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Dermatology
Research
Research in the Section of Dermatology has focused on sun protection in childhood; the role of sun exposure and phenotype in the development of moles in childhood; improving outcomes for laser treatment of vascular lesions; developing expertise in the clinical management of rare vascular lesions; and understanding the etiology of congenital melanocytic nevi and neurocutaneous melanosis.
Over the last two years we have added three new faculty members and markedly increased our research efforts. These now include wound healing in epidermolysis bullosa and other chronic non-healing wounds of childhood; the increasing incidence and decreasing age of onychomycosis; improving outcomes in morphea and adolescent hyperhidrosis; predicting chronicity and systemic involvment in mastocystosis; and differentiation of Spitz nevi from melanoma.
Dr. Joseph Morelli's research interests include hemangiomas, birthmarks, laser surgery, nevi development, photobiology, eicosanoid metabolism, vitiligo, melanocyte biology, and general pediatric dermatology. He is also involved in the research of skin cancer prevention for children.
Dr. H. Alan Arbuckle’s research interests include adult and pediatric epidermolysis bullosa and pediatric wound care.
Dr. Joanna Burch is developing clinical and research expertise in laser and surgery, and her area of clinical and research interest is congenital nevi.
Dr. Arelis Burgos is conducting a natural history study of solitary mastocytomas and urticaria pigmentosa, a prospective study of the risk of glaucoma in facial port wine stains, and a prospective study on the efficacy of UVA-1 in plaque type and linear morphea.
Dr. Lori Prok’s research interests include pediatric dermatopathology, spitz nevi, and mast cell disorders.
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