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11/21/2025

Spotlight: Jack B. Cohen, D.O.
Professor at UT Southwestern Derm

Board-certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Dermatology, Dr. Cohen joined UTSW in 1994 after training at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, a chief residency in family medicine (JFK Memorial), dermatology residency (Bay Dermatology Center), and a clinical dermatology fellowship at UTSW.

His clinical focus includes atopic dermatitis, connective tissue disease, drug reactions, psoriasis, medical therapeutics (incl. biologics), and Hansen’s disease, experienced by 16 years with UTSW’s monthly Hansen’s Disease Clinic. An Outstanding Teacher awardee (1998, 2001, 2019) and contributor to Dermatology Atlas for Skin of Color, he also serves as Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and is active in the AAD, AOAD, AOA, and DFW Dermatological Society.

Get to know him in our mini interview below 👇

Teaching is a throughline of your career. What habits do you try to instill in residents during busy clinics?

JC: Teaching has been a passion of mine to help medical students, residents, PAs, NPs, and fellows understand history taking, physical examination skills, developing a differential diagnosis in order to come to a diagnosis, and then select the proper therapeutics in order to treat individual patients. I also teach positive communication skills. This helps providers encourage patients to understand and manage the lifestyle adjustments and ways to adhere to taking or applying medications consistently. I teach patients that consistency is the key to better outcomes

11/18/2025

Behind every great clinic day is an APP like Rosemary Son, PA-C, RDN!

Rosemary practices general dermatology at UTSW and Parkland and finds joy in helping patients with hidradenitis, eczema, and psoriasis.

We’re proud to spotlight the incredible APPs who make our mission possible every day.

Swipe through to get to know her! 👉

11/14/2025

Faculty Friday Spotlight on Darrell S. Rigel, M.D., MS, Adjunct Professor of Dermatology at UT Southwestern Medical School.

Dr. Darrell Rigel has helped reshape how we find and treat skin cancer. A consultant dermatologist at Dallas’s Cooper Clinic and Clinical Professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, he co-developed the now-standard ABCD paradigm for early melanoma detection, work that has guided everyday exams, public education, and policy. His voice is one that our field turns to with over 300+ publications, 1,200+ invited presentations, leadership of the Fall and Winter Clinical Dermatology meetings, and editorship of the textbook Cancer of the Skin. He’s briefed Congress and the FDA, and translated evidence for national media so patients and families know what to watch for.

Dr. Rigel has also served the profession as past president of the AAD, AADA, ASDS, and the American Dermatological Association, as a director of the American Board of Dermatology, and for 26 seasons as consultant dermatologist to the New York Yankees. Honors such as the AAD Gold Medal, the Melanoma Research Foundation Humanitarian Award, and the American Cancer Society National Honor Citation reflect a career centered on impact.

At UTSW, Dr. Rigel brings that same rigor to teaching and collaboration focused on melanoma and other skin cancers, precancers, sun damage, and high-risk nevi, so the next generation carries the work forward.

11/12/2025

Looking back at a full-day UTSW Dermatology retreat last week with our faculty and guest speaker, Harris.

The theme?
“Leading from Every Seat,” because leadership isn’t a title, it’s a daily practice.

Darryl brought energy and practical tools for influencing without authority, navigating change, and building high-trust teams. Even better: our attendees showed up engaged, curious, and committed to growing the next generation of leaders in dermatology.

Huge thanks to Darryl Harris for the insights and to our UTSW community for investing in leadership at every level.

11/07/2025

We’re excited to welcome Sheryl Gyr, PA-C, back to UTSW Dermatology!

A graduate of our own PA program with 20 years of dermatology experience, Sheryl will help expand access for UTSW employees beginning in December, continuing our commitment to caring for our community, inside and out.

10/31/2025

Big congrats to Swapneel Patel, M.D., Ph.D., on his promotion to Instructor in Dermatology at UTSW!

Dr. Patel completed medical school at Washington University in St. Louis, followed by an internal medicine internship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and a Dermatology residency (right here!) at UT Southwestern. His academic focus includes inflammatory pathways in autoimmunity, work that complements his clinical training and growing contributions to our department. Earlier this year, he was selected as a Dean’s Scholar in Clinical Research, reflecting his promise as a clinician–scientist.

Cheering you on, Dr. Patel! 👏

10/29/2025

We loved meeting families at the Binational Health Fair! 🫶

Our derm team answered Qs about rashes, moles, and sun safety, offered quick skin checks, and shared low-cost care resources with no insurance needed.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by! 💙

10/24/2025

So proud of Chyna Brown 🎉 RN officially earned… and she’s staying with UTSW Derm for the next phase of her amazing career!

Your grit, heart, and patient-first mindset make our team better every day. Here’s to new skills, new responsibilities, and even greater impact ahead. 💙👩‍⚕️

10/22/2025

Resident Spotlight: Dr. Alexandra Denys, MD, PhD - PGY-2!

From Montreal to UTSW Derm, she brings energy, curiosity, and sharp clinical reasoning across medical, procedural & cosmetic derm.

Swipe to meet her 👉

10/21/2025

Big day for microbes & immunity on Fri, Oct 24 at T. Boone Pickens Auditorium!

Coffee, posters, and these can’t-miss talks:
• Chien-Ting Wu - mucociliary clearance & respiratory virus spread
• Wenling Li - microbiome metabolites powering CD8⁺ anti-tumor immunity
• Cong Xing - STING’s interferon-independent roles
⭐ KEYNOTE: Eric P. Skaar (Vanderbilt) - using S. aureus as a biosensor to uncover macrophage antibacterial effectors
• Emre Turer - lysosome-related organelles in mucosal immunity
• Maria Sindhura John - testosterone, MRSA quorum sensing & a new therapeutic angle
• Sergio Cepeda - vitamin A mobilization in flu defense
• Xin Li - how fungal RNA talks to intestinal immunity
• Josephine Ni - team science on E. coli virulence in IBD

Registration is now closed, but we look forward to seeing our registered attendees there!

Lunch/posters midday; reception after.

Big thank you to our Symposium Directors for making this event happen: Tiffany Reese, Lora Hooper, and Tamia Harris-Tryon

10/17/2025

It’s Faculty Friday! Meet Dr. Alice Gottlieb, M.D.

Few physicians have reshaped a field the way Dr. Alice Gottlieb, M.D., Ph.D. has. Now leading clinical trials at UT Southwestern Dermatology, Dr. Gottlieb’s career has been defined by firsts, including the landmark trial proving TNF blockers could be used as monotherapy for psoriasis, directly leading to the FDA approval of multiple biologics now used worldwide.

With over 500 peer-reviewed publications and 300+ global presentations, she brings unmatched expertise in psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, hidradenitis suppurativa, cutaneous lupus and immunobiologics. Her leadership roles at Tufts Medical Center, Mount Sinai, and numerous global dermatology boards reflect a career steeped in discovery, advocacy, and academic excellence.

At UTSW, she’s expanding our clinical research infrastructure and driving cross-disciplinary collaboration, where dermatology meets immunology and patient care meets the future.

🎖 From her time as one of the first women admitted to the Cornell–Rockefeller MD/PhD program to receiving the AAD Master Dermatologist Award, Dr. Gottlieb continues to lead, teach, and innovate at the highest level.

10/16/2025

Meet the now and next of UTSW Dermatology APPs. This team of NPs and PAs is expanding access, elevating quality, and shaping the future of skin health in Dallas!

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Department Of Dermatology UT Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX
75390

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https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/medical-school/departments/dermatology/

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