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Philip E. Kerr, M.D., FAADAssociate Professor of Dermatology and DermatopathologyChair, Department of Dermatology Director of Melanoma Clinic
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Education
Post-Graduate Training
Awards
Degree | Institution | Major |
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B.S. | University of Minnesota | Biology |
M.D. | University of Minnesota Medical School | Medicine |
Post-Graduate Training
Training | Institution | Specialty |
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Internship | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | Rotating/Transitional Internship |
Residency | Brown Medical School | Dermatology, Chief Resident |
Fellowship | Drexel University College of Medicine | Dermatopathology |
Awards
Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
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2012 Leadership Award, Presented “For His Outstanding Leadership, Dedication and Commitment to Improving Dermatologic Medicine" | Connecticut Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Society |
2011 Leadership Award, Presented “For His Outstanding Leadership, Dedication and Commitment to Improving Dermatologic Medicine" | Connecticut Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Society |
Dermatology Residency D.R. T.E.A.C.H.E.R. Award, Presented as the “Dermatology Residency Top Educator Award for Commitment and Hours Spent in the Education of Residents" | University of Connecticut School of Medicine |
2010 Leadership Award, Presented “For His Outstanding Leadership, Dedication and Commitment to Improving Dermatologic Medicine" | Connecticut Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Society |
Young Leaders in Dermatology Symposium | American Academy of Dermatology |
General dermatology, dermatopathology, atypical nevi, and melanoma
Name & Description | Category | Role | Type | Scope | Start Year | End Year |
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Connecticut Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Society | Professional/Scientific Organization | Vice President | External | State | 2021 | 2022 |
American Academy of Dermatology Advisory Board | Advisory Committee | Member | External | National | 2021 | |
Connecticut Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Society | Professional/Scientific Organization | Secretary | External | State | 2019 | |
Connecticut Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Society | Professional/Scientific Organization | Legislative Chair | External | State | 2012 | 2015 |
Connecticut Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Society | Professional/Scientific Organization | President | External | State | 2009 | 2012 |
Connecticut Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Society | Professional/Scientific Organization | Secretary | External | State | 2007 | 2008 |
Annual Delegates Meeting, Connecticut State Medical Society | Professional/Scientific Organization | Delegate | External | State | 2007 | 2008 |
Connecticut Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Society | Professional/Scientific Organization | Executive Committee Member | External | State | 2006 | |
Dermatopathology Education, Department of Dermatology | Education Committee | Director | UConn Health | University | 2006 | |
Residency Selection Committee, Department of Dermatology | Advisory Committee | Member | UConn Health | University | 2006 | |
Residency Education Committee, Department of Dermatology | Education Committee | Member | UConn Health | University | 2006 | |
Finance Committee | Advisory Committee | Member | UConn Health | University | 2004 | 2006 |
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology | Professional/Scientific Journal | Reviewer | External | National | 2004 | 2009 |
Connecticut Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Society | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | State | 2003 | |
Connecticut State Medical Society | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | State | 2003 | |
Hartford County Medical Society | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | Local | 2003 | |
Strategic Planning Committee | Advisory Committee | Member | UConn Health | University | 2003 | 2004 |
American Academy of Dermatology | Professional/Scientific Organization | Fellow | External | National | 2001 | |
Residency Selection Committee, Department of Dermatology, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI | Advisory Committee | Member | External | University | 2001 | 2002 |
Dermatology Elective at Memorial Hospital of RI, Brown Medical School | Advisory Committee | Site Director | External | University | 2001 | 2002 |
Journal Articles
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Evidence concerning the accusation that melanoma is overdiagnosed.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2021 Jun;
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Consensus Recommendations for the Use of Non-Invasive Melanoma Detection Techniques Based on Results of an International DELPHI Process.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2019 Sep;
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Implementing the Flipped Classroom Approach to Dermatopathology and Dermoscopy Resident Education: A Single Institution Experience.
Journal of cutaneous pathology 2019 May;
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A deep look into thin melanomas: What's new for the clinician and the impact on the patient.
International Journal of Women's Dermatology 2018 Sep;4(3):119-121
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Warty (follicular) dyskeratoma on the mons pubis.
International Journal of Women's Dermatology 2017 Sep;3(3):154-156
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Melanoma: Kids are not just little people.
Clinics in Dermatology 2016 Nov;34(6):742-748
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Ecthyma gangrenosum secondary to methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.
International Journal of Women's Dermatology 2016 Sep;2(3):89-92
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Analyses of T cell-mediated immune response to a human melanoma-associated antigen by the young and the elderly.
Human Immunology 2013 May;74(5):640-7
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Giant-cell tumor of skin with cytoplasmic human telomerase reverse transcriptase expression.
Archives of Dermatology 2011 Mar;147(3):359-61
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Vitamin D and the skin.
Clinics in Dermatology 2010 Nov;28(6):663-8
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Prominent papillary dermal edema in dermatophytosis (tinea corporis).
Journal of cutaneous pathology 2010 Feb;37(2):237-42
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Melanoma in the elderly patient: relevance of the aging immune system.
Clinics in Dermatology 2009 Jan;27(6):537-44
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The histopathologic spectrum of psoriasis.
Clinics in dermatology 2007 Nov;25(6):524-8
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Cutaneous ganglioneuroma.
International journal of dermatology 2007 Aug;46(8):861-3
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Cutaneous metastasis of renal cell carcinoma with Zellballen-like inflammatory reaction pattern on immunohistochemical studies.
Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology 2006 Jun;14(2):178-80
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“Pseudo-zellballen” response: diagnostic pitfall and discussion of immune reaction to metastatic carcinoma.
Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology 2006 Jan;14(2):178-180
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Localized cutaneous posttransplant Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disorder.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2004 Nov;51(5):778-80
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Social impact of atopic dermatitis.
Medicine and health, Rhode Island 2001 Sep;84(9):294-5
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From vitamin to Vesanoid: systemic retinoids for the new millennium.
Medicine and health, Rhode Island 2001 Jul;84(7):228-31
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Distribution of pontomesencephalic cholinergic neurons projecting to substantia nigra differs significantly from those projecting to ventral tegmental area.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 1995 Sep;15(9):5859-69
Book Chapters
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Staging of melanoma.
Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets in Melanoma 2012 Jan;39-48
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Fibrosing Dermatitis
A Color Atlas of Dermatopathology 2007 Jan;
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Socioeconomic Impact of Atopic Dermatitis
Atopic Dermatitis 2002 Jan;
Abstracts
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Acid-fast (ziehl-nielson) staining facilitates follicular counting in horizontally-sectioned scalp biopsies
J Cutan Pathol 2005 Jan;(31):93
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Prominent Papillary Dermal Edema in Dermatophytosis. (41st Annual Meeting of The American Society of Dermatopathology (ASDP).)
J Cutan Pathol 2004 Jan;3293
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Cutaneous Epstein-Barr Virus-Induced Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder
J Cutan Pathol 2000 Jan;27543
Case Reports
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Bacterial infection within a rheumatoid nodule: a rarely reported finding
Internet Journal of Dermatology 2007 Jan;51
Reviews
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Melanoma: An Update on Systemic Therapies.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2021 Dec;
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Melanoma: How and When to Consider Clinical Diagnostic Technologies.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2021 Dec;
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Melanoma on the move: the progression of melanoma: novel concepts with histologic correlates.
The American Journal of dermatopathology 2004 Dec;26(6):504-10
Title or Abstract | Type | Sponsor/Event | Date/Year | Location |
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Primary Skin Lesions | Lecture | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | 2011 | Farmington, CT |
Cutaneous Malignancy | Lecture | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | 2011 | Farmington, CT |
Primary Skin Lesions | Lecture | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | 2010 | Farmington, CT |
Cutaneous Malignancy | Lecture | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | 2010 | Farmington, CT |
Skin Cancer 2010 | Lecture | Kathleen McShane Memorial Lecture | 2010 | Plantsville, CT |
Practical Immunohistochemistry, lecture in course “Basic Dermatopathology" | Lecture | American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting | 2010 | Miami, FL |
Primary Skin Lesions | Lecture | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | 2009 | Farmington, CT |
Cutaneous Malignancy | Lecture | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | 2009 | Farmington, CT |
Practical Immunohistochemistry, lecture in course “Basic Dermatopathology" | Lecture | American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting | 2009 | San Francisco, CA |
Primary Skin Lesions | Lecture | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | 2008 | Farmington, CT |
Cutaneous Malignancy | Lecture | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | 2008 | Farmington, CT |
Malignant Melanoma: An Overview | Lecture | Grand Rounds presentation, University of Connecticut School of Medicine | 2008 | Farmington, CT |
Practical Immunohistochemistry, lecture in course “Basic Dermatopathology" | Lecture | American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting | 2008 | San Antonio, TX |
Primary Skin Lesions | Lecture | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | 2007 | Farmington, CT |
Cutaneous Malignancy | Lecture | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | 2007 | Farmington, CT |
Malignant Melanoma: Introduction and Clinical Issues | Lecture | Neag Cancer Center-sponsored Collaborative Forum on Malignant Melanoma | 2007 | UCHC, Farmington, CT |
Candida Antigen Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Warts | Lecture | Spring Didactic Symposium, New England Dermatology Society | 2007 | Hartford, CT |
Practical Immunohistochemistry, lecture in course “Basic Dermatopathology" | Lecture | American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting | 2007 | Washington, DC |
Primary Skin Lesions | Lecture | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | 2006 | Farmington, CT |
Cutaneous Malignancy | Lecture | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | 2006 | Farmington, CT |
Primary Skin Lesions | Lecture | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | 2005 | Farmington, CT |
Cutaneous Malignancy | Lecture | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | 2005 | Farmington, CT |
Cutaneous Lesions on the Male Genitalia | Lecture | Grand Rounds presentation, Department of Urology | 2005 | University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT |
Practical Immunohistochemistry, lecture in course “Basic Dermatopathology" | Lecture | American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting | 2005 | New Orleans, LA |
Acid-fast (Ziehl-Nielson) Staining Facilitates Follicular Counting in Horizontally-Sectioned Scalp Biopsies | Poster | American Society of Dermatopathology Annual Meeting | 2004 | Boston, MA |
Prominent Papillary Edema in Dermatophytosis | Poster | American Society of Dermatopathology Annual Meeting | 2004 | Boston, MA |
Localized Cutaneous Posttransplant Epstein-Barr Virus Associated Lymphoproliferative Disorder | Poster | American Society of Dermatologic Surgery-ACMMSCO Annual Meeting | 2004 | San Francisco, CA |
Introduction to Dermatology | Lecture | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | 2004 | Farmington, CT |
Pseudo-Zellballen Features: Dermal Response to Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. A Diagnostic Pitfall | Poster | American Society of Dermatopathology Annual Meeting | 2003 | Chicago, IL |
Cutaneous Lesions on the Male Genitalia | Lecture | Grand Rounds presentation, Department of Urology | 2003 | University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT |
Bullous Diseases | Lecture | Brown Medical School | 2002 | Providence, RI |
Blistering Disorders | Lecture | Noon Teaching Conference presentation, Department of Medicine | 2002 | Memorial Hospital of RI, Pawtucket, RI |
Fungal Diseases | Lecture | Dermatopathology Lecture Series for Dermatology Residents | 2002 | Brown Medical School, Providence, RI |
Acne in the Adolescent: A Practical Approach | Lecture | Grand Rounds presentation, Department of Pediatrics | 2002 | Memorial Hospital of RI, Pawtucket, RI |
Dermatological Aspects of Diabetes Mellitus | Lecture | Grand Rounds presentation, Department of Endocrinology | 2002 | Brown Medical School, Providence, RI |
Atopic Dermatitis, Verruca Vulgaris and Molluscum Contagiosum: A Practical Approach | Lecture | Grand Rounds presentation, Department of Pediatrics | 2002 | Memorial Hospital of RI, Pawtucket, RI |
Photography in Dermatology | Lecture | Grand Rounds presentation, Department of Dermatology | 2001 | Brown Medical School, Providence, RI |
Cutaneous Epstein-Barr Virus-Induced Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder | Lecture | American Society of Dermatopathology Annual Meeting | 2000 | Baltimore, MD |
Cutaneous Epstein-Barr Virus-Induced Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder | Lecture | American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting | 2000 | San Francisco, CA |
The Organization of the Pontomesencephalic Cholinergic Projections to Midbrain Serotonergic Nuclei (Dorsal and Median Raphe) | Poster | Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting | 1994 | Miami, FL |
Morphometric Analysis Confirms the Existence of Three Distinct Cholinergic Cell Types in Rat Pontomesencephalon | Poster | Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting | 1993 | Anaheim, CA |