Page 18 - 2019 UM Dermatology Annual Letter - Pages 121819

18 | Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery

The Department-directed events in 2019 included Our Department, foremost in the country in
the 3rd Celia and Samuel Resnik Department Wound Healing research and education, has for
Research Day. At this event, we also recognized nearly 3 decades led, under my direction, the
former fellows Fahad Alhudabi, MD, Brian Cahn, nation’s two largest wound meetings (the Annual
MS, David Castillo, MD, Rachel Fayne, BA, and Fall Symposiums for Advanced Wound Care
Mahtab Forouzandeh, BS, Neda Ghiam, MD, MS, meetings). Additionally, Dr. Marjana Tomic-Canic
Christina Kursewicz, BS, Sonali Nanda BS, and and I are part of the planning committee for the
Nelson Sanchez, BS. We wish these fellows luck “Innovations in Wound Healing” meeting which
on their future endeavors. The event also featured takes place each December in the Florida Keys.
six scientific and poster sessions and nearly sixty Our recent meeting was held in Key West.
presenters, including research trainees, fellows,
residents and faculty. Join us for the 4th Annual Resident education takes place at a number
meeting on May 27th, 2020. of locations, including the Miami Veteran
Administration (VA) Hospital. The VA Dermatology
The Department continues to collaborate Service, directed by Dr. Jonette Keri, continues to
with the Miami Society for Dermatology & be one of the busiest VA Dermatology Services
Cutaneous Surgery in six patient management in the country. In addition to the Miami site,
and six evening conferences every year. Drs. Dermatology provides services at clinics in
Brian Morrison, Anna Nichols, Tim Wu and Lucy Sunrise, FL, Hollywood, FL, Key Largo, FL and
Chen help plan the meetings. Dr. Tongyu Cao Key West, FL helping veterans with complex
Wikramanayake coordinates the Grand Rounds medical and procedural concerns, including
planning calendar and Dr. Keyvan Nouri plans a the use of poly-L-lactic acid for HIV-associated
number of meetings including the Florida Society lipodystrophy, botulinum toxin for hyperhidrosis
of Dermatologic Surgery annual meeting. Dr. and scleroderma, as well as complex cutaneous
Antonella Tosti organizes the Hair, Nails and surgical repairs. Physicians contributing at the VA
Anti-Aging Symposium held in Capri annually. include Drs. Keri (Chief), Alex Badiavas (Assistant
The Dermatology to the Stars meeting directed Chief), Greg Perez, Elaine Smith-Merchant, Rama
by Dr. Paolo Romanelli was held last year and Vaitla, Brian Morrison, Javier Alonso, Robert
the second annual meeting will be April 15-17th, Snyder, and Shasa Hu.
2020. Dr. Lawrence Schachner organizes the
longstanding Masters of Pediatric Dermatology Many of our voluntary faculty attend and teach
meeting, held in conjunction with the South at the Jackson Memorial Hospital medical
Beach Symposium. Dr. Hadar Lev-Tov helped dermatology clinic as well as surgical clinics
coordinate an Integrative Medicine meeting in and at our VA Hospital clinics. We would like to
San Diego, California in October 2019. Dr. Ralf acknowledge their outstanding contributions and
Paus will organize the next Basle-Miami Forum encourage all members of our voluntary faculty to
(BMF) for Skin Repair and Regenerative Plastic spend half a day each month in an educational role
Surgery, in 2020 in combination with the 2nd for the dermatologists of the future at our Jackson
DATP Annual Conference, in Miami. Dr. Natalia and VA clinics. Our unique Biologic Psoriasis Clinic
Jaimes organized a course in Dermoscopy and at JMH led by Dr. Paolo Romanelli continues to
Trichoscopy in Bogota, Colombia in September treat the neediest of patients and Dr. Alejandro
2019. Pedrozo III, Voluntary Assistant Professor, has
joined Dr. Romanelli teaching Residents at the
Biologics Psoriasis Clinic.