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.
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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
Tissa Hata, MD Clinical Service Chief, Director of Dermatology Clinical Trials Unit	Profile, Clinical Trials, Pubmed	UPC, VA and UCSD Hillcrest
Natasha Carter, MD, PhD	Profile	UPC
Brianne Daniels, DO		UPC
Anna Di Nardo, MD, PhD Professor, Principal Investigator	Profile, Di Nardo Lab, ResearchGate	ACTRI, UPC
Robert Dorschner, MD, 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	VA
Matthew Hangauer, PhD Principal Investigator	Profile, Hangauer Lab, Pubmed	ACTRI
Brian R. Hinds, MD, Director, Dermpathology	Profile, Dermatopathology Lab	UPC, CALM
Eugene Huang, MD, PhD		VA
S. Brian Jiang, MD, Director, Derm Surgery	Profile, Mohs Micrographic Surgery, ResearchGate, Bladelight	UPC
Toshiaki Kawakami, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator	Kawakami Lab	La Jolla Institute of Allergy and Immunology (LIAI)
Julia Kurlin, MD		VA
Marian MacDonald, MD		VA
Tasha Manternach, MD		VA
Amanda Marsch, MD	Pubmed	UPC
Teruaki Nakatsuji, PhD, Project Scientist	Gallo Lab	ACTRI
Charisse Orme, MD, PhD	Profile, Pubmed	UPC
Arisa Ortiz, MD, Director, Laser & Cosmetic	Profile, Cosmetic & Procedural Dermatology	UPC, VA
Taraneh Paravar, MD Residency Program Director	Profile, Education & Training	UPC
Laura Romero, MD Clinical Director, UCSD/VA	Profile	UPC, VA
Jeremy Schneider, MD	Profile	UPC, VA
George Sen, PhD, Principal Investigator	Profile, Sen Lab	ACTRI
Daniel Shaw, MD	Profile	UPC
Peter Shumaker, MD		VA
Jessica Sprague, MD, Adult & Peds Derm	Profile	UPC and RCHSD
Bryan Sun, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator	Profile, Sun Lab, Pubmed	ACTRI and UPC
Daniel Synkowski, MD	Profile	UCSD Hillcrest
Wynnis Tom, MD, Adult & Peds Derm	Profile, Clinical Trials, Pediatric Dermatology	UCSD Hillcrest
Zhenping Wang, PhD, Project Scientist	Di Nardo Lab, ResearchGate	ACTRI
Benjamin Yu, MD PhD	Pubmed	UPC

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
George Hightower, MD, PhD		RCHSD
David Otto Schairer, MD		RCHSD
Jessica Sprague, MD	Profile	RCHSD and UPC
Wynnis Tom, MD	Profile, Clinical Trials	RCHSD and Rady Escondido

Volunteer Faculty

• David Barnette, MD

• Antoanella Calame, MD

• Christopher Crosby, MD

• Susan Detwiler, MD

• Steven Emmet, MD

• Bruce Feldman, MD

• Neil Gibbs, MD

• Robert Ginsberg, MD

• Mitchel Goldman, MD

• Maki Goskowicz, MD

• Kenneth Gross, MD

• Amy Han, MD

• Judy Koperski, MD

• Alice Liu, MD

• Vanessa London, MD

• Leslie Mark, MD

• Howard Milstein, MD

• Vineet Mishra, MD

• Alyssa Nash, MD

• Melanie Palm, MD

• Frank Pedace, MD

• Dan Piacquadido, MD

• E. Victor Ross, MD

• Peter Rullan, MD

• Elizabeth Satter, MD

• Robert Scheinberg, MD

• Susan Shimomaye, MD

• Peter Shumaker, MD

• Daryl Sulit, MD

• Stacy Tompkins, MD

• David Wolf, MD

Faculty

​Dermatology Faculty

​Faculty Member Name

​Associated Links

​Locations (see Contact)

Richard Gallo, MD, PhD,

Lawrence Eichenfield, MD

Volunteer Faculty

Dermatology Faculty

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