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Resident Wellness

Penn Medicine Dermatology has created and maintains a supportive environment that is achieved through periodic fun and team building events.

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Community Outreach

The Penn Academy for Skin Health (PASH) program provides local 10th – 12th grade students a hands on learning and laboratory experience with Penn faculty. Participants also learn about careers in both research and medicine.

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Research

Penn Medicine Dermatology supports research through its Penn Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-based Center (SBDRC) program. The SBDRC offers its members educational opportunities, mentoring and seed funding. Through its community outreach program students in Philadelphia learn and work directly with Penn Faculty. Additional Core services are available to members.
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Education

Our mission is to educate and train future leaders in the field of dermatology. We aim to foster and support excellence in the clinical care of patients from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds; promote life-long learning, and advance education and teaching across the field. Penn Dermatology introduces and involves residents in cutting-edge basic and translational research.
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Clinical Pearls

Alumni share their clinical pearls

You can make a difference!

You can make a direct difference by supporting Community Outreach, Resident Wellness and Penn Medicine Dermatology Research.
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$Dr. Moshiri is a dermatologist and dermatopathologist with expertise in high risk skin cancer surveillance and treatment. His primary focus at this time is clinical dermatopathology, where he serves as the laboratory operations director of a high volume academic dermatopathology service responsible for approximately 100,000 specimens/year, generating well over $12 million per year in net receipts .He is also in the process of starting a clinic focused on delivering oncolytic viral therapy to patients with treatment-refractory melanoma and other skin cancers.$

Spotlight on: Dr. Ata Moshiri-2025

Dr. Moshiri is a dermatologist and dermatopathologist with expertise in high risk skin cancer surveillance and treatment. His primary focus at this time is clinical dermatopathology, where he serves as the laboratory operations director of a high volume academic dermatopathology service responsible for approximately 100,000 specimens/year, generating well over $12 million per year in net receipts .He is also in the process of starting a clinic focused on delivering oncolytic viral therapy to patients with treatment-refractory melanoma and other skin cancers.

“The common theme that I am grateful for are the mentors who have brought me to where I am now. It took 30-40 people to get to where I am now and to teach me what I know and to invest in me. It was the little things for me, but those things changed my life, and changed the direction of my career and my research and opportunity. I wouldn’t be where I am without them.”

John Harris, MD, PhD

GME Year2009

“Some of my fondest memories [from residency] involve spending time sitting around the table in the conference room with the Kodak carousel slide projector humming, as Dr. James sips his Diet Dr. Pepper and grills us on unknowns.”

Aimee Payne, MD, PhD

GME Year2005

Penn has always been the best department in the whole country…

“I go to as many lectures as I can related to Penn. I try to go to CHOP and HUP Philly Derm clinic just to talk to people and keeping in touch. Penn is everywhere, so it is easy to stay connected.”

John Barton, MD

GME Year1985

“My years as a resident at Penn Dermatology were simply incredible. I got to learn dermatology from faculty with expertise in every corner of the
specialty, and I shared the experience with amazing co-residents.”

Caroline Nelson, MD, FAAD

GME Year2018

Simply life-transforming

“Dr. James not only was a role model and mentor, but he inspired me to a life of public service and leadership. He encouraged me to get involved in patient advocacy and health policy. Dr. James inspired me to pursue excellence and service in all that I do.”

Josephine C. Nguyen, MD, MHCDS, FAAD

GME Year2010

“When I was a resident I had the opportunity to go to Botswana, and spent time through the global health track there. I have been reaching back as we develop a global health track at the University of Pittsburgh.”

Alaina James, MD, PhD

GME Year2008

Lawrence Eichenfield, MD

Kelly MacArthur, MD

GME Year2019

Kenneth A. Katz, MD, MSc, MSCE

Auris Huen, MD, PharmD

“The Department’s breadth of expertise and experience, dedication to residency education and training, and most importantly the amazing people and colleagues, helped shape me to be the clinician I am today.”

Derek Chu, MD

GME Year2015

Featured Article

August 2025 Featured Article: John Seykora

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the second most common cancer among Caucasians, with estimates of approximately 1.1 million new cases annually in the US [1,2].
While outcomes are favorable for most patients, and the vast majority of cSCCs are cured with complete excision, an estimated 3–7% of patients develop metastases that lead to
significant morbidity and mortality [2–4]. Thus, early diagnosis and treatment of cSCCs, and their premalignant precursors, is crucial to minimize morbidity and conserve healthcare
resources.

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