Faculty

The dermatology team at the University of California, San Diego is committed to provide excellence in clinical care, scientific advances and training of future leaders. Our faculty are experts in their field and are involved in a wide range of clinical and research endeavors. In particular, UCSD Dermatology is known for our contributions toward a better understanding of inflammatory diseases of the skin and the study of skin disorders.

Dermatology Faculty Pediatric & Adolescent Dermatology Faculty Volunteer Faculty

Dermatology Faculty University Pacific Center (UPC) and Altman Clinical Translational Research Center (ACTRI)
Faculty Member Name	Associated Links	Locations (see Contact)
Richard Gallo, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Founding Chair, Principal Investigator	Profile, Gallo Lab, Pubmed	ACTRI, VA and UPC
Philip Cohen, MD	Profile	UPC
Anna Di Nardo, MD, PhD Professor, Principal Investigator	Profile, Di Nardo Lab, ResearchGate	ACTRI, UPC
Robert Dorschner, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Eliceiri Lab Fellow	Profile, Pubmed	UPC
Erik Gilbertson, MD	Hansen's Clinic,	UPC
Julie Akiko Gladsjo, MD, PhD	Profile	VA
Shane Hamman, MD	Pubmed	UPC
Tissa Hata, MD Clinical Service Chief, Director of Dermatology Clinical Trials Unit	Profile, Clinical Trials, Pubmed	UPC, VA and UCSD Hillcrest
Wendy Havran, PhD Principal Investigator	Havran Lab, Pubmed, vivo.Scripps	The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
Brian R. Hinds, MD	Profile, Dermatopathology Lab	UPC, CALM
Chun-Ming 'Eric' Huang, PhD Principal Investigator	Profile, Huang Lab	ACTRI
S. Brian Jiang, MD	Profile, Mohs Micrographic Surgery, ResearchGate, Bladelight	UPC
Toshiaki Kawakami, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator	Kawakami Lab	La Jolla Institute of Allergy and Immunology (LIAI)
Michael Lerner, MD		VA
Marian MacDonald, MD		VA
Tasha Manternach, MD		VA
Amanda Marsch, MD	Pubmed	UPC
Teruaki Nakatsuji, PhD, Project Scientist	Gallo Lab	ACTRI
Fern Nelson, MD	Profile	VA
Charisse Orme, MD, PhD	Profile, Pubmed	UPC
Arisa Ortiz, MD	Profile, Cosmetic & Procedural Dermatology	UPC
Taraneh Paravar, MD Residency Program Director	Profile, Education & Training	UPC
Laura Romero, MD	Profile	VA
Jeremy Schneider, MD	Profile	UPC
George Sen, PhD, Principal Investigator	Profile, Sen Lab	ACTRI
Daniel Shaw, MD	Profile	UPC
Bryan Sun, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator	Profile, Sun Lab, Pubmed	ACTRI and UPC
Daniel Synkowski, MD	Profile	UCSD Hillcrest
Wynnis Tom, MD	Profile, Clinical Trials, Pediatric Dermatology	UCSD Hillcrest
Zhenping Wang, PhD, Project Scientist	Di Nardo Lab, ResearchGate	ACTRI
Benjamin Yu, MD PhD	Pubmed	UPC
Lingjuan Zhang, PhD, Project Scientist	Gallo Lab	ACTRI

Pediatric Faculty Rady Children's Hospital (RCHSD) and UCSD Hillcrest
Lawrence Eichenfield, MD Chief, Division of Pediatric & Adolescent Dermatology	Profile, Pediatric & Adolescent Dermatology, Pubmed	RCHSD
Victoria Barrio, MD Professor	Profile , Pubmed	RCHSD
Susan Boiko, MD		RCHSD
Magdalene Dohil, MD	Profile	RCHSD
Sheila Friedlander, MD	Profile	RCHSD
Wynnis Tom, MD	Profile, Clinical Trials	RCHSD and Rady Escondido

Volunteer Faculty

• Maryam Afshar, MD

• David Barnette, MD

• Patrick Blake, MD

• Antoanella Calame, MD

• Christopher Crosby, MD

• Susan Detwiler, MD

• Steven Emmet, MD

• Sabrina Fabi, MD

• Neil Gibbs, MD

• Robert Ginsberg, MD

• Mitchel Goldman, MD

• Maki Goskowicz, MD

• Kenneth Gross, MD

• Judy Koperski, MD

• Alice Liu, MD

• Vanessa London, MD

• Leslie Mark, MD

• Nicole Mau, MD

• Howard Milstein, MD

• Melanie Palm, MD

• Frank Pedace, MD

• Dan Piacquadido, MD

• E. Victor Ross, MD

• Peter Rullan, MD

• Robert Scheinberg, MD

• Susan Shimomaye, MD

• Peter Shumaker, MD

• Stacy Tompkins, MD

• Yardy Tse, MD

• David Wolf, MD

Faculty

​Dermatology Faculty

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​Associated Links

​Locations (see Contact)

Richard Gallo, MD, PhD,

Lawrence Eichenfield, MD

Volunteer Faculty

Dermatology Faculty

Faculty Member Name

Associated Links

Locations (see Contact)