Dermatology News & Information

Yale Dermatology Clinical Instructor and Postdoctoral Fellow Simon Roy, MD has received a $50,000 Dermatology Fellowship Award from the Melanoma Research Alliance. This competitive grant boosts Dr. Roy's efforts to conduct research into acral melanoma - a rare and understudied melanoma subtype - among a diverse patient population.

Safe and effective new treatments for psoriasis are widely available. For patients with high-impact limited disease, physicians can even recommend systemic/biologic therapy or phototherapy, according to Bruce Strober, MD, PhD, clinical professor of dermatology at Yale School of Medicine

A new study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers at Yale School of Medicine reveals that a specific population of CD8+ T-cells marked by IL-7R play an important role in better understanding anti-tumor memory.

Yale Associate Professor of Dermatology Kathleen Suozzi, MD stresses the importance of protecting skin from the sun's harmful rays to prevent melanoma and offers tips on how to identify potentially dangerous changes in the skin's appearance.

Assistant Professor of Dermatology Amanda Zubek, MD, PhD explains the science behind and potential safety risks of ingesting beauty supplements such as collagen and biotin, which are widely believed to promote healthy skin and hair.

The hot weather may be bringing more people outside this week, but it may come at a cost. The next time you go to the beach consider your skin. "Every sunburn is dangerous," said Dr. Kathleen Suozzi, dermatologic surgeon at Yale Cancer Center.

An 80-year-old man presented with a mysterious red rash that developed whenever his skin was exposed to sunlight, but was not a sunburn. Yale's Jeff Cohen, MD treated this patient, who eventually diagnosed him with solar urticaria, a rare allergic reaction to cellular changes caused by sunlight.

Yale dermatologist Brett King, MD, has now earned FDA approval for two new medicines for alopecia areata in 13 months.

Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized treatment of many forms of cancer by unleashing the immune system response against tumors. But in some cases, side effects can be severe.

Skin injuries promote healthy-cell expansion, impeding the growth of mutated cells, a new study finds. The discovery could inform treatments for skin cancer.

Eighteen Yale School of Medicine (YSM) faculty have been selected as coaches for the school’s new Longitudinal Coaching Program.

Peggy, Myung, MD, PhD, an expert in hair follicle development and regeneration at Yale, has been honored with eh $30K Biotech Accelerator Award by the Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale for her innovative research that leverages key molecular signals to induce hair follicle formation.

The MHS-Medical Education Pathway Degree Program’s 2023 graduates received their diplomas on May 31, while the Medical Education Fellows were honored on Yale School of Medicine's Med Ed Day for completing their program.

On June 7, 2023, members of Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center launched the monthly Smilow Shares Survivorship Series in honor of National Cancer Survivors Month.