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Dr. Neil Prose has been named a Faculty Associate for the Trent Center for bioethics, humantities and history of medicine.

The Trent Center is active in the School of Medicine teaching and conducting research on issues of research ethics and ethics in the practice of medicine. Dr. Prose has developed a unique and innovative program across Duke Medicine that focused on improving patient-doctor communication for medical students, residents physicians and faculty.

Duke Dermatology represented at the Society for Investigative Dermatology annual meeting: International Investigative Dermatology (IID) held in Kyoto, Japan. Read more

Fraxel® Laser Treatment now available at Duke. Fraxel® Laser Treatment is a safe, non-invasive procedure that resurfaces the skin with minimal downtime. This FDA approved procedure has proven to be effective in the treatment of acne scars, melasma, and photodamage. It improves skin texture, reduce pore size, erases unwanted brown spots, and smoothes wrinkles. For additional information or to schedule a consultation, contact Dr. Claude Burton at (919)684-5337. Questions can also be emailed to dukefraxel@mc.duke.edu. Additional information is available at the Fraxel® website. View videos of the procedure.

Duke Dermatology researcher receives grant from Scleroderma Foundation

Heather Yeowell received a 2 year, "Established Investigator Grant" from the Scleroderma Foundation to study: "Regulation of collagen lysine hydroxylation in scleroderma fibroblasts; linkage of alternatively-spliced forms of lysyl hydroxylase 2 to fibrosis".

Dr. Milani de Marval recognized as Cancer Center Young Investigator:

Dr. Paula Milani de Marval was recognized with a Cancer Center Young Investigator Award during the awards ceremony of Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Annual Meeting on Monday, March 10, 2008 at the Nasher Museum. Dr. Milani de Marval provided an oral presentation entitled: "Role of the tumor suppressor gene cyld in normal and neoplastic epidermal proliferation." Dr. Milani de Marval is a post-doctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Jennifer Zhang and is studying molecular events in epidermal proliferation and in skin cancer. Other participants in this project include Shazia Lutefeali, Yingai Jin and Benjamin Leshin.

Dr. Ke receives Cancer Center Young Investigator Award

Dr. Hengning Ke was recognized with a Young Investigator Award during the awards ceremony of Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Annual Meeting on Monday, March 10, 2008 at the Nasher Museum. Dr. Ke provided an outstanding poster presentation entitled "JNK2 but not JNK1 promotes human epidermal tumor growth." Dr. Ke is a post-doctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Jennifer Zhang and is studying the role of JNK MAPK signaling transduction pathways in human epidermal cell proliferation and skin cancer. Other contributors to the project were Rebecca N Harris, PhD, Yingai Jin, MD, Benjamin Leshin, BA, Paula de Marval Miliani, PhD and Shiying Tao, MD.

Drs. Cook and Yeowell promoted to Full Professor.

Dr. Jonathan Cook, Director of Dermatologic Surgery was recently promoted to the rank of Full Professor of Dermatology at Duke University. Dr. Cook is a national leader in dermatologic surgery with a special emphasis on cutaneous oncology. He is a memberr of the Board of Directors of the American College of Mohs' micrographic surgery and cutaneous oncology and Assistant Editor of Dermatologic Surgery.

Dr. Heather Yeowell was recently promoted to the rank of Full Research Professor of Dermatology at Duke University. Dr. Yeowell is an expert in inherited diseases of collagen and in the molecular defects associated with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome VI. Her research focuses on the role of lysyl hydroxylase in normal skin and in diseases such as scleroderma and ED VI.

Dr. James Grichnik featured in DukeMed magazine (p37) for his stem cell hypothesis on the origins of melanoma lesions. Read more...

Dr. Neil Prose receives Arnold P. Gold Foundation Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award. This prize recognizes compassion and sensitivity in the delivery of healthcare. Prose’s work teaching courses and seminars in empathic communication to medical students, residents and faculty fits this description perfectly. Read more...

Duke Dermatology at 5th International Congress of Hair Research:

Dr. Katherine B Reed, second year resident, recently presented her research at the Congress in Vancouver, BC. Her presentation entitled "Iron Deficiency in Female Pattern Hair Loss, Telogen Effulvium and Controls," and her research was supported by the Callaway Club. Congratulations to Kate on an outstanding job and thanks to all Callaway Club contributors for their support of our excellent residents. (view abstract)

Duke Dermatology at the SID Meeting: The annual Society of Investigative Dermatology meeting was held this year in Los Angeles, CA on May 9- 12, 2007. Duke Dermatology prominently represented by faculty, residents and fellows in Los Angeles. Read more.

Robert W. Walters, MD PhD, receives Dermatology Foundation Physician Scientist Career Development Award For work on Beta-arrestin Mediated Signaling in Metastatic Melanoma"

Jennifer Y Zhang, PhD, receives 2007 Dermatology Foundation 2007 Research Grant for work on "Molecular Mechanisms in CYLD-driven Epidermal Neoplasia."

Residents Present at Recent National Meetings

Duke Dermatology residents and fellows recently made presentations at several national meetings held in conjunction with the American Academy of Dermatology. These presentations were supported by the generosity of The Callaway Club.

Duke Dermatology's Wound Managment Team was recently awarded Duke Hospital's Strength, Hope, Caring Team Award .The Wound Managment Team was recognized for outstanding patient care which is consistently at the highest level. Congratulations to Dr. Burton and the entire Wound Management Team!

Dr. Heather Yeowell has been awarded a 3-year R01 grant from the National Institute on Aging, National Institue of Health. Her grant, entitled 'Characterization of Lysyl Hydroxylase Isoforms in Normal and Abnormal Skin' will provide funding for her continued research on inherited connective tissue disorders, including the Ehlers Danlos syndrome, a group of collagen-related diseases that affects skin and joints, and fibrotic conditions such as scleroderma and keloids. Other members of her lab are Linda Walker and Alicia Overstreet.

Dr.s Cook, Grichnik, Hall, Olsen, Prose considered to be among the top 5% of Dermatologists in the country based on a survey of other physicians in their specialty. http://www.businessnc.com/archives/2006/07/strong_medicine.html

Dr. John Murray was awarded the 2006 J. Lamar Callaway Teaching award for his outstanding contributions to the teaching of the art and science of clinical dermatology. This award is presented annually by the Duke Dermatology Residents to a Duke Faculty member in recognition of their excellence in teaching and dedication to the legacy of Dr. Callaway. Congratulations to Dr. Murray for this well deserved honor.

Duke University School of Medicine Ranked 6th in 2007 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools," published by U.S. News & World Report

Congratulations to Dermatology's Mohs Unit in winning the Duke Health System's "Service Champion's Award" for having the highest patient satisfaction scores of any clinic at Duke. Kudos to each of you!

Dr. Neil Prose will be one of the keynote speakers at the world conference on Skin Care in Developing Countries in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in November 2006.

Dr. Jonathan Cook was recently elected to the Board of Directors of The American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology (http://www.mohscollege.org).

Dr. James Grichnik is a faculty member at First Congress of the International Dermoscopy Society (IDS) Naples, April 27-29, 2006 (http://www.dermoscopy-ids.org/). He will be giving three presentations on advances in the digital imaging of pigmented lesions.

Dr. Elise Olsen is President of the International Society for Cutaneous Lymphoma; Head of Cictricial Alopecia Task Force for North American Hair Research Society and Chairman of the Project on Hair Loss in African American Women. Dr. Olsen recently presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology on a novel histone deactylase inhibitor and at the European Hair Research Society on Chemotherapy Induced Hair Loss and Short Anagen Syndrome.

Dr. Jonathan Cook was recently elected to the Board of Directors of The American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology (http://www.mohscollege.org).

Dr. Jonathan Cook to chair of the Program committee for the 2006 Annual Meeting held April 28 – 30, 2006 (http://www.mohscollege.org/annual_meeting.html).

Dr. Neil Prose washonored by the Latin American Society for Pediatric Dermatology at its Congress in Buenos Aires , April 2006 "In recognition of his constant support of pediatric dermatology in Latin America "

Dr. Neil Prose will be one of the keynote speakers at the world conference on Skin Care in Developing Countries in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia in November 2006.

Dr. Elise Olsen will be co-chair of an NCI sponsored meeting on the immunology and immunotherapy of Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma following the Annual Meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology May 6 and 7, 2006 in Philadelphia . Duke Presentations at the Annual Meeting of the SID. (http://sid.abstractcentral.com)

Drs. Elise Olsen and Russell Hall will be co-chairing sessions on CTCL and auto-immunity and inflammation at the annual meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology May 3 – 6, 2006. (http://www.sidnet.org/Annual_Meeting.asp).

Dr. Jennifer Zhang and her lab will be presenting their work on tumor necrosis factor receptor signaling in skin cancer.

Dr. Heather Yeowell and her lab will be presenting their work on regulation of lysyl hydroxylase.

Dr. Russell Hall and Ms. Deborah Hannah’s work in the VA cooperative trial on the use of topical tretinoin to prevent skin cancer will be presented.

Dr. James Grichnik is a faculty member at First Congress of the International Dermoscopy Society (IDS) Naples , Italy , April 27-29, 2006 (http://www.dermoscopy-ids.org/). He will be giving three presentations on advances in the digital imaging of pigmented lesions.