Department of Dermatology of Emory University School of Medicine

Congratulations to Meron Siira, MPH, our DCORS Research Project Manager, for representing Dermatology at the Emory Health Services Research Day earlier this month! She was awarded the Outstanding Oral Presentation Award on “Covid-19 Vaccine Initiation and Completion in Transgender Persons and Cisgender Persons."

See her interview in the Georgia CTSA Press Release: https://georgiactsa.org/news-events/news/2023/discovery/hsr-day-winner-2023/index.html!

Research Achievements Recognized at Health Services Research Day | Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance | Atlanta GA Funding opportunities for developing the best approaches and methodologies to address complex translational and clinical research problems

Congratulations to Cassandra Quave for receiving the EmpoHER Award during the Office of Technology Transfer’s 17th Annual Celebration of Technology and Innovation which was held on March 23rd!

School of Medicine faculty members Anant Madabhushi (biomedical engineering), Cassandra Quave (dermatology) and David Prologo (radiology and imaging sciences) are recipients of this year's Emory Office of Technology Transfer's Corporate Partnership of the Year, EmpoHER and Start-Up of the Year awards, respectively.

Madabhushi's Corporate Partnership of the Year award recognizes his partnership with Bristol Myers Squibb to develop algorithms that leverage both radiology and pathology data to predict which lung cancer patients are likely to respond to immunotherapy.

Quave's EmpoHER award highlights a suite of patents with technology to create new solutions to debilitating skin diseases by reducing the ability of the microbes to cause harm to the host tissues.

Prologo's Start-Up of the Year award recognizes a next-generation cryoablation probe, developed in partnership with Yogi Patel, to destroy tumors and quiet pain signals. Q&As with each winner ➡️ https://fal.cn/3xlxs

The Emory Department of Dermatology is committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

We are pleased to announce a scholarship for medical students from groups Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM), as defined by the Association of American Medical Colleges who are participating in the 4-week Emory Dermatology (D01) Elective rotation during the summer/fall 2023 semester.

Application deadline is April 12, 2023.

For more information, please visit

Medical Students | Emory School of Medicine March 1, 2023 Update Virtual rotations are currently not being offered.  Applications for summer/fall 2023 will be accepted in the spring of 2023 through the VSAS/VSLO Website. VSLO will open on March 18, 2023. Completed VSLO applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.  Preference will be given...

Please join us for the 31st Annual Dermatology Day which is being is being held on Saturday, April 15, 2023!

This year's Robert and Patricia Fine Lecturer will be Dr. Mark Feinberg, President and Chief Officer of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI).

If you have already registered, parking instructions will be sent out soon!

Hope to see you there!

Today is National Doctors' Day which honors professionals for their dedication and contributions to society and the community.

Congratulations to Dr. Mary Spraker who was selected from peer nominations to represent the School of Medicine's outstanding faculty for 2023!

For a complete list of the nominated physicians, please visit https://med.emory.edu/about/faculty/faculty-development/clinical-care/doctors-day/index.html

Congratulations to all!

Congratulations and a very warm welcome to our incoming Class of 2027 Dermatology Residents!

This year, the American Academy of Dermatology's Annual Meeting is being held March 17th - 21st in New Orleans, LA.

A big shout out to the strong Emory presence at the AAD this year!

Below is the schedule of Emory Dermatology presentations.

If you are attending, please be sure to swing by and show support!

For more information about the AAD Meeting, please visit https://www.aad.org/member/meetings-education/am23

It was recently Alumni Day at Dermatology Grand Rounds! It was an honor to welcome back Michael Sargen, MD (Resident Class of 2017) - His presentation was titled, "Integrating Genetic and Epidemiologic Data to Understand the Etiology of Skin Cancer." Dr. Sargen is currently an Assistant Clinical Investigator at the National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health: Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics.

Congratulations to Cassandra Quave, PhD for recently being appointed the Thomas J. Lawley Professor in Dermatology!

Dr. Quave is Curator of the Herbarium and Associate Professor of Dermatology and Human Health at Emory University, where she leads anti-infective drug discovery research initiatives and teaches courses on medicinal plants, microbiology, and pharmacology. To learn more about her research and other endeavors, please visit https://etnobotanica.us/

The Thomas J. Lawley, MD Professorship was established in 2012 to honor Dr. Lawley for his years of service and leadership as the former Chair of Dermatology and for his 16 years of service as Dean of the Emory University School of Medicine.

Following yesterday's virtual Grand Rounds, a surprise farewell celebration was held for Dr. Jack Arbiser who, after close to 25 years, will be leaving the Department of Dermatology and Emory University to enter into private practice.

Jeff Bubley (3rd year resident and former member of the Arbiser Lab) and Dr. Swerlick hosted this event with a video presentation full of memories and well wishes given by past members of the Arbiser Research Lab.

In addition to staff, faculty, and residents, Dr. Arbiser's wife, Zoya, many alumni, and past dermatology members joined to participate in this celebration of Dr. Arbiser's time at Emory.

Please join us in wishing Dr. Arbiser the very best in all of his future endeavors!

Congratulations to Cassandra Quave for recently being selected as a winner of the National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communication, given by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in partnership with Schmidt Futures!

For a complete list of winners, please visit https://www.nationalacademies.org/.../excellence.../winners.

I’m excited to announce that I’ve been selected as a winner of the National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communication, given by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in partnership with Schmidt Futures.

I’m incredibly humbled and honored to be among the winners of this prestigious award! Science is my passion, and my deepest hope is that my words may inspire the public and future scientists. I'm grateful for the support and opportunity to continue to grow as a scientist and science communicator.

Learn more at: https://www.nationalacademies.org/awards/excellence-in-communication/winners.