Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery  
   
   
   
   
   
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Javier Alonso, M.D., Ph.D.

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

 

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Brian Berman, M.D., Ph.D.

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

 

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Anne E. Burdick, M.D., M.P.H.

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)

 

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Elizabeth Connelly, M.D.

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

 

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George Elgart, M.D.

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

 

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Joely Kaufman, M.D.

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

 

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Jonette E. Keri, M.D., Ph.D.

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

 

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Robert Kirsner, M.D., Ph.D.

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

 

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Jie Li, M.D., Ph.D.

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

 

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Keyvan Nouri, M.D.

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.

 


 

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Paolo Romanelli, M.D.

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

 

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Lawrence A. Schachner, M.D.

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

 

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Heather Woolery-Lloyd, M.D.

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


 

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Tongyu Cao, Ph.D.

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.


 

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Stephen C. Davis

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.


 

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