Academic Appointments
Hospital Appointments
Committee Appointments
Academic Appointments
2015 – present: Professor of Dermatology Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
1995-2006: Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA
1993-1995: Visiting Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA
1993-1995: Professor, Department of Periodontics & Oral Biology, Goldman School of Graduate Dentistry, Boston, MA
1993-1995: Professor, Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
1990-1993: Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA
1988-1990: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA
1986-1993: Investigator, The Center for Blood Research, Harvard University, Boston, MA
1978-1986: Director, Cutaneous Immunofluorescence Program, Division of Clinical Laboratories, UCLA Hospital and Clinics, Los Angeles, CA
1978-1986: Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, UCLAÂ School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
1976-1978: Assistant Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine/Dermatology, Division of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
1973-1976: Assistant Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
1972-1973: Assistant Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Hospital Appointments
2014-Present: Active Staff, Attending Dermatology,
VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA
1976-1984: Attending Dermatologist, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
1986-2010: Active Staff, Attending Physician, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA
1976-1984: Attending Dermatologist, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Major Committee Appointments
1997-2000: NIH/NIAMSD Study Section Center Grants
1995-2000: NIH/NIAMSD Study Section Center Grants (Chair, Subsection)
1993-2000: American Academy of Dermatology, Task Force on Diversity
1993-2000: NIH/NIAMSD Study Section Program Project
1992-2000: NIH Study Section National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases
(Chair, Subsection)
1993-1997: American Academy of Dermatology, Committee on Manpower
1984-1985: President of the University of California AIDS Task Force, Committee on Grant Reviews
1982-1987: Member Board of Directors, American Dermatologic Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology
1981-1985: Dermatology Practice Plan Executive Board, UCLA School of Medicine
1980-Present: American Academy of Dermatology Committee on Dermatologic Therapy; Advisor on Treatment of Bullous Diseases
1980-1985: American Academy of Dermatology Task Force on Cutaneous Immunofluorescence
1978-1984: Present Alternative, Department of Medicine, Executive Committee
1978-1983: California Medical Association-Advisory Panel on Dermatology
1978-1983: Residency Selection Committee-UCLA/VA Wadsworth Residency Program
Memberships, Offices & Committee Assignments
2015: Association of Professors of Dermatology
2000: International Cytokine Society
2000: Society for Clinical Immunology
1990: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
1982: American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
1980: Federal of American Society for Experimental Biology
1980: American Association of Immunologists
1976: Western Society for Clinical Research
1976: American Federation for Clinical Research
1974: International Society for Tropical Dermatology
1974: American Academy of Dermatology
1974: Society of Investigative Dermatology
