The Division of Dermatology is proud to announce that nine of our faculty have been selected for the 2023 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® list. Find the full list of all WashU Physicians in the John T. Milliken Department of Medicine news release.
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Basia M. Michalski, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology featured on Channel 11 HEC-TV’s Spotlight: “Summer Heat, Sun and Skin Cancer Prevention! The Differences Between Men and Women.” (Links to an external site)
Hear from a Siteman Cancer Center dermatologist about types of skin cancer and the best approach to skin cancer prevention, including sunscreen recommendations.
Dr. Christine Yokoyama, Instructor of Dermatology, received the Dermatology Foundation 2023 Dermatologist Investigator Research Fellowship Award for Regulation of Epidermal Homeostasis by Centrosomal Proteins. (Links to an external site)
Announcing the 2023 Research Award Recipients
The DF congratulates its 2023 research award recipients! The Foundation’s Medical and Scientific Committee reviewed many promising proposals and identified those which are most meritorious and impactful for the future of dermatology. We are pleased to support the work of these individuals
How Bacteria Invade the Brain
Dr. Felipe Almeida de Pinho Ribeiro’s first-authored paper “Bacteria hijack a meningeal neuroimmune axis to facilitate brain invasion“ was part of the article, “How Bacteria Invade the Brain“. Written by Ekaterina Pesheva and published in Harvard Medical School News & Research. “The meninges are the final tissue barrier before pathogens enter the brain, so we […]
Bacteria hijack a meningeal neuroimmune axis to facilitate brain invasion
Click to read Dr. Felipe Almeida de Pinho Ribeiro’s first-authored paper “Bacteria hijack a meningeal neuroimmune axis to facilitate brain invasion“ published in Nature – the leading international weekly journal of science. The meninges are densely innervated by nociceptive sensory neurons that mediate pain and headache. Bacterial meningitis causes life-threatening infections of the meninges and […]
What to know about the kind of skin cancer Jill Biden was treated for (Links to an external site)
Assistant Professor Dr. Basia Michalski was quoted in the recent Washington Post article describing the Mohs procedure first lady Jill Biden recently underwent for basal cell carcinoma.
7 Dermatologist-Approved Ways to Treat Yourself (Links to an external site)
Our very own Basia Michalski, MD, board certified Dermatologist, shares their own tried and true special skin-care practices.