Physicians

Dermatology Chair

Suephy Chen, MD

Suephy Chen, MD, MS
Chair of Dermatology

General Dermatology

Dr. Sabrina Alessi Cesar

Sabrina Alessi César, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Autoimmune and blistering disorders, laser surgery, mole mapping, pigmented lesions

Dr. Bahar Bahrani

Bahar Bahrani, MD

Medical Instructor in the Department of Dermatology

General and medical dermatology

Claude Burton

Claude S. Burton, MD
Professor of Dermatology and Medicine

Laser surgery of Port Wine Stains &
Hemangiomas, evaluation and treatment plans
for non-healing wounds

 

Dr. Emily Cole

Emily Cole, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Director of Biobanking

General and medical dermatology, pruritus, inflammatory skin diseases

 

Dr. Emma Fixsen

Emma Fixsen, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Transplant Dermatology

 

Amber Ingram Fresco

Amber Fresco, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Associate Residency Program Director

General and medical dermatology

 

Tarannum Jaleel

Tara Jaleel, MD, MHSc
Assistant Professor of Dermatology

General and medical dermatology, hidradenitis suppurativa

 

Megan Jamison, MD

Megan Jamison, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Medical Director of Patterson Place General Dermatology

General and medical dermatology, pigmented lesions, melanoma

 

Meenal Kheterpal

Meenal Kheterpal, MD
Associate Professor of Dermatology
Teledermatology Medical Director

General and medical dermatology, melanoma, merkel cell carcinoma, cutaneous lymphoma

Dr. Daniela Kroshinsky

Daniela Kroshinsky, MD, MPH
Vice Chair for Strategic Initiatives and Faculty Development

Complex Medical Dermatology, Inpatient Dermatology, pediatric dermatology, general dermatology, autoimmune and blistering disorders, vasculopathy, calciphylaxis, Sweet syndrome, pyoderma gangrenosum

 

Dr. Erin Lesesky

Erin B. Lesesky, MD
Associate Professor of Dermatology
Residency Program Director
Vice Chair of Education

Primary medical and surgical dermatology care of adults, skin cancer diagnosis and treatment

 

Virginia A. Lightner, MD, PhD

Virginia A. Lightner, MD, PhD
Assistant Consulting Professor of Dermatology

Family dermatology; fungal infections of the skin; eczema; sun-damaged skin; skin cancer detection and screening

 

Anne Marano

Anne Marano, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Medical Director of South Durham

General and medical dermatology

 

John Murray

John C. Murray, MD
Professor of Dermatology

Psoriasis, Dermatoses exacerbated and treated with light, Keloid and abnormal scars

 

Dr. Sarah Myers

Sarah Myers, MD
Professor of Dermatology

Transplant Dermatology and High- Risk Skin Cancer
Inpatient Dermatology and Complex Medical Dermatology

 

matilda nicholas

Matilda W. Nicholas, MD, PhD
Professor of Dermatology and Rheumatology
Vice Chair of Clinical Operations
Director of Information Technology

General and medical dermatology, autoimmune and immunologically mediated skin diseases.

 

Elise Olsen

Elise A. Olsen, MD
Professor of Dermatology and Medicine with Tenure
Member of the Duke Misconduct in Research Committee
Member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute
DCI Representative to NCCN for T Cell Lymphoma and Cutaneous B Cell Lymphoma

Cutaneous Lymphoma, Lymphoproliferative diseases of the skin, Alopecia, Hirsutism and other hair disorders.

Michelle Pavlis

Michelle B. Pavlis, MD
Associate Professor of Dermatology

Medical and surgical dermatology, skin cancer diagnosis and treatment, pigmented lesions

Clare Pipkin

Clare Pipkin, MD
Associate Professor of Dermatology

Primary dermatology care, women's dermatologic care

Dr. Samantha Polly

Samantha Polly, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology

General and complex medical dermatology
Inpatient dermatology

Caroline Rao

Caroline L. Rao, MD
Associate Professor of Dermatology 
Chief of Dermatology at the Durham VA Medical Center

Clinical practice at Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center

Sabrina Shearer

Sabrina Shearer, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology

General and medical dermatology

Dr. Daren Simkin

Daren Simkin, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology

General dermatology, pigmented lesions

Dr. Melodi Whitley

Melodi Javid Whitley, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Assistant Program Director for Trainee Research
Director of Transplant Dermatology
Member, Duke Cancer Institute

Sarah Wolfe

Sarah Wolfe, MD
Associate Professor of Dermatology
Vice Chair for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

HIV and infectious disease-related dermatology, General dermatology

 

Pediatric Dermatology

Jane Bellet

Jane Bellet, MD
Professor of Dermatology

Pediatric dermatology, pediatric excisional surgery, pediatric laser surgery, vascular anomalies (hemagiomas, port wine stains) hyperhidrosis.

Dr. Daniela Kroshinsky

Daniela Kroshinsky, MD
Instructor in the Department of Dermatology
Vice Chair for Strategic Initiatives and Faculty Development

General dermatology, pediatric dermatology, autoimmune and blistering disorders

Neil Prose

Neil Prose, MD
Professor of Dermatology

Pediatric dermatology, doctor-patient communication

RAbina Walsh

Rabina Kochar Walsh, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Pediatric dermatology, pediatric allergic contact dermatitis and patch testing

Dermatologic Surgery

Jonathan Cook

Jonathan L. Cook, MD
Professor of Dermatology

Mohs and reconstructive surgery, cutaneous oncology

Christopher Stamey

Christopher Stamey, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Mohs and Reconstructive Surgery

Dermatopathology

Angelica Selim

Angelica Selim, MD
Professor of Pathology
Dermatopathology Unit Director 
Dermatopathology Fellowship Program Director

Dermatopathology, cutaneous lymphomas and vulvar diseases

Rami Al Rohil

Rami Al-Rohil, MD, MBBS
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Assistant Professor in Dermatology

Ophthalmology

Julie Woodward

Julie Woodward, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor in Dermatology
Chief of Oculoplastics Ophthalmology

Cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of eyelids and orbit, laser cosmetic surgery of skin