Department / Division:
Dermatology

Address:
DUMC 2907
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-684-3432

Office Telephone:
919-684-2393

Fax Telephone:
919-684-6505

• MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1977

• Internal Medicine, UNC Hospitals, 1977-1979
• Dermatology, Duke University Medical Center, 1979-1982

Clinical Interests:
Demographics, etiology and treatment of keloids; clinical trials and phototherapy for psoriasis; teledermatology

Research Interests:
My current clinic trials are examining how biologic therapies may control psoriasis.  These trials are  attempting to identify psoriasis patients not responding to TNF-antagonists  and changing the biologic strategy to control psoriasis . Other trials are using new biologic agents, such as a monoclonal antibody to IL-22 to assess the efficacy and safety in treating psoriasis.
Our keloid clinic is a specialty clinic intended to study  etiologies and treatmnet options for these disfiguring fibrotic tumors.  At this time we do not have any trials active for keloids.
We have completed trials using  topical antioxidants for UV protection form reactive oxygen species. Other trials have studies novel topical antifungal agents for onychomycosis ( laureth -4)

Representative Publications:
Cutaneous Condition with General Medical Significance. Fahrner LJ, Murray JC. Principles and practice of medical therapy in pregnancy., Editor: Gleicher N. 2nd edition. Appleton and Lange, Norwalk, Conn. P 1166-1170, 1992. (1992)

Stern RS and Photochemotherapy Follow-Up Group including Murray JC: Long-term use of psoralens and ultraviolet A for psoriasis: Evidence for efficacy and cost savings. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 14: 520-526, 1986. (1986)

Murray JC, Pollack SV, and Pinnell SR: Keloids: a review. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol., 4:461-470, 1981 (1981)