tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910Sun, 08 Nov 2026 01:11:26 +0000AlumniWelcomeofficersThe Dermatology Interest Group at The University of Texas Medical Branch (DIG @UTMB) is a resource for medical students interested in Dermatology as well as for dermatologists and residents.http://digutmb.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)Blogger3199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-5305938759869481241Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:15:25 +00002026-11-06T14:03:09.434-06:00The UTMB Department of Dermatology has learned that our 10th Mohs Fellow who completed ACGME accredited &nbsp;Micrographic Dermatologic and Dermatologic Oncology (MSDO) Fellowship with us in June, 2026 passed the subspecialty examination administered by the American Board of Dermatology on his first attempt, and is now certified in Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery. Although currently in private http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/11/congratulations-juan-pinto-cuberos-md.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-8304382600091586042Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:14:55 +00002026-11-03T14:14:55.693-06:00Congratulations to UTMB PGY3 dermatology resident Kush Maheshwari, MD and his co-authors UTMB MS4 Alekhya Gurram, Richard Wagner, MD (UTMB Professor Dermatology and Program Director UTMB Micrographic Surgery and Dermatology Fellowship Program), Brandon Goodwin, MD (UTMB Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Dermatopathology) for their case report, “Combined Tumor of Basal Cell Carcinoma and http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/11/utmb-dermatopathology-and-mohs-team.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-1532609273229625751Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:56:56 +00002026-10-31T07:56:56.340-05:00All UTMB medical students are encouraged to submit all completed conference presentations and citations for published articles to our DIG president (Alekhya Gurram) and vice president (Jun Park) the current medical student co-editors of the 2026-2027 UTMB DIG Blog for posting in the UTMB DIG Blog. We want to highlight your academic achievements in dermatology! Please do not hesitate to inform us http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/10/utmb-dig-blog-wants-to-highlight-utmb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-5798344237486394883Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:56:01 +00002026-10-31T07:56:01.534-05:00One of our formed medical students noticed a change in this journal’s instructions to authors regarding submission of case reports: https://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&amp;journalCode=ubmc20#article-types&nbsp;“Cases from Baylor Scott and WhiteThis feature highlights an unusual case or small case series, has an educational focus, and should be of clinical http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/10/changes-at-baylor-university-medical.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-6479389955525593077Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:54:38 +00002026-10-31T07:54:38.142-05:00Alameddine R, Roecker A, Jabin M, Wagner RF Jr. Reduced Risk in Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers in Obese Patients on Semaglutide and Tirzepatide. Dermatol Surg. 2026 Sep 10. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000005339. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42714323. Dr. M. Jabin is currently a PGY3 dermatology resident at UTMB, and Dr. Wagner is UTMB Professor Dermatology and Program Director of the UTMB &nbsp;http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/10/new-utmb-contributions-to-peer-reviewed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-6634347651492468223Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:00:07 +00002026-10-27T20:00:07.095-05:00DIG hosted a biopsy workshop on Monday evening, where students learned about various biopsy techniques before getting hands-on practice performing shave and punch biopsies on bananas. A special thank you to Drs. Travis Dowdle (PGY-4), Morgan Hammack (PGY-2), and Michael Adkison (PGY-2) for sharing their expertise and demonstrating proper techniques. Thank you to Amna Sidiq (MS2, Education Chair) http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/10/utmb-dig-biopsy-workshop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-1664469832068758313Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:27:11 +00002026-10-26T10:27:11.232-05:00Congratulations to Luke Hamilton (MS4) for his recent publication, "Primary Cutaneous Rosai–Dorfman Disease Presenting as an Infiltrative Dorsal Nasal Mass With Deep Skeletal Muscle Involvement" in The American Journal of Dermatopathology. His coauthors are Julien Bourgeois, MD (PGY3), Katherine Johnson, MD (UTMB Dermatopathology Fellow), Antonio Jimenez (Assistant Professor of Dermatology), http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/10/utmb-ms4-publishes-in-american-journal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-4658397055260670519Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:40:05 +00002026-10-26T09:44:44.338-05:00Congratulations to Juan Pinto-Cuberos, MD for his innovative first author publication in Dermatologic Surgery, “Repair for Unilateral Nonadjacent Wounds in Different Facial Subunits After Mohs Micrographic Surgery.” His UTMB co-authors were the current Mohs Fellow, Renat Ahatov, MD, Richard Wagner, MD (Professor Dermatology and Mohs Fellowship Director) and Frank Winsett, MD (Assistant Professor http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/10/former-utmb-mohs-fellow-publishes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-1939292849041759759Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:45:44 +00002026-10-15T11:45:44.622-05:00We’re excited to share the success of yesterday’s DIG Fall Bake Sale! Thanks to the incredible generosity of the UTMB community, we raised over $500 in support of Hats for the Homeless.A special thank you to Smiti Gandhi (MS4, Fundraising Chair) for organizing such a successful event!Pictured from left to right: Morolake Ojo (MS2), Stephanie Rivera-Ithier (MS2), Suzanne Sajid (MS2, Stay Shady http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/10/dig-fall-bake-sale-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-7577088271451186242Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:12:49 +00002026-10-08T07:12:49.325-05:00Dr. Wolf-Treadway matched into the linked UTMB PGY-1 internal Internal Medicine Program to be followed by the UTMB Dermatology Residency Program through the 2026 NRMP.<!--StartFragment--><!--EndFragment-->http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/10/utmb-internal-medicine-intern-of-month.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-8628930499681653089Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:10:51 +00002026-10-05T17:10:51.836-05:00The UTMB Dermatology Interest Group (DIG) is hosting our Annual Fall Bake Sale on Wednesday, October 14 from 9 AM - 3 PM in the Health Education Center! We’re looking for volunteers to help with setup, shifts throughout the day, cleanup, and/or baking items for the sale. Proceeds will support DIG programs, including Hats for the Homeless. If you’re interested in volunteering, please complete the http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/10/dig-bake-sale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-5969933897701376310Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:36:52 +00002026-09-30T13:36:52.492-05:00A recent podcast by Mary Clair Haver, MD features UTMB Professor of Dermatology, Erica Kelly, MD. She discusses menopausal skin changes during this interview. To see this podcast, go tohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpI0pOv-h54http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/09/utmb-dermatology-faculty-interviewed-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-6362526332765846465Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:48:14 +00002026-09-28T17:52:17.940-05:00On Saturday, September 26th, 2026, members of the UTMB Dermatology Interest Group volunteered at the National Psoriasis Foundation’s annual Houston Soiree at the C. Baldwin Hotel in Houston. The evening brought together patients, health care providers, advocates, and supporters of the psoriatic disease community to celebrate the work of the NPF and raise funds supporting research, expanded accesshttp://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/09/national-psoriasis-foundation-houston.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-3887362679549272298Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:22:02 +00002026-09-28T14:22:02.327-05:00Please join DIG in congratulating all UTMB faculty, residents, and medical students at the Texas Dermatology Society (TDS) Spring meeting hosted in San Antonio, Texas on September 25th and 26th!RESIDENT PODIUM PRESENTATIONSSkin in Space: Dermatologic Challenges of Human Space Exploration. Eric Cline, Mary Casey, Kush Maheshwari, Michael Wilkerson.&nbsp;Circulating Exosomes Drive Persistent http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/09/texas-dermatological-society-fall-2026.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-3740695756432706807Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:52:13 +00002026-09-18T16:52:13.607-05:00Congratulations to Dr. Jabin for his contributions in the recent publication, “Reduced Risk in Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers in Obese Patients on Semaglutide and Tirzepatide” in Dermatologic Surgery. His UTMB faculty co-author was Richard Wagner, MD (Professor Dermatology and Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship Director. The complete citation is: Alameddine R, http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/09/utmb-pgy3-dermatology-resident.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-576215835265846592Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:41:41 +00002026-09-14T14:41:41.678-05:00Thank you to our DIG volunteers for helping make our first Hats for the Homeless event of the 2026-2027 school year a success! If you are interested in volunteering at future events, join the Hats for the Homeless email list here:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrMneLR9fDAeSoxXBiQ6cFoCHgnWIHutO8hB2fM6g6gMsiIw/viewform&nbsp;Pictured from left to right: Braxton Shaw (MS2), Suzanne Sajid (http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/09/stay-shady-september-hats-for-homeless.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-5913528875651054991Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:45:56 +00002026-09-15T11:59:40.170-05:00Congratulations to Elizabeth McCarthy, a current UTMB medical student who participated in the 2026 Medical Research Program. She presented her research, “When to Escalate: A Practical Framework for Advanced Therapy in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosis” with her research mentor and Professor Dermatology, Brent Kelly, MD. Other students interested in this research program should review https://http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/09/utmb-medical-student-presents-at-annual.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-7733844842758242963Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:19:42 +00002026-09-08T17:19:42.220-05:00If you have submitted podium, poster, or both the the upcoming fall TDS meeting, please send a copy of the abstract and all coauthors to Mr. Austin Soderman (jasoderm@utmb.edu) for our departmental records.http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/09/utmb-dermatology-department-needs-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-1469051882343003998Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:23:58 +00002026-09-01T15:23:58.397-05:00Please welcome our two new UTMB dermatology faculty, Drs Ann Tuveson, MD, PhD, and Antonio (“Tony”) Jimenez, MD. We look forward to working with you both soon!http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/09/utmb-dermatology-welcomes-two-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-1480956393760582323Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:38:31 +00002026-08-28T14:38:31.048-05:00Congratulations to Luke Hamilton (MS4) for his recent publication, “Palmar Petechiae in a Patient Receiving Ibrutinib for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Case Report” in SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine. His coauthors are Olivia Arriaza (PGY-3 Resident), Renat Ahatov (Mohs Fellow), Antonio Jimenez (Assistant Professor of Dermatology), and Brent Kelly (Professor Dermatology).Hamilton L, http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/08/utmb-ms4-publishes-in-skin-journal-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-6948549169083999610Thu, 27 Aug 2026 02:01:27 +00002026-08-26T21:01:27.448-05:00Congratulations to UTMB Dermatology for their recent publication in Advances in Skin &amp; Wound Care, a peer-reviewed and PubMed indexed medical journal. Madelyn Schmidt, MD, a 2026 UTMB SOM graduate and 2025-2026 DIG President and PGY2 UTMB Dermatology resident in 2027 is the first author of this research, “Postoperative Inflammatory Complications Do Not Increase the Risk of Subsequent Primary http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/08/utmb-dermatology-publishes-research.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-3043305578459285658Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:06:40 +00002026-08-25T13:06:40.953-05:00The UTMB DIG has learned that all six 2026 completing UTMB Dermatology Residents have successfully passed the July 2026 Applied Examination on their first attempt and are now Certified Diplomates of the American Board of Dermatology. Congratulations on your wonderful achievement and we wish you continued success in your dermatology careers!http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/08/congratulations-in-order.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-3663618554848373328Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:55:26 +00002026-08-17T19:55:42.263-05:00&nbsp;Time: Wednesday, August 19 at 8 pm ESTWhere: Virtual, ZoomRegistration link *PLEASE PRE-REGISTER​*​:&nbsp;https://miami.zoom.us/meeting/register/dOOqg_MZTmmRCTf1Mxey0QThe panel will feature the University of Miami Dermatology residents and program director (Dr. Brian Morrison).http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/08/university-of-miami-dermatology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-4677370508854009429Sat, 15 Aug 2026 22:40:29 +00002026-08-16T23:58:42.671-05:00Please see the following PowerPoint regarding the new UTMB Scholarly Concentration in High Impact Basic Science and Clinic Research, which will replace the previous Honors Project Research Program.SCiHIR Presentationhttp://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/08/utmb-scihr-replaces-honors-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539910.post-4843636695761679576Sat, 15 Aug 2026 22:39:52 +00002026-08-15T17:39:52.796-05:00Congratulations to UTMB MS4 Alekhya Gurram, our current DIG President, for the successful defense of her Honors Research Program Thesis, “An Analysis of Vitiligo and Vascular Anomalies in Children’s Literature.”&nbsp; Her honors program faculty were Drs. Richard Wagner (Professor Dermatology), Lindy Ross (Assistant Professor of&nbsp;Dermatology), Ayezel Munoz (Assistant Professor of Dermatology),http://digutmb.blogspot.com/2026/08/ms4-successfully-defends-utmb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UTMB DIG Editor)