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Suguru Imaeda, MD

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

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Suguru Imaeda, MD

Patient Care Locations

Mailing Address

  • Dermatology

    PO Box 208059, 333 Cedar Street

    New Haven, CT 06520-8059

    United States

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Biography

Suguru Imaeda grew up in Livingston, New Jersey and attended The Johns Hopkins University where he received a bachelor's degree in chemistry. After graduating from The Albert Einstein College of Medicine, he finished his training at Yale for internal medicine internship, dermatology residency and immunobiology fellowship. He pursues his love of teaching by serving as thesis mentor for medical and physicians associate students and is the dermatology elective director for medical, physicians associate, and nursing students. He actively participates in the training of dermatology residents and teaches throughout the Yale Affiliated Hospitals network.

Education & Training

  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    Yale- New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT (1994)
  • Resident
    Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT (1992)
  • Intern
    Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT (1989)
  • MD
    Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1988)
  • BA
    Johns Hopkins University, Chemistry (1984)

Activities

  • Clinical examination of the skin
    North Haven, CT, United States 2017
    Dermatology module for second year medical students
  • Clinical examination of the skin, skin cancer, dermatitis, acne, psoriasis, drug reactions
    North Haven, CT, United States 2016
    Dermatology module for second year medical students
  • Clinical examination of the skin, skin cancer, dermatitis, acne, psoriasis, drug reactions
    North Haven, CT, United States 2016
    Dermatology module for second year medical students
  • "Plenary Session speaker - Immunoregulation of T cell lymphoma using T cell receptor peptides”
    Washington, DC, United States 1997
    Annual Meeting
  • Vaccination against aggressive murine T cell lymphoma
    Washington, DC, United States 1997
    Annual Meeting
  • Identification of tumor-specific cutaneous T cell lymphoma peptides
    Washington, DC, United States 1997
    Annual Meeting
  • Increased loading of immunogenic peptides on dendritic cells to enhance tumor immunity
    Washington, DC, United States 1997
    Annual Meeting
  • Cytotoxic T lymphocytes recognize synthetic T cell receptor-derived major histocompatibility complex class I peptides from a murine CD4 T cell clone
    Washington, DC, United States 1996
    Annual Meeting
  • Tumor specific antigens on the malignant cells of cutaneous T cell lymphoma are derived from clone specific T cell receptor chains
    Washington, DC, United States 1996
    Annual Meeting
  • 8-Methoxypsoralen/UVA enhanced expression of empty MHC class I H-2Kb molecules on RMA cells
    Washington, DC, United States 1996
    Annual Meeting
  • Coculture of supernatant from RMA cells treated with 8-methoxypsoralen/UVA induces an increase in MHC class I expression on untreated cells
    Chicago, IL, United States 1995
    Annual Meeting
  • Treatment with 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP)/UVA increases MHC class II expression on human monocytes
    Chicago, IL, United States 1995
    Annual Meeting
  • Quantitation of a major histocompatibility complex class I molecule after 8- methoxypsoralen and UVA photoinduction
    Vienna, Vienna, Austria 1994
    Annual Meeting
  • Purification and sequence analysis of murine major histocompatibility complex class I self-peptides
    Washington, DC, United States 1994
    Annual Meeting
  • A murine T-cell lymphoma model showing protection against tumor development and treatment of established disease
    Washington, DC, United States 1993
    Annual Meeting
  • A murine T-cell lymphoma model showing protection against tumor development and treatment of established disease
    Washington, DC, United States 1993
    Annual Meeting
  • Isolation and sequence analysis of murine MHC class I antigenic peptides
    San Francisco, CA, United States 1992
    Annual Meeting
  • Elution of MHC class I antigenic peptides from the murine B lymphoma LB27.4
    San Francisco, CA, United States 1992
    Annual Meeting

Honors & Recognition

AwardAwarding OrganizationDate
Patient Safety Great Catch RecognitionYale Health2022
Physician of the YearYale Health2000
Marcus T Bloch Medical Student Award1987

Professional Service

OrganizationRoleDate
American Academy of DermatologyDermatology Basic Curriculum Workgroup 2023 - Present
School of MedicineLCME Education Subcommittee2022 - Present
andVA site director2020 - Present
American Academy of DermatologyEducation Task Force2018 - 2022
British Journal of DermatologyReviewer2018 - Present
Veterans Affairs Healthcare SystemLaser Safety Commiittee2016 - Present
American Academy of DermatologyClinical Guidelines Committee2015 - 2017
Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and SurgeryReviewer2015 - Present
School of MedicinePractice Residency Interviewer for medical students2014 - 2019
School of MedicineAdmissions Committee2014 - Present
New England Dermatological SocietyAuditing Committee2014 - Present
Yale MedicineCLEAR Disclosure Program2013 - Present
School of MedicineElective Review Committee2012 - Present
Federal PractitionerReviewer2012 - Present
Veterans Affairs Healthcare SystemVeteran’s Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, National Cancer Survivors Day at West Haven campus - Skin Cancer Prevention2008
MycosesReviewer2007 - 2009
Veterans Affairs Healthcare SystemPeer Review Committee2007 - Present
Veterans Affairs Healthcare SystemCredentialing Committee2007 - Present
Veterans Affairs Healthcare SystemMedical Staff Executive Committee2007 - Present
New England Dermatological SocietySecretary-Treasurer2004 - 2011
Yale MedicineYale-New Haven Hospital Madison Pre-Admission office and VNA Services Inc. - Saving Your Skin2002
Yale MedicineYale University Health Service - Healthy Skin: Women and Dermatology2002
New England Dermatological SocietyTechnology Ad Hoc Commiittee2001 - 2003
Yale MedicineCPTV, Channel 61 - Skin Cancer and Sun2001
Yale MedicineYale-New Haven Hospital Madison Pre-Admission office - Saving Your Skin2001
Yale HealthClinical Resource Advisory Board2000 - 2011
Yale HealthE-mail committee2000 - 2001
Yale HealthPharmacy and Therapeutics Committee1999 - 2011
DermatologyClinical Trials Committee1999 - 2001
DermatologyDepartment Counselor/Ombudsperson1996 - Present
Journal of Investigative DermatologyReviewer1995 - 1998

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