Departments of Instruction

Department of Dermatology

The Department of Dermatology provides medical students and residents with a comprehensive approach, addressing disorders of the skin, hair, and nails.  Special areas of expertise include immunodermatology, pediatric dermatology, dermatological oncology, cutaneous surgery (including Mohs surgery for difficult skin cancers), laser therapy, occupational dermatology, cosmetic dermatology, and cutaneous manifestations of internal disease. The department also maintains its own dermatopathology and immunopathology (immunofluorescence) testing services, receiving specimens from all over the United States. The lab is one of the busiest of this type at any of the universities in Texas. The department has an active basic and clinical research program. Training facilities currently include Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, selected private offices of the volunteer faculty, and other clinical facilities outside the Texas Medical Center.

Senior medical students are offered electives in clinical dermatology, dermatopathology, and basic research, as well as specialized rotations set up on an individual basis. A three-year residency program in dermatology is offered. Electives are available for rotating residents from other specialties. Fellowship training opportunities include dermatopathology, procedural dermatology and Mohs surgery, and clinical research.