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Department of Dermatology Information

The Department of Dermatology provides full medical and surgical dermatologic services at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa, USA. Missions of the Department of Dermatology are:

1. Patient Care. The highest quality medical and surgical care for diseases of the skin, hair and nails are provided in modern facilities by recognized leaders in the field of dermatology.
2. Education. Fellows, residents, and medical students are trained in the latest skills and knowledge of dermatology in order to provide patients with quality care.
3. Research. The department actively conducts "state-of-the-art" basic and clinical skin disease research to advance scientific knowledge, in order to provide better care for our patients.

Click for a list of our Clinical Services Provided in the Dermatology Clinic.

To make a clinic appointment, or to refer a patient: Call (319) 356-SKIN (7546)

   8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday

   Department of Dermatology                 Tel:  (319) 356-SKIN  (7546)  Appointments only
   University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics  Tel:  (319) 384-6012  Business only
   200 Hawkins Drive 40025 PFP               FAX:  (319) 356-8317  Business only
   Iowa City, Iowa   52242-1090

Our Faculty, Fellows and Residents

Our Dermatology Training Programs

Our Hospital Facilities (Images)

Dermatology Patient Information Resources

• Welcome to the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (UIHC)
  Directions to UIHC and information for patients.

• Dermatology Patient Support Groups - Dedicated to skin diseases.

• Patient Information Pamphlets - American Academy of Dermatology

• DermInfoNet Derm Disease Center Information - a service of the American Academy of Dermatology

• Dermatology E-Mail List Services - Patient and professional oriented e-mail services.

• Skin Cancer Updates - American Academy of Dermatology

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Linking Patients to Medical Research - National Institutes of Health and National Library of Medicine.

• Health Hotlines - Organizations with toll-free numbers for information - National Library of Medicine.

• New York State Dept. of Health - Consumer Health Information - See Communicable Diseases.

Dermatology Resources

• Patient Support Groups

• Dermatologic Societies and Organizations

• Academic Dermatology Departments - Worldwide

• Dermatology Residency Programs

• Dermatology Journals, Publications and News

• Dermatology Meetings and Calendar

• Dermatology Online Databases - Allergens, Drug Reactions, Lab Tests, Clinical and Pathology Images, Genetic Diseases, Mycology, Parasites, etc.

• Dermatology E-Mail List Services

• Hardin Meta Directory (MD) page for Dermatology

• The Atopic Dermatitis Information Server - Includes SCORAD Index - Universite de Nantes, France

• Emergency Medicine Bulletin Board System (EMBBS) on the WWW.

• Contact Dermatitis Home Page - A. P. Truett III, M.D. - "Must Visit Site".

• Cutaneous Drug Reaction Database at Dartmouth - Jerome Litt, M.D. - Updated December 1995.

• Dermatology Laboratory Tests Resources - Univ. of Rochester

• Dermatologic Online Image Atlas - University of Erlangen, Germany More than 1,500 Images - "Must Visit Site."

• OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man) Extensive searchable inheritable diseases database.

• Internet Dermatology Society "Must Visit Site."

• The Language of Dermatology - University of Washington. "Must Visit Site."

• Virtual Dermatology - by Edward C. Nemergut, Indiana University School of Medicine "Must Visit Site."

• PedsDermAtlas - Johns Hopkins University

• The Cutaneous Parasite Home Page - Ed Gross, M.D.

• The Melanoma Research Project Homepage - Hamburg, Germany.

• Clinical Medical Education - Univ. of Kansas Medical Center - includes Dermatology.

• Plants causing Rhus Dermatitis (Poison Ivy / Oak / Sumac) from the BRD, Canada. Images, plus advice on eradication.

• Medical Mycology Research Center at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

• The Hong Kong Department of Health publications "Social Hygiene Handbook" on Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Dermatology.

• Dermatology in the Cinema - by Vail Reese, M.D. - Take a moment to visit this intriguing Web Site.

• World Wide Dermatology Bulletin Board - Mie University, Japan.

• Proceedings: 1st and 2nd Internet World Congress on Biomedical Science Mie University - 1994 and - 1995

• CenterWatch - Clinical Trials Listing.

• CliniWeb - Oregon Health Sciences University. Clinical information on the Web. "Must Visit Site".

• NIH Consensus Reports

• Rubber / Latex Allergy - Lisa Schilling (2/94).

• Anesthetic Management of the Latex-Allergic Patient. - Tutorial - Cleveland Clinic.

• The Mole Hill - Pigmented lesions by Frank Flowers, M.D. - Univ. of Florida.

• Companion Animal Dermatology - Dermatologic information for pet owners.

• PanAmerican Society for Pigment Cell Research

• EPA Ozone and UV Index / Be SunWise Program and Today's UV Index for Selected Cites.
  Information on ultraviolet light exposure and protection - EPA and NOAA.

• BoDD - Botanical Dermatology Database - Electronic re-incarnation of BOTANICAL DERMATOLOGY (JC Mitchell & A Rook, Greengrass, Vancouver, 1979) Copyright © Richard J. Schmidt, PhD 1994, 1995.

• Photobiology Online - European and American Societies for Photobiology.

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