INTRODUCTION
The University of Pittsburgh Residency Program in
Dermatology is a core part of one of the largest dermatology
departments in the nation with 15 faculty
members and 6 diverse clinical sites, including the Veterans
Affairs Hospital. This combined with the Department’s basic
and translational research base, which is now ranked in the
top 10 nationally for NIH funding, enable us to continue providing
one of the most well-rounded dermatology residency
programs in the United States.
Our educational focus is to train physicians and future leaders in
the field of dermatology. Additionally, our program emphasizes
mastering core competencies in medical knowledge, patient
care, practice-based learning, and improvement in addition to
interpersonal and communications skills, professionalism, and
system-based practice.
The University of Pittsburgh Department of Dermatology incorporates
a broad range of clinical services, research, and
teaching activities. Clinical training is divided into monthly rotations
split among six diverse sites as well as a continuity clinic
held weekly. The residency is based at the University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center Presbyterian Hospital Campus, which
houses many of the subspecialty clinics that provide residents
with exposure to complex medical dermatology.
Our department continues to grow, increasing access to clinical
services while providing comprehensive care including
general dermatology, complex medical dermatology, pediatric
dermatology, inpatient adult and pediatric consultation services,
dermatologic surgery, cutaneous oncology, cosmetic
dermatology, and dermatopathology. Residents also participate
in a variety of multidisciplinary clinics with our faculty caring
for patients with challenging diseases including cutaneous lymphoma
and melanoma, psoriasis, immunobullous disease, hair
and nail disease, wound healing, and most recently, the first
gastrointestinal dermatology clinic that provides coordinated
care to inflammatory bowel disease and celiac disease patients
with associated dermatologic conditions.
Residents receive hands-on experience in procedural dermatology,
including Mohs and non-Mohs dermatologic surgery,
toxins, fillers, and the use of ablative and non-ablative lasers.
In addition, residents spend one to two months per year on the
pediatric dermatology service, which includes general pediatric
dermatology; pediatric surgery and laser clinic in addition to an
active pediatric inpatient and teledermatology consult service.
Our research activities span a broad range of investigative endeavors.
These include basic science research in: cutaneous
biology, immunology, tumor biology, gene therapy, and cutaneous
imaging in addition to translational programs in vaccine
design, viral and tumor immunotherapy and cutaneous gene
delivery. We lead numerous clinical investigations of novel
therapeutics including the use of immunomodulators and immunotherapies
for the treatment of melanoma, psoriasis, and
