The Dermatology Department gives students the chance to work directly with faculty on research projects that can lead to published papers in top medical journals. Whether you're interested in writing manuscripts, analyzing data, creating figures, or diving into literature reviews, you’ll gain hands-on experience in the academic publishing process. Faculty mentors help you refine your writing, choose the right journals, and navigate peer review, making sure your work gets noticed. Publishing research not only strengthens your academic profile but also opens doors for future opportunities in dermatology, residency applications, and beyond.
Selected publications
2024
Badin D, Bradley K, Moore A, Karch J, Salem I, Simmons B. Lichenoid Drug Reaction and Pyoderma Gangrenosum Induced by Pembrolizumab Therapy: A Case Report and Review of Literature. J Invest Dermatol. 2024;144(8):S10.
Bennett R, Bradley K, Stevanovic M, McFadden JR, Chaudhari AS, Okiyama N, Fujimoto M, Salem I. Anti-PL-7, anti-Ro/SSA, anti-Mi-2, and anti-TIF1-γ correlate with specific patterns of histopathologic features in dermatomyositis: An analysis of 39 skin biopsy specimens from 25 patients. J Cutan Pathol. 2024;51(4):317-326. doi:10.1111/cup.14578."
Bennett R, LeBlanc RE, Dagrosa AT. Papules on the Breast, Flank, and Arm Following Breast Cancer Treatment. Cutis. 2024 Mar;113(3):E10-E12. doi: 10.12788/cutis.0980. PMID: 38648587.
Chacko RS, Davis MJ, Levy J, LeBoeuf M. Integration of a deep learning basal cell carcinoma detection and tumor mapping algorithm into the Mohs micrographic surgery workflow and effects on clinical staffing: a simulated, retrospective study. JAAD Int. 2024;15:185-191. doi:10.1016/j.jdin.2023.100332.
Chacko RS, Shah P, Duprat G, Chapman MS, Yan S, Dagrosa A. A novel case of reactive perforating collagenosis in a patient with cutaneous infiltration of Epstein-Barr virus-positive angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2024. doi:10.1111/ced.15789.
Feng J, Shah P, Chacko RS, Davis MJ, LeBoeuf M. Clinical risk factors of subclinical spread in melanoma in situ and invasive melanoma. Dermatol Surg. 2024;10-97. doi:10.1097/DSS.0000000000003654.
Karch J, Bradley K, Moore A, Stevanovic M, Salem I, Badin D, Simmons B. A Retrospective Study on Demographics and Epidemiology of Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Insights from a Single-Center Analysis. J Invest Dermatol. 2024;144(8):S162.
Karch JL, Grand D, Diaz AG, Belazarian L, Mann JA. Neonatal nasal necrosis: Case series and brief review. Pediatr Dermatol. 2024 Sep-Oct;41(5):884-887. doi: 10.1111/pde.15600. Epub 2024 Mar 8. PMID: 38459633.
Karch JL, Okorie CL, Maymone MBC, Laughter M, Vashi NA. Vascular cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19 and RNA viral pathogens: a systematic review. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2024 Mar 21;49(4):313-324. doi: 10.1093/ced/llad377. PMID: 37936304.
Levy JJ, Davis MJ, Chacko RS, Davis MJ, Fu LJ, Goel T, Pamal A, Nafi I, Angirekula A, Suvarna A, Vempati R. Intraoperative margin assessment for basal cell carcinoma with deep learning and histologic tumor mapping to surgical site. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2024;8(1):2. doi:10.1038/s41698-023-00477-7.
Moore A, Karch J, Bradley K, Salem I. The Role of Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Pyoderma Gangrenosum. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024;91(3):AB335.
Okorie CL, Salem I, Scripture AJ, Simmons BJ, Momtahen S, Yan S. Unusual presentations of chronic graft versus host disease. J Cutan Pathol. 2024 Jan;51(1):15-19. doi: 10.1111/cup.14444. Epub 2023 May 7. PMID: 37150830.
Rakasiwi T, Ryan C, Stein A, Vu A, Dykman M, Shah I, Reilly C, Brokamp G, Mologousis MA, Komishke B, Hou V, Maguiness S, Kirkorian AY, Price H, Hawryluk EB, Fernandez Faith E, Lara-Corrales I, Gurnee E, Holland KE, Rork JF. Dermatologic Conditions in Down Syndrome: A Multi-Site Retrospective Review of International Classification of Diseases Codes. Pediatr Dermatol. 2024 Sep 26. doi: 10.1111/pde.15757. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39327647.
Ryan C, Li K, Bennett R, Davis MJ, Shaker M, Hsu Blatman K, Hughes S, Mann JA. Chronic urticaria after Moderna COVID-19 vaccine boosters: A case series. JAAD Case Rep. 2024 Jan 23;45:27-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.11.037. PMID: 38379871; PMCID: PMC10876461.
Schiele K, Voronina V, Marka A, Mann J, LeBlanc RE. Clinicopathologic correlation and routine immunostains help distinguish congenital disseminated pyogenic granuloma from other cutaneous disseminated vascular proliferations of infancy: case report and literature review. Am J Dermatopathol.*2024;46(12):860-863. doi:10.1097/DAD.0000000000002221. Epub 2024 Aug 14. PMID: 39141755.
2023
Bennett R, Bradley K, Salem I, Weiner D, Patel D, Cloutier J, Pace N, et al. Case of Paraneoplastic Anti-TIF1-γ Antibody-Positive Dermatomyositis Presenting with Generalized Edema and Associated with Aortic Aneurysm. Dermato. 2023;3(4):232-240.
Bradley KE, Salem I, Hodson EL, Hodge CA, Simmons B, Hayden MS. Development of CRISPR Point of Care Test for Identification of Dermatophytes in Onychomycosis. J Invest Dermatol. 2023;143(5):S271.
Hodson EL, Salem I, Bradley KE, Okorie CL, Marka A, Abraham ND, et al. Post-COVID Kawasaki-like Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Complicated by Herpes Simplex Virus-1 in a Two-Year-Old Child. Dermato. 2023;3(3):224-231.
Karch JL, Davis MJ, Momtahen S, Simmons BJ. Subcutaneous Nodule With Poliosis: An Unusual Presentation of Melanoma Ex Blue Nevus. Dermatol Surg. 2023 Dec 1;49(12):1206-1207. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000003951. Epub 2023 Sep 18. PMID: 37738284.
Okorie CL, Anderson B, Bennett R, Dagrosa AT. Dermatology ethics and health equity elective: a model for incorporating cultural diversity into undergraduate medical education. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2023;48(9):1043-1044. doi:10.1093/ced/llad157
Puerta Durango KS, Okorie CL, Momtahen S, Simmons BJ. A case of topical 5-fluorouracil provoked psoriasis. JAAD Case Rep. 2023 Jul 6;39:30-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.06.036. PMID: 37560140; PMCID: PMC10407817.
Salem I, Bradley K, Mann JA, Shin JH, LeBoeuf M, Sriharan A. Congenital Atrophic Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Dermato. 2023;3(2):97-108.
2021-2022
Okorie CL, Salem I, Davis MJ, Mann JA. A case of late ulceration of infantile hemangioma in the setting of SARS-CoV2 infection. JAAD Case Rep. 2023 Jan;31:109-111. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.10.037. Epub 2022 Nov 7. PMID: 36406336; PMCID: PMC9639406.
O'Hern K, Chambers M, Ryan C, Chapman MS. In lieu of penectomy: complete resolution of penile melanoma in situ with topical imiquimod and tretinoin. Int J Dermatol. 2021 Aug;60(8):e297-e299. doi: 10.1111/ijd.15261. Epub 2020 Dec 5. PMID: 33278303.
Ryan C, Vellody K, Belazarian L, Rork JF. Dermatologic conditions in Down syndrome. Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Nov;38 Suppl 2:49-57. doi: 10.1111/pde.14731. Epub 2021 Aug 21. PMID: 34418156.