General Dermatology Clinic » Department of Dermatology » College of Medicine

(PGY-2, PYG-3, PGY-4)

General dermatology encompasses a wide spectrum of medical disorders affecting the skin, hair, nails, and mucous membranes. Adults of all ages, ethnicity and socioeconomic backgrounds are evaluated and treated.

Residents will learn to:

Elicit and organize the key components of past medical history, social history, and medications
Perform a thorough examination of skin, hair, nails, mucous membrane
Develop a sophisticated and thorough differential diagnosis
Recognize and diagnose common and uncommon dermatoses and neoplasias
Perform and interpret in-office diagnostic tests (potassium hydroxide preparations, Tzanck smears, Sarcoptes scrapings, dermoscopy, and hair pluck analysis)
Acquire understanding of topical medications and their indications
Acquire understanding of systemic therapies and their indications, contraindications, and safety profiles
Utilize phototherapy effectively and safely for patients who are appropriate candidates

Faculty

UF Health Dermatology at Springhill

Sarah Alawneh

Clinical Assistant Professor

Email: salawneh@ufl.edu

Physical Address:: 4037 NW 86TH TER
GAINESVILLE FL 32606

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James A Benzmiller

Clinical Associate Professor

Email: james.benzmiller@ufl.edu

Physical Address:: 4037 NW 86TH TER
GAINESVILLE FL 32606

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Maria A Deschaine MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Email: mdeschaine@ufl.edu

Physical Address:: 4037 NW 86TH TER
GAINESVILLE FL 32606

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Taylor Gray DO

Clinical Assistant Professor

Email: tgray1@ufl.edu

Physical Address:: 10475 CENTURION PKWY N
JACKSONVILLE FL 32256

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Michael Lavery M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Email: m.lavery@ufl.edu

Physical Address:: 4037 NW 86TH TER FL 4
GAINESVILLE FL 32606

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Patricia A Missall MD, PhD, FAAD

Program Director & Clinical Professor

Email: triciamissall@dermatology.med.ufl.edu

Mailing Address:: PO Box 100279
GAINESVILLE FL 32610

Physical Address:: 4037 NW 86TH TER
GAINESVILLE FL 32606

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Marjorie Montanez-Wiscovich M.D., Ph.D., FAAD

Clinical Associate Professor

Email: m.montanez@ufl.edu

Mailing Address:: PO Box 100279
GAINESVILLE FL 32610

Physical Address:: 4037 NW 86TH TER
GAINESVILLE FL 32606

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Kiran Motaparthi MD, FAAD

Vice Chair of Education & Clinical Professor

Email: kmotaparthi@dermatology.med.ufl.edu

Mailing Address:: PO Box 100279
GAINESVILLE FL 32610

Subspecialties:

Dermatopathology

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Aman Prasad MD, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Email: a.prasad@ufl.edu

Physical Address:: 4037 NW 86TH TER
GAINESVILLE FL 32606

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UF Health Dermatology at Deerwood Park

Douglas N Robins MD

Clinical Associate Professor

Department: MD-DERMATOLOGY

Phone: (904) 383-1431

Email: drobins@dermatology.med.ufl.edu

Mailing Address:: 4100 SOUTHPOINT DR E STE 1
JACKSONVILLE FL 32216

Douglas Robins, MD, graduated from George Washington University Medical School. He completed his dermatology internship at New York University – Bellevue Medical Center. He then entered private practice in Washington, D.C. where he served as clinical assistant professor of dermatology at George Washington University Medical School. In 2000, Dr. Robins became a Jacksonville, Florida resident where he has practiced for nearly two decades. While in Jacksonville he served as president of the Jacksonville Dermatology and as Membership Chairman and Vice President of the Florida Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery. He has also served as principal investigator and co-investigator in more than 50 clinical dermatology trials. Dr. Robins clinical interests include actinic keratosis, acne vulgaris, rosacea, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis and onychomycosis.

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