About Us | Emory School of Medicine

The Department of Dermatology at the Emory University School of Medicine plays important roles locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. Our primary focus is on skin diseases and the patients affected by them. We evaluate the problems associated with skin disease from a variety of perspectives both local and global.

Welcome from the Chair

While we care for individual patients and train learners one at a time, we also view discovery and training from a big picture viewpoint, examining molecular pathways driving skin disorders, skin diseases at population health levels, or perspectives on how to train a healthcare workforce to deal with skin diseases in populations of the future, here and abroad.

Office of the Chair

Meet the Emory University Department of Dermatology Office of the Chair faculty, leaders and senior staff.

Mission, Vision and Values

Our mission is to expand the knowledge base and relieve human suffering related to skin disorders through creative research, outstanding and innovative patient care, and excellence in education at the local, national, and international levels.

History

Residency training in Dermatology became available at Emory University with the formation of the Division of Dermatology as part of the Department of Medicine. Prior to 1961, training in Dermatology was provided essentially only to medical students at Emory University School of Medicine.

Events

Learn more about Dermatology Day, Resident Research Forum and the Annual Robert and Patricia Fine lecture.

About Emory

The main campus of Emory University lies only six miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Emory University includes Emory College, Oxford College, a graduate school of arts and sciences, and professional schools of medicine, business, law, and theology. The total student body, including the Health Sciences Center, is almost 15,000 with over 2,500 faculty.

Many of the Health Sciences facilities are located on or near Emory's main campus, 631 acres that lie along the Clifton Corridor in a suburban area 15 minutes from downtown. There are additional major healthcare campuses located in midtown Atlanta, and in north Atlanta at the St. Joseph Hospital and Johns Creek Campuses.

Emory faculty are responsible for more than 2 million patient visits a year. Teaching, patient care, and research-the center's core missions are practiced at various hospitals owned by or affiliated with Emory and in a growing number of Emory Healthcare sites throughout the city, state, and region.