1999 - 2009 TOP TEN CERG PROJECTS

Includes research in all areas of Dermatologic Surgery, including Laser Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery, Skin Cancer, Basic Science and Translational Science.

Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Expenditure Study

Phillip M. Williford, MD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
2000

Comparison of a 1540 nm Diode Laser and a 1320 nm Nd:YAG Laser in the Treatment of Atrophic Facial Scars

Elizabeth Tanzi, MD
The Washington Institute for Dermatologic Laser Surgery
2001

Systematic Measurement of Patient Satisfaction and Psychological Well-being After Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgery

Murad Alam, MD
Skin Care Physicians of Chestnut Hill
2001

Develop OCT as a Non-Invasive Imaging Modality for Improved Basal Cell Carcinoma Management

John Strasswimmer, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
2003

Defining Quality of Life in Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer

John S. Rhee, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin
2003

Outcomes Analysis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Assessing the Benefit of an Integrated Dermatology Service within the Transplant Center and Health-related Quality of Life Following the Development of Skin Cancer Post-Transplantation

Fiona O'Reilly Zwald, MD
Emory University
2004

A Tissue Engineering Approach to Autologous Fat Transfer: In Vitro Differentiation of Adipose Stromal Cells and Optimization of Adipose Tissue Disassociation

Naomi Lawrence, MD
Coriell Institute for Medical Research
2004

TGF-beta Signaling in the Fibroblastic Compartment during Melanoma Initiation and Progression

Roger Lo, MD, PhD
UCLA
2005

Neurotropism versus Perineural Invasion of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma:  Effects on Recurrence Rates and Mortality

Chrysalyne Schmults, MD
University of Pennsylvania
2005

Prospective Controlled Study of the Efficacy of Nd:YAG for Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Iltefat H. Hamzavi, MD
Henry Ford Hospital
2007