Philip E. Kerr, MD, 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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BS | University of Minnesota | Biology |
MD | 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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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" - June 2022 | UConn dermatology residents |
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 |
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 | President | External | State | 2023 | 2024 |
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 | 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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Ethical Implications of Mentor Influence on Career Choices in Dermatology.
Clinics in dermatology 2024 Sep;
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Ethics of residents receiving bonus pay based on clinical productivity.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2024 Jul;
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Ethical considerations of assigning scribes to dermatology residents.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2024 Jul;
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Evaluation and management of benign tumors of the eye and eyelid.
Clinics in dermatology 2024 Jan;
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Evaluating the Impact of Formal Dermatopathology Fellowship Training on Practice Patterns and Characteristics Among Dermatologists Submitting Claims for Medicare Pathology Examinations in 2017.
The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology 2022 Aug;15(8):38-40
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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 |