated cutaneous delivery into the circulation. Human Gene Therapy 13:1075-1080.  Arin MJ, Cao T, Berton TR, Zhou Z, Wang X-J, and Roop DR.  (2002) Relevant animal models for skin gene therapy.  In: Gene Therapy in Dermatology, (Hengge, U. and Vole-Platzer, B., eds), Heidelberg, Springer-Verlag, pp. 35 – 51. Hayashi K, Cao T, Passmore H, Jourdan-Le Saux C, Fogelgren B, Khan S, Hornstra I, Kim Y, Hayashi M, and Csiszar K. (2004) Progressive hair loss and myocardial degeneration in rough coat mice: reduced Lysyl Oxidase-like (LOXL) in the skin and heart. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 123:864-871. Szauter KM, Cao T, Boyd CD, and Csiszar K. (2005) Lysyl oxidase in development, aging and pathologies of the skin. Pathologie Biologie 53:448-56. Cao T , Racz P, Szauter KM, Groma G, Nakamatsu GY, Fogelgren B, Pankotai E, He Q-P and Csiszar K. (2007) Mutation in Mpzl3, a novel gene encoding a predicted adhesion protein, in the rough coat (rc) mice with severe skin and hair abnormalities. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 127:1375-1386.

Stephen C. Davis

Title		Research Associate Professor
Phone		305-243-4897
Education		Undergraduate University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Graduate University of Pittsburgh and University of Miami
Clinical Interest		wound healing, cutaneous infection, impetigo
Research Interest		Professor Davis is the Director of the Pre-Clinical Wound Healing & Infection Research Laboratories in the department and has over 22 years experience using various wound healing and infection models in swine.  He works with a large number of companies in research and development of various products that are on the market today, e.g. DuoDermä dressing, Kerlix A.M.D.®, Liquid Bandageä.  He has several book chapters and over 100 published articles and abstracts on wound healing and infection.  He is currently on the editorial advisory board for the journal Wounds and a reviewer for the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, British Journal of Dermatology and Nonlinearity in Biology, Toxicology and Medicine journal.  Some of his interests include: occlusive therapy, electrical stimulation, low energy light therapy and bacterial biofilm formation.  For the past several years he has been funded by DARPA, Canadian Defense, Army, Office of Naval Research and NIH. Awards 1993   Best Overall Scientific Poster Award at the Sixth Annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Medical Research Forum on Wound Repair, San Diego, CA 1995   First & Second Place Award at The Symposium on Advance Wound Care and Medical Research Forum on Wound Repair, San Diego, CA 1997  Best poster presentation: American Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Meeting, San Francisco, CA Selected Publications Davis SC, Mertz PM and Eaglstein WH.  Second Degree Burn Healing:  The Effect of Occlusive Dressings and a Cream.  J Surg Res 48:245-248, 1990. Davis SC, Badiavas V, Rendon-Pellerano M, and Pardo RJ: Comparison of Postoperative Treatment For Laser Resurfacing. Dermatol Surg 1999; 25:387-393 Davis, SC, Eaglstein WH, Cazzaniga AL, and  Mertz PM. An Octyl-2- Cyanoacrylate Formulation Speeds Healing of Partial Thickness Wounds Dermatol Surg 2001; 27:783-788. Davis SC, Cazzaniga AL, Eaglstein WH, and Mertz PM. Over-The-Counter Antimicrobial Bandages and Proliferation of a Common Wound Pathogen. Arch Dermatol Res. 2005 Nov;297(5):190-5. Davis SC, Martinez L, Kirsner R The diabetic foot: the importance of biofilms and wound bed preparation. Curr Diab Rep. 2006 Dec;6(6):439-45. Davis SC, Perez PM, Andreopoulos F.  The wound environment:  Implications from research studies for healing and infection.  In:  Krasner DL, Rodeheaver GT, Sibbald RG (eds).  Chronic wound Care:  A clinical Source Book for Healthcare Professionals, 4th Edition.  Wayne, Pa: HMP Communications. 2007; pp 253-263. Martineau L and Davis SC. Controlling Methicillin Resistant Staphyloccocus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa wound infections with a novel biomaterial.  J Invest Surg 2007;20(4):217-27.