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Julia K. Gittler
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan;">Julia K. Gittler, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Gittler’s clinical areas of focus include all areas of pediatric dermatology, including eczema, vascular and other birthmarks, acne, genetic skin disorders and other pediatric dermatologic conditions.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Gittler earned her Bachelor of Arts at the University of Pennsylvania College of Arts and Sciences in 2008 and graduated summa cum laude. From 2008 to 2013, she attended the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, receiving her Doctor of Medicine and earning distinction in dermatology research through a research fellowship at the Rockefeller University. Her training also includes completion of a yearlong pediatrics internship at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in 2014, a three-year dermatology residency at New York University in 2017 and a yearlong pediatric dermatology fellowship at Columbia University in 2018.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan;">Following her clinical interests, Dr. Gittler’s research focus is on pediatric dermatology. Her work has been published in many peer-reviewed journals. She has also shared her research through poster presentations and lectures at regional and national conferences.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan;">Dr. Gittler is certified in pediatric dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. She is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology and the Society of Pediatric Dermatology.</p>
Benedict C. Wu
<p>Benedict (Benny) Wu, DO, PhD, is the Director of Inpatient Dermatology and Assistant Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Wu’s clinical interests extend to inpatient and complex medical dermatology areas, including connective tissue disorders, autoimmune bullous disorders, immunodermatology, cutaneous presentation of systemic conditions, and cutaneous lymphomas.</p>
<p>After earning his Bachelor of Science in biological sciences from the University of California, Irvine, Dr. Wu attended the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, earning his Master of Biomedical Sciences. He later attended Rowan University, earning his Doctor of Philosophy in Cell and Molecular Biology in 2014 and his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine in 2016. His postdoctoral training began with an internship in internal medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine, followed by a clinical research fellowship at Northwestern University. In 2021, he completed his Dermatology residency at Broward Health in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.</p>
Increasing the diagnostic accuracy of autoantibody-mediated skin diseases.
Prognostic factors in complex medical dermatologic diseases.
<span style="color:#525458;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;"> Dr. Wu’s clinical interests extend to inpatient and complex medical dermatology areas, including connective tissue disorders, autoimmune bullous disorders, immunodermatology, cutaneous presentation of systemic conditions, and cutaneous lymphomas.</span>
<span style="color:#525458;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Wu’s research investigates several questions. His research focus spans from his work in the clinic to the basic sciences. For example, does physical and/or emotional stress significantly exacerbate complex medical dermatoses? In the future, he hopes to examine neutrophil dysfunction at the cellular and molecular level from tissue and blood samples from neutrophil-predominant dermatoses.</span>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; color: #212121;">Hopkins ZH, Wu BC, Nousari CH. Rituximab versus Mycophenolate Mofetil in Pemphigus Vulgaris. </span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; color: #212121;">N Engl J Med</span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; color: #212121;">. 2021;385(11):1055-1056. doi:10.1056/NEJMc2111763</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; color: #212121;">Nousari Y, Wu BC, Tausk F. From the Caravels to the Wards: Scurvy and Schizophrenia [published online ahead of print, 2021 Jun 8]. <em>J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry</em>. 2021;S2667-2960(21)00097-5. doi:10.1016/j.jaclp.2021.05.006</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;">Nousari Y, Wu BC, Valenzuela G. Successful use of baricitinib in the treatment of refractory rheumatoid arthritis-associated Sweet syndrome [published online ahead of print, 2021 Apr 29]. <span class="em" style="border: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><em><span style="border: none;"><span style="border: none;">Clin Exp Dermatol</span></span></em></span>. 2021;10.1111/ced.14712. doi:10.1111/ced.14712</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;">Erickson, T. R., Murphrey, M. B., Abu-Zayed, H., Wu, B., Ibler, E., Rangel, S. M., & Paller, A. S. (2020). Transepidermal water loss in the orphan forms of ichthyosis. <span class="em" style="border: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><em><span style="border: none;"><span style="border: none;">Pediatric dermatology</span></span></em></span>, <span class="em" style="border: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><em><span style="border: none;"><span style="border: none;">37</span></span></em></span>(4), 771–773. https://doi.org/10.1111/pde.14221</span></p>
<p style="padding-top:0px;color:#525458;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;">Benedict (Benny) Wu, DO, PhD, is the Director of Inpatient Dermatology and Assistant Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Wu’s clinical interests extend to inpatient and complex medical dermatology areas, including connective tissue disorders, autoimmune bullous disorders, immunodermatology, cutaneous presentation of systemic conditions, and cutaneous lymphomas.</p><p style="padding-top:0px;color:#525458;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;">After earning his Bachelor of Science in biological sciences from the University of California, Irvine, in 2006, Dr. Wu attended the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, earning his Master of Biomedical Sciences in 2007. He later attended Rowan University, earning his Doctor of Philosophy in Cell and Molecular Biology in 2014 and his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine in 2016. His postdoctoral training began with an internship in internal medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine in 2017, followed by a clinical research fellowship at Northwestern University in 2018. In 2021, he completed a three-year dermatology residency at Broward Health.</p><p style="padding-top:0px;color:#525458;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Wu’s research investigates several questions. His research focus spans from his work in the clinic to the basic sciences. For example, does physical and/or emotional stress significantly exacerbate complex medical dermatoses? In the future, he hopes to examine neutrophil dysfunction at the cellular and molecular level from tissue and blood samples from neutrophil-predominant dermatoses. He has shared his research in many oral and poster presentations, as well as in peer-reviewed publications.</p><p style="padding-top:0px;color:#525458;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Wu is a member of several professional societies, including the American Academy of Dermatology, the Medical Dermatology Society, the Society for Dermatological Hospitalists, and the Society for Investigative Dermatology.</p>
Ellen D. Teplitz
Beth N. McLellan
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beth McLellan graduated with honors from Northwestern University and attended medical school at Wayne State University where she graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. She completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Loyola University Health System and her Dermatology residency at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit where she also served as Chief Resident. She currently is a Professor in the Department of Medicine (Dermatology) and has served as Chief of the Division of Dermatology since 2020.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dr. McLellan specializes in complex medical Dermatology and has a special interest in Supportive Oncodermatology - the treatment of dermatologic diseases in cancer patients. She works closely with oncologists to prevent and treat skin, hair, and nail-related side effects due to cancer therapies and is committed to improving the lives of cancer patients.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dr. McLellan leads research examining radiation dermatitis and was the first to describe baseline bacterial colonization as a risk factor for severe radiation dermatitis as well as successful use of bacterial decolonization for prevention of radiation dermatitis. She has published numerous articles and textbook chapters related to Supportive Oncodermatology and is regularly invited to speak at Dermatology and Oncology conferences for physicians and patients including the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, ASCO, and Gilda's Club.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Playing an active role in the Dermatology Residency, Dr. McLellan is the director of resident research and regularly lectures residents and medical students. She has served as a mentor to many residents and students and directs a year-long Oncodermatology research fellowship for medical students taking a year off for research. Interested medical students can learn more about the fellowship here: https://www.einsteinmed.edu/departments/medicine/divisions/dermatology/…;
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Dr. McLellan specializes in complex medical dermatology and has a special interest in supportive oncodermatology - the treatment of dermatologic diseases in cancer patients. She works closely with oncologists to prevent and treat skin, hair and nail-related side effects due to cancer therapies and is committed to improving the lives of cancer patients.
Dr. McLellan leads research examining radiation dermatitis and was the first to describe baseline bacterial colonization as a risk factor for severe radiation dermatitis
<p>Beth N. McLellan, MD, is Chief, Dermatology, Director, Supportive Oncodermatology and Professor, Dermatology at Montefiore Einstein. She specializes in complex medical dermatology and has a special interest in supportive oncodermatology - the treatment of dermatologic diseases in cancer patients. She works closely with oncologists to prevent and treat skin, hair and nail-related side effects due to cancer therapies and is committed to improving the lives of cancer patients.</p><p>After earning her Doctor of Medicine at Wayne State University, Dr. McLellan completed an internship in internal medicine at Loyola University Health System and her dermatology residency at Henry Ford Health System where she also served as chief resident and initiated a supportive oncodermatology clinic. Dr. McLellan received additional oncodermatology training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and at the Institut Gustave Roussy in Paris, France.</p><p>Dr. McLellan leads research examining radiation dermatitis and was the first to describe baseline bacterial colonization as a risk factor for severe radiation dermatitis. Playing an active role in the Montefiore Einstein Dermatology Residency, Dr. McLellan is the Director of Resident Research and regularly lectures residents and medical students at both dermatology and oncology meetings. She has served as a mentor to many residents and students and directs a year long oncodermatology research fellowship for medical students taking a year off for research. Dr. McLellan has published numerous articles and textbook chapters related to supportive oncodermatology and is regularly invited to speak at dermatology and oncology conferences for physicians and patients, including the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, American Society of Clinical Oncology and Gilda's Club.</p><p>As part of her commitment to treating the whole patient, Dr. McLellan founded the New York Vitiligo Support Group. She has received awards from the Dermatology Foundation.</p>
Ranon E. Mann
As Program Director my clinical focus is patient care and resident education. My interests surround<br />complex medical dermatology.
Research focus on skin disorders affecting patients who are HIV positive.
Tobi B. Klar
<span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:16px;">Dr. Klar’s clinical expertise includes general dermatological procedures, as well as more complex procedures such as the treatment of psoriasis and inflammatory dermatoses with phototherapy, topical therapy and biologic therapy.</span>
<span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:16px;">Dr. Klar’s research interests are in treatment options for acne, psoriasis and eczema.</span>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;">Tobi Klar, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Klar’s clinical expertise includes general dermatological procedures, as well as more complex procedures such as the treatment of psoriasis and inflammatory dermatoses with phototherapy, topical therapy and biologic therapy. Dr. Klar also treats cancers of the skin including melanoma, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.<span> </span>She has advanced training and extensive experience treating adults and children for general dermatological conditions, including rashes, acne, rosacea and eczema. She also performs skin cancer screenings and treats premalignant and malignant conditions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;">After earning her Doctor of Medicine at the State University of New York Downstate in 1981, Dr. Klar continued at the institution for her postdoctoral training, completing her Internal Medicine Internship in 1982, her Internal Medicine Residency in 1983 and her Dermatology Residency in 1986.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;">Dr. Klar’s research interests are in treatment options for acne, psoriasis and eczema. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;">Dr. Klar is board certified and is a member of several professional associations including the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, the Society of Vascular Ultrasound and the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society.</span></p>
Holly E. Kanavy
<p>Dr. Holly Kanavy completed a B.S. in Biochemistry with Departmental Honors in Neuroscience at Stony Brook University and a medical degree at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, where she received the A.T. Still Memorial Scholarship Award and was a member of the Psi Sigma Alpha National Osteopathic Scholastic Honor Society. Following an internship at North Shore/LIJ Plainview Hospital, Dr. Kanavy completed two fellowships, one in Melanoma Translational Research at NYU Langone Medical Center, and another in Dermatopharmacology at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. She then completed a dermatology residency at Saint Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, serving as chief resident.</p>
<p>Dr. Kanavy is currently active in the study of dermoscopic patterns of acral nevi. She has received several awards and grants, including the A.P. Ublrich Research Award for her work in the study of acral nevi and the Bayer Healthcare Writing Grant Competition for her study of skin cancer chemoprevention. She has contributed to numerous dermatology journals and textbooks, including <em>Archives in Dermatology, Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine, </em><em> Journal of the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology, </em>and<em> Cancer of the Skin.</em></p>
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Pamela J. Jakubowicz
Caroline P. Halverstam
<p>Dr. Caroline Halverstam is an associate professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Dermatology at Jacobi Medical Center. She did her undergraduate studies at Northwestern University, where she graduated magna cum laude. She received her medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri and completed an internship at New York University. She did residency in dermatology at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York, where she served as Chief resident during her final year.</p>
<p>She is a board-certified dermatologist and member of the American Academy of Dermatology, New York State Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery and New York Academy of Medicine, Dermatology division. She serves on the editorial board of<em> </em>the <em>Journal of American Academy of Dermatology Case Reports. </em></p>
<p>Dr. Halverstam focuses her career on complex medical dermatology and resident and student education. She is highly competent in treating adults and children for general dermatological conditions, including rashes, acne, rosacea and eczema as well as conducting skin cancer screenings. Dr. Halverstam is also well trained in the treatment of complex dermatological diseases including difficult cases of psoriasis, blistering diseases and auto-immune diseases. </p>
General and complex medical dermatology including acne, rosacea, psoriasis, eczema, hair loss, vitiligo, skin cancer and autoimmune conditions.
Dr. Halverstam has contributed to prominent dermatologic journals on the subjects of dermatologic education, complex medical dermatology and cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19.
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<p>Caroline Halverstam, MD, FAAD, is an attending dermatologist and Associate Professor at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Halverstam’s clinical focus is on the diagnosis and treatment of general and complex medical dermatology including acne, rosacea, psoriasis, eczema, hair loss, vitiligo, skin cancer and autoimmune conditions.</p><p>In 2022, Dr. Halverstam received her Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University. She then pursued her medical degree at Washington University School of Medicine, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2007. She began her postgraduate training with an internship in internal medicine at New York University Medical Center, followed by a dermatology residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center, which she completed in 2011, taking on the role of Chief Resident in her final year.</p><p>Dr. Halverstam has contributed to prominent dermatologic journals on the subjects of dermatologic education, complex medical dermatology and cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19. She has shared her work through book chapters and numerous invited presentations, and serves on the editorial board for the <em>Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology: Case Reports</em>.</p><p>Dr. Halverstam is board certified by the American Board of Dermatology, and is a member of several professional societies including the American Academy of Dermatology, the Dermatologic Society of Greater New York and the New York State Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery.</p>