News & Awards

Awards

David Adams, M.D.

• 2003 to Present - American Board of Dermatology Test Committee Member
• 2002 to Present - Editorial Board of Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia
• Chosen by the Committee on International Affairs to receive a British Association of Dermatologists Fellowship to attend the British Association of Dermatology Annual Congress, July 6-9, 2004 in Belfast, Northern Ireland
• "Best Doctors in America®"
• Chosen to participate in the 2006 Academic Leadership Meeting and the 2006 "Masters" in Academic Dermatology Leadership Program.
• Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation - Selected to expert researcher panel for First International HS Symposium in Dessau, Germany March 30 to April 2, 2006.
• Who's Who in America
• Associate Editor for the Drug Dermatitis Component of the Journal Dermatitis.

Christie Ammirati, M.D.

• Received a MIT/NIH grant September 2002 – August 2005 to work with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the development of a hand-held 2-photon optical biopsy probe
• A member of the American Board of Dermatology Self-Assessment and Recertifying Examination Committee
• Serves on the Association of Academic Dermatologic Surgeons (AADS) Surgical Curriculum Committee.
• Chosen by the Committee on International Affairs to receive a British Association of Dermatologists Fellowship to attend the British Association of Dermatology Annual Congress, July 1-5, 2003 in Brighton United Kingdom
•  "Best Doctors in America®"
• Who's Who in America
• Fellow International College of Surgeons
• Elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of Academic Dermatologic Surgeons
• Marquis Who's Who in Medicine & Health Care 2006
• International Health Professional of the Year IBC Cambridge 2006
• America's Top Physicians in Consumer's Research Council of America's Guide to America's Top Physicians 2006
• Marquis Who's Who in the World 24th Edition 2007
• Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering 9th Edition 2007
• ACCMSCO Chairman - Bylaws Committee
• AADS Board of Directors 2006 - 2009
• ABD Surgical Curriculum Committee 2007 - 2012
• Archives of Dermatology, "Cutting Edge" Section Editor 2007
• 95th - 98th percentile nationwide patient satisfaction
• Assistant Section Editor of The Cutting Edge in Archives of Dermatology.

Bryan Anderson, M.D.

• Received American Contact Dermatitis Mentorship Award in May 2002
• Chosen by the Committee on International Affairs to receive a British Association of Dermatologists Fellowship to attend the British Association of Dermatology Annual Congress, July 1-5, 2003 in Brighton United Kingdom
• Appointed to the Executive Committee as the Early Career Physician Representative and to the Scientific Committee of the Academy on October 31, 2004.
• "Best Doctors in America®"
• Chosen to participate in the 2007 Academic Leadership Meeting and the 2007 "Masters" in Academic Dermatology Program.

Elizabeth Billingsley, M.D.

• International Transplant Skin Cancer Collaborative Member
• Board of Directors, American Society for Mohs Histotechnology
• Nominated as a candidate for Vice President of the Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology
• "Best Doctors in America®"
• President of the PA Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery 2004-2005
• 99th percentile nationwide patient satisfaction

Jennie Clarke, M.D.

• Awarded a Women's Derm Society Mentorship Grant to work with Vickie Werth beginning August 2005.
• 95th - 98th percentile nationwide patient satisfaction
• Collogen - Vasc Clinic
• "Best Doctors in America®"

Silvia Gosik, L.P.N.
Clinical Trials Coordinator

• Received the Fire Starter Award on August 19, 2004.

Klaus Helm, M.D.

• 2002 to 2006 – Audit Committee American Society of Dermatopathology
• "Best Doctors in America®"
• 99th percentile nationwide patient satisfaction

Michael Ioffreda, M.D.

• 2002 to 2003 - President of PA Regional Association of Dermatopathologists
• Co-investigator for the MIT/NIH grant received September 2002 – August 2005 for the development of 2-photon optical biopsy probe
• July 1, 2005- Promoted to Associate Professor of Dermatology
• "Best Doctors in America®"
• North American Scarring Alopecia Group

James Marks, M.D.

• 2001 to Present - Team Leader for Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel, Washington, D.C.
• 2003 to 2005 - Leader Clinical Team, Hershey Medical Center
• Presidential Citation from the American Contact Dermatitis Society in 2003 and 2008 for his distinguished contribution and for his long-standing service as President, board and committee member
• Mentor in the "Masters" in Dermatology Academic Leadership Program for the American Academy of Dermatology and AAD Association 2006 and 2008.
• "Best Doctors in America®"
• Who's Who in America
• 90th - 94th percentile nationwide patient satisfaction

Jeffrey Miller, M.D.

• American Board of Dermatology Test Committee Member
• Residency Program Director 2002 - Present
• 2002 – Received Best Multimedia Lecture, The “Pearl” Award, The Best of Dermatology Award, Achieving Excellence in Education Award from the Class of 2004
• 2002 - Nominee, College of Medicine’s Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey, Humanism in Medicine Award for Medical School Faculty
• 2002 - Young Leadership Award, American Dermatological Association
• 2002 - Appointed Scientific Program Chair for the Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology
• "Best Doctors in America®" 2003-2007
• 2004 - Promoted to Associate Professor of Dermatology
• 2005 - Elected Secretary of Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology
• 2006 - Invited as Panelist, General and Medical Dermatology, "Practical Approaches to Patient Problems" AAD The Ritz-Carlton Chicago
• 2006 Secretary of Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery
• 2006 Nominee, 2006 Family Physician of the Year - Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians
• 95th - 98th percentile nationwide patient satisfaction

Amanda Nelson, Ph.D. Candidate

• Won the La Roche Posay acne research award for $10,000 to support her project, "Effects of 13-cis RA on Sebaceous Glands.
• Post Doctoral Scholar in the Penn State University Jake Gittlen Cancer Research Foundation.

Gavin Robertson, Ph.D.

• Organizer for the Minisymposium on Malignant Melanoma at the Hershey Medical Center
• Received Grant Support:
  • Penn State Cancer Center Grant Program
  • Barsumian Trust
  • PSU Dean's Feasibility Grant

Kim Spangler, Residency Program Coordinator

• Received the Fire Starter Award on March 27, 2003.

Diane Thiboutot, M.D.

• 2002 SID/Galderma Acne Research Award
• Medical Director for the K30 clinical scholars training program 2003 - Present
• RO-1 NIH Grant for Regulation of Lipid Metabolism in Human Sebaceous Glands 2002 - 2007
• "Best Doctors in America®"
• Co-Director of the MD/PhD Program on 2004 - Present
• 2005 - Department of Dermatology Endowed Professorship
• 2005 - 2007  - Member of the Arthritis, Connective Tissue and Skin Study Section, Center for Scientific Review at NIH. 
• Co-Chairman of the Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne on June 2005.
• Chair of the American Academy of Dermatology Task Force on Isotretinoin October 2005
• The Scientific Advisory Board of the IPLEDGE program October 2005
• Serve on the scientific advisory board for the National Rosacea Society.
• Presided over the SID Annual Meeting "Advances in Acne Research", May 3, 2006
• Clinical Educator of the Year - Las Vegas, Award 2006
• RO-1 NIH Grant for Regulation of Human Sebaceous Glands by 13-cis Retinoic Acid
• 2007/2008 Dermatology Foundation's Medical and Scientific Committee

Andrea Zaenglein, M.D.

• Medical School Teaching Award
• Rising Star Award
• Excellence in Education Award
• Chosen by the Committee on International Affairs to receive a British Association of Dermatologists Fellowship to attend the British Association of Dermatology Annual Congress, July 6-9, 2004 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
• "Best Doctors in America®"

All Residents:  Dr. Shari Clarke, Dr. Rosalyn George, Dr. Harper Price, Dr. Christopher Jones, Dr. Stacy Klepeiss, Dr. Lorraine Rosamilia, Dr. Mark Eid, Dr. Kyle Horner and Dr. Connor Patterson - Contributing authors to DermLink.net