Yale School of Medicine

Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine

Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine

Department of Dermatology

The Department of Dermatology at Yale, one of the oldest in the country, is deeply rooted in research and is the largest provider of specialized dermatologic care in the region. We have widely recognized strength in many clinical areas. Learn more...

Our services

Our goal is to provide the type of dermatologic care that we would seek for our own families. Physicians often use the phrase "doctor's doctor" to refer to those individuals selected by physicians for their own personal care, and we are confident that our practice fully meets that definition. Learn more ...

Residency/Fellowships

Our Residency and Fellowship programs provide exceptional training and experience in Mohs micrographic surgery, dermatologic research and dermatopathology. Learn more...

Research

  • The Yale Skin Diseases Research Center YSDRC consists of a collaborative, multidisciplinary group of 61 investigators, representing 20 different departments/divisions at this institution. The primary goal of the YSDRC is the advancement in the understanding of basic cutaneous biology and broad variety of skin diseases. Learn more...
  • The Yale Special Program of Research Excellence SPORE in Skin Cancer is a multidisciplinary, clinically translational program focused on basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and melanoma. The SPORE includes over 60 investigators with diverse interests drawn from 12 basic and clinical departments at Yale, and one participant from NYU. Learn more...

 

News

Dr. Richard Edelson is the first Lerner Professor of Richard Edelson, MDDermatology

Dr. Richard L. Edelson, who has been named the inaugural Aaron B. and Marguerite Lerner Professor of Dermatology, is director of the Yale Cancer Center and an internationally acclaimed researcher with a special interest in the treatment and fundamental investigation of T-cell lymphomas. Read more...

Caring for Your Skin


Total Skin: The Definitive Guide to Whole Skin Care for Life by
David J. Leffel, MD

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Need Cells for Research?

Endothelial, Keratinocytes, Fibroblasts, and Melanocytes from our Yale Skin Diseases Research Center.

If you supply the specimen...

The Dermatopathology lab provides final reports in 32 hours from specimen receipt.

Transimmunization Therapy

A cancer treatment using photopheresis graduates to a whole new level. Read more...