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University of Minnesota Medical School (UMMS)
Robert Dellavalle, MD, PhD, MSPHTitle: Professor and ChairCurrent Role in Education: Clinical Instructor, Lecturer, ResearcherCurrent Professional Activities: Chair-AAD DataDerm Data Governance Committee, Member-SID Membership Committee, UpToDate Dermatology Section Editor, JMIR Dermatology Editor-in-Chief, JAAD Social Media EditorAcademic Interests: Dermatoepidemiology, Skin Cancer Prevention, Dermatology Public Health, OHDSI, Evidence-based dermatology
Ingrid Polcari, MDTitle: Associate Professor; Vice Chair of EducationCurrent Role in Education: Program Director for the Dermatology Residency Program, Lecturer, Clinical Instructor.Current Professional Activities: Member, American Academy of Dermatology; Member, Society of Pediatric Dermatology.Academic Interests: General pediatric dermatology and Pediatric laser and skin surgery. Active in resident education and curriculum development at a departmental and national level. Peer reviewer for Pediatric Dermatology and Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Christina Boull, MDTitle: Associate ProfessorCurrent Role in Education: Dermatology Residency Assocaite Program Director, Course Director of Advanced Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship Director, Pediatric and Adult Continuity Clinic staffCurrent Professional Activities: Society for Pediatric Dermatology National Representative to Council on Pediatric Subspecialties, Member of the American Academy of Dermatology, Executive Committee for American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Dermatology, Vice-Chair of the STARC committee for Pediatric Dermatology Research AllianceAcademic Interests: Genetic skin diseases in children and adults, Cutaneous reactions to cancer treatments
Brittney Schultz, MDTitle: Assistant ProfessorCurrent Role in Education: Residency Program Co-Director for the Combined Internal Medicine/Dermatology program, University of Minnesota, Member of Education Committee; Lecturer; Director of Autoimmune Blistering Diseases Clinic.Current Professional Activities: Author, AAD Board Prep Plus, Basic Science Section; Member - Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Physicians, Medical Dermatology Society, Women's Dermatologic Society, Participant M Health Fairview Quality Improvement Collaborative 2020, Mentee JAAD Mentorship Program 2020-2021, University of Minnesota Dermatology Annual Research Day Co-Organizer, M Health Fairview Ambulatory Informatics Committee Member.Academic Interests: Autoimmune blistering diseases, complex medical dermatology, quality improvement, electronic health record utilization.
Noah Goldfarb, MDTitle: Associate ProfessorCurrent Role in Education: Residency Program Co-Director for the Combined Internal Medicine/Dermatology program, Dermatology Pathophysiology Discipline Director for the Human Health & Disease 5 Course (HHD5), Medical student site director at VAMC.Current Professional Activities: Rheumatologic Dermatology Society, Medical Dermatology Society.Academic Interests: Rheumatologic dermatology, hidradenitis suppurativa, complex medical dermatology, in-patient dermatology, clinical research.
Paul Bigliardi, MDTitle: ProfessorCurrent Role in Education: Dermato-Allergology Fellowship Director, Clinical education in Dermato-Allergology.Current Professional Activities: Building up a Dermato-Allergy Division at UMP focusing on diagnostic and management of various allergic conditions, such as contact dermatitis, food and drug allergies/intolerances.Academic Interests: basic and translational research in Neurodermatology, skin pharmacology and Allergy/Immunology. This includes multidisciplinary research and development of modern non-invasive measurement methods and epithelia-on-chip.
Kimberly Bohjanen, MDTitle: ProfessorCurrent Role in Education: UMMC Medical Director, Clinical InstructorCurrent Professional Activities: International Society for Cutaneous Lymphomas, Medical Dermatology Society.Academic Interests: CTCL, Medical Dermatology, clinical research.
Kevin Gaddis, MDTitle: Assistant ProfessorCurrent Role in Education: VA continuity clinic attending; JAMA Dermatology Journal Club leader; dermatopathology rotation preceptor; regular lecturer; clinical instructor; member of education committee.Current Professional Activities: Assistant Editor, JAMA Dermatology Clinicopathological Challenge; Basic Science Section Editor, AAD Board Prep Plus; Member, ASDP Diagnostic Quality Assurance Committee; Peer Reviewer, Journal of Cutaneous Pathology; Member/Fellow of AAD, ASDP, MDS, APDAcademic Interests: Dermatopathology and clinicopathologic correlation; lymphomas, immunobullous disease, complex medical dermatology.
Ronda Farah, MDTitle: Associate ProfessorCurrent Role in Education: Development of cosmetics and laser curriculumCurrent Professional Activities: Women’s Dermatologic Board of Directors, American Society of Laser Medicine Member, American Society of Dermatologic Surgeons Member.Academic Interests: Energy-based devices including clinical applications related to lasers and photobiomodulation, alopecia, platelet rich plasma, electronic medical record use within dermatology, resident cosmetic education.
Maria Hordinsky, MDTitle: R. W. Goltz ProfessorCurrent Role in Education: Director, 3rd and 4th Year Medical Student Dermatology Clinical Rotation and the Dermatology Research Rotation, Director, University Site Clinical Research Fellowship, Adult Continuity Clinic Staff, Co-Director, JAAD Journal ClubCurrent Professional Activities: Board of Directors, American Academy of Dermatology, Board of Directors, Scarring Alopecia Foundation, Section Editor, UpToDate, Hair DiseasesAcademic Interests: Neurodermatology, Hair Diseases - Cosmetic and Medical Management, Clinical and Translational Research
Sheilagh Maguiness, MD, FRCPCTitle: ProfessorCurrent Role in Education: Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship Associate Program Director, Chair, Society for Pediatric Dermatology Education Committee. Clinical instructor and lecturer. Director of Advanced Dermatology course for medical students.Current Professional Activities: Member of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology, American Academy of Dermatology, American Academy of Pediatrics, the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies and the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance.Academic Interests: Vascular Anomalies, Hemangiomas, Laser Surgery, Atopic dermatitis and Rheumatologic conditions, cutaneous mastocytosis.
Eamonn Maher, MDTitle: Assistant Professor Current Role in Education: Clinical instructor for residents and medical students, lecturer.
Ian Maher, MDTitle: ProfessorCurrent Role in Education: Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship Program Director, clinical instructor.Current Professional Activities: Board of Directors, American College of Mohs Surgery. Board of Directors, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. Chair, Patient Experience Work Group, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. Member, Performance Measurement Committee, American Academy of Dermatology. Assistant Editor, Dermatologic Surgery.Academic Interests: Development of new reconstructive techniques, flap mechanics, core outcome set development, registry development.
Adam Mattox, DOTitle: Assistant ProfessorCurrent Role in Education: Mohs Surgery, Dermatologic Surgery, Cutaneous Oncology, Laser and Injectable CosmeticsCurrent Research Activities: Mohs and Reconstruction Quality Improvement, genetic mechanisms of skin cancer in transplant recipientsAcademic Interests: Membership in American Academy of Dermatology, American Society of Dermatologic Surgery, American College of Mohs Surgery, International Transplant Skin Cancer Collaborative and Association of Professors of Dermatology.
Dan Miller, MDTitle: Associate ProfessorCurrent Role in Education: Director, Inpatient consult service; Director, Dermatopathology DivisionCurrent Professional Activities: CPC Section Editor, JAMA Dermatology; Member, American Academy of Dermatology; Member, American Society of Dermatopathology; Member, Society of Dermatology Hospitalists.Academic Interests: Hospital dermatology, graft-versus-host disease, adverse drug reactions.
David Pearson, MDTitle: Associate ProfessorCurrent Role in Education: Site Director. Clinical instructor, continuity clinic preceptor, JAAD journal club co-leader, lecturer.Current Professional Activities: American Academy of Dermatology, Association of Professors of Dermatology, Medical Dermatology Society, Rheumatologic Dermatology Society, Society of Dermatology Hospitalists, Society for Investigative Dermatology.Academic Interests: dermatomyositis, morphea, cutaneous lupus, systemic sclerosis, vasculitis, pemphigus, pemphigoid, complex medical dermatology, clinical research
Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)
Andrea Bershow, MDTitle: Assistant ProfessorCurrent Role in Education: Chief of Dermatology at MVAHCS, Clinical Instructor for residents and medical students. Phototherapy Director at the MVAHCS.Current Professional Activities: Practicing dermatologist at VAMC. Member, American Academy of Dermatology. Member, Council for Nail Disorders. Member, MN Derm Society. Member, The Photomedicine Society.Academic Interests: Nail disease and nail surgery; Phototherapy; Teledermatology; Intralesional Chemotherapy; Cutaneous fungal disease; Wellness and well-being.
Nora Shumway, MDTitle: Assistant ProfessorCurrent Role in Education: Site Director and Associate Chief of Dermatology at the VAMC, Clinical instructor for residents and medical students at the VAMC. Current Professional Activities: Member, American Academy of Dermatology; Member, American Contact Dermatitis Society; Member, Medical Dermatology Society.Academic Interests: Vulvar dermatology, Allergic contact dermatitis/Patch testing, Quality Improvement, Medical Education
Erin Warshaw, MD, MS Title: ProfessorCurrent Role in Education: Staff general Dermatology clinics at the VA and patch test clinics at Park Nicollet; lecturer for medical students and residents, mentor to medical students, research fellows, residents, and junior faculty.Current Professional Activities: Past President of American Contact Dermatitis Society; Past Associate Editor, JAAD; Past Section Editor, Dermatitis; member of the North American Contact Dermatitis Group.Academic Interests: Clinical trials, outcomes research, epidemiology, teledermatology, contact dermatitis, cutaneous fungal diseases and cutaneous malignancies.
Hennepin Healthcare
Sara Hylwa, MDTitle: Assistant ProfessorCurrent Professional Activities: Member of the American Academy of Dermatology, American Contact Dermatitis Society (Board of Directors 2019-2022), European Society of Contact Dermatitis, Society of Dermatology Hospitalists, Association of Professors in Dermatology, Women's Dermatologic Society.Current Role in Education: Site Director as of July 2025. Clinical instructor in general dermatology and hospitalist dermatology at Hennepin Healthcare, regular lecturerCurrent Professional Activities: Serving on the Board of Directors of the American Contact Dermatitis Society (2019-2022), Chair of the CMAP Educational Committee tasked with updating patient educational materials for contact allergens, AAD Basic Science Section Question Contributor, Peer Review for Dermatitis, Contact Dermatitis journals.Academic Interests: General Dermatology, Complex Medical Dermatology, Contact Dermatitis and Patch Testing, Inpatient Dermatology
Audrey Jacobsen, MDTitle: Assistant ProfessorCurrent Role in Education: Clinical instructor for residents and medical students, lecturer.
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