- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
- Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
- Dermatologic Treatments and Research
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- melanin and skin pigmentation
- Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects
- Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Melanoma and MAPK Pathways
- Optical Coherence Tomography Applications
- Nail Diseases and Treatments
- Hair Growth and Disorders
- CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Viral-associated cancers and disorders
OhioHealth
2025
Ohio Department of Health
2025
University of Utah
2021-2024
University of Utah Health Care
2022
This study describes a case of amelanotic lentigo maligna melanoma in 69-year-old female that had been growing for approximately 5 years. The asymptomatic lesion previously diagnosed and treated as fungal skin infection, an inflammatory rash, actinic keratosis did not respond to standard treatments. Biopsy revealed confluent nested atypical melanocytes at the dermal-epidermal junction, consistent with situ. Excisional biopsy invasive melanoma, Breslow depth 0.3 mm, positive situ margins. She...
Abstract Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) capture disease severity metrics from the patient’s perspective, including health-related quality of life (HRQL). Disease-specific validation PROMs improves their clinical utility. We evaluated construct validity (HRQL) for Skindex-16 in routinely seen psoriasis patients and characterized instances discordance between scores clinician reported measure severity. retrospectively studied by University Utah Dermatology 2016 to 2020....
Abstract Fewer U.S. dermatologists are accepting Medicaid plans over time. We sought to investigate whether there discrepancies between Accountable Care Organization (ACO) webpage-reported dermatologist acceptance of vs. actual via telephone calls dermatology offices in Utah. Telephone were placed each office Utah posing as a patient requesting an appointment. compared the information obtained phone with ACO webpage and calculated wait time averages for appointments. The positive predictive...
Abstract Since the 1970s, intramuscular triamcinolone (IMT) has been available as an option for systemic corticosteroid use in dermatology. Although shown to be safe and effective early studies, this method of delivery fell out favor 1980s many United States residency programs. To identify factors associated with US dermatologists' preferences IMT we surveyed a random sample board-certified dermatologists assess knowledge, attitudes, practices regarding daily clinical practice. A total 844...
This is contact dermatitis of the periungual and subungual skin fingers thumbs a woman in her 40s after application gel nail polish containing acrylate, dried using ultraviolet light (fig 1). Fig 1 One …