Department of Dermatology

Welcome and thank you for your interest in the Penn Dermatology website. As chairman of the nation's oldest department of dermatology and on behalf of our entire faculty and staff, I encourage you to explore our comprehensive patient care programs, clinical services, education and training opportunities, and world-class research and clinical trial initiatives. – George Cotsarelis, MD
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The nation's leading dermatology department

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George Cotsarelis, MD – Chair Department of Dermatology

Since its founding in 1874 as the nation's first department of dermatology, Penn Dermatology has remained at the forefront of academic medicine. Penn Dermatology consistently ranks among the nation's best dermatology departments for its groundbreaking clinical and basic science research, exemplary patient care, and outstanding education and training programs.

In addition to holding leadership positions in the nation's leading scientific and medical organizations Penn's dermatologists are routinely invited to lecture at the conferences of the most prestigious academic professional research and medical groups in the United States and abroad.

Among the department's faculty are members of many of the major scientific and medical associations in the country, including the prestigious Institute of Medicine. Penn's dermatologists and research scientists hold editorial positions in, and are prolific contributors to, the most respected scientific and medical journals in the world.

George Cotsarelis, MD
Chair, Department of Dermatology
Milton Bixler Hartzell Professor of Dermatology

About the department

To learn more about our education programs and research, please visit our academic website.