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Medical Dermatology, Allergy, Immunology and Biochemistry

ID: 736175 California, USA

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Expert is a practicing physician-scientist and an academician with a robust, proven track record of managing the most complicated cases in medical dermatology requiring treatment of patients with a variety of topical and systemic medications (including, without limitation, corticosteroids, immunosuppressors, biologics, intravenous immunoglobulin, etc.). Expert has a unique expertise in treating patients with life-threatening allergic and autoimmune diseases of the skin and oral mucosa. He has developed several international treatment guidelines, such as for patients with pemphigus and pemphigoid. Additionally, his specific experience encompasses wound healing. Expert also has long-term experience in the basic and clinical research of wide variety of immune-dependent skin diseases. He has been a Principal Investigator on several research grants from NIH and other granting agencies. The above expertise is attested by his nearly 300 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, as well as over 170 abstracts of meeting presentations worldwide.

Expert is currently a tenured Full Professor of Dermatology and Biochemistry and a member of the Institute for Immunology and the Cancer Center & Research Institute. Furthermore, Expert is a Diplomate of American Board of Dermatology, a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and a standing member of several national and international professional societies. I have multiple professional awards and honors, including honorary society memberships and the "best of" clinician's awards, such as "Best Doctors in America," "America's Most Honored Professionals," etc.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1989 Degree: D.Sc. (Doctor of Science in Medicine) Subject: Immunology and Cell Biology Institution: Central Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Moscow, Russia
Year: 1984 Degree: Ph.D. Subject: Pharmacology and Biochemistry Institution: Postgraduate Institute for Physicians, Kiev, Ukraine
Year: 1980 Degree: M.D. Subject: Medicine Institution: Medical Institute, Kiev, Ukraine

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2007 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Full Professor Department: Dermatology, and Biological Chemistry
Responsibilities:
Practicing physician, basic and clinical researcher, scholar-educator
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1996 to 2007 Employer: University of California-Davis Title: Full Professor Department: Dermatology
Responsibilities:
Practicing physician, basic and clinical researcher, scholar-educator
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1991 to 1996 Employer: University of Minnesota Title: Associate Professor Department:
Responsibilities:
Practicing physician, basic and clinical researcher, scholar-educator
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1984 to 1991 Employer: Postgraduate Institute for Physicians, Kiev, Ukraine Title: Assistant Professor Department: Dermatology
Responsibilities:
Practicing physician, basic and clinical researcher, scholar-educator

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Over the last two decades, Expert has been providing expert witness services to both plaintiffs’ and defendants’ attorneys, including several high-profile cases.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Professional Societies:
Panamerican Society for Pigment Cell Research
International Society of Dermatology
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology
Sacramento Valley Dermatological Society
Ukrainian Medical Association of North America
The Society for Investigative Dermatology
1980-present Ukrainian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists, Cosmetologists
Licenses / Certifications
The Medical Board of California, Physician and Surgeon, since 1996
Awards / Recognition
Honors:
Honorary Member, the French Society of Dermatology
America's Most Honored Professionals - Top 5%
Best of Irvine Award
Featured in Orange Coast Magazine among Top Doctors chosen by their peers
Recognized among Castle Connolly Top Doctor for Irvine, CA
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Dermatology, UC Irvine
Included in Best Doctors in America database
HealthGrades Recognized Doctor
Doctor of the Year, International Pemphigus and Pemphigoid Foundation, USA
Founder, International Pemphigus Research Fund (IPRF)
Member, Graduate Group in Immunology, University of California Davis
Vice Chair, Medical Advisory Board of International Pemphigus and Pemphigoid Foundation
Honorary Chair for California, NRCC Physicians' Advisory Board
Vice Chair, Dermatology Foundation of California
Honorary Member, Ukrainian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists, Cosmetologists, Ukraine
FIRST Award, NIH, NIAMS, USA
Honorary Member, Belgian Royal Society of Dermatology and Venereology, Belgium
Annual Award for the Best Scientific Presentation among Young Investigators, PostGraduate Institute for Physicians, Kiev, Ukraine
Award, Municipal Society for Scientists and Specialists, Kiev, Ukraine
Premium, Ukrainian Republican Society for Inventors, Kiev, Ukraine
Publications and Patents Summary
Expert has been a Principal Investigator on several research grants from NIH and other granting agencies, published nearly 300 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, as well as over 170 abstracts of meeting presentations worldwide.

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