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Kathryn A. Zug, MD

Title(s)
Emeritus Professor of Dermatology

Additional Titles/Positions/Affiliations
Member, Multidisciplinary Cutaneous Lymphomas Clinic
Member, North American Contact Dermatitis Group

Department(s)
Dermatology

Education
Brown University Program in Medicine, MD 1988
Dartmouth-Brown Program in Medicine 1984-1986
Dartmouth College, AB 1984

Contact Information


Professional Interests

Medical Student Education
Graduate Medical Education
Contact Dermatitis and Patch Testing
Cutaneous Lymphomas
General Medical Dermatology

Courses Taught

SBM Dermatology- Lecturer and Prior Course Director
On Doctoring - Facilitator

Biography

Dr. Zug is Emerita Professor of Dermatology at the Geisel School of Medicine. Dr. Zug has been a dermatologist at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center for 30 years, and retired from clinical practice in September 2021. She directed the Dermatology Residency Program at Dartmouth from 2000-2004 and from 2010-2021. Dr. Zug directed the SBM Dermatology Course for 2nd year medical students at Dartmouth for 13 years. She has enjoyed teaching and mentoring many students and residents. In the fall of 2021, she joined the Geisel School of Medicine Admissions Committee, and presently teaches as a facilitator for the Year 1/2 “On Doctoring” course at Geisel. She is also a member of the Geisel School of Medicine’s Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure Committee.

Dr. Zug is past secretary-treasurer of the North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG) from 2006-2018, and continues as a member of this 14 member research group. She served as President of the American Contact Dermatitis Society(ASDS) from 2005-2007. In 2018 she was awarded the society's highest honor, The Alexander Fisher Memorial Lectureship. She has served on 3 Scientific Program Committees of the European Society of Contact Dermatitis (ESCD) , and is a member of the editorial board of Contact Dermatitis.
She is co-author of Skin Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, a text which is published in English, Spanish, French, Greek, Portuguese, Russian, and Chinese, and the card deck text Derm-Dx.


Selected Publications

 

Nonmedical Adhesive Allergens: Retrospective Analysis of Cross-Sectional Data From the North American Contact Dermatitis® Group, 2001-2018.
Atwater AR, Bembry R, Green CL, Warshaw EM, Belsito DV, DeKoven JG, Reeder MJ, Silverberg JI, Taylor JS, DeLeo VA, Sasseville D, Pratt MD, Zug KA, Dunnick C, Houle MC
Dermatitis. 2024 May-Jun;35(3):295-299. doi: 10.1089/derm.2023.0134. Epub 2024 Apr 8.
PMID: 38593448

Patch Testing With Nickel, Cobalt, and Chromium in Patients With Suspected Allergic Contact Dermatitis.
Silverberg JI, Patel N, Warshaw EM, DeKoven JG, Belsito DV, Atwater AR, Taylor JS, Sasseville D, Reeder MJ, Houle MC, DeLeo VA, Maibach HI, Fowler JF Jr, Zug KA, Pratt MD, Yu J, Mowad CM, Botto NC, Adler BL
Dermatitis. 2024 Mar-Apr;35(2):152-159. doi: 10.1089/derm.2023.0139. Epub 2023 Dec 4.
PMID: 38052041

Patch Testing With Cobalt in Adults: A North American Contact Dermatitis Group Experience, 2001-2018.
Silverberg JI, Patel N, Warshaw EM, DeKoven JG, Belsito DV, Atwater AR, Taylor JS, Sasseville D, Reeder MJ, Houle MC, DeLeo VA, Maibach HI, Fowler JF Jr, Zug KA, Pratt MD
Dermatitis. 2023 May-Jun;34(3):209-217. doi: 10.1097/DER.0000000000000948. Epub 2023 Jan 2.
PMID: 37205858

North American Contact Dermatitis Group Patch Test Results: 2019-2020.
DeKoven JG, Warshaw EM, Reeder MJ, Atwater AR, Silverberg JI, Belsito DV, Sasseville D, Zug KA, Taylor JS, Pratt MD, Maibach HI, Fowler JF Jr, Adler BL, Houle MC, Mowad CM, Botto N, Yu J, Dunnick CA
Dermatitis. 2023 Mar-Apr;34(2):90-104. doi: 10.1089/derm.2022.29017.jdk. Epub 2023 Jan 19.
PMID: 36917520

Prevalence and trend of allergen sensitization in patients with cheilitis referred for patch testing, North American Contact Dermatitis Group data, 2001-2018.
Silverberg JI, Chaubal M, Warshaw EM, Maibach HI, Belsito DV, DeKoven JG, Zug KA, Taylor JS, Sasseville D, DeLeo VA, Pratt MD, Reeder MJ, Atwater AR, Fowler JF Jr, Houle MC
Contact Dermatitis. 2023 Apr;88(4):300-314. doi: 10.1111/cod.14265. Epub 2022 Dec 20.
PMID: 36502370

Hand and foot dermatitis in patients referred for patch testing: Analysis of North American Contact Dermatitis Group Data, 2001-2018.
Silverberg JI, Patel N, Warshaw EM, DeKoven JG, Belsito DV, Atwater AR, Houle MC, Taylor JS, Reeder MJ, Zug KA, Sasseville D, DeLeo VA, Pratt MD, Fowler JF Jr, Maibach HI
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Nov;87(5):1049-1059. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.07.035. Epub 2022 Aug 5.
PMID: 35940370

Patch testing with cobalt in children and adolescents: North American contact dermatitis group experience, 2001-2018.
Silverberg JI, Patel N, Warshaw EM, Maibach HI, Belsito DV, DeKoven JG, Zug KA, Taylor JS, Sasseville D, DeLeo VA, Pratt MD, Reeder MJ, Atwater AR, Fowler JF Jr, Houle MC
Contact Dermatitis. 2022 Nov;87(5):420-429. doi: 10.1111/cod.14185. Epub 2022 Jul 23.
PMID: 35801686

Occupational allergic contact dermatitis to sodium metabisulfite in shredded coconut.
Hamann CR, Baker C, O'Hern K, Zug KA
Contact Dermatitis. 2022 Oct;87(4):385-386. doi: 10.1111/cod.14175. Epub 2022 Jun 29.
PMID: 35715879

Patch testing with glucosides: The North American Contact Dermatitis Group experience, 2009-2018.
Warshaw EM, Xiong M, Atwater AR, DeKoven JG, Pratt MD, Maibach HI, Taylor JS, Belsito DV, Silverberg JI, Reeder MJ, Zug KA, Sasseville D, Fowler JF Jr, DeLeo VA, Houle MC, Dunnick CA
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Nov;87(5):1033-1041. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.04.058. Epub 2022 May 10.
PMID: 35551968

Lanolin Allergic Reactions: North American Contact Dermatitis Group Experience, 2001 to 2018.
Silverberg JI, Patel N, Warshaw EM, DeKoven JG, Atwater AR, Belsito DV, Dunnick CA, Houle MC, Reeder MJ, Maibach HI, Zug KA, Taylor JS, Sasseville D, Fransway AF, DeLeo VA, Pratt MD, Fowler JF Jr, Zirwas MJ
Dermatitis. 2022 May-Jun 01;33(3):193-199. doi: 10.1097/DER.0000000000000871. Epub 2022 Apr 28.
PMID: 35481824

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