Dermatology Faculty

Richard Edelson

Chair

Aaron B. and Marguerite R. Lerner Professor of Dermatology
Chair and Professor, Department of Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine

Clinical Interests:Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL); dermatology; skin care

Richard Antaya

Professor of Dermatology, of Nursing and of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Dermatology
Medical Director, Yale Dermatology Associates

Clinical Interests:Pediatric dermatology; Pediatric dermatological surgery; Laser surgery; Hemangiomas and vascular malformations; Moles; Nevi; Atopic dermatitis; Psoriasis; Genetic skin diseases; Moluscum contagiosum; Warts

Jean Bolognia

Professor of Dermatology
Director, Pigment Lesion Clinic
Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs

Clinical Interests:Melanoma; moles; birthmarks; skin cancer

Samuel Book

Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology

Clinical Interests:Skin cancer; Mohs micrographic surgery; basal cell carcinoma; squamous cell carcinoma; melanoma; botox

Marcus Bosenberg

Associate Professor of Dermatology and of Pathology

Clinical Interests:Dermatopathology; melanoma; skin cancer

Irwin Braverman

Professor Emeritus of and Senior Research Scientist in Dermatology

Clinical Interests:Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL); psoriasis; paraneoplastic disorders; Kaposi's sarcoma; connective tissue (collagen vascular) disorders; blistering diseases; diagnostic puzzles

Keith Choate

Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Clinical Interests:Genetic skin disorders including disorders of keratinization such as the ichthyoses

Jaehyuk Choi

Assistant Professor of and Instructor in Dermatology

Jennifer Choi

Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Director, Yale Oncodermatology Clinic

Clinical Interests:Cutaneous side effects of chemotherapy and radiation; Melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer surveillance and treatment; Surveillance and management for patients at high risk for skin cancer; Psoriasis; Biologic therapy; Complex Medical Dermatology; Surgical/Procedural dermatology

Oscar Colegio

Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Clinical Interests:Skin Diseases Associated with Solid Organ Transplantation; Skin Cancer; Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Basal Cell Carcinoma; Melanoma

Shawn Cowper

Associate Professor of Dermatology and of Pathology

Clinical Interests:General dermatopathology; alopecia; cutaneous lymphoma; pathology informatics; nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy/nephrogenic systemic fibrosis; adnexal neoplasms

Anjela Galan

Assistant Professor of Dermatology and of Pathology

Clinical Interests:General dermatopathology; dermatology; pathology and molecular studies; skin neoplasms, including malignant melanoma; soft tissue tumors; Lyme disease

Michael Girardi

Professor of Dermatology
Director, Residency Program

Clinical Interests:Cutaneous lymphoma (including mycosis fungoides, Sezary syndrom, lymphomatoid papulosis, and other variants of cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL) and cutaneous B cell lymphoma (cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma, cutaneous follicular cell lymphoma); connective tissue disorders and other complex medical dermatology disease (cutaneous lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, sarcoidosis); graft-versus host disease (GVHD); skin cancers and patients at high risk (melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma); Photopheresis Unit / Treatment Center

Earl Glusac

Professor of Pathology and of Dermatology
Director, Physician Associate Studies

Clinical Interests:Melanocytic diseases; mycosis fungoides; histiocytic disorders

Ruth Halaban

Senior Research Scientist in Dermatology

Allison Hanlon

Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Clinical Interests:Mohs micrographic surgery and reconstruction; skin cancer in the immunocompromised; melanoma

Douglas Hanlon

Associate Research Scientist in Dermatology

Peter Heald

Professor Emeritus of Dermatology

Suguru Imaeda

Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Director of Dermatology, Yale University Health Services
Director of Dermatology Service, Veteran Affairs Medical Center

Clinical Interests:Cutaneous oncology; pigmented lesions; vitiligo; medical and surgical treatment of skin cancers

Ronald Kahan

Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology

Clinical Interests:Evaluation and treatment of leg vein pathology, including varicose veins, reticular veins and telangiectases, utilizing sclerotherapy, phlebectomy and lasers; laser treatment of facial telangiectases and erythema

Brett King

Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Medical Director, Yale Dermatology-Middlebury

Clinical Interests:recalcitrant skin disease; psoriasis; autoimmune blistering diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris and bullous pemphigoid; autoimmune connective tissue diseases such as lupus, systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), and morphea; inflammatory disorders such as lichen planus, pityriasis rubra pilaris, sarcoidosis and granuloma annulare; pruritus (itch) and delusions of parasitosis; cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

Rhonda Klein

Instructor in Dermatology
Chief, Dermatology, Bridgeport Hospital

Clinical Interests:Connective tissue diseases; autoimmune blistering diseases; tropical dermatology; Psoriasis; atopic dermatitis; acne; skin cancer treatment and screening; inflammatory disorders, such as lichen planus, granuloma annulare, sarcoidosis; cutaneous infectious diseases; autoimmune diseases, including lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, and systemic sclerosis, as well as hereditary and autoimmune blistering diseases; surgical and cosmetic dermatology.