Dermatology Department
The Department of Dermatology is a collaborative department between the MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston Medical School, with Ronald P. Rapini M.D. as chair of both departments. Like many clinical departments, we are committed to excellence in Patient Care, Research, and Education. As of November 2008, there are 22 full time equivalent (FTE) faculty (13 based at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center), two advanced practice nurses, 15 residents, and several clinical and postdoctoral research fellows. We have a large ancillary staff that is an integral part of the team. There are many additional volunteer faculty at the medical school component. We conduct teaching conferences every day, posted here, with three of those weekly conferences held jointly along with Baylor College of Medicine. See the separate description of our resident, fellowship and postdoctoral training positions.
Our major clinical activities are at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Melanoma and Skin Center, the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Prevention Center, the University of Texas Medical School at Houston's Department of Dermatology clinic, Memorial-Hermann Hospital, and the LBJ County Hospital.
The clinical program for mycosis fungoides and other skin lymphomas, operated by Madeleine Duvic, M.D., is one of the largest in the world. The Melanoma and Skin Center utilizes a multidisciplinary approach that includes Medical Melanoma, Surgical Melanoma, and Radiation Oncology. The Mohs micrographic surgical unit has close collaborations with the departments of Plastic Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery, the section of Ophthalmology, and other surgical subspecialties. There is an ongoing multidisciplinary effort between dermatology and the stem cell transplantation clinic to diagnose and treat the rash of graft-vs-host disease. The dermatologists are active consultants for the management of skin infections and drug rashes. View the most prevalent conditions treated by dermatologists at M. D. Anderson.