Mass General Dermatology Grand Rounds

The Department of Dermatology offers continuing medical education programs to presents expert speakers to discuss the latest dermatology research, treatments and trends. Additionally, our Grand Rounds presents interesting clinical cases for review and discussion.

Grand Rounds Lectures

As of March 17, 2020, we are temporarily postponing any live Dermatology Grand Rounds.
Announcements will be sent when the Dermatology Grand Rounds resume.

Our Grand Rounds lectures are held on the first Tuesday of every month at the Simches Research Center, 185 Cambridge Street, Suite 311o, Boston, MA.  This is a secure building,you must present a Mass General, Partners, or Harvard Identification badge to attend.

Academic Year July 2019-June 2020 Lectures

July 3, 2019: Steven Chen, MD, MPH: A Tidal Wave is Coming: Immune-Related Adverse Events of the Skin Related to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

Aug. 6, 2019: Beth Drolet, MD Genomic Discoveries in Vascular Anomaliles: Where Birthmarks and Cancer Converge

Sept. 3, 2019: Kamal Jethwani, MD, PhD: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Oct. 1, 2019: Susan C. Taylor, MD: Skin of Color with a Focus on Alopecia

Nov. 5, 2019: Elena B. Hawryluk, MD, PhD; Management of Pigmented Lesions in Children and Adolescents

Dec. 3, 2019:  Heidi Kong, MD, MHSc: Elucidating the Role of the Skin Microbiome in Eczematous Dermatitis

Jan. 7, 2020  Sook-Bin Woo, DMD:  Oral Mucosal Disease and The Dermatologist

Feb. 4, 2020: David Rosmarin, MD :JAKI in Vitiligo

Mar 3, 2020:  Alice Pentland, MD, (TBF): New Approaches to Understanding Clinical Processes and Outcomes

April 7, 2020:  Lu Le, MD, PhD: Immunology and Molecular Genetics- Postponed

May 5, 2020: Daniela Kroshinsky, MD, MPH & Residents:  Best of Consults in an Inpatient Setting

June 2, 2020   Youn Kim, MD (Momtaz Lecture): Cutaneous Lymphoma

 Accreditation Statement

The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1-1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement

In accord with the disclosure policy of the Medical School as well as standards set forth by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, course planners, speakers, and content reviewers have been asked to disclose any relevant relationship they, or their spouse or partner, have to companies producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

Live Patient Viewing Grand Rounds

The third Tuesday of each month patient viewings are from 7:45am to 8:15am at 50 Staniford Street, Suite 200, Boston, MA. Due to patient privacy guidelines, only approved staff may attend the live patient viewings in the Dermatology Clinic.  Case Discussions begin at 8:30am to 9:30am at Simches Research Center, 185 Cambridge Street, Suite 3110. Boston, MA.

8/20/2019: Speaker: Ehsan Azimi, MD  Moderator: Steven Chen, MD, MPH

9/17/2019: Speaker: Neera Nathan, MD  Moderator: Sandy Tsao, MD

10/15/2019: Speaker: Janelle Nassim, MD  Moderator: Jennifer Tan, MD

11/18/2019: Speaker: Daniel O'Connor, MD  Moderator: Daniela Kroshinsky, MD, MPH

12/17/2018 Speaker: Scott Elman, MD  Moderator: Steven Chen, MD,  MPH

1/21/2020: Speaker: Tiffany Sun, MD  Moderator:Ellen K. Roh, MD

2/18/2020: Speaker: Nicole Gunasekera, MD  Moderator: Ellen K. Roh, MD

3/17/2020: Speaker: Christy Garza-Mayers, MD  CANCELED 

4/21/2020: Late Breaking Research and Case Reports in Dermatology: Virtual Meeting

5/15/2020: Speaker: Nicholas Theodosakis,  MD  Moderator: To Be Determined

6/16/2020;Speaker: Jennifer Yeh,  MD  Moderator: To Be Determined