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Jennifer McNiff, MD

Professor of Dermatology and Pathology
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Director, Yale Dermatopathology Laboratory

Section Chief, Dermatopathology

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Professor of Dermatology and Pathology

Director, Yale Dermatopathology Laboratory; Section Chief, Dermatopathology

Biography

Dr. McNiff is the Medical Director of Yale Dermatopathology and is an internationally recognized expert in the pathology of cutaneous disease. Her interests and publications are focused on general clinicopathologic correlations in dermatopathology, mycosis fungoides, animal models of lupus erythematosus and graft vs. host disease, and immunofluorescence techniques in dermatopathology. Dr. McNiff serves on the editorial board of numerous specialty publications. She is a frequent invited speaker at national and international meetings and is the past President of the American Society of Dermatopathology.

Appointments

Education & Training

Fellow
Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA (1992)
Chief Resident
University of Virginia Health Services Center, Charlottesville, VA (1991)
Resident
University of Virginia Health Services Center, Charlottesville, VA (1990)
MD
University of Vermont (1986)

Research

Overview

My interests and publications are focused on general clinicopathologic correlations in dermatopathology, mycosis fungoides, animal models of lupus erythematosus and graft vs. host disease, and immunoflourescence techniques in dermatopathology.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Dermatology; Graft vs Host Disease; Inflammation; Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous; Mycosis Fungoides; Pathology; Skin Neoplasms

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Jennifer McNiff's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Founder's Award

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    University of Vermont Award for Academic Achievement

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    Yale University School of Medicine

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    Nominations Committee

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    Board of Directors

Clinical Care

Overview

Accuracy is everything for dermatopathologist Jennifer McNiff, MD, who is the medical director of Dermatopathology at Yale Medicine. As a doctor who is highly trained in both dermatology and pathology, she runs a lab where skin samples from all over the world are sent for diagnoses. “We are trained to recognize every skin condition—from rashes to tumors,” says Dr. McNiff.

She and her team work very closely together in the lab, giving patients the benefit of more than one specialist’s expertise. “Our team of dermatopathologists reviews complex and challenging cases together daily, in a consensus conference at a multi-headed microscope,” Dr. McNiff says.

Dr. McNiff enjoys both helping patients and their treating physicians by using her experience to identify even subtle cell changes that are indicators of disease. Often the identifying features of skin diseases, including cancers, are so slight that it takes the know-how of leading experts to make the right diagnosis so that patients can receive the care they need.

“For me, it is all about the patient and the knowledge that we are positioned to help both patients and their treating physicians by generating accurate and timely diagnoses,” she says.

The past President of the American Society of Dermatopathology, Dr. McNiff is frequently invited to speak at national and international meetings.

Clinical Specialties

Dermatopathology

Board Certifications

  • Dermatopathology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pathology
    Original Certification Date
    1993
  • Anatomic & Clinical Pathology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pathology
    Original Certification Date
    1991

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Mailing Address

Dermatology

PO Box 208059, 333 Cedar Street

New Haven, CT 06520-8059

United States

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