Irwin Merton Braverman MD
Professor Emeritus of and Senior Research Scientist in Dermatology

Departments & Organizations
Yale Medical GroupCancer Center, Yale: Hematology Program | Sarcoma Oncology Program
Dermatology: General Dermatology: Yale Dermatology Associates | Skin Diseases Research Center, Yale
Research Interests
Connective tissue disorders; Vasculitis; Microcirculation of human skin; Mycosis fungoides; Aging in human skin; Cutaneous microcirculation
Clinical Interests
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL); psoriasis; paraneoplastic disorders; Kaposi's sarcoma; connective tissue (collagen vascular) disorders; blistering diseases; diagnostic puzzles
Education
- M.D., Yale University , 1955
Selected Publication
- Aghassi D, Monoson T, Braverman IM. Quantifying skin sclerosis in scleroderma. J Invest Dermatol 103:568, 1994.
Articles
Winter 2010
2009-2010 Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine
The Executive Committee of the Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine directs association activities, links the School...
Spring 2010
2009-2010 Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine
The Executive Committee of the Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine directs association activities, links the School...
Autumn 2006
Yale innovation in art of observation has worldwide reach
In 1997, worried that physicians’ observational skills might be waning in an era of laboratory tests, electronic...
Spring 1999
Face to face with Ray
Over the last four years, I have listened to hundreds of patient stories as a medical student taking histories. Not all...
Spring 2008
2007-2008 Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine
The Executive Committee of the Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine directs association activities, links the School...
Autumn 2007
2006-2007 Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine
The Executive Committee of the Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine directs association activities, links the School...
Autumn 2010
2010-2011 Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine
The Executive Committee of the Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine directs association activities, links the School...
Autumn 2011
2011-2012 Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine
The Executive Committee of the Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine directs association activities, links the School...
Summer 1998
Skin Signs of Systemic Disease
by Irwin M. Braverman, M.D. '55, HS '56, professor of dermatology and in the Cancer Center, W.B. Saunders Co. (Penn.)...
Winter 2007
University hopes to build on success in campaign for “Yale Tomorrow”
Nearly a decade after the close of its last major fund-raising campaign, Yale has begun a five-year drive to raise $3...
Fall 2000 | Winter 2001
Art and medicine
During the first Tercentennial celebration weekend in late October, physicians and artists explored common ground...
Autumn 2001
Irwin M. Braverman, M.D. ’55, HS ’56
Irwin M. Braverman, M.D. ’55, HS ’56, professor of dermatology, was honored at a Yale symposium on April 28 to...
Fall 1999 | Winter 2000
Irwin M. Braverman, M.D. ’55, HS ’56
Irwin M. Braverman, M.D. ’55, HS ’56, professor of dermatology, was presented the David Martin Carter Mentor Award in...

Winter 2010
Irwin M. Braverman, M.D. ’55, HS ’56
Irwin M. Braverman, M.D. ’55, HS ’56, professor of dermatology, was the keynote speaker at the Third International...
Summer 1998
Using art to sharpen observational skills
Medical education took an artistic turn for a group of Yale students this past spring. Professor Irwin M. Braverman,...
Summer 2001
On Student Research Day, a chance to share observations and conclusions
Three years ago, when Jacqueline C. Dolev signed up for a course to improve her clinical observation skills, she didn’t...


