Welcome to the Department of Dermatology

Welcome to the Department of Dermatology at the George Washington University. The department is dedicated to excellence in patient care, education, and clinical research. We also believe community education and outreach is an important part of our mission as dermatologists. Our current areas of research include atopic dermatitis, supportive oncodermatology, nanotechnology, nonmelanoma skin cancer, and medical cannabinoids to name a few.

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Residency Program

Thank you for your interest in the Dermatology Residency Program at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences!

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Dermatology Learning Corner

The GW SMHS Department of Dermatology aims to spread the wealth of knowledge and review materials available to, and many times created by our dedicated faculty and residents. 

Latest News

Reductions in observed-to-expected suicide mortality rates were greatest in the 10 states with the largest increases in answered 988 calls.
ew research from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is challenging long-held assumptions about sensitive skin syndrome (SSS) and its relationship to rosacea. For years, dermatologists have grappled with whether SSS is simply a mild or variant form of rosacea or…
Your skin burns when you splash cold water on your face. It stings after the first sip of wine. It flushes in the sun, tightens in the wind, aches inexplicably after stress. For years, doctors have looked at that constellation of symptoms and reached for a familiar diagnosis: rosacea, or something…