Physicians

Department / Division
Dermatology

Address
DUMC 2907
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-684-3432

Office Telephone
919-684-2393

Fax Telephone
919-684-6505

Training

• MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1977

Residency

• 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)

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.