Earl Glusac, MD
Professor of Pathology and of DermatologyCards
About
Titles
Professor of Pathology and of Dermatology
Director, Physician Associate Studies
Biography
Dr. Glusac’s interests focus on the study of benign lesions that mimic malignant melanoma, a current topic of great interest in the field and the subject of many invited lectures, publications and editorials by Dr. Glusac. He has served the American Boards of Pathology and Dermatology and the editorial boards of the Journal of Cutaneous Pathology and the American Journal of Dermatopathology. He is past president of the American Society of Dermatopathology, and he is an author for the World Health Organization’s Classification of Tumours of the Skin.
Appointments
Pathology
ProfessorPrimaryDermatology
ProfessorSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- Fellow
- Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA (1994)
- Chief Resident
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (1993)
- Resident
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (1992)
- Rotating Intern
- Wayne State University Medical Center, Detroit, MI (1988)
- MD
- Michigan State University (1987)
Research
Clinical Care
Overview
Earl J. Glusac, MD, a Yale Medicine dermatopatholgist and professor of dermatology and pathology at the Yale University School of Medicine, values the essential role he plays in diagnosing skin cancer and other disorders.
“There is probably no more important moment in the care of a patient with skin disease than when a biopsy is interpreted,” says Dr. Glusac.
Because there are hundreds of skin diseases with overlapping features, dermatologists frequently rely on skin pathologists like Dr. Glusac. “I am grateful to have the trust of my clinical colleagues, and I feel privileged to make a significant contribution toward patient care. I feel this responsibility deeply when it comes to interpreting melanocytic lesions (moles and melanoma),” he says.
Dr. Glusac has served as a member of the dermatopathology test development committee of the American Boards of Pathology and Dermatology, an editorial board member of the Journal of Cutaneous Pathology and the American Journal of Dermatopathology, the program director and president of the American Society of Dermatopathology and an author for the World Health Organization’s Classification of Tumours of the Skin.
His research interests include melanocytic neoplasms with emphasis on benign lesions that mimic melanoma.
Clinical Specialties
Board Certifications
Dermatopathology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Pathology
- Original Certification Date
- 1995
Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Pathology
- Original Certification Date
- 1993
Yale Medicine News
Links & Media
News
- May 01, 2024
Yale Pathology Faculty Members Recognized as Top Doctors
- February 13, 2024Source: National Geographic
Melanoma is overdiagnosed at ‘alarming’ rates. Here’s what to know.
- May 01, 2023
Connecticut Magazine’s 2023 “Top Doctors” issue recognizes 81 Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center physicians
- May 03, 2022
Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital physicians recognized as Connecticut Magazine 'Best Doctors'