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out: Dermatopathology cases and consults.
Dr. Mihm’s research is focused
on the biology and pathology of malignant melanoma
and the evolution of the delayed hypersensitivity
reaction and allograft rejection in humans.
He also works with Dr. Glenn Dranoff
of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in the study of
the reactions of lung cancer patients and melanoma
patients to autologous transfected melanoma cell vaccination.
They also study the evolution of malignancies in various
strains of mice bred with different defects in their
immune system.
Dr. Mihm established the Dermatopathology
Residency Training Program at MGH and spearheaded
the development of diagnostic immunofluorescence of
the skin at MGH. He has recently begun to study the
pathogenesis of hemangiomas in children and other
vascular malformations, and he established two multidisciplinary
clinics for their evaluation and treatment at the
MGH and at the Albany Medical Center. He also studies
the manifestations of cutaneous lymphoma and leukemia.
He is the co-director of the WHO Melanoma Pathology
Committee and external coordinator of the WHO Rare
Tumor Institute.
Dr. Mihm has established and is director
of a new Multidisciplinary Clinic for Vascular Malformations.
This clinic is attended by several specialists in
the area but with the principal collaboration of Dr.
Jay Vacanti of the Pediatric Surgery group and the
Dermatology Department. The co-Director is Dr. Jay
Austen of Plastic Surgery. Patients of all ages may
be seen at the clinic. All types of treatment including
medical, surgical, plastic surgical, and laser are
offered.
Dr. Mihm is principal investigator
of a grant from the Cancer Research Institute of New
York for the study of tumor infiltrating lymphoctyes
in melanoma. He is a consultant/adviser to the Pathology
Committee of the European Organization for the Research
and Treatment of Cancer and will be involved in some
of their research initiatives. Dr. Mihm is also involved
in the research to understand the pathogenesis of
vascular malformations in children and adults with
Dr. Paula North, Chief of Pathology at the Medical
College of Wisconsin. |
