Dermatology
333 Cedar Street, LCI 501
PO Box 208059
New Haven, CT 06520-8059
Tel: 203.785.4091
Fax: 203.785.7637

David J. Leffell, MD

David J. Leffell, M.D.

David Paige Smith Professor of Dermatology & Surgery
Professor of Dermatology, Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology
Chief, Section of Dermatologic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology
CEO, Yale Medical Group
Deputy Dean for Clinical Affairs, Yale School of Medicine

Curriculum Vitae

Clinical Interests

Diagnosis and treatment of melanoma, basal cell cancer, squamous cell cancer and rare tumors; Mohs surgery; plastic reconstruction.

Research Interests

Molecular biology of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma: wound healing, skin cancer epidemiology. Dr. Leffell and colleagues discovered the skin cancer gene, PTCH in 1996 and have directed subsequent research towards understanding how skin cancer is formed. Other research includes studies of the p53 gene ins kin cancer; epidemiology of skin cancer; and innovative diagnostic devices.

Education:	BS, Yale University, 1977 MD, McGill University, 1981 MS, Honorary, Yale University, 1999
Training:	Intern: Internal Medicine, Cornell Cooperating Hospitals (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and North Shore University Hospital), 1982 Resident: Internal Medicine, Cornell Cooperating Hospitals, 1984 Resident: Dermatology, Yale New Haven Hospital, 1986 N.I.H. Post doctoral Research Fellow: Department of Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine, 1987 Fellow: Mohs and Dermatologic surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, 1988
Professional Associations:	American Academy of Dermatology Society for Investigative Dermatology Dermatology Foundation Women’s Dermatologic Society
Editor/Advisory Boards:	Medical Editor, Dermatology Focus (publication of The Dermatology Foundation), July 2004 - present Member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Novartis Study CASM981CUS09, June 2004 - present
Commitees:	Society for Investigative Dermatology, Committee on Resident/ Fellow Programs 2004-2008 Women's Dermatologic Society, Networking Committee, 2002-2005 Women's Dermatologic Society, Mentorship Award Committee, 1998-2001 The Medical School Council, Yale University School of Medicine, 1996-1997